For Dq Treat franchisees, what is the stated purpose for which the Device Software and PARPay Service can be used?
Dq_Treat Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
f location's monthly PARPay Service Fee | | Above 95.0% to 98.0% | 60% of locations' monthly PARPay Service Fee | | Above 90.0% to 95.0% | 80% of location's monthly PARPay Service Fee | | 90% or less | 100% of location's monthly PARPay Service Fee |
All Availability Warrantiesset forth in this Section will be measured on a monthly basis over a twenty-four (24) hour period for each day of the applicable month in the aggregate for the PARPay Service Fees provided to Participating Location.
4. PARPay Service Level Reporting and PARPay Service Level Credit Application. PAR will provide monthly reporting to Dairy Queen of PAR's performance with respect to the PARPay Transaction Availability Warranty listed herein. Any PARPay Transaction Availability Warranty failures that result in PARPay Service Level Credits will be aggregated and cumulatively applied to the Participating Location(s) following month's PARPay Service Fees.
SECTION C: USE OF DEVICE SOFTWARE/PARPAY SERVICE.
- 1. LICENSE AND RIGHT TO USE THE DEVICE SOFTWARE AND PARPAY SERVICE.
- Subject to the terms and conditions of these PARPay Terms, PAR grants Participating Location and Participating Location hereby accepts: (a) a personal, non-transferable, and non-exclusive right and limited license to use the payment application software ("Device Software") on an approved payment application device; and (b) a personal, non-transferable, and non-exclusive right and limited license to use the PARPay Service implemented by the Device Software, as well as technical information or materials developed by PAR and provided to Participating Location in connection with the use of the PARPay Service ("User Documentation"), all solely for the purpose of processing credit/debit/gift card transactions for Participating Location's business ("Purpose"). The use of any third party software shall also be subject to the terms and conditions of any end user license agreement provided for such software.
- 2. USAGE RESTRICTIONS Participating Location shall not directly or indirectly access or use the Device Software or the PARPay Service to process data or information for any person or entity other than Participating Location, and neither Participating Location nor Participating Location's Authorized Users shall use or permit the Device Software or PARPay Service to be used as a service bureau. These PARPay Terms do not give Participating Location's customers any right to use the Device Software or PARPay Service.
Source: Item 17 — The following paragraph is added to the end of Item 17 of the Disclosure Document: (FDD pages 70–378)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dq Treat's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Device Software and PARPay Service are intended to be used by franchisees solely for the purpose of processing credit, debit, and gift card transactions for their Dq Treat business.
This means that Dq Treat franchisees are granted a limited, non-transferable license to use the software and service to handle payment transactions within their business. The PARPay service allows Dq Treat locations to issue Gift Cards to customers and/or accept Credit and Debit Cards from customers using the platform to enable (i) Participating Location to register and monitor sales and usage of each Gift /Credit/Debit Card only via Participating Location Tokens, (ii) customers to use Gift/Credit/Debit Cards to purchase goods and services at Participating Location's locations (iii) for Participating Location to access, read, and confirm all customer Gift/Credit/Debit Card Data only via Participating Location Tokens and to create reports in various formats regarding sale and related transactions.
The FDD specifies that franchisees cannot use the Device Software or PARPay Service to process data for any other entity or act as a service bureau. Franchisees are also restricted from reselling or transferring their rights to use the software and service to any third party. This ensures that the software and service are exclusively used for the Dq Treat location's own business operations and not for external purposes.
These restrictions are typical in franchise agreements to protect the franchisor's intellectual property and maintain control over the brand's technology and payment processing systems. Dq Treat franchisees should be aware of these limitations and ensure their usage of the Device Software and PARPay Service aligns with the specified purpose.