Who controls the Mr. Sandless website?
Mr_Sandless Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may establish a website that provides information about the System and the Mr. Sandless products and services. We may use part of the monies from the Advertising Fund (described in Section 13.4 below) that we collect under this Agreement to pay or reimburse the costs associated with the development, maintenance and update of such website. We will be the webmaster, either directly or through a third party, and we have sole discretion and control over such website. You are not permitted to maintain an individual website related to the Business, or to establish a uniform resource locator (URL) incorporating
any variation of the "Mr. Sandless" name or the Proprietary Marks, without our prior written approval, which we are not required to provide. You must also participate in any System-wide area computer network, intranet system, or extranet implemented by us, as described in Section 9.11.1 above.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Mr. Sandless FDD, Mr. Sandless maintains control over the brand's website. Specifically, Mr. Sandless may establish a website providing details regarding the Mr. Sandless system, products, and services.
Mr. Sandless may use funds from the Advertising Fund to cover the costs of developing, maintaining, and updating the website. The FDD states that Mr. Sandless will act as the webmaster, either directly or through a third party, and retains sole discretion and control over the website.
The FDD also specifies that franchisees are not allowed to create their own individual websites related to the Mr. Sandless business, or use any variation of the Mr. Sandless name in a URL, without prior written approval from Mr. Sandless, which may be withheld. Franchisees must also participate in any system-wide computer network, intranet, or extranet implemented by Mr. Sandless.