Under what conditions can Epcon Communities terminate a franchisee's access to the Epcon Communities Intranet?
Epcon_Communities Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Epcon Communities' Rights.
Epcon Communities reserves the right, upon learning of actual or possible illegal or improper uses of the Epcon Communities Intranet, to investigate and take action, as it deems necessary in its sole discretion, to stop the actual or possible illegal or improper use, including but not limited to, immediately and without notice, deleting your information or information pertaining to you and revoking your authorization to use the Epcon Communities Intranet.
In addition, Epcon Communities may, in its sole discretion, immediately terminate your access to the Epcon Communities Intranet should your conduct fail to fully conform with any terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Epcon Communities may, but is not in any way obligated to, enforce this Agreement against any Epcon Communities Intranet user.
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- Term and Termination.
Your access to the Epcon Communities Intranet is a privilege extended by Epcon Communities and begins with issuance of your access codes (issued only after your execution and delivery of this Agreement and acceptance of same by Epcon Communities) and ends upon termination by you or by Epcon Communities.
Your Epcon Communities Intranet access rights shall immediately terminate, without notice, on your failure to maintain authorized franchisee status.
In addition, Epcon Communities may terminate this Agreement and your authorization to access the Web Site and Databases at any time, with or without notice for any reason or no reason.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 86–280)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Epcon Communities outlines several conditions under which a franchisee's access to the Epcon Communities Intranet can be terminated. Access to the Intranet is considered a privilege that begins when Epcon Communities issues an access code after the franchise agreement is executed and accepted. This access ends when either the franchisee or Epcon Communities terminates the agreement.
The franchisee's access rights to the Epcon Communities Intranet will be immediately terminated without notice if the franchisee fails to maintain authorized franchisee status. Additionally, Epcon Communities reserves the right to terminate the agreement and the franchisee's access to the website and databases at any time, with or without notice, and for any reason or no reason.
Epcon Communities also reserves the right to investigate and take action, including revoking access to the Intranet, if it learns of any actual or possible illegal or improper uses of the Intranet. This includes, but is not limited to, instances where a franchisee uses the Intranet to encourage, post, or transmit spam, hoaxes, chain letters, advertisements, or rude, obscene, or harassing messages. Furthermore, Epcon Communities may terminate access if a franchisee's conduct does not fully conform to the terms and conditions of the franchise agreement.