What document regulates a Pearce Bespoke Franchisee's use of the Marks on the internet?
Pearce_Bespoke Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisee's general conduct on the internet and specifically its use of the Marks on the internet (including the domain name and any other Marks Franchisor may develop as a result of participation on the internet) will be subject to the provisions of this Agreement and regulated by the Internet Code of Conduct or similar document. Franchisee may be required to participate in e-commerce activities (as regulated in the Internet Code of Conduct) on its Pearce Bespoke Franchise website and have a separate online merchant account to accept credit card payments through the website.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Pearce Bespoke's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee's use of the Marks on the internet is governed by the Franchise Agreement and regulated by the Internet Code of Conduct or a similar document. This includes the use of the Marks in the domain name and any other Marks Pearce Bespoke develops as a result of internet participation.
Pearce Bespoke will establish rules from time to time under which franchisees will establish their own website or separately use the internet, and the franchisee is required to strictly abide by all such rules and follow the then current form of Internet Code of Conduct. Franchisees are required to have a Pearce Bespoke Franchise website and will pay all expenses associated with the development and operation of the website for the individual Pearce Bespoke Franchise.
Pearce Bespoke retains the right to determine the content and use of the Pearce Bespoke website, as well as the core brand content and design of the franchisee's website templates. Pearce Bespoke also retains all rights relating to the Pearce Bespoke website and the individual Pearce Bespoke Franchises' website template and domain name(s) (URL) and may alter or terminate the websites upon thirty (30) days' notice to the franchisee. Franchisees may be required to participate in e-commerce activities (as regulated in the Internet Code of Conduct) on their Pearce Bespoke Franchise website and have a separate online merchant account to accept credit card payments through the website.