What are the Cinnaholic franchisee's obligations regarding the website?
Cinnaholic Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
10.2. Website. Franchisor currently operates a website related to the CINNAHOLIC® System at www.cinnaholic.com (the "Website"). Franchisor shall have the right to designate a successor Website. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, during the term hereof, Franchisor will endeavor to make available to Franchisee a sub-page on the Website that will be located at a sub-domain of the Website to be specified by Franchisor (the "Subpage"). Franchisee will be permitted to upload content onto the Subpage solely to promote, and provide customers information related to, the Bakery operated by Franchisee. Franchisee shall only upload content onto the Subpage in accordance with terms of this Agreement as well as any guidelines, directives or specifications (collectively, "Subpage Standards") in the Operations Manual. Franchisee understands and agrees that the Subpage may not contain content which references any other Bakery other than the Bakery operated by Franchisee. Franchisee will not upload, publish, display, or otherwise include or use any content on the Subpage without receiving the prior written approval of Franchisor. Accordingly, once the initial content of the Subpage is approved by Franchisor, Franchisee must submit any changes to such content to Franchisor for its prior written approval.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 61–62)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cinnaholic's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Cinnaholic operates a website related to the Cinnaholic system at www.cinnaholic.com. Cinnaholic will endeavor to make available to the franchisee a sub-page on the website located at a sub-domain of the website to be specified by Cinnaholic.
The franchisee is permitted to upload content onto the subpage solely to promote, and provide customers information related to, the bakery operated by the franchisee. The franchisee must only upload content onto the subpage in accordance with the terms of the Agreement as well as any guidelines, directives or specifications in the Operations Manual. The subpage may not contain content which references any other bakery other than the bakery operated by the franchisee.
The Cinnaholic franchisee will not upload, publish, display, or otherwise include or use any content on the subpage without receiving Cinnaholic's prior written approval. Accordingly, once the initial content of the subpage is approved by Cinnaholic, the franchisee must submit any changes to such content to Cinnaholic for its prior written approval. This ensures that all content aligns with Cinnaholic's brand standards and marketing strategies.