Does using the service for Beggars Pizza require electronic communication?
Beggars_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Customer understands that electronic communication is necessary for Customer's use of the Service. Customer consents to SpeedLine's receipt and storage of electronic communications, User Data and Customer Content. Customer acknowledges that Customer's electronic communications will involve transmission over the Internet and over various other networks that are not owned or operated by SpeedLine. Customer agrees that SpeedLine is not responsible for any electronic communications, User Data or Customer Content which are delayed, lost, altered, intercepted or stored without authorization during the transmission of any data whatsoever across networks not owned or operated by SpeedLine, including, without limitation, the Internet.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 39–192)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Beggars Pizza FDD, using SpeedLine's online ordering service requires electronic communication. Specifically, the FDD states that "electronic communication is necessary for Customer's use of the Service." This indicates that franchisees must utilize electronic means to engage with the online ordering system provided by SpeedLine.
This requirement has several implications for a prospective Beggars Pizza franchisee. First, the franchisee must ensure they have reliable internet access and the necessary equipment to support electronic communication. Second, the franchisee consents to SpeedLine's receipt and storage of electronic communications, User Data, and Customer Content. This includes data submitted or collected from users when placing online orders, creating accounts, or otherwise using the service to order food.
However, the FDD also clarifies that SpeedLine is not responsible for any electronic communications, User Data, or Customer Content that are delayed, lost, altered, intercepted, or stored without authorization during transmission over networks not owned or operated by SpeedLine, including the Internet. This means the franchisee bears some risk related to the security and reliability of data transmission over the internet. Franchisees should consider implementing security measures to protect their data and communications.