Can a Batteries Plus Bulbs franchisee link or frame the franchisor's website?
Batteries_Plus_Bulbs Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisor will, at its discretion, determine the content and use of a Batteries Plus® website and intranet system and will establish rules under which franchisees may or will participate.
Franchisor will
retain all rights relating to the Batteries Plus® website and intranet system and may alter or terminate the website or intranet system upon thirty (30) days' notice to Franchisee. Franchisee's general conduct on the Internet and the Batteries Plus® intranet system, and specifically its use of the Licensed Marks or any advertising on the Internet (including the domain name and any other Licensed Marks Franchisor may develop as a result of participation in the Internet), will be subject to the provisions of this Agreement. Franchisee acknowledges that certain information obtained through its online participation in the website or intranet system is considered Confidential Information (as defined in Section 7 above), including access codes and identification codes. Franchisee's right to participate in the Batteries Plus® website or intranet system or otherwise use the Licensed Marks or the System on the Internet will terminate when this Agreement expires or terminates.
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 80)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Batteries Plus Bulbs Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor maintains control over the Batteries Plus Bulbs website and intranet system. Batteries Plus Bulbs will determine the content and usage of the website and intranet system, and will establish the rules for franchisee participation.
Batteries Plus Bulbs retains all rights to the website and intranet system and can alter or terminate them with thirty days' notice to the franchisee. A franchisee's online conduct, including the use of licensed marks and advertising on the internet, is subject to the franchise agreement. Any information obtained through online participation is considered confidential.
The franchisee's right to participate in the Batteries Plus Bulbs website or intranet system, or to use the licensed marks on the internet, ends when the franchise agreement expires or terminates. This indicates that franchisees are allowed to participate in the Batteries Plus Bulbs website and intranet system, but the franchisor has control over the content and can change or end the website or intranet system with notice.