Legal Question in Technology Law in Iowa
Internet/Contact Law
18 mths ago I bought products from a network marketing co. I paid a small fee of $29 to shop at wholesale prices. I gave the independent consultant (a mere acquaintance) my personal info and placed al product order. Recently I was contacted by a friend who is also at this company and would like to join her biz. I am told I am tied to the 1st consultant for 6 more mths even if I am now building a biz vs. buying product. I was not informed of the details of this contract as she took my personal info and product order and entered this online herself. I found this policy on their corp website and I am wondering if I have a leg to stand on. They have a web-based system. Do they have to prove where the app was sourced from to enforce this? ''Sponsors may not sign an application, nor submit an online application, on behalf of an applicant. In the case of hard
copy applications, the application submitted to co. must contain the actual signature of the applicant. In the case of online applications,
the applicant must personally submit the application to co. If this process is not followed, the sponsor risks having the enrollment
deemed as a fraudulent enrollment and may lose the enrollee and be subject to add'l sanctions
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Internet/Contact Law
"Sanctions" sounds difficult to justify to a court. But I would need to know more details about where the policies were located before I could tell you for certain that they don't apply to you.