Where must a Card My Yard franchisee maintain the Manuals?
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. The entire contents of the Manuals, and our mandatory specifications, procedures and rules prescribed from time to time, shall constitute provisions of this Agreement as if they were set forth herein.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 84–259)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Card My Yard's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must keep the Manuals in a secure place at their Card My Yard business. The Manuals, provided in electronic format, remain the property of Card My Yard and must be returned upon request or termination of the Franchise Agreement.
Card My Yard requires franchisees and their owners to maintain the Manuals and the information within them as confidential. Access to the Manuals is restricted to owners and employees who need the information to operate the business. Franchisees are prohibited from printing, copying, duplicating, recording, or reproducing the Manuals, either partially or entirely, and from making them available to unauthorized individuals.
Card My Yard retains the right to modify the Manuals, and franchisees must comply with all additions and modifications to keep their copies current. In case of any dispute regarding the contents of the Manuals, the master copy held at Card My Yard's offices will take precedence. The contents of the Manuals, along with mandatory specifications, procedures, and rules, are considered provisions of the Franchise Agreement.