What laws and regulations must a Beggars Pizza franchisee comply with regarding data and personal privacy?
Beggars_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- 7.14 Protection of Customer Data. Franchisee must use its best efforts to protect customers against a cyber-event, identity theft, or theft of personal information. Franchisee must at all times be in compliance with (a) the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS"), (b) the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act ("FACTA"), (c) applicable regional, national, international, and local laws and regulations relating to data and personal privacy, data security (including, without limitation, the use, storage, transmission, and disposal of data regardless of media type), security breaches, and electronic payments, (d) the operating rules and regulations of all credit card, debit card, and/or ACH processors and networks that are utilized in the System, and (e) Franchisor's security policies and guidelines, all as may be amended from time to time. Franchisee must notify Franchisor immediately, but no more than three (3) business days, after Franchisee becomes aware of or is notified about, any cyber-event, identity theft, or theft of personal information related to any customer or employee of the Restaurant or that relates to the Restaurant, and agrees, upon Franchisor's request, to immediately provide notice to all customers, employees, and any other individuals of such event in such form Franchisor may direct.
- 7.15 Changes to the System. Franchisee will not implement any change, amendment, or improvement to the System without the express prior written consent of Franchisor. Franchisee must notify Franchisor in writing of any change, amendment or improvement in the System that Franchisee proposes to make, and must provide to Franchisor such information as Franchisor requests regarding the proposed change, amendment, or improvement. Franchisor may incorporate the proposed change, amendment, or improvement into the System and will thereupon obtain all right, title, and interest therein without compensation to Franchisee.
- 7.16 Compliance With Lease. Franchisee must comply with all the terms of its lease or sublease and all other agreements affecting the operation of the Restaurant; must promptly furnish Franchisor a copy of its lease, upon request;
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beggars Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must comply with several laws and regulations concerning data and personal privacy. Beggars Pizza franchisees must use their best efforts to protect customers against cyber-events, identity theft, or theft of personal information.
Specifically, franchisees must adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), and all applicable regional, national, international, and local laws and regulations related to data and personal privacy. This includes regulations concerning data security, covering the use, storage, transmission, and disposal of data, regardless of the media type, as well as security breaches and electronic payments. Franchisees must also follow the operating rules and regulations of all credit card, debit card, and/or ACH processors and networks used within the Beggars Pizza system, in addition to Beggars Pizza's own security policies and guidelines, which may be updated periodically.
Furthermore, a Beggars Pizza franchisee is obligated to notify the franchisor immediately, but no more than three business days after becoming aware of any cyber-event, identity theft, or theft of personal information related to any customer or employee of the restaurant. Upon Beggars Pizza's request, the franchisee must also provide notice to all affected customers, employees, and other individuals regarding the event, following the format directed by Beggars Pizza. Franchisees cannot implement any changes or amendments to the system without prior written consent from Beggars Pizza and must abide by all applicable laws pertaining to the privacy of consumer, employee, and transactional information. They also cannot publish, disseminate, implement, revise, or rescind a data privacy policy without Beggars Pizza's prior written consent.