Does Amerispec Inspection Services allow franchisees to copy the AmeriSpec Management System software?
Amerispec_Inspection_Services Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ent Software License Agreement (the "Agreement"), between TCB
| Goodwill | 11,090,844 |
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| Total consideration | $25,646,102 |
Agreement
In consideration of the above recitals and the promises set forth below, the parties agree as follows:
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- License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, AmeriSpec grants to Franchisee a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the AmeriSpec® Management System provided by AmeriSpec (together with the associated documentation, the "Software") for use only in the Franchised Business. Franchisee may not: (a) permit any parent, subsidiaries, affiliated entities or third parties to use the Software; (b) process or permit to be processed the data of any other party; (c) sell, license, publish, display, distribute, or otherwise transfer the Software to a third party without AmeriSpec's prior written consent; (d) copy the Software; or (e) alter, modify, disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer the Software. AmeriSpec will deliver access to the Software upon execution of this Agreement.
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- Software Support. AmeriSpec will provide help desk support from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CT) Monday-Friday (excluding holidays) to answer questions related to functionality of the Software, and will provide major bug fixes to the Software as deemed necessary by AmeriSpec ("Support Services"), except that AmeriSpec shall not provide Support Services if the hardware or computer system, including third party software, peripherals, internet connection and other computer equipment, used to operate the Software do not meet AmeriSpec's then-current specifications,.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 47–172)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Amerispec Inspection Services's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are not permitted to copy the AmeriSpec Management System (AMS) software. The franchise agreement grants a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the software solely for the operation of the franchised business.
Specifically, the agreement states that franchisees cannot allow any third parties to use the software, process data for other parties, sell, license, distribute, or transfer the software. Additionally, franchisees are prohibited from altering, modifying, disassembling, decompiling, or reverse engineering the software.
Amerispec Inspection Services retains all ownership rights to the data and can terminate the agreement if its license with the vendor ends or if a different software program is adopted. Upon termination of the franchise agreement, the franchisee's access to the software will be terminated.