For what purpose will the All Team franchisee and its employees use the software?
All_Team Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
the Software at any time in ATFC's sole discretion. In such event, FRANCHISEE may be required to change the licensed software FRANCHISEE uses, FRANCHISEE will do so at FRANCHISEE's sole cost and expense and may be required to sign new documentation to license the right to use the new software.
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- FRANCHISEE and its employees will use the Software for the operation of the Agency in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in the Manual or otherwise disclosed to FRANCHISEE, which may change from time to time. ATFC may require FRANCHISEE to modify, enhance and/or replace all or any part of the Software at any time and at FRANCHISEE's sole expense.
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- ATFC or its affiliates will host some portion or all of the Software on ATFC's corporate servers at ATFC's sole and absolute discretion. In the event ATFC or its affiliates provide any hosting services, ATFC or its Affiliates reserve the right to do so according to terms and conditions ATFC or its affiliates may establish, including limiting ATFC's liability for the security of data transmitted over the Internet and establishing limitations on data storage size and the periodic purging of FRANCHISEE's data required as a result thereof.
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- FRANCHISEE acknowledges that the only rights in the Software granted by ATFC to FRANCHISEE are those specified in this Section VII.F. FRANCHISEE has no rights other than those granted by this Section VII.F to use the Software or any enhancements thereto or documentation relating to either of the foregoing and any adaptations or modifications thereof. FRANCHISEE agrees to make no claim of any ownership interest in the intellectual property rights, including copyright in the Software and any adaptations or modifications thereof.
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Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 33–34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Team's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee and its employees will use the software to operate the agency. The software usage must align with the franchise agreement's terms, conditions, and procedures outlined in the manual or otherwise communicated to the franchisee, which may be updated periodically. All Team retains the discretion to mandate modifications, enhancements, or replacements to the software at the franchisee's expense.
All Team may host the software on its corporate servers. If All Team or its affiliates provide hosting services, they reserve the right to establish terms and conditions, including limitations on liability for data security over the Internet, data storage size, and periodic data purging.
The franchisee receives a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, and non-sublicensable license to use the software during the agreement term, subject to specific limitations. All Team has the right to change the Software at any time in All Team's sole discretion.