For what purposes must a Bigfoot Forestry franchisee exclusively use the provided email addresses?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Technology; and (ii) acknowledge your sole recourse for any liabilities, losses, damages or expenses you incur due to improperly functioning Third-Party Technology shall be against the owner or licensor of such Third-Party Technology.
- (e) Email Accounts. At no additional charge, we will provide you with a certain number of BIGFOOT FORESTRY® email addresses. We may charge you our then-current fee for each additional email address you request (this fee is added to the technology fee described in §11.11(f) below).
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 42–162)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bigfoot Forestry's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must exclusively use the email addresses provided by the company for specific business-related communications. Bigfoot Forestry will provide a certain number of email addresses at no additional charge. However, the company may charge a then-current fee for each additional email address requested, which will be added to the technology fee.
These email addresses must be used for all communications with Bigfoot Forestry itself, as well as with customers, suppliers, and other individuals or entities related to the franchisee's Bigfoot Forestry business. The franchisee is explicitly prohibited from using these email addresses for any purpose unrelated to the business.
Bigfoot Forestry retains ownership of the email addresses and accounts, granting the franchisee the right to use them only during the term of the franchise agreement. This policy ensures that all business communications are conducted through channels that Bigfoot Forestry controls and can monitor, maintaining brand consistency and protecting confidential information.