What does Beggars Pizza consider to be included in data collected in connection with the operation of the Restaurant?
Beggars_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
install such additions, changes, modifications, substitutions, and/or replacements to
the Computer System or Required Software as Franchisor directs from time to time in writing. Franchisee's compliance with this Section 8.4 will be at Franchisee's sole cost and expense.
- 8.5 Data. All data provided by Franchisee, uploaded to Franchisor's system from Franchisee's system, downloaded from Franchisee's system to Franchisor's system, and/or obtained electronically or otherwise from Franchisee by Franchisor, is and will be owned exclusively by Franchisor, and Franchisor may use such data in any manner that Franchisor deems appropriate without compensation to Franchisee. In addition, all other data created or collected by Franchisee in connection with the System, or in connection with Franchisee's operation of the Restaurant (including, without limitation, consumer and transaction data), is and will be owned exclusively by Franchisor during the term of, and following termination or expiration of, the Agreement. Copies and/or originals of such data must be provided to Franchisor upon Franchisor's request. Franchisor hereby licenses use of such data back to Franchisee, at no additional cost, solely for the term of the Agreement and solely for Franchisee's use in connection with the establishment and operation of the Restaurant pursuant to the Agreement.
- 8.6 Privacy. Subject to applicable law, Franchisor may, from time to time, specify in the Manual (or otherwise in writing) the information that Franchisee must collect and maintain on the Computer System installed at the Restaurant, and Franchisee must provide to Franchisor such reports as Franchisor may reasonably request from the data so collected and maintained.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Beggars Pizza Franchise Disclosure Document, all data provided by the franchisee, uploaded to or downloaded from Beggars Pizza's system, or obtained electronically from the franchisee, is owned exclusively by Beggars Pizza. Beggars Pizza can use this data in any manner they deem appropriate without compensating the franchisee.
This includes all other data created or collected by the franchisee related to the System or the operation of the Beggars Pizza restaurant. This encompasses consumer and transaction data, which is owned exclusively by Beggars Pizza during the term of the agreement and after its termination or expiration. Franchisees must provide copies or originals of such data upon Beggars Pizza's request.
Beggars Pizza licenses the use of this data back to the franchisee at no additional cost, but only for the term of the agreement and solely for the franchisee's use in connection with operating the Restaurant. Subject to applicable law, Beggars Pizza may specify the information that the franchisee must collect and maintain on the computer system at the Restaurant and the reports that the franchisee must provide from the collected data. All data pertaining to or derived from the Restaurant, including customer data, is the exclusive property of Beggars Pizza, which grants a royalty-free, nonexclusive license to the franchisee.