What constitutes a signature, acceptance, and agreement for Beverly Anns Cookie franchisees when accessing or making transactions with Eagle Financial Services, Inc.?
Beverly_Anns_Cookie Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
By selecting the "I Accept" button, you are signing this Agreement electronically.
You agree your electronic signature is the legal equivalent of your manual signature on this Agreement.
By selecting "I Accept" you consent to be legally bound by this Agreement's terms and conditions.
You further agree that your use of a key pad, mouse or other device to select an item, button, icon or similar act/action, or to otherwise provide, or in accessing or making any transaction regarding any agreement, acknowledgement, consent terms, disclosures or conditions constitutes your signature (hereafter referred to as "E-Signature"), acceptance and agreement as if actually signed by you in writing.
You also agree that no certification authority or other third party verification is necessary to validate your E-Signature and that the lack of such certification or third party verification will not in any way affect the enforceability of your E-Signature or any resulting contract between you and Eagle Financial Services, Inc.
You further agree that each use of your E-Signature in obtaining Eagle Financial Services, Inc's online service(s) constitutes your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions thereof.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 57)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Beverly Anns Cookie Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee's electronic signature is the legal equivalent of a manual signature when dealing with Eagle Financial Services, Inc. By selecting the "I Accept" button, the franchisee is electronically signing the agreement and consenting to be legally bound by its terms and conditions.
Furthermore, the FDD states that using a keypad, mouse, or other device to select an item, button, or icon, or to otherwise provide information or make transactions related to any agreement, acknowledgement, consent terms, disclosures, or conditions, constitutes the franchisee's signature, acceptance, and agreement. This applies as if the franchisee had physically signed the document.
The document emphasizes that no third-party verification is needed to validate the electronic signature, and the absence of such verification does not affect the enforceability of the signature or any resulting contract between the franchisee and Eagle Financial Services, Inc. Each use of the electronic signature to obtain Eagle Financial Services, Inc.'s online services constitutes an agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of those services.
This agreement is deemed executed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Franchisees should note that they can request a paper version of electronic communications from Eagle Financial Services, Inc. and that they have the right to withdraw their consent to receive electronic communications, although this may result in restricted or terminated access to electronic services.