Can the technology fee for a Best In Class Education Center change?
Best_In_Class_Education_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ents thereof) that become part of our System. If this occurs, you agree to: (i) pay us (or our affiliate) commercially reasonable licensing, support and maintenance fees; and (ii) upon request, sign our prescribed form of license agreement governing use of proprietary Technology Systems (or components thereof). We may enter into master agreements with licensors of Third-Party Technology and charge you for amounts we pay them based on your use of their Third-Party Technology. We may charge you a technology fee, which includes all amounts you pay us and our affiliates relating to Technology Systems, including amounts paid for proprietary items and amounts we collect from you and remit to suppliers of Third-Party Technology. The technology fee may change based on changes to Technology Systems or prices charged by third parties with whom we enter into master agreements. The technology fee may include a reasonable administrative fee for the time, money and resources we invest to administer the technology platform and associated components, negotiate and manage contracts with third-party licensors, and collect and remit technology fees owed to third-party licensors on behalf of franchisees under master license arrangements. The technology fee does not include amounts you pay directly to third-party suppliers. The technology fee is due 10 days after invoicing or as we otherwise specify. We list the current technology fee in the Manual.
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Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 47–204)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Best In Class Education Center FDD, the technology fee can change. Best In Class Education Center may charge franchisees a technology fee that includes all amounts paid to them and their affiliates relating to Technology Systems. This includes amounts paid for proprietary items and amounts collected from franchisees and remitted to suppliers of Third-Party Technology.
The technology fee may change based on changes to Technology Systems or prices charged by third parties with whom Best In Class Education Center enters into master agreements. The technology fee may also include a reasonable administrative fee for the time, money, and resources Best In Class Education Center invests to administer the technology platform and associated components, negotiate and manage contracts with third-party licensors, and collect and remit technology fees owed to third-party licensors on behalf of franchisees under master license arrangements.
The technology fee does not include amounts franchisees pay directly to third-party suppliers. The technology fee is due 10 days after invoicing or as Best In Class Education Center specifies, and the current technology fee is listed in the Manual. For a Satellite Office, the technology fee may be increased to a maximum of $200 per month per Satellite Office upon 30 days' notice.