Does Beauty Bungalows have the right to sell beauty supplies through the internet?
Beauty_Bungalows Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
hisees, or others inside and outside of your Protected Territory.
We reserve the following rights, among others:
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- to own, franchise, or operate Beauty Bungalows Franchises at any location outside of the Protected Territory, regardless of the proximity to your Site;
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- to use the Marks and the System to sell any goods or services, including salon equipment or services, or beauty supplies similar to those which you will sell, through any alternative distribution channels within or outside of the Protected Territory. This includes, but is not limited to, other channels of distribution such as television, mail order, catalog sales, wholesale sale to unrelated franchises, or over the Internet. We exclusively reserve the Internet as a channel of distribution for us, and you may not independently market on the Internet or conduct e-commerce.
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- to purchase or be purchased by, or merge or combine with, any businesses, including a business that competes directly with your Beauty Bungalows Franchise, wherever located; and
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- to implement multi-area marketing programs which may allow us or others to solicit or sell to customers anywhere. We also reserve the right to issue mandatory policies to coordinate such multi-area marketing programs.
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Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 30–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beauty Bungalows's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Beauty Bungalows retains the exclusive right to sell beauty supplies and other goods and services through the internet. Specifically, Beauty Bungalows reserves the right to use the internet as a distribution channel for its products and services.
This means that as a Beauty Bungalows franchisee, you are explicitly prohibited from independently marketing on the internet or conducting e-commerce activities. The franchisor maintains control over online sales and marketing efforts. While Beauty Bungalows will maintain web pages that include information regarding your specific franchise, you cannot independently advertise on the internet.
This restriction is significant because it limits a franchisee's ability to reach customers online and build an online presence for their individual franchise. Franchisees must rely on Beauty Bungalows's corporate website and marketing initiatives for internet-based sales and promotion. This is a common practice in franchising, where the franchisor seeks to maintain brand consistency and control over the online customer experience. However, it is important to note that franchisees are permitted to engage in general solicitation through direct mail and social media advertising across large, multiple geographic areas, subject to franchisor approval.