Does Baya Bar have a website?
Baya_Bar Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
- 12.3.5 Franchisee shall have and maintain adequate hardware and software in order to access the Internet at the speed required by Franchisor from time to time.
Franchisee shall utilize the electronic mail account provided by Franchisor.
Franchisee shall promptly read and respond to all electronic mail related to the Franchised Business no less often than on a daily basis and shall accept and acknowledge receipt of all electronic mail sent by Franchisor.
Franchisee shall not establish any website or other listing on the Internet except as provided and specifically permitted herein.
- 12.3.6 Franchisor has established a website that provides information about the System and the products and services offered by the Baya Bar System (the "Website").
Franchisor has sole discretion and control over the Website.
Franchisor shall include a listing on its Website with Franchisee's Franchised Business location.
Franchisee has no ownership or other proprietary rights to Franchisor's website and Franchisee will lose all rights to such listing of Franchisee's location upon expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
- 12.3.7 In addition to the requirements of Section 6.4, Franchisee shall pay all fees, whether to Franchisor or to third party vendor(s), and expenses for technology required by this Agreement for operation of the Franchised Business, including but not limited to, the costs of computer hardware and software and applications, installation costs and regularly recurring fees for software and digital menu displays, Internet access, license fees, help desk fees, and licensing or user-based fees.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 56)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Baya Bar's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Baya Bar has established a website that provides information about the Baya Bar system, its products, and services. As a franchisee, you are required to maintain adequate hardware and software to access the internet at the speed Baya Bar requires. Franchisees must use the email account provided by Baya Bar and promptly read and respond to all emails related to the franchised business daily, acknowledging receipt of all emails sent by Baya Bar.
Baya Bar maintains sole discretion and control over the website. The franchisor will include a listing on its website that features the franchisee's franchised business location. However, franchisees do not have any ownership or proprietary rights to Baya Bar's website, and all rights to the listing of the franchisee's location will be lost upon the expiration or termination of the Franchise Agreement.
Franchisees are prohibited from establishing any website or other listing on the internet except as specifically permitted by the franchise agreement. Franchisees are responsible for all fees and expenses for technology required by the agreement, including computer hardware, software, applications, installation costs, recurring fees for software, digital menu displays, internet access, license fees, and help desk fees.