Can a Beggars Pizza franchisee disseminate consumer data?
Beggars_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 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.
All data pertaining to or derived from the Restaurant (including, without limitation, data pertaining to or otherwise about customers) is and will be the exclusive property of Franchisor, and Franchisor hereby grants a royalty-free nonexcl
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beggars Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees do not own the consumer data they collect. The FDD states that 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 it deems appropriate without compensating the franchisee.
This includes all data created or collected by the franchisee in connection with the Beggars Pizza system or the operation of the restaurant, including consumer and transaction data. The franchisee must provide copies or originals of such data to Beggars Pizza upon request. However, 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 use in connection with the establishment and operation of the restaurant.
Furthermore, Beggars Pizza may specify the information that the franchisee must collect and maintain on the computer system at the restaurant and the franchisee must provide reports from the data collected and maintained. All data pertaining to or derived from the restaurant, including data about customers, is the exclusive property of Beggars Pizza. This means that while franchisees can use the data to run their specific location, they cannot share or disseminate the data for other purposes.