Does Beggars Pizza license the use of data back to the franchisee?
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 nonexclusive license to Franchisee to use said data during the term of the Agreement.
Franchisee must abide by all applicable laws pertaining to the privacy of consumer, employee, and transactional information.
Franchisee will not publish, disseminate, implement, revise, or rescind a data privacy policy without Franchisor's prior written consent as to said policy.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beggars Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Beggars Pizza collects data from franchisees and licenses its use back to them. Specifically, all data provided by the franchisee, uploaded to or downloaded from Beggars Pizza's system, or obtained electronically is owned exclusively by Beggars Pizza. Beggars Pizza can use this data in any manner they deem appropriate without compensating the franchisee. This includes consumer and transaction data collected in connection with the System or the operation of the restaurant.
However, Beggars Pizza licenses the use of this data back to the franchisee at no additional cost. This license is solely for the term of the Franchise Agreement and only for use in connection with the establishment and operation of the Beggars Pizza restaurant. This arrangement allows the franchisee to utilize the data for their business operations while Beggars Pizza retains ownership and control over the data for broader strategic purposes.
Furthermore, all data pertaining to or derived from the restaurant, including customer data, is the exclusive property of Beggars Pizza. Beggars Pizza grants the franchisee a royalty-free, nonexclusive license to use this data during the term of the agreement. This means the franchisee can use the data to improve their local marketing efforts and customer service, but they do not own the data and must adhere to Beggars Pizza's policies and applicable privacy laws. The franchisee cannot publish or revise any data privacy policy without Beggars Pizza's written consent.