Does City Publications provide a link between the franchisee's website and the main City Publications website?
City_Publications Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisor has established and maintains an Internet website at the uniform resource locator ("URL") www.citypublication.com that provides information about the CITY PUBLICATIONS System and the services that Franchisor and its franchisees provide. Franchisor shall establish a website for the Franchised Business and a link between such website and the CITY PUBLICATIONS website. Franchisee is solely responsible for the maintenance of the website for the Franchised Business. Franchisor may (but is not required to) include at the CITY PUBLICATIONS website an interior page containing information about the Franchised Business. If Franchisor includes such information on the CITY PUBLICATIONS website, Franchisor may require Franchisee to prepare all or a portion of the page, at Franchisee's expense, using a template that Franchisor provides. All such information shall be subject to Franchisor's approval prior to posting. Franchisor retains the sole right to market on the Internet, including all use of websites, domain names, URL's, linking, meta-tags, marketing, auction sites, e-commerce and co-branding arrangements. Franchisee may be requested to provide Franchisor content for Franchisor's Internet marketing and shall be required to follow Franchisor's Intranet and Internet usage rules, policies and requirements. Franchisor 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, cobranding and other arrangements, as well as social media and any digital marketing platform, Franchisor retains the sole right to approve any linking or other use of the CITY PUBLICATIONS website. Franchisee may not establish a presence
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 39–129)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Publications' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, City Publications will establish a website for the franchisee's business and create a link between that website and the main City Publications website, found at www.citypublication.com. However, the franchisee is responsible for maintaining their individual website.
City Publications may also include an interior page about the franchisee's business on the main City Publications website, but is not required to do so. If City Publications chooses to include this information, they may require the franchisee to create all or part of the page using a template provided by City Publications, with the franchisee bearing the expense. All content is subject to City Publications' approval before it is posted.
City Publications retains the sole right to market on the Internet, including all aspects of websites, domain names, URLs, linking, meta-tags, marketing, auction sites, e-commerce, and co-branding arrangements. Franchisees may be asked to provide content for City Publications' internet marketing and must adhere to City Publications' intranet and internet usage rules and policies. City Publications also retains the sole right to use its trademarks on the internet, including on websites, as domain names, directory addresses, search terms, and in connection with linking, marketing, co-branding, and other arrangements, as well as social media and any digital marketing platform. City Publications retains the sole right to approve any linking or other use of the City Publications website. Franchisees cannot establish an internet presence using the City Publications marks without written consent from City Publications.