What is the condition for Clear Pest Pros
Clear_Pest_Pros Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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As technology advances, you may be required to upgrade your hardware to meet changing software requirements as we deem necessary. Clear Pest Pros CRM is web-based and we do not charge you for software updates and upgrades. We may require you to upgrade your computer hardware, software and web-based applications in our sole discretion and at your expense.
You promise to subscribe to, maintain, and utilize a DSL, cable, or satellite high speed Internet connection and email network account with independent suppliers which periodically we approve. If you do not receive written approval within ten days of our written receipt of your request, such supplier will be considered disapproved. You must use an email name that we have approved that will have "@clearpestpros.com" as its suffix for all business-related correspondence. As technology advances and new discoveries are made, we have the right to require that you use other technological items, as well as to designate the specific companies, models and/or types that you must use for these technological services.
You also promise to use, subscribe to, and pay for, as directed by us, a customized website connected to our website and managed by our website provider. You may not attempt to redirect any traffic on the customized website. You may not implement a website or URL for Clear Pest Pros Business either yourself or through a third party provider. We have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation).
We may, but are not obligated to, create interior pages on the website(s) that contain information about Clear Pest Pros Business and other Clear Pest Pros Businesses. If we do create such pages, we may require you to prepare all or a portion of the page for Clear Pest Pros Business, at your expense, using a template that we provide. All such information will be subject to our approval prior to posting.
You agree to establish and maintain a separate profile, page or other presence on social media in connection with Clear Pest Pros Business in accordance with the System Standards. Prior to establishing such social media page(s), you are required to obtain our prior written approval of the content to be posted on such social media page(s). If such approval is granted by us, you must: (i) establish and operate such social media page(s) in accordance with System Standards and any other policies we designate in the Operations Manuals or otherwise in writing from time to time; and (ii) utilize any templates that we provide to you to create and/or modify such site(s). We recommend, but do not require, that you update the social media page(s) at least monthly. Upon termination or expiration of the Franchise Agreement, all social media pages and associated passwords shall be transferred to us.
You promise to establish and maintain, at your expense, an electronic accounting system that conforms to the requirements and formats that, from time to time, we prescribe in the Operations Manuals and/or System Standards. You shall furnish to us, in the manner and format that we require:
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- within 90 days after the close of your fiscal year, a complete income statement and other financial statements in a form we may prescribe in our sole discretion;
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- within ten days of our request, exact copies of any state, federal, or other income tax returns covering the operation of Clear Pest Pros Business, as well as the state, federal and other income tax returns from your existing business(es) that provide the Services, which we may need to review to assure all Gross Sales have been accurately reported;
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- by November 1 of each year, financial projections and a marketing plan for the upcoming year in the form we may prescribe in our sole discretion; and
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- any other reports we may require in the future.
We can require you to have audited financial statements prepared on an annual basis if you fail to comply with any provision of the Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 40–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Clear Pest Pros outlines several conditions related to technology, marketing, and operational standards that franchisees must adhere to. Clear Pest Pros may require franchisees to upgrade their computer hardware and software at their own expense as technology advances. Franchisees must also subscribe to and maintain a high-speed internet connection and use an email address with the "@clearpestpros.com" suffix for all business correspondence. Additionally, franchisees are required to use a customized website connected to Clear Pest Pros's main website, and they cannot create their own independent website. These conditions ensure that all franchisees maintain consistent technological standards and branding.
Clear Pest Pros maintains control over marketing and advertising efforts. While franchisees are expected to actively advertise and promote their business within their territory, they must use approved advertising and marketing materials. Clear Pest Pros may require franchisees to spend a minimum amount each month on local marketing and advertising, generally recommending amounts exceeding 3% of revenue. Franchisees must obtain written approval for any marketing materials they create themselves. This allows Clear Pest Pros to maintain brand consistency and control the messaging used in advertising.
Clear Pest Pros also sets operational standards that franchisees must follow. The Operations Manual and System Standards contain mandatory and suggested specifications, operating procedures, and rules. Franchisees must keep their copies of these manuals current and in a secure location. Failure to comply with these standards may be considered a breach of the Franchise Agreement. Furthermore, Clear Pest Pros must approve the franchisee's business office site, considering factors such as size, condition, and location within the territory. Franchisees must commence operations within four months of signing the Franchise Agreement, or Clear Pest Pros may terminate the agreement. These conditions ensure that franchisees operate according to Clear Pest Pros's established methods and maintain the brand's quality and reputation.