Can Gokhale Method change the System from time to time?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
- 8.2. Approved Formats. You agree to sell, offer for sale and deliver to students only the Gokhale System in Approved Formats and any related classes, services and products as have been expressly approved in writing by us and for which you have been qualified; to refrain from any deviation from our standards
and specifications without our prior written consent; and to discontinue selling and offering for sale any Gokhale Method branded class, service, product, merchandise, and equipment which we may, in our discretion, disapprove in writing at any time. The current schedule of Approved Formats and requirements for them is annexed as Exhibit B.
10.4. Changes and Revisions. We may from time to time revise the contents of the Teachers' Manual, Policy Statements, scripts and any other teaching methods or content, and you expressly agree to comply with each new or changed standard.
9.3.3. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify, add to, or discontinue use of the Marks, or to substitute different Marks, for use in identifying the System and the businesses operating thereunder. You agree that if we change the Marks that you will comply with any changes we require you to make at your expense.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 34)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Gokhale Method's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Gokhale Method has the right to modify the System. The franchise agreement states that Gokhale Method may revise the contents of the Teacher's Manual, Policy Statements, scripts, and any other teaching methods or content. Franchisees must comply with each new or changed standard. This allows Gokhale Method to adapt its teaching methods and content over time.
Additionally, Gokhale Method reserves the right to modify, add to, or discontinue the use of the Marks, or substitute different Marks for identifying the System and the businesses operating under it. If Gokhale Method changes the Marks, franchisees must comply with any changes required at their own expense. This ensures that Gokhale Method can update its branding and franchisees must adapt to these changes.
Furthermore, franchisees must sell and deliver the Gokhale System only in Approved Formats and related classes, services, and products that have been expressly approved in writing by Gokhale Method. Franchisees must refrain from any deviation from Gokhale Method's standards and specifications without prior written consent and discontinue selling any Gokhale Method branded class, service, product, merchandise, and equipment that Gokhale Method may disapprove in writing at any time. This ensures that franchisees adhere to the approved methods and offerings of Gokhale Method.