Will City Publications design and create a website for my Franchised Business?

According to City Publications' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, as part of the pre-opening assistance, City Publications will design and create a website for the franchised business. This website will also include a link between City Publications' main website and the franchisee's website. However, the franchisee is responsible for maintaining the website created for their franchised business.

City Publications also maintains an internet website at www.citypublication.com that provides information about the City Publications system and the services that franchisees provide. City Publications may include an interior page on their website about the franchisee's franchised business, and if they do, they may require the franchisee to prepare all or a portion of the page at their expense using City Publications' template. City Publications will review and approve all information the franchisee prepares before posting it.

City Publications retains the sole right to market on the internet, including all use of websites, domain names, URLs, linking, meta-tags, marketing, auction sites, e-commerce, and co-branding arrangements. Franchisees may be required to provide content for City Publications' internet marketing and must follow their intranet and internet usage rules, policies, and requirements. City Publications retains the sole right to use the marks on the internet, including on websites, as domain names, directory addresses, search terms, meta-tags, and in connection with linking, marketing, digital marketing, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and any co-branding and other arrangements. Franchisees may not establish a presence on, or market using, the internet for the franchised business unless they first obtain City Publications' consent. If City Publications approves an independent website, they may require that the site only be accessed through their home page.