Does the Card My Yard Franchise Agreement Exhibit A include all attachments?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The Franchise Agreement (Exhibit A to this Disclosure Document) gives you the right to establish and operate one Card My Yard business at a specified location within a Protected Area. (See Item 12)
Our registered agents for service of process are listed in Exhibit D to this Disclosure Document.
After we accept the site and you acquire the site pursuant to this Agreement, the address of the site shall be entered on Exhibit C to this Agreement as the Franchise Location and the Protected Area around the Franchise Location will be described on Exhibit C.
You must operate the Franchised Business only from your home or another location approved by us in writing within the agreed upon "Protected Area" set forth in Exhibit C of the Franchise Agreement (the "Protected Area").
The Franchise Agreement requires you to designate a "Principal Owner." Your Principal Owner is the main individual responsible for your business. Your Principal Owner must meet our qualifications and must be approved by us. Your current and future owners, including your Principal Owner, must sign a Guaranty and Assumption Agreement ("Guaranty"), guaranteeing your performance and binding themselves individually to certain provisions of the Franchise Agreement, including the covenants against competition and disclosure of confidential information, restrictions on transfer and dispute resolution procedures.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 84)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Card My Yard Franchise Disclosure Document, Exhibit A refers to the Franchise Agreement. Several other exhibits are referenced within the document, such as Exhibit C, which pertains to the Franchise Location and Protected Area, and Exhibit D, which lists registered agents for service of process.
Additionally, the Franchise Agreement requires the franchisee to designate a Principal Owner, who must sign a Guaranty and Assumption Agreement, also known as a Guaranty. The franchisee's site address will be entered on Exhibit C after the site is accepted.
While the excerpts mention several exhibits (A, C, and D), they do not explicitly state that Exhibit A (the Franchise Agreement) includes all attachments. A prospective franchisee should confirm with Card My Yard whether all relevant documents and agreements are attached to Exhibit A or if they are provided separately.