Will a Kidokinetics franchisee be provided with a dedicated page on the Kidokinetics website?
Kidokinetics Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Franchisor has established a website that provides information about the System and the services offered by the Kidokinetics franchises (the "Website").
Franchisor has sole discretion and control over the Website, including whether to discontinue the Website.
Franchisor will provide Franchisee with a dedicated page on the Website for Franchisee's Kidokinetics Business.
Franchisor may require Franchisee, at Franchisee's expense, to prepare all or a portion of the page using a template that Franchisor provides.
All such information will be subject to Franchisor's approval prior to posting.
Franchisee has no ownership or other proprietary rights to such page and will lose all rights to such page upon expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 59)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Kidokinetics's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Kidokinetics will provide franchisees with a dedicated page on the Kidokinetics website for their Kidokinetics business. However, Kidokinetics retains sole discretion and control over the website, including the right to discontinue it.
Kidokinetics may require the franchisee, at the franchisee's expense, to prepare all or a portion of the page using a template provided by Kidokinetics. All information posted on the franchisee's dedicated page is subject to Kidokinetics's approval before posting. The franchisee has no ownership or proprietary rights to the page and will lose all rights to it upon expiration or termination of the Franchise Agreement.
Kidokinetics also maintains a website with a dedicated page for each franchisee, along with an email address for the franchisee's use in operating the Kidokinetics business. Kidokinetics reserves the right to require franchisees to provide all social media account information related to the Kidokinetics business and grant Kidokinetics independent access to the franchisee's Kidokinetics business social media accounts to make upgrades, post information, and manage social media accounts as Kidokinetics deems appropriate for the benefit of the system.
Kidokinetics retains the sole right to market on the Internet, including the use of websites, domain names, linking, search engines, banner ads, meta-tags, marketing, auction sites, e-commerce, and co-branding arrangements. Franchisees must provide content Kidokinetics requests for Internet marketing and follow Kidokinetics's intranet and Internet usage rules, policies, and requirements. Franchisees must not establish a separate website or advertise on the Internet without Kidokinetics's express written consent.