What does Card My Yard provide to franchisees in conjunction with the franchise agreements?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
iness, the payment of monies, or the exercise of rights granted pursuant to this Agreement, except taxes imposed by federal tax authorities on our net income.
II. GRANT
- A. Grant of Rights. We hereby grant you the right, and you accept the obligation, to establish and operate a Card My Yard business under the Marks and the System in accordance with this Agreement at theFranchise Location. This Agreement only grants you the right to operate the Card My Yard business at the Franchise Location in accordance with this Agreement and our standards. You are not authorized to offer any of the products and services offered by Card My Yard businesses at wholesale.
- B. Protected Area. Your Protected Area will be described in Exhibit C. Except as provided in Section II.C. and subject to your full compliance with this Agreement (including the minimum Gross Sales requirements set forth in Section II.C) and any other agreement between you or your Affiliates and us or our Affiliates, neither we nor any of our Affiliates will establish, or authorize any person or entity other than you to establish, a Card My Yard business in the Protected Area during the term of this Agreement. If you are unable to provide services for all orders or inquiries submitted by consumers in the Protected Area, or if you mark yourself as unavailable, we or one of our other franchisees may provide services to those consumers during such times.
- C. Reserved Rights and Minimum Gross Sales Requirements. The rights granted to you under this Agreement are nonexclusive, and we and our Affiliates have and retain all rights within and outside the Protected Area except those expressly granted to you. Accordingly, we, our Affiliates, and any other authorized person or entity will have the right, among others, (i) to operate, and license others to operate, Card My Yard businesses at any location outside the Protected Area, including locations that are adjacent to or surrounded by the Protected Area; (ii) within and outside the Protected Area to develop and establish other business systems (including systems that distribute products or services similar to those offered at Card My Yard businesses) using other names or marks and to grant licenses to use those systems; (iii) to advertise and promote the System in the Protected Area; (iv) to acquire, or be acquired by, any competing system or other third party, including a competing system that has one or more units located within your Protected Area; and (v) except for the restriction in Section II.B.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 84–259)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Card My Yard's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Card My Yard grants franchisees the right to establish and operate a Card My Yard business under the company's marks and system at a specific franchise location, as detailed in the franchise agreement. This right is granted in accordance with the agreement and Card My Yard's standards. However, franchisees are not authorized to offer wholesale products or services. The agreement also defines a protected area for the franchisee, which is described in an exhibit.
Card My Yard commits not to establish or authorize anyone else to establish a Card My Yard business within the franchisee's protected area during the agreement's term, provided the franchisee fully complies with the agreement, including meeting minimum gross sales requirements. However, Card My Yard retains the right to provide services to consumers within the protected area if the franchisee is unable to fulfill orders or marks themselves as unavailable. The rights granted to the franchisee are nonexclusive, and Card My Yard retains all rights within and outside the protected area, except those expressly granted to the franchisee.
The franchise location's address is entered on an exhibit to the agreement after Card My Yard accepts the site and the franchisee acquires it. Franchisees must obtain all necessary zoning classifications and clearances for the construction and operation of the Card My Yard business at the franchise location. They are also responsible for conforming the premises to local ordinances and building codes at their own expense. Before starting construction, franchisees must obtain all required approvals, clearances, permits, licenses, and certifications and provide written certification to Card My Yard that they have been obtained and that the required insurance coverage is in effect.