Will Gokhale Method provide access to a Teacher's Manual and Policy Statements?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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. Student Payments. All payments collected from your students for teaching the System, including but not limited to continuing training or programs which may be offered from time to time will be paid by the student directly to us through our payment system ("GMI-Pay Students") unless such fees are paid by the student to you in cash or by paper check or a credit card system in your facility ("Direct-Pay Students").
- 5.3. Royalty Fee Direct Pay. For Direct-Pay Students you agree to pay us a non-refundable royalty ("Royalty") during the Term in accordance with our Royalty Schedule in effect as of the time of payment.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 34)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Gokhale Method's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Gokhale Method will provide franchisees with access to their Teacher's Manual and Policy Statements. These resources outline the standards for teaching the Gokhale System and operating the franchised business. The Teacher's Manual and Policy Statements can be provided online or in hard-copy form.
The Teacher's Manual and Policy Statements are considered confidential information, along with teaching scripts, proprietary software, and other non-public information. Franchisees must maintain student records as designated in the Teacher's Manual and comply with requirements for registering students via Gokhale Method's prescribed system.
Gokhale Method retains the right to revise the contents of the Teacher's Manual, Policy Statements, and teaching methods, and franchisees must comply with these changes. Franchisees are also obligated to advertise and promote the Gokhale System in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Agreement, Teacher's Manual, and Policy Statements, bearing the costs for such activities. Furthermore, franchisees must adhere to Gokhale Method's pricing for classes, products, and services.