For a Hydrodog franchise, if a term is not defined in the Rider, where can its definition be found?
Hydrodog Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
21.22 Certain Definitions.
- (a) The term "family member" refers to parents, spouses, offspring and siblings, and the parents and siblings of spouses.
- (b) The term "affiliate" means any Business Entity directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a person, under common control with a person or controlled by a person.
- (c) The terms "franchisee, franchise owner, you and your" are applicable to one or more persons, a Business Entity, as the case may be.
- (d) The singular use of any pronoun also includes the plural and the masculine and neuter usages include the other and the feminine.
- (e) The term "person" includes individuals and Business Entities.
- (f) You and we are sometimes referred to individually as a "party" and collectively as "parties."
- (g) The term "section" refers to a section or subsection of this Agreement.
- (h) The word "control" means the power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies.
(i) The word "owner" means any person holding a direct or indirect, legal or beneficial ownership interest or voting rights in another person (or a transferee of this Agreement or an interest in you), including any person who has a direct or indirect interest in you or this Agreement and any person who has any other legal or equitable interest, or the power to vest in himself any legal or equitable interest, in the revenue, profits, rights or assets.
(j) The term "Reasonable Business Judgment" refers to any and all decisions, actions and/or choices made by us concerning and/or relating to this Agreement, the System, HydroDog Businesses and your HydroDog Business where we undertake and/or make such decision with the intention of benefitting and/or acting in a way that could benefit the System including, as examples and without limitation, enhancing the value of the Marks, increasing customer satisfaction, minimizing potential customer confusion as to the Marks, determining operating territory markets, minimizing potential customer confusion as to the location of HydroDog Businesses, expanding brand awareness of the Marks, implementing marketing and accounting control systems, approving products, services, supplies and equipment.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 43–166)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Hydrodog Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchise agreement itself contains definitions of certain terms used within the agreement. Section 21.22 of the agreement provides definitions for terms such as "family member," "affiliate," "franchisee, franchise owner, you and your," "person," "party," "section," "control," "owner," and "Reasonable Business Judgment."
For a prospective Hydrodog franchisee, this means that if a specific term is not defined within a particular section or rider to the franchise agreement, they should refer to Section 21.22, titled "Certain Definitions," within the main body of the agreement. This section serves as a glossary for key terms used throughout the document.
It is important for franchisees to carefully review these definitions to fully understand their rights and obligations under the franchise agreement. Understanding these definitions can help avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes with Hydrodog during the term of the franchise.