factual

Does the Franchisor have access to the accounting system for a Boulder Designs franchise, and if so, how?

Boulder_Designs Franchise · 2025 FDD

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

After the opening date of the Franchised Business, Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor, upon request, the financial, operational and statistical reports and information as Franchisor may require to (i) provide Franchisee with consultation and advice in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) monitor Franchisee's performance under this Agreement and Franchisee's purchases, revenue, operating costs, expenses and profitability; (iii) develop chain-wide or system statistics; (iv) develop new operating procedures; (v) develop new authorized services, remove unsuccessful authorized services, including unsuccessful Approved Suppliers and improve and enhance authorized services; and (vi) implement changes in the Boulder Designs System to respond to competitive and marketplace changes.

Franchisee hereby release and agree to hold the Franchisor and its affiliates, and Franchisor's respective officers and directors, harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, damages, or causes of action of any nature arising from, or in connection with, the installation, maintenance, or operation of the information system and its billing and payment processing.

All of the information Franchisor or its affiliates obtain from Franchisee or about Franchisee's BOULDER DESIGNS franchise, and all information in Franchisee's records or Franchisors concerning the members of Franchisee's BOULDER DESIGNS franchise (the "Information") and all revenues we derive from the Information will be our property. However, Franchisee may at any time during the term of this Agreement use in the operation of Franchisee's BOULDER DESIGNS franchise (but for no other purpose), to the extent lawful and at Franchisee's sole risk and responsibility, any information that Franchisee acquire from third parties in operating Franchisee's BOULDER DESIGNS franchise, such as customer data. The Information (except for information Franchisee provides to the Franchisor or its affiliates, including information provided by Franchisee's officers, directors, shareholders, partners or equity members of

Franchisee entity) will become Franchisor property which Franchisor may use for any reason as Franchisor may deem necessary or appropriate in Franchisor's sole discretion. Franchisee hereby authorize Franchisee's any payment processors to release the information to the Franchisor at any time. Following termination or expiration of this Agreement, Franchisee will no longer use any of the Information, except to comply with Franchisee's post-term obligations under this Agreement and Franchisee authorizes Franchisee's payment processor to release the Information exclusively to the Franchisor and/or Franchisor's designees.

Franchisor may designate the information system used in Franchisee's BOULDER DESIGNS franchise, including the computer hardware, software, other equipment and enhancements (the "Information System"). In such event, in connection with the approved Information System, Franchisee agrees to the provisions set forth below. If Franchisee suspects or know of a security breach, Franchisee must immediately give notice of such security breach and promptly identify and remediate the source of any compromise of security breach at your expense. Franchisee assumes all responsibility for providing all notices of beach or compromise and all duties to monitor credit histories and transactions concerning customers of the BOULDER DESIGNS franchise, unless otherwise directed by the Franchisor.

Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 50)

What This Means (2025 FDD)

According to Boulder Designs' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor has the right to access certain information from a franchisee's Boulder Designs business. Specifically, upon request, a franchisee must submit financial, operational, and statistical reports and information to Boulder Designs.

Boulder Designs uses this information for several purposes, including providing consultation and advice to the franchisee, monitoring the franchisee's performance, and developing chain-wide statistics. They also use it to develop new operating procedures and authorized services, remove unsuccessful authorized services, and implement changes in the Boulder Designs system to respond to competitive and marketplace changes.

Furthermore, Boulder Designs retains ownership of all information obtained from the franchisee or about the franchisee's Boulder Designs franchise, including information in the franchisee's records. The franchisee authorizes their payment processors to release this information to Boulder Designs at any time. Following the termination or expiration of the Franchise Agreement, the franchisee will no longer use any of this information and authorizes their payment processor to release the information exclusively to Boulder Designs or its designees.

Boulder Designs may also designate the information system used in the franchisee's Boulder Designs franchise, including the computer hardware, software, other equipment, and enhancements. If a franchisee suspects or knows of a security breach, they must immediately notify Boulder Designs and promptly identify and remediate the source of the breach at their own expense, unless otherwise directed by Boulder Designs.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.