Under what conditions can Hawaiian Bros Island Grill suspend a franchisee's access to the Intranet?
Hawaiian_Bros_Island_Grill Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
(1) Company may, at its option, establish and maintain an Intranet through which franchisees of the System may communicate with each other and through which Company may disseminate updates to the Operations Manual and other Confidential Information. Company will have no obligation to maintain the Intranet indefinitely and may dismantle it at any time without liability to Franchisee.
- (2) Company may establish policies for the Intranet's use by franchisees and require Franchisee to acknowledge and/or sign such policies. Franchisee acknowledges that, as administrator of any Intranet, Company can technically access and view any communication that any Person posts on the Intranet. Franchisee further acknowledges that the Intranet facility and all communications that are posted to it will become Company's property, free of any claims of privacy or privilege that Franchisee or any other Person may assert.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 77–262)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Hawaiian Bros Island Grill may establish and maintain an Intranet for franchisees to communicate with each other and receive updates to the Operations Manual and other confidential information. However, Hawaiian Bros Island Grill is under no obligation to maintain the Intranet indefinitely and can dismantle it at any time without liability to the franchisee.
Hawaiian Bros Island Grill may establish policies for Intranet use and require franchisees to acknowledge or sign these policies. As the administrator, Hawaiian Bros Island Grill can technically access and view any communication posted on the Intranet. Franchisees acknowledge that all Intranet communications become the company's property, without any claims of privacy or privilege.
While the FDD excerpt details Hawaiian Bros Island Grill's rights regarding the Intranet, it does not explicitly state the conditions under which a franchisee's access to the Intranet may be suspended. A prospective franchisee should seek clarification from Hawaiian Bros Island Grill regarding specific circumstances that could lead to suspension of Intranet access, such as violations of usage policies or other breaches of the franchise agreement.