Can a Stretch Zone franchisee create their own website to promote the franchise?
Stretch_Zone Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Website. We will list your Franchise on our Website. We maintain sole and exclusive rights to all content and information displayed or collected on our Website. The content and information includes company information, user demographics and profiles, pictures and graphics, testimonials, advertisements, franchise information, product and/or service information and all other information that we may designate in writing. You will not create or maintain any website other than the website we provide.
Domain Name. We prohibit you from registering any domain name using the Intellectual Property and from hosting a website to promote the Franchise Business or the products or services without our prior written consent. We retain all rights to the trade names and other Intellectual Property, and any associated Internet domains used to identify the Business System.
Source: Item 11 — ITEM -11 FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 36–44)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Stretch Zone's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are not allowed to create their own websites. Stretch Zone maintains a central website, www.StretchZone.com, for use by both the company and its franchisees, and will list the franchisee's location on it. Stretch Zone retains sole rights to all content and information displayed or collected on their website.
Stretch Zone strictly prohibits franchisees from registering any domain name that uses Stretch Zone's intellectual property. Franchisees are also prohibited from hosting a website to promote the franchise business or its products and services without prior written consent from Stretch Zone. The franchisor retains all rights to its trade names, intellectual property, and associated internet domains used to identify the Stretch Zone business system.
This policy ensures brand consistency and quality control across all online representations of Stretch Zone. It allows the franchisor to manage the brand's online presence and customer experience effectively. While franchisees cannot create independent websites, they benefit from being listed on the official Stretch Zone website, which drives traffic and provides a consistent brand message.