Does Extreme Art Studio have approval rights over information on the System Website?
Extreme_Art_Studio Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
As long as we maintain a System Website, we will have the right to use the Brand Fund's assets to develop, maintain, and update the System Website. We may update and modify the System Website from time to time. You must promptly notify us whenever any information on your listing changes or is not accurate. We have final approval rights of all information on the System Website. We may implement and periodically modify System Standards relating to the System Website.
We are only required to reference your Extreme Art Studio Business on the System Website while you are in full compliance with your Franchise Agreement and all System Standards. You may not, without our prior written approval, develop, maintain, or authorize any website that mentions or describes you, your Extreme Art Studio Business, or displays any of the Marks. If we approve your use of a website, including social media websites, we will reserve the right to require you to obtain our written approval of its initial content and as it is updated or modified from time to time. If we develop a template or other standardized format and/or content for franchisee websites, you must agree to use our mediums. You may not sell products or services not approved by us in the Franchise Operations Manual on your Business website without our prior written approval (See Franchise Agreement – Section 9.5).
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 27–37)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Extreme Art Studio's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Extreme Art Studio retains final approval rights over all information presented on the System Website. The document states that franchisees must promptly notify Extreme Art Studio whenever any information on their listing changes or is inaccurate.
This means that while franchisees are responsible for providing up-to-date and accurate information for their listings, Extreme Art Studio has the authority to ensure that all content aligns with their brand standards and is factually correct. This control helps maintain consistency and quality across the entire Extreme Art Studio system.
Furthermore, Extreme Art Studio may update and modify the System Website periodically and implement System Standards relating to the System Website. Franchisees must remain in full compliance with the Franchise Agreement and all System Standards to have their Extreme Art Studio Business referenced on the System Website. Failure to comply may result in temporary removal of the franchisee's webpage until the default is cured, or permanent removal upon expiration or termination of the Franchise Agreement.