Under the Dq Treat Participation Agreement, what happens in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the Participation Agreement and the Agreement?
Dq_Treat Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Incorporation of the Agreement. This Participation Agreement is entered into under the provisions of the Agreement, and except as provided in this Participation Agreement or as specified in the Agreement, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement, as may be amended in a writing signed by Punchh and Customer (for clarity, Participating Locations are not permitted to request or make amendments to the Agreement) and as specifically referenced in Section 4 below, are incorporated into this Participation Agreement by this reference, as if fully set forth herein. Except as specifically set forth hereunder, Participating Location hereby agrees to be bound by terms and conditions (including obligations of "Customer" therein) of the Agreement, as if Participating Location was a signatory to the Agreement (and as such Punchh shall have all rights against the undersigned as if the undersigned was Customer pursuant to the Agreement). For clarification, while Participating Location agrees to be bound by terms and conditions of the Agreement, a Participating Location is not equivalent to Customer and Customer retains all rights accruing to it in the Agreement, including any ownership rights in Section 7 (Ownership) and Section 8 (Data). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Participation Agreement and the Agreement, the Agreement shall control as to the subject matter of this Participation Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Participation Agreement, to the extent not otherwise defined in this Participation Agreement, shall have the meanings ascribed in the Agreement.
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 the 2025 Dq Treat Franchise Disclosure Document, the Participation Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the main franchise agreement. Specifically, the Participation Agreement incorporates all the terms and conditions of the main Dq Treat agreement, as amended by Dq Treat and the Customer. Participating locations cannot request or make amendments to the main agreement.
In the event that there is any inconsistency between the Participation Agreement and the main Dq Treat agreement, the terms of the main Dq Treat agreement will take precedence. This means that franchisees must adhere to the stipulations outlined in the main agreement, even if they conflict with the Participation Agreement.
This clause ensures that the overarching Dq Treat franchise agreement remains the governing document, providing consistency across all franchise operations and related participation agreements. Franchisees should carefully review both the main agreement and any participation agreements to understand their obligations and how they interrelate, giving particular attention to the main agreement in case of conflicts.