What format are the Manuals provided to a Card My Yard franchisee?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
A. Manuals. The Manuals are our property and will be provided in an electronic format. You agree to return them to us at our request and in any event when this Agreement expires or is terminated for any reason. You and your Owners must at all times maintain the Manuals, and the information contained in them, as confidential in
compliance with this Article XI. You may make the Manuals available only to those of your Owners and employees who must have access to them in order to operate the Card My Yard business and may not at any time print, copy, duplicate, record or otherwise reproduce the Manuals, in whole or in part, or make them available to any unauthorized person. You agree to maintain the Manuals in a secure place at the Card My Yard business. We have the right to add to or modify the Manuals from time to time. You agree to comply with the terms of all additions and modifications to the Manuals and to keep your copy of the Manuals current. If there is a dispute about the contents of the Manuals, the terms of the master copy at our offices shall control.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 84–259)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Card My Yard's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the manuals are provided in electronic format. Card My Yard may amend these manuals from time to time with written notice to the franchisee.
As a franchisee, you are given access to one set of manuals, which Card My Yard retains the right to amend. Franchisees must keep the information confidential and can only share it with employees who need it to operate the Card My Yard business.
Card My Yard retains ownership of the manuals, and franchisees must return them when the agreement ends. Franchisees are not allowed to reproduce the manuals without written consent. If there is ever a dispute about the contents of the manuals, the master copy held at Card My Yard's offices will be the controlling version.