Who establishes the rules for Pearce Bespoke Franchisees to establish their own website or use the internet?
Pearce_Bespoke Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisee must have high speed internet access from the Pearce Bespoke Franchise and an e-mail address. Franchisor will include Franchisee in the Pearce Bespoke Franchise location section of Franchisor's website www.pearcebespoke.com at no charge as part of Franchisee's marketing fund. Franchisor will establish the rules from time to time under which franchisees will establish their own website or separately use the internet, and Franchisee shall be required to strictly abide by all such rules and follow the then current form of Internet Code of Conduct. Franchisee is required to have a Pearce Bespoke Franchise website and will pay all expenses associated with the development and operation of the website for Franchisee's individual Pearce Bespoke Franchise. Franchisor will, at its discretion, determine the content and use of the Pearce Bespoke website, and the core brand content and design of the franchisee Pearce Bespoke Franchise website templates. Franchisor will retain 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 Franchisee. 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. Franchisee acknowledges that certain information obtained through its participation in the Pearce Bespoke internet and extranet websites may be considered Confidential Information (as defined in Section 9 below), including access codes and
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Pearce Bespoke Franchise Disclosure Document, Pearce Bespoke establishes the rules regarding franchisees creating their own websites or using the internet. Franchisees are obligated to strictly follow these rules and adhere to the current Internet Code of Conduct.
Pearce Bespoke includes franchisees in the location section of its website, www.pearcebespoke.com, at no charge, using funds from the franchisee's marketing fund. Franchisees are required to have a Pearce Bespoke website and cover all associated development and operational expenses. Pearce Bespoke retains the right to determine the content and use of its website, as well as the core brand content and design of franchisee website templates.
Pearce Bespoke also retains all rights related to its website and franchisee website templates and domain names, with the ability to alter or terminate these websites with thirty days' notice to the franchisee. A franchisee's internet conduct, especially the use of trademarks, is governed by the agreement and the Internet Code of Conduct. Franchisees may be required to participate in e-commerce activities and maintain a separate online merchant account for credit card payments through their website.