Does Crepe De Licious retain the right to market on the Internet?
Crepe_De_Licious Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ithin another franchisee's Territory. We may allow you to market your Crepe de licious Business through social media sites so long as you follow our online policies and procedures, which are contained in the Operations Manual. Our online policies and procedures may change as technology and the Internet changes. Under our online policies and procedures, we may retain the sole right to market on the Internet, including all use of websites, domain names, advertising, and co-branding arrangements. We may not allow you to independently market on the Internet, or use any domain name, address, locator, link, metatag, or search technique with words or symbols similar to the Marks. We may require you to allow us access to your social media pages to manage content. Our online policy may completely prohibit you from any use of the Marks in social networking sites or other online use. You may not sell products through other channels of distribution such as delivery, ghost kitchens, wholesale, Internet, or mail order sales, unless we authorize you in writing. You may not provide any goods or services related to the operation of your Crepe de licious Business that we have not approved.
ITEM 17 RENEWAL, TERMINATION, TRANSFER AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
This table lists certain important provisions of the franchise agreement and related agreements. You should read these provisions in the agreements attached to this disclosure document.
| Provision | Section in Franchise Agreement | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| q. Non-competition covenants during the term of the Franchise | Section 5.21 | Neither you, your principal owners, nor any immediate family members of you or your principal owners may participate in a diverting business, have no owning interest in, loan money to, or perform services for a competitive business anywhere; you may not interfere with our or our other franchisees’ Crepe de licious Franchise(s). |
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Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD pages 47–48)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Crepe De Licious's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Crepe De Licious retains the sole right to market on the Internet. Item 16 states that this includes all use of websites, domain names, advertising, and co-branding arrangements. Crepe De Licious may not allow franchisees to independently market on the Internet, or use any domain name, address, locator, link, metatag, or search technique with words or symbols similar to the Marks without express permission.
Crepe De Licious may allow franchisees to market their Crepe de licious Business through social media sites as long as they follow the franchisor's online policies and procedures, which are contained in the Operations Manual. These online policies and procedures may change as technology and the Internet changes. Crepe De Licious may require franchisees to allow them access to their social media pages to manage content. The online policy may completely prohibit franchisees from any use of the Marks in social networking sites or other online use.
Item 12 also states that Crepe De Licious reserves the right to use the Internet and other means as a channel of distribution for themselves. Franchisees may not independently market on the Internet or conduct e-commerce without prior written approval from Crepe De Licious and must adhere to the policies and procedures outlined in the Operations Manual. Item 11 mentions that Crepe De Licious has established a System Website for Crepe de licious Businesses which includes local pages for each franchisee. Franchisees may be requested to provide content for the franchisor's Internet marketing, and they must follow the franchisor's intranet and Internet usage rules, policies, and requirements. Franchisees may choose to promote their Crepe de licious Business via alternate online strategies consistent with the franchisor's policies and guidelines as contained in the Manual, which may be changed at the franchisor's discretion.