Who has control over the Dollar Rent A Car website design and content?
Dollar_Rent_A_Car Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our Website is the only Website authorized for advertising Your Franchised Business. You may not, without our prior written approval, advertise Your Franchised Business on any website other than our designated Website. You must cooperate in the preparation, development and maintenance of an interior page on our Website, which will contain such information about Your Franchised Business as we deem necessary or appropriate. We will approve all such information, and any proposed revisions to the information prior to posting or use. We shall have sole discretion and control over our Website design and content.
You may not develop, create, generate, own, license, lease or use any computer medium or electronic medium (such as an Internet home page, e-mail address, social or other media profile or listing. Website or display, bulletin board, newsgroup, mobile application or other Internet related medium) which in any way uses or displays, in whole or in part, the Marks without our written consent, and then only in such a manner and in accordance with such procedures, policies, standards and specifications as we may establish from time to time. For example, you may not use the Marks (in whole or in part): (1) as part of an Internet domain name; (2) as, or a part of, a URL (at any level or address) or email address; (3) on or in connection with any Internet home page, Website, bulletin board, newsgroup, social or other media profile or listing, chat-group, buddy list, instant messenger, mobile application, meta-tag or other Internet-related activity, without our prior written consent.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 61–69)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Dollar Rent A Car Franchise Disclosure Document, Dollar Rent A Car has sole discretion and control over its website design and content. The Dollar Rent A Car website is the only authorized website for advertising a franchised business.
A Dollar Rent A Car franchisee must cooperate with Dollar Rent A Car in the preparation, development, and maintenance of an interior page on the Dollar Rent A Car website. This interior page will contain information about the franchisee's business that Dollar Rent A Car deems necessary or appropriate. Dollar Rent A Car will approve all such information and any proposed revisions before posting or use.
A Dollar Rent A Car franchisee may not advertise their franchised business on any website other than the Dollar Rent A Car designated website without prior written approval from Dollar Rent A Car. Additionally, franchisees are restricted from creating or using any online medium that displays the Dollar Rent A Car marks without written consent from Dollar Rent A Car, ensuring uniformity and brand control.