What are the Infrastructure Standards designed to permit for the Byrider Licensed System?
Byrider Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
EXHIBIT 1
INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARDS
Infrastructure Standards are designed to include hardware, software, or networking changes that create major benefits for the franchise. In some instances, these changes from the existing standards may be considerable, and therefore, possibly costly in monetary and/or other resources for the franchise system. Infrastructure Standards require that the standard be adopted by everyone within the franchise system without exception.
Some past examples of major Infrastructure Standard changes include the centralization of servers to the corporate facility and the change from frame-relay networking to Internet based connections. No current changes to Infrastructure Standards are being considered or anticipated, but a few theoretical examples can be discussed for illustrative purposes. The wide range of reasons and needs that would involve a change to Infrastructure Standards precludes any chance to define a range of costs that may be involved.
Example 1: If the Internet were to become unstable or insecure for business processes in some way, it would be necessary to consider a different network topology. This drastic change would require franchisees and corporate to acquire new network services, and probably invest in new networking technology. Requiring this change would be an Infrastructure Standard.
Example 2: If a fundamental software component from a vendor had a significant cost increase and no reasonable alternative existed to avoid the cost, this would be considered a change to an Infrastructure Standard.
Example 3: A legal requirement develops where compliance requires new software or hardware expense. The implementation costs may be considered changes to Infrastructure Standards.
Example 4: The danger of viruses and other malware reaches a point where the current suggestion that all PC's have active antivirus software installed, needs to become an absolute requirement. This change would be an Infrastructure Standard change.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 88–335)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Byrider's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Infrastructure Standards are designed to include hardware, software, or networking changes that create major benefits for the franchise. These changes may be considerable and costly in monetary and other resources for the franchise system. The Infrastructure Standards require that the standard be adopted by everyone within the franchise system without exception.
Past examples of Infrastructure Standard changes include the centralization of servers to the corporate facility and the change from frame-relay networking to Internet-based connections. The document provides theoretical examples for illustrative purposes, such as changes needed if the Internet becomes unstable or insecure, a fundamental software component has a significant cost increase, a legal requirement develops necessitating new software or hardware, or the danger of viruses reaches a point where active antivirus software becomes an absolute requirement.
These standards are part of the Licensed System, which Byrider grants the franchisee a nonexclusive, indivisible, non-transferable license to access and use. The licensee is responsible for ensuring the Licensed System fulfills their individual requirements and goals. Byrider may make corrections, updates, and modifications to the Licensed System, making these enhancements available to the licensee without additional charge, except for Third Party Software or changes to Infrastructure Standards. Changes to Infrastructure Standards that were reviewed by the Dealer Board and are used by all users of the Licensed System may be charged to the licensee, representing their pro rata portion of Byrider's cost.