What general specifications for equipment, furnishings, and operating supplies are Cinch I.T. franchisees required to purchase and use?

• (a) General specifications for such equipment, furnishings and operating supplies as are typically identified with CINCH I.T. franchised businesses and which You are required to purchase and use in the operation of Your CINCH I.T. Franchised Business;

You are required to purchase certain services, equipment and operating supplies, as are more particularly set forth in the Operations Manual, from suppliers whose services, products and materials are approved, and not thereafter disapproved, by Us.

If You desire to purchase any services or products from suppliers that We have not previously approved, You or the supplier must submit a written request for such approval to Us.

If You desire to purchase any services or products from suppliers that We have not previously approved, You or the supplier must submit a written request for such approval to Us.

As a condition of Our approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, We may require that Our representatives be allowed to inspect the supplier's facilities and/or that a sample of its product be made available to Us or Our designee for testing.

In such event You or the supplier may be charged a fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or the actual cost of such inspection and/or testing, whichever is greater.

Within thirty (30) days of delivery of the test results, if testing is conducted, or the written request if testing is not conducted, We will issue a decision in writing.

Such decision may be a determination that additional time is needed to complete the review.

Any denial will state the reasons.

In the event We do not provide You with a written decision, the request shall be deemed denied.

• (i) In order to preserve the validity and integrity of the Licensed Rights, and to assure that You are properly employing such rights in the operation of the Franchised Business, We or Our agents shall have the right to observe the manner in which You are offering Your products and services and conducting Your operations.

We or Our agents shall have the right to confer with Your employees and clients, and to inspect equipment and related merchandise, trademarked product lines, other merchandise, equipment, supplies or inventory for evaluation purposes in order to make certain that the equipment and related merchandise, trademarked product lines, and other equipment, supplies, inventory, services and operations are satisfactory and meet the quality control provisions and

Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 60–269)