What rights does Card My Yard have regarding the URLs and telephone numbers of the Card My Yard business after termination?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
er such inspection, to purchase any or all of the materials at your cost. Materials we do not purchase cannot be used by you or any other person for any purpose unless authorized in writing by us.
- (9) At our option, assign to us all rights to the URLs (uniform resource locators) and telephone numbers of the Card My Yard business and any related business listings and execute all forms and documents required by us to transfer such service and numbers to us. You agree to use different telephone numbers at or in connection with any subsequent business conducted by you.
- (10) Make such modifications or alterations to the premises as are necessary to distinguish the appearance of the Franchise Location from that of the Card My Yard businesses, and, if you fail or refuse to do so, we shall have the right to enter upon the premises, without being guilty of trespass or any other crime or tort, to make or cause such changes to be made, at your expense.
- B. Our Post-Term Options. Upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement, we shall have the following options:
- (1) The option, exercisable by giving written notice to you within sixty (60) days from the date of such termination or expiration, as applicable, to require you to immediately transfer, assign and deliver all yard letters and yard signs to us at no cost (except that we will pay reasonable shipping costs), and the option to otherwise acquire all or some of the other assets of the Card My Yard business from you.
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 has significant rights regarding the URLs and telephone numbers associated with a franchisee's Card My Yard business upon termination or expiration of the franchise agreement. Card My Yard has the option to have franchisees assign all rights to the URLs and telephone numbers of the Card My Yard business to them. To facilitate this, franchisees must execute all necessary documents to transfer the service and numbers to Card My Yard. Franchisees also agree to use different telephone numbers for any subsequent business they conduct.
Furthermore, Card My Yard is granted power of attorney to assign all rights to the telephone numbers, related business listings, website listings, search engine services, and any other business listings related to the Card My Yard business upon termination or expiration of the agreement. This power of attorney survives the termination or expiration of the agreement, and franchisees must execute any documents Card My Yard deems necessary to formalize this arrangement.
In practical terms, this means that if a franchisee's agreement with Card My Yard ends, Card My Yard can take control of the online presence and phone numbers associated with the business. This is a significant consideration for prospective franchisees, as it prevents them from retaining any established online or phone-based goodwill if they decide to operate a different business after the franchise agreement terminates. The franchisee is also prohibited from using the Card My Yard telephone number for any subsequent business.