According to the All County questionnaire, will All County rely on the franchisee's answers?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| 14. | Has any employee or other person speaking on our behalf made any statement or promise concerning the likelihood of success that you should or might expect to achieve from operating a Franchised Business? |
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| Yes. No. | |
| 15. | Has any employee or other person speaking on our behalf made any statement, promise, or |
| agreement concerning the advertising, marketing, training, support service or assistance that we | |
| will furnish you that is contrary to, or different from, the information contained in the Disclosure | |
| Document? | |
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| Yes. No. | |
| 16. | If you have answered "Yes" |
| to any of questions nine (9) through fifteen (15), please provide a full | |
| explanation of your answer in the following blank lines. (Attach additional pages, if necessary, and | |
| refer to them below.) If you have answered "No" | |
| to each of such questions, please leave the | |
| following lines blank. | |
| 17. | Do you understand that in all dealings with you, our officers, directors, employees and agents act |
| only in a representative capacity and not in an individual capacity and such dealings are solely | |
| between you and the Franchisor? | |
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| Yes. No. | |
| 18. | Do you understand that nothing in the Franchise Agreement or in our communications with one |
| another is intended to make, or in fact makes, either you or us a general or limited partner, general | |
| or special agent, joint venturer, or employee of the other for any purpose, that the Franchise | |
| Agreement does not create a fiduciary relationship between you and us, and that we and you are | |
| and will be independent contractors during the term of the Franchise Agreement? | |
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| Yes. No. | |
| questions. | By signing this Questionnaire, you agree that you understand that your answers are important to us |
| and that we will rely on them, and you are representing that you have responded truthfully to the above | |
| YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR ANSWERS ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND THAT WE WILL RELY ON | |
| THEM. BY SIGNING THIS ADDENDUM, YOU ARE REPRESENTING THAT YOU HAVE CONSIDERED EACH | |
| QUESTION CAREFULLY AND RESPONDED TRUTHFULLY TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS. IF MORE SPACE |
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, All County states that they will rely on the answers provided in the questionnaire. The document emphasizes the importance of answering truthfully. By signing the questionnaire, the franchisee acknowledges that their answers are important to All County and that All County will rely on them.
This means that prospective franchisees should take the questionnaire seriously and provide accurate and honest responses. Any misrepresentation or false information could potentially have legal consequences or affect the franchise relationship.
It is common practice for franchisors to rely on the information provided by franchisees in questionnaires and other documents. This information helps the franchisor assess the franchisee's suitability and make informed decisions about the franchise relationship. Therefore, it is crucial for franchisees to be transparent and truthful in their responses.