This payment is based upon the sub-affiliates that fall under the parent affiliate, therefore if an affiliate refers one member, the affiliate will receive their commission of 10%. The affiliate will then become a parent to the reffered member and the reffered member will become a child to the parent. The parent will always earn an added percentage from the child-affiliate. The percentage is determined by the level in which the child is on. There are 4 levels in the matrix of which the percentage is reduced the further you go down in the levels.
Example
Level 1 = An added 25% of commision value
Level 2 = An added 20% of commission value
Level 3 = An added 15% of commission value
Level 4 = An added 10% of commision value