What is the uniform resource locator for the Black Bear Diner website?
Black_Bear_Diner Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisor has established and maintains a website on the Internet at the uniform resource locator "http://www.blackbeardiner.com" ("Website") that provides information about the Black Bear Diner restaurant system and the menu items and services that Franchisor and its franchisees provide.
Franchisor may (but is not required to) include at the Website an interior page containing information about Franchisee's Franchised Restaurant and other Franchised Restaurants.
If Franchisor includes such information on the Website, then Franchisor may require Franchisee to prepare all or a portion of the page, at Franchisee's expense, using a template that Franchisor provides for inclusion on the Website.
All such information shall be subject to Franchisor's approval prior to posting.
Franchisee may not separately register any domain name containing any of the Marks, and may not have a website for the Franchised Restaurant other than a website or web page that may be developed as part of Franchisor's Website.
In addition, without Franchisor's prior written approval, Franchisee may not link or frame the Website, conduct any business or offer to sell or advertise any services or products on the internet (or any other existing or future form of electronic communication) or use any email address which Franchisor has not authorized for use in operating the Franchised Restaurant.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 56–243)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Black Bear Diner's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the uniform resource locator (URL) for the Black Bear Diner website is "http://www.blackbeardiner.com". The website provides information about the Black Bear Diner restaurant system, including menu items and services offered by both the franchisor and its franchisees.
Black Bear Diner may choose to include a page on the website with information about a franchisee's specific restaurant. If Black Bear Diner includes this information, the franchisee may be required to prepare all or part of the page using a template provided by Black Bear Diner, and at the franchisee's own expense. All content is subject to Black Bear Diner's approval before it is posted.
As a Black Bear Diner franchisee, you are prohibited from registering any domain name that contains any of the brand's trademarks. You are also restricted from having a separate website for your franchised restaurant, other than what may be developed as part of Black Bear Diner's official website. Furthermore, without prior written approval from Black Bear Diner, you cannot link or frame the website, conduct business, offer to sell or advertise services or products online, or use any unauthorized email address in operating the franchised restaurant. These stipulations ensure brand consistency and control over the online presence of the Black Bear Diner system.