Can the Petro Stopping Center Manuals be modified, updated, and revised?
Petro_Stopping_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 7.1 Manuals. We will loan you during the Term, one copy of the Manuals. The Manuals may be provided to you in electronic form and by any means of e-commerce we designate. The Manuals will contain, among other things, Petro System Standards that we prescribe from time to time for the operation of a Petro Center and information relating to your other obligations under this Agreement and related agreements. You agree to follow the standards, specifications and operating procedures we establish or revise periodically for the Petro System as described in the Manuals. You also must comply with all updates and amendments to the Petro System as described in newsletters or notices we distribute, including via computer systems. You must maintain the Manuals as confidential and maintain the information in the Manuals as secret and confidential. The Manuals may be modified, updated and revised from time to time to reflect changes in Petro System Standards. You agree to keep your copy of the Manuals (in hard copy or electronic form) current and in a secure location and by secure means at the Petro Center. In the event of a dispute relating to its contents, the master copy of the Manuals we maintain at our principal office (or if via e-commerce, on our Computer System) will be controlling. You may not at any time copy, duplicate, record or otherwise reproduce any part of the Manuals. If your copy of the Manuals is lost, destroyed or significantly damaged, you agree to obtain a replacement copy at our then applicable charge.
Source: Item 14 — Other investments (FDD pages 131–208)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Petro Stopping Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Petro Stopping Center Manuals can be modified, updated, and revised from time to time. These changes will reflect updates to the Petro System Standards. The franchisee is responsible for keeping their copy of the manuals current, whether in hard copy or electronic form, and storing it securely at the Petro Center. In case of a dispute, the master copy of the manuals maintained by Petro Stopping Center at its principal office will be controlling.
Petro Stopping Center may communicate updates and amendments to the Petro System through newsletters or notices, including via computer systems. Franchisees must comply with these updates. The franchisee is not allowed to copy, duplicate, record, or reproduce any part of the manuals. If a franchisee's copy is lost, destroyed, or significantly damaged, they must obtain a replacement copy at Petro Stopping Center's then-applicable charge.
These manuals contain Petro System Standards that Petro Stopping Center prescribes for the operation of a Petro Center, along with information about the franchisee's obligations under the franchise agreement. Franchisees must adhere to the standards, specifications, and operating procedures that Petro Stopping Center establishes or revises periodically for the Petro System, as described in the manuals. This ensures consistency and quality across all Petro Stopping Center locations, but it also means franchisees must stay informed of and implement any changes made by the franchisor.