Does Gokhale Method have an obligation to provide advertising and promotional materials?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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- 4.3. Advertising and Promotional Materials. We may make available to you advertising and promotional materials at your expense as provided in Section 12.
- 4.4. Teacher's Manual and Policy Statements. We will provide you with access to our Teacher's Manual and provide you with any Policy Statements that we issue.
- 4.5. Inspections. We may conduct, as we deem advisable in our sole business judgment, inspections of your operation of your Franchised Business at any time during your regular business hours and with or without notice to you. We may also provide you with consultations to assist you in operating your Franchised Business.
- 4.6. Equipment and supplies. We shall provide to you a list of initial equipment and related products and supplies for the Franchised Business for purchase from us, our Parent or Affiliate or other suppliers (the "Initial Setup"). Purchasing the Initial Setup is a prerequisite for operating a Franchised Business.
- 4.7. Ongoing Advice. During the Term of this Agreement, we may advise you from time to time regarding the Gokhale Way, in our discretion. Such advice may be furnished in the Teachers' Manual or in Policy Statements, during telephone conversations, through Internet sessions, live conversations or otherwise. Such advice may concern any aspect of the Franchised Business, and you must follow it unless otherwise specified.
- 4.8. Optional Marketing Services. We may offer from time to time, at our sole discretion, marketing services and programs to assist Franchisees in marketing and promotion. The participation in these Services is voluntary, and should Franchisee chose to participate in them, Franchisee will pay the then current fees and expenses associated with them.
- 4.9. Website and Database. We may maintain a website on which your classes may be posted and your students may register and pay for classes; on which, in our discretion, we may maintain all student information; and on which we may provide you, students, and others with general information.
- 4.10. Prices. We will provide you with prices that you must follow in charging your students for classes, products or other services.
5. FEES
- 5.1. Initial Franchise Fee. You shall pay to us, on execution of this Agreement, a non refundable initial franchise fee (the "Initial Franchise Fee") in the amount of Four Thousand ($4,000) Dollars. The entire Initial Franchise Fee is fully earned and non refundable upon payment. You do not have a right to a refund once it is paid.
- 5.2.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 34)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Gokhale Method's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Gokhale Method may make advertising and promotional materials available to franchisees at the franchisee's expense, as detailed in Section 12 of the agreement. Additionally, Gokhale Method may offer marketing services and programs to assist franchisees in marketing and promotion at its sole discretion. Participation in these services is voluntary, and franchisees will pay the associated fees and expenses if they choose to participate.
While Gokhale Method may provide advertising and promotional materials, franchisees are responsible for local marketing, advertising, and promotion expenditures. Franchisees must follow the guidelines in the Teachers' Manual and Policy Statements regarding these activities and provide evidence of their expenditures upon request. Franchisees also agree to pay Gokhale Method for any advertising materials created specifically for them at their request, including the costs of creation and reproduction.
All advertising and promotion by the franchisee must be in a format approved by Gokhale Method, conducted in a dignified manner, and conform to specified standards and requirements. Franchisees cannot use any advertising or promotional plans or materials related to the Gokhale Method without written approval from Gokhale Method. Gokhale Method may require that all advertising designate its website, email address, and the franchisee's phone number for contact information. The franchisee is required to advertise and promote the Franchised Business and the Gokhale System in the manner and through the means required by Gokhale Method in the Franchise Agreement, the Teachers' Manual, and in Policy Statements, all at the franchisee's expense.