Does Bath Tune Up have the right to place legal notices on its website?

According to the 2025 Bath Tune Up Franchise Disclosure Document, Bath Tune Up retains ownership and control over its website, including all content and intellectual property rights. Specifically, Bath Tune Up owns the domain name "BATH TUNE-UP®", the URL, all existing and future domain names, URLs, addresses and subaddresses, all computer programs and computer code used for the website, all text, images, sounds, files, video, designs, animations, layout, color schemes, trade dress, concepts, methods, techniques, processes and data prepared for, used on or in connection with, displayed on, or collected from or through Franchisor's Web site, and all intellectual property rights in or to any of them.

This means Bath Tune Up has the right to manage and modify its website as it sees fit. This includes the right to place legal notices on the website. As the owner of the website and its content, Bath Tune Up can post any legal disclaimers, terms of use, privacy policies, or other notices it deems necessary.

For a franchisee, this indicates that they do not have control over the legal aspects of the Bath Tune Up website. They must adhere to any policies or specifications Bath Tune Up establishes regarding the use of the website. Franchisees can use the marks to sell goods or services through the internet in compliance with the manuals or with Bath Tune Up's prior written consent, but only in the manner and in accordance with the procedures, policies, standards, and specifications that Bath Tune Up establishes from time to time. This ensures brand consistency and legal compliance across the Bath Tune Up system.