Does the Beggars Pizza franchise agreement grant ownership rights to the SpeedLine service to the customer?

According to the 2025 Beggars Pizza Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchise agreement does not grant ownership rights to the SpeedLine service to the customer. The agreement grants the customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable subscription license to access and use the service for the initial term and any renewal terms, conditioned upon payment of fees and compliance with the agreement's terms. SpeedLine retains all rights to the service, and the customer only receives the right to access and use it as expressly stated in the agreement.

This means that while a Beggars Pizza franchisee can use the SpeedLine service, they do not own it. They are essentially leasing the right to use the software and its features. The franchisee cannot sublicense, resell, or supply the service to any other business without SpeedLine's written consent. They are also prohibited from altering, reverse engineering, or creating derivative works based on the SpeedLine service.

Beggars Pizza franchisees must understand that their access to and use of the SpeedLine service is contingent upon maintaining their franchise agreement and adhering to SpeedLine's terms and conditions. Upon termination of the agreement, the franchisee's right to use the SpeedLine service ceases, and they must remove the SpeedLine Pay App from all devices and destroy all copies. This is a common arrangement in franchising, where franchisors often license software or other proprietary tools to franchisees, retaining ownership and control over these assets.