Can the Mr. Sandless Advertising Fund be used for seminars and training programs?

We have established an advertising fund ("Advertising Fund") to promote the System, Mr. Sandless and the products and services offered by Mr. Sandless Businesses. You must contribute each month to the Advertising Fund an amount equal to 1% of your Gross Sales. Your contributions to the Advertising Fund are in addition to your local advertising requirement described above. The Advertising Fund will be used for national, regional and local advertising, publicity and promotion relating to our business. We will determine, in our fully unrestricted discretion, the manner in which the Advertising Fund will be spent. Some portion of the Advertising Fund may be used for creative concept production, seminars and training programs, market research, marketing surveys, services of advertising and/or public relations agencies, television, radio, magazine, social media, and newspaper and electronic advertising campaigns and related purposes, as well as for website development, enhancement and maintenance. We have the right to direct all advertising activities with sole discretion over creative concepts, materials and media used, as well as their placement and allocation.

Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 19–25)