9. Compliance Requirements (Practitioner-Specific)

9.1 No Disease-Treatment Claims

You may not state or imply that ACEND products diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any disease. Do not make drug-like claims in patient/client communications, marketing, or public content. ACEND medical foods are intended for the dietary management and support of a condition and/or disease.

9.2 Ethical Referral Conduct

You may not:

• Represent commissions as clinical endorsement.
• Suggest ACEND replaces medical care or prescribed therapy.
• Condition clinical care on purchase of ACEND.
• Use misleading claims, fake testimonials, or “guarantees.”

9.3 Privacy & Patient/Client Data

You must comply with applicable privacy and professional rules (e.g., HIPAA/UK GDPR/other). Do not share protected health information with ACEND or third parties for the purpose of tracking referrals. Use only the approved code/link and portal reporting tools.

10. Required Disclosures (FTC / Advertising Compliance)

Where required, you must clearly disclose your material relationship with ACEND when recommending or promoting products, using plain language such as:

“I may earn a commission if you purchase through my practitioner code/link.”

Disclosures must be clear, conspicuous, and placed near the code/link in the same communication.

11. Prohibited Marketing & Traffic Practices

You may not:

• Spam or send unsolicited messages (email/SMS/DM) without consent.
• Engage in cookie stuffing, bots, forced clicks, or incentivized clicks.
• Purchase through your own link/code (“self-referral”) or encourage friends/family to do so for commission.
• Post your practitioner code on coupon aggregation sites or deal forums unless explicitly approved in writing.

12. Intellectual Property & Brand Usage

ACEND grants you a limited, revocable, non-transferable license to use approved brand assets solely to promote ACEND under this Policy. You may not modify logos, create confusingly similar marks, or imply employment/partnership beyond your participation in the Program.

13. Suspension, Termination, and Enforcement

We may suspend or terminate your participation immediately if we determine, in our sole discretion, that you violated this Policy or applicable laws, generated fraudulent or low-quality traffic, harmed ACEND’s brand, customers, or partners, or engaged in prohibited medical/claims conduct.
Upon termination:

• Your tracking may be disabled.
• Unpaid commissions may be forfeited if linked to policy violations.
• You must stop using ACEND brand assets.

14. Disputes & Commission Question

sIf you believe a referral was not properly tracked, notify us within [30 days] of the order date and provide supporting details (e.g., referral code/link, date/time, and any available order information). ACEND’s tracking data and internal determination are final.

15. Policy Changes

We may update this Policy at any time. Updated terms will be posted in the Practitioner Portal with a revised Effective Date. Continued participation after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.