What internet usage rules, policies and requirements must I follow for my Monicals Pizza franchise?
Monicals_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Under the Franchise Agreement, you are restricted from establishing a presence on, or marketing using, the Internet or by cellphone in connection with the franchised restaurant except under a Franchisor designated program or our prior written consent.
However, you may market using the internet in connection with the franchised restaurant for the purpose of collecting e-mail addresses and cellphone numbers from guests of your restaurants for use in future e-mail and text marketing activities.
You must continue to follow Monical's internet usage rules, policies and requirements.
We have established and maintain an Internet website at the uniform resource locator www.monicalspizza.com that provides information about the System and about Monical's restaurants.
In addition, we will include at our website an interior page containing information about your franchised restaurant.
All information shall be subject to our approval before posting.
We retain the sole right to market on the Internet, including the use of websites, domain names, uniform resource locators, on-line identifiers, keywords, linking, search engines (and search engine optimization techniques), banner ads, meta-tags, marketing, auction sites, e-commerce and co-branding arrangements.
You may be requested to provide content for our Internet marketing and you must follow our intranet and Internet usage rules, policies and requirements.
We retain the sole right to use the Marks on the Internet, including on websites, as domain names, directory addresses, on-line identifiers, search terms and meta-tags, and in connection with linking, marketing, co-branding and other arrangements.
We retain the sole right to approve any linking to, or other use of, the Monical's Pizza website. (Franchise Agreement, Section 11.5)
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 20–27)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Monicals Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees face specific restrictions and requirements regarding internet usage and marketing. Franchisees are generally restricted from establishing an online presence or marketing via the internet or cellphones without a franchisor-designated program or prior written consent. However, franchisees can collect email addresses and cellphone numbers from their restaurant guests for future email and text marketing activities.
Monicals Pizza maintains a website at www.monicalspizza.com, which provides information about the Monicals Pizza system and its restaurants. The franchisor will include a page on their website with information about the franchisee's location, but all information is subject to the franchisor's approval before it is posted.
Monicals Pizza retains the sole right to market on the internet, including the use of websites, domain names, online identifiers, keywords, linking, search engines, banner ads, meta-tags, marketing, auction sites, e-commerce, and co-branding arrangements. Franchisees may be asked to provide content for the franchisor's internet marketing and must adhere to Monicals Pizza's internet usage rules, policies, and requirements. The franchisor also retains the sole right to use the Monicals Pizza marks on the internet, including on websites, as domain names, directory addresses, online identifiers, search terms, and meta-tags, and in connection with linking, marketing, co-branding, and other arrangements. Additionally, the franchisor retains the sole right to approve any linking to, or other use of, the Monicals Pizza website. Franchisees must continue to follow Monical's internet usage rules, policies, and requirements.