What is a prohibited action for Caption By Hyatt owners regarding the Hosted System and Services?
Caption_By_Hyatt Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Owner may only use the Hosted System and Services for Owner's business at the Property.
Owner may not loan, rent, lease, resell, transfer, convey, assign or license the Services to any other party or sell information services to other parties through the use of the Property Management System, Hosted Systems or Service, whether in the form of a service bureau, reservation center, or other information processing entity.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 85–349)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Caption By Hyatt Franchise Disclosure Document, a Caption By Hyatt owner is restricted from certain actions regarding the Hosted System and Services. Specifically, the owner may only use the Hosted System and Services for their business at the property.
Furthermore, the Caption By Hyatt owner is prohibited from loaning, renting, leasing, reselling, transferring, conveying, assigning, or licensing the Services to any other party. They also cannot sell information services to other parties through the use of the Property Management System, Hosted Systems, or Service. This restriction applies whether it's in the form of a service bureau, reservation center, or other information processing entity.
These restrictions ensure that the Caption By Hyatt's systems and services are used exclusively for the benefit of the specific franchise location and are not distributed or resold to third parties, maintaining control over the brand's technology and data.