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Puzzled by new terms and concepts? This dictionary is your ultimate guide to demystify the language of QNET and empower you to navigate the world of direct selling with confidence.

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Achievers Club: A recognition programme for QNET’s most successful Distributors, who have demonstrated exceptional performance and leadership in their business. Members of the Achievers’ Club receive exclusive benefits, training, and opportunities to meet with other top performers in the company.

Acidic: Having the properties of an acid, or containing acid; having a pH below 7.

Activated: An Activated distributor is a distributor who has achieved and allocated a minimum of 500 qualifying BV on each side of his/her Tracking Centre through personal purchases, Direct Referralship, Retail Sales, or a combination of the three options.

Activator Hybrid Culture (AHC™): The Activator Hybrid Culture (AHC™) proprietary technology is used in the production of Well3 Probiotics Complex Powder to activate the probiotics only upon consumption to enhance their stability, viability and efficacy.

Airborne: The term Airborne is used to describe any particles or substances that float in the air. Airborne particles are the reason air filters are used to clean the air in a given area.

Air purifier: Portable devices that combine an internal filter and fan to pull in unwanted particles from the air in a specific room. Purified air is then circulated back into the room. The filtration process repeats several times an hour, continually boosting indoor air quality.

Alkaline: Having the properties of an alkali, or containing alkali; having a pH greater than 7.

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA): The Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) is a ubiquitous species of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, that grows in brackish and freshwater environments. It is also known as Klamath algae from the region of Klamath Lake (North America) and its surroundings.

5 ATM: This means that they are water resistant to up to 50 metres in depth for 10 minutes. They are now suitable for low-velocity and shallow-water activities, including swimming.

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Biosilver: A product line in Personal Care category which deliver every day protection with powerful antimicrobial properties to help you care for skin, and keep your home safe and germ-free.

Blue Diamond Star: The seventh out of the 7 QNET Achievers’ Club ranks. This is the highest rank in QNET.
Bronze Rank: The first out of the 7 QNET Achievers’ Club ranks.
Business Volume (BV): The point value of a product used to qualify a tracking centre and calculate Step Commissions.

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Chairos: A product line in Watches and Jewellery categories which deliver Swiss-made timepieces of unparalleled quality and enchanting jewellery items, each possessing a distinctive style and individuality.

Chlorogenic acid (CGA): CGA is known for its potential health benefits, and it has been studied for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory.

Code of Conduct: QNET prioritizes Integrity, enforces ethical standards through its Code of Conduct, and encourages its partners to exceed these standards.

Code of Ethics: It outlines the right way to do business and is a part of the QNET Policies & Procedures. It’s an important set of rules that all distributors must follow.

Compression: A Distributors gets compressed if they fail to achieve a minimum of 50 RSP from retail sales or personal purchase within a sales month. Distributors do not accumulate RSP that are generated while on compressed status.

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Direct BV (DBV): These points are earned by active Distributors when they sell QNET products to Distributors and Retail Customers whom they have personally sponsored or referred to QNET.

Direct Referral: A person who was personally referred to become a QNET Distributor by another existing QNET Distributor  (Referrer).

Direct Selling: Direct selling is a method of marketing and retailing goods and services directly to the consumers.

Downlines: QNET Distributors who are referred and positioned under a particular Distributor forming a genealogy structure, by which every Distributor can build and expand their own product sales team.

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EDG3: Breakthrough supplement with patented amino acid blend elevates your body glutathione level, more effective than competing source by 68% and surpasses other antioxidants for total organ protection.

eKYC: Electronic platform ‘Know Your Customer’ (see KYC for more details).

Enrollment: First step of becoming a Distributor after registering on the QNET official site.

Entrepreneur: An entrepreneur is an individual who creates a new business, bearing most of the risks and enjoying most of the rewards.

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Genealogy: Organizational structure of Distributors. It provides a visual representation of the Distributors and their respective downlines. It presents the relationships between Distributors and their downline members in a tree-like structure.

Gig economy: The gig economy uses digital platforms to connect freelancers with customers to provide short-term services or asset-sharing.

Glutathione: Glutathione is an antioxidant in plants, animals, fungi, and some bacteria and archaea. Glutathione is capable of preventing damage to important cellular components caused by sources such as reactive oxygen species, free radicals, peroxides, lipid peroxides, and heavy metals.

GMT: GMT watches, also known as Greenwich Mean Time watches, are timepieces that are designed to display multiple time zones simultaneously.

Green Legacy: At QNET, we know climate change is the greatest threat to our planet’s future. That is why QNET is committed to building a Green Legacy.

Group RSP: These are RSP that an Distributor earns from the Repeat Sales and Personal Purchases made by his/her downlines within his/her line of sponsorship.

Group Performance: You will normally see this terminology in the Rank Advancement and Maintenance requirement list for Platinum and Diamond Stars. Group Performance is the number of Distributors who advanced or maintained their pay ranks within your team for a given quarter.

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Health: QNET’s range of health and nutritional supplements formulated to strengthen immune system, manage weight, give more energy and, ultimately, help live a healthier life.

HomePure: A range of home appliance products that must contribute to the home’s ability to support the people within it from a ‘health+happiness’ perspective, user-friendly, convenient and environmental-friendly.

Home & Living: A category of QNET’s products designed to help you create a clean, safe and healthy environment for you and your family.

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In-Service: The concept of In-Service as an important feature of leadership bound by the codes of truth, humility and committed service, otherwise known as the essential characteristics of a true servant-leader.

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Jewellery: A category of QNET’s jewellery products.

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Know Your Customer (KYC): A process used to ensure that every individual who joins the company as a Distributor is a genuine person and not a fake identity or a fraudster. The KYC process involves providing personal information and documentation such as government-issued ID and proof of address. Through KYC, QNET minimizes the risk of fraudulent activities such as money laundering and identity theft.

Kashmiri Kahwa: It is a fragrant, warming, mild green tea made with whole spices, saffron, and nuts like almonds or walnuts. Using whole aromatic spices and saffron makes Kahwa Tea warming, for the body – perfect for the cold climate of Kashmir.

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Learning Lab: An exclusive feature of the QNET Mobile App with a set of training technology and sales tools to enable Distributors to develop effective skills at their own pace and time. It is mobile app feature where you will find a variety of new features to explore periodically, including most updated QNET training contents in the digital library or access to free and live online trainings and on-demand training and certification programmes.

Lower Volume Team: This is your sales team with the lower number of accumulated sales points or BV.

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Microplastic: Microplastics, as the name implies, are tiny plastic particles. Officially, they are defined as plastics less than five millimeters (0.2 inches) in diameter – smaller in diameter than the standard pearl used in jewellery.

Microorganism: An organism that can be seen only through a microscope. Microorganisms include bacteria, protozoa, algae, and fungi. Although viruses are not considered living organisms, they are sometimes classified as microorganisms.

Micro-entrepreneurs: Micro-entrepreneurs, or builders of a microenterprise, are individuals who start and operate a small business venture, typically with limited resources, capital, and staffing. Micro-entrepreneurship is an approach to entrepreneurship that emphasizes the creation of small businesses designed to meet the needs of a specific market niche or community.

Mugnier: A product line in Watches and Jewellery categories which deliver Swiss-made timepieces of unparalleled quality, each possessing a distinctive style and individuality.

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Online Trainings: Free trainings online provided by QNET trainers on various topics related to business and products.

Oritsu: Oritsu is the superlative choice for a timeless dining experience, reflective of your opulent lifestyle and an ideal gifting choice for any season.

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Pay Rank: The rank that an Distributors achieves every month and is the basis of how step commissions are calculated.

Payout Rank Maintenance: There are 2 rank types: Title Rank, which is the highest rank you have achieved in the business, and Pay Rank, which is the rank that you have currently achieved and the basis on how Step Commissions are calculated. You would need to achieve 2 consecutive quarters of the Platinum or Diamond Star pay rank to achieve both Platinum and Diamond Star pay ranks. Remember that all Rank Advancement and Maintenance requirements MUST be achieved on a Quarterly basis.
Personal Care & Beauty: A category of QNET’s products which help you stay groomed, looking good, and feeling your best.
Personal Purchases: These are your own product purchases for your personal consumption. You can also personally buy products and give them to your loved ones as gifts!

Personal RSP: Repeat Sales Points that an Active Distributors earn upon purchasing products for personal consumption or for marketing QNET products to directly referred Retail Customers.

Physio Radiance: A range of products in Personal Care & Beauty category pioneering in Healthy-Ageing Skincare developed in Switzerland. Our Physio Radiance skincare line uses a cutting-edge formula which incorporates a powerful pre & probiotics blend, and enhances it with advanced skincare technology, to help your skin age gracefully.

Pi-Water:  Pi-Water was discovered in 1964 by Dr. Akihiro Yamashita, and is very similar to the water that constitutes all living organisms, known as “Living Body Water”.

Platinium Star: The sixth out of the 7 QNET Achievers’ Club ranks.

Probiotic: Probiotics are a combination of live beneficial bacteria and/or yeasts that naturally live in your body.

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Qafe: Premium green coffee with high CGA content inhibits fat, blocks carbs, controls blood sugar, promotes digestion, and curbs hunger.

Qualifying Products: Products which provide BV points to Distributors.

QBuzz: QNET’s official blog, which provides news, updates, and insights about the company and its products. The blog covers a wide range of topics, including health and wellness, entrepreneurship, personal development, and lifestyle. QBuzz also features stories and interviews with QNET Distributors around the world, highlighting their successes and achievements. Overall, QBuzz is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about QNET and the direct selling industry.

QNETPRO: QNETPRO is a professional marketing program developed by QNET to promote ethical business practices and raise awareness about the direct selling industry. The program provides training and resources to QNET’s Distributors, helping them to build their businesses in a responsible and sustainable way. QNETPRO also aims to educate the public about the direct selling industry and its benefits, and to promote a culture of transparency and integrity in the business world.

QNET Mobile App: The QNET Mobile App is a mobile application developed by QNET that allows Distributors to manage their business on-the-go, using their smartphones or tablets. The app provides a range of features and functions to help representatives purchase exclusive products, track their sales, manage their sales teams, and access training and support resources. With the QNET Mobile App, Distributors can stay connected and engaged with their business at all times, from anywhere in the world. The app is available for download on both iOS and Android devices.

Quartz: Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide).

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Rank Advancement: Promotion of Distributors to a new rank when they meet all of the requirements for the new rank in the Achievers’ Club.

Rank Advancement Dashboard: Contains information that a Distributor needs to advance or move up to the next higher rank in the Achievers’ Club.

Rank Dashboard: An essential business tool designed to help Distributors move up or maintain Achievers’ Club ranks, and earn more through the dynamic management of rank advancement and maintenance requirements.

Rank Maintenance: Minimal requirements from Distributors to achieve or maintain their current Rank.

Rank Maintenance Dashboard: Displays information in the Virtual Office and QNET Mobile App that a Distributor needs to keep or maintain Pay Ranks.

Ranks: A set of recognition levels in the QNET Achievers’ Club that recognise the performance and achievements of Distributors. There are seven ranks in total, (1) Bronze Star, (2) Silver Star (3) Gold Star (4) Sapphire Star (5) Platinum Star (6) Diamond Star, and (7) Blue Diamond Star. To progress through the Star Ranks, Distributors must meet specific performance criteria, such as generating a certain amount of product sales points and having Direct Referrals into their sales teams. Each rank comes with its own set of benefits and rewards, including access to exclusive events, training, and incentives.

Red Lines: A set of ground rules by QNET that we take very seriously for the safety of our business. QNET Distributors must make sure that they conduct their business the right way and NEVER cross any of the Red Lines.

Repeat Sales Points (RSP): Points assigned to selected QNET products that an Active Distributor earns upon purchasing QNET products for personal consumption or selling QNET products to downlines up to 10 levels.

Retail Customers: Persons who are NOT registered Distributor of QNET who purchase QNET products for their personal consumption.

Retail Sales: These are sales made to any person who is not a registered QNET Distributor.

RYTHM: Raise Yourself to Help Mankind. The idea of empowering others to succeed in order to be successful lies at the core of our business.
RYTHM Foundation: QI Group’s social impact initiative which invests in the communities around us through strategic partnerships, community service, and employee volunteering with the vision to empower lives and transform communities through grant awards, investing in human development programmes, and promoting volunteer engagements.

Ronda: The Ronda caliber R150 is a Swiss made automatic movement with 25 jewels.

RO: Reverse osmosis (RO) is a water purification process that uses a semi-permeable membrane to separate water molecules from other substances.

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Sales Calendar: A visual representation of weekly sales cycles or deadlines that are being followed to calculate weekly step commissions.
Sales Commission: Refer to Step Commission
Sales Month: A sales month in QNET closely resembles a calendar month and contains either 4 or 5 sales weeks. There are a total of 12 sales months in a QNET sales year.
Sales Week: QNET offers weekly commission payments and divides the year into sales weeks. A typical sales week begins every Saturday at midnight HKST and ends every Friday at 11:59 PM HKST.
Sapphire Star: The fourth out of the 7 QNET Achievers’ Club ranks.
Silver Star: The second out of the 7 QNET Achievers’ Club ranks.

Step Commission: This is what Distributors earn whenever they achieve 3,000 BV on their Lower Volume Sales Team.

Success Stories: Articles published in the official QNET blog QBuzz where Distributor achievers share their stories of success.

Stevia: Stevia is a sweet sugar substitute extracted from the leaves of the plant species Stevia rebaudiana, which is native to Paraguay and Brazil.

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Tracking Center: The term used to describe your business account.

Title Rank: Title Rank is the highest rank a Distributor achieves in QNET. This does not determine step commission (see Pay Rank).

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Virtual Office: An online platform which serves as a centralized hub for Distributors to manage and track their business activities, access various resources, and communicate with the company. QNET Virtual Office offers a range of features and tools that assist Distributors in running their business efficiently.

V Partner: The esteemed founders of the QI Group and the pioneers of the company and the network.
V Ambassador (VA): Composed of leaders from diverse backgrounds, nationalities, culture and beliefs, our V Ambassadors are united in creating a strong network of leaders rooted in the company’s mission and vision, and devoted to changing the world through the principle of “Raise Yourself to Help Mankind” (RYTHM).

V Convention (V-con): An annual event organized by the QNET. It is a large-scale gathering that brings together Distributors from around the world for a series of motivational talks, training sessions, product launches, and recognition ceremonies.

V Council (VC) Member: V Council members operate on the ground and specialize in a specific country, and serve as country leaders.

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Waterborne: Carried by or through water: The disease, causing extreme stomach upsets, is caused by a waterborne parasite.

Water filter: A device for removing unwanted substances such as bacteria or harmful chemicals from drinking water.

Webinar: Free online trainings offered by QNET to Distributors.

Wellness: A category of QNET’s diverse range of health supplements, superfoods and antioxidants.

Water ioniser: A machine that uses electricity (through the process of electrolysis) to separate these dissolved ions in tap water, which alters the pH levels of water and results in water that is either alkaline or acidic.

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