For Remax, does the definition of 'Authorized User' include contractors?

ny non-RE/MAX real estate business or the establishment of, or acquiring an investment or ownership interest in, any non-RE/MAX real estate business or the recruiting of any RE/MAX Sales Associates for any existing or future non-RE/MAX real estate business which does or may compete with the RE/MAX Network.

• M. Hiring of Personal Assistants and Creating Working Relationships.Without authority from and the prior written approval of Broker, Contractor shall not hire, employ, contract with or for, retain the services of, or arrange for any continuing working relationship with, any licensed or unlicensed personal assistant, or any licensed person, who is not affiliated with Broker nor shall Contractor hold or sponsor the license of any real estate broker or salesperson. Should Broker provide such written approval in the hiring and employment of any licensed or unlicensed personal assistant, Contractor shall maintain insurance policies and coverage that may be required by law – in amounts prescribed by law – such as, but not limited to, workers compensation insurance for employees of Contractor.
• P. Identification as Independent Operation. Contractor agrees to indicate in all dealings with clients, customers, suppliers, public officials and others that Contractor is affiliated as an independent contractor with Broker and that Broker's office is independently owned and operated. Contractor agrees, where appropriate or required by Office Policies, System Standards or the Trademark Manual (defined herein) to include in all marketing materials and advertising placed by Contractor the statement: "Each office is independently owned and operated."
• Q. RE/MAX MAX/Center® Subscription. Contractor agrees to subscribe to MAX/Center® (remax.net.), an extranet website for use by affiliates of the RE/MAX Network. By executing this Agreement, Contractor acknowledges that Contractor read MAX/Center's User Agreement and Privacy Notice which can be found at remax.net, and that Contractor accepts the terms and conditions of MAX/Center's User Agreement and Privacy Notice as they may be revised from time to time.
• R. Authorization to Communicate and Share Personal Information. By executing this Independent Contractor Agreement Contractor authorizes Franchisor and its related parties to (i) communicate with Contractor electronically, including via electronic mail, text message, or social media platforms, and, unless a written communication is required, to communicate with Contractor at any cell phone number provided or listed (including via text messaging), notwithstanding whether any or all of Contractor's telephone numbers appear on a federal or state Do-Not-Call registry; (ii) send communications that may be prerecorded or sent with a system capable of autodialing or sequencing phone numbers or placed with an artificial voice; and (iii) use, share, aggregate with other information,

disclose, or sell Contractor's contact and personal information as well as the contact and personal information of Contractor's clients (collectively, "Contractor Information") to Approved Suppliers, service providers, and other third parties, that all such information becomes the property of Franchisor, and that Franchisor may profit from that information without providing any compensation to Broker or Contractor. As used herein, "personal information" shall mean and include information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual. Contractor acknowledges and agrees that Franchisor is a third-party beneficiary of this Paragraph.

• S. Idea Submissions.Contractor acknowledges that if he or she submits any unsolicited or solicited ideas, proposals, suggestions, works, or similar submissions, including any recommendations or ideas for marketing and advertising, services, products, technology, product improvements or enhancements or other content (collectively referred to as "Submissions"), the following terms apply to those Submissions, regardless of whether Contractor's communication or Submission contains other terms. Contractor agrees that: (i) the Submissions, including any related intellectual property rights, will become RE/MAX,LLC's property automatically when Contractor submits them to REMAX, LLC, and without any compensation to Contractor;

Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD pages 108–334)