What is the Card My Yard franchisee's obligation regarding additions and modifications to the Manuals?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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, the franchisee must comply with all additions and modifications to the Manuals and keep their copy of the Manuals current. The Manuals are Card My Yard's property and are provided in electronic format. The franchisee must return them upon request or when the Franchise Agreement expires or terminates.
The franchisee and their Owners must maintain the Manuals and the information within them as confidential. Access to the manuals is restricted to Owners and employees who need them to operate the Card My Yard business. The franchisee is prohibited from printing, copying, duplicating, recording, or reproducing the Manuals, in whole or in part, or making them available to any unauthorized person. The franchisee must keep the Manuals in a secure place at the Card My Yard business.
In case of a dispute about the contents of the Manuals, the terms of the master copy at Card My Yard's offices will control. The entire contents of the Manuals, along with mandatory specifications, procedures, and rules prescribed by Card My Yard, are considered provisions of the Franchise Agreement.