Does the Pearce Bespoke Franchise Agreement require parties to consent to doing business electronically?
Pearce_Bespoke Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Upon execution of the Franchise Agreement and for so long as Franchisee holds a Pearce Bespoke Franchise, subject to the terms of this Agreement, but prior to Franchisee's commencement of operations of the Pearce Bespoke Franchise, Franchisor shall:
- b. Make electronically accessible all the specifications, approved Suppliers lists, approved supplies lists, extranet access and Manuals.
Franchisor will provide Franchisee with an electronic copy of the Operations Manual and one or more other confidential manuals (collectively, the "Manuals") wherein Franchisor will describe its operational policies, standards, requirements, and practices as such things are modified and amended by Franchisor from time to time. The Manuals may also include computer software, information available on an internet/extranet site and other electronic media that Franchisor may change from time to time. Franchisee will comply with all provisions of the Manuals. Franchisor reserves the right to revise the Manuals at any time.
At all times, Franchisee must maintain credit card relationships with the credit and debit card issuers or sponsors, check or credit verification services, financial-center services, and electronic-fundstransfer systems that Franchisor designates, and Franchisee must not use any such services or providers that Franchisor has not approved in writing. Franchisor has the right to modify its requirements and designate additional approved or required methods of payments and vendors for processing such payments. Franchisee must comply with all credit card policies. The Franchisee must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") as they may be revised and modified by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council or its successor organization, FACTA and any other card payment standards Franchisor may specify.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Pearce Bespoke Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor will make certain information electronically accessible to the franchisee. Specifically, Pearce Bespoke will provide electronic access to specifications, approved supplier lists, approved supply lists, extranet access, and manuals upon the execution of the Franchise Agreement.
Additionally, Pearce Bespoke provides the Operations Manual to the franchisee in electronic form. The manual may include computer software, information available on an internet/extranet site and other electronic media that Pearce Bespoke may change from time to time. The franchisee is required to comply with all provisions of the manuals, and Pearce Bespoke retains the right to revise the manuals at any time.
Furthermore, Pearce Bespoke franchisees must maintain relationships with credit card issuers, verification services, and electronic-funds-transfer systems that the franchisor designates. Franchisees must also comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and any other card payment standards that Pearce Bespoke specifies.