Is the Bumper Man franchisee required to provide Bumper Man with the login credentials for the telephone company or wireless service provider account?

Based on the 2025 Bumper Man Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees do not have to provide Bumper Man with login credentials for telephone or wireless service provider accounts during the franchise term. However, upon termination or expiration of the Franchise Agreement, Bumper Man has the option to have the franchisee assign to them or cancel any email address, domain name, search engine, website, or social media account that associates the franchisee with Bumper Man.

Additionally, the franchisee must notify the telephone company and all telephone directory publishers of the expiration or termination of the franchisee's right to use any telephone, telecopy, or other numbers and any telephone directory listings associated with any Mark. The franchisee must authorize the transfer of such numbers and directory listings to Bumper Man or, at Bumper Man's direction, instruct the telephone company to forward all calls made to the franchisee's telephone numbers to numbers Bumper Man specifies.

This ensures that upon termination, all communication channels associated with the Bumper Man brand are either transferred to the franchisor or disconnected to avoid confusion. This is a common practice in franchising to maintain brand consistency and control over the customer experience, even after a franchise agreement ends.