Can Epcon Communities franchisees post material that encourages criminal conduct on the Intranet?
Epcon_Communities Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- g) transmit or post any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation, including, without limitation, the U.S.
Export Control laws and regulations;
- h) post, promote or transmit through the Epcon Communities Intranet any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature, including, without limitation, any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, or give rise to civil liability;
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 86–280)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Epcon Communities' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are explicitly prohibited from posting material on the Epcon Communities Intranet that encourages conduct that could be considered a criminal offense. This restriction is part of a broader set of rules governing user conduct on the Intranet.
This prohibition extends to any material that could give rise to civil liability or violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation, including U.S. Export Control laws. The FDD also restricts franchisees from posting unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material.
Epcon Communities retains the right to investigate and take action against any actual or possible illegal or improper uses of the Intranet. This includes deleting information and revoking a franchisee's authorization to use the Intranet. Failure to comply with these terms and conditions may result in immediate termination of access to the Epcon Communities Intranet.