What is the relationship between the Assignment agreement and the Zoomin Groomin Personal Guaranty?
Zoomin_Groomin Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Schedule 3- Telephone & Internet Assignment
THIS TELEPHONE & INTERNET ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT is made between Zoomin Groomin USA LLC d/b/a Zoomin Groomin ("Franchisor," "we", "us", or "our") and the franchisee named below ("Franchisee", "you" or "your").
BACKGROUND
- A. The parties are entering into a Franchise Agreement ("Agreement").
- B. As a condition to signing the Franchise Agreement, we have required that you appoint us Attorney in Fact, to take effect upon the expiration or termination of the Agreement, as to the telephone numbers, listings, advertisements, social media accounts, domains, websites, directories, or similar (collectively "Listings") relating to your Franchise.
LISTINGS ASSIGNMENT
Upon expiration or termination of the Agreement for any reason, Franchisee's right of use of the Listings shall terminate. In the event of termination or expiration of the Agreement, Franchisee will pay all amounts owed in connection with the Listings, and to immediately at Franchisor's request,
- A. take any other action as may be necessary to transfer the Listings to Franchisor or Franchisor's designated agent,
- B. install and maintain, at Franchisee's sole expense, an intercept message, in a form and manner acceptable to Franchisor on any or all of the Listings;
- C. disconnect the Listings; and/or
- D. cooperate with Franchisor or its designated agent in the removal or relisting of the Listings
Franchisor may require Franchisee to "port" or transfer to Franchisor or an approved call routing and tracking vendor all Listings.
Source: Item 9 — 01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (FDD pages 68–156)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Zoomin Groomin Franchise Disclosure Document, the Telephone & Internet Assignment Agreement is related to the Franchise Agreement. As a condition of signing the Franchise Agreement, Zoomin Groomin requires the franchisee to appoint them as Attorney in Fact. This appointment becomes effective upon the expiration or termination of the Franchise Agreement.
The purpose of this assignment is to allow Zoomin Groomin to manage the franchisee's telephone numbers, listings, advertisements, social media accounts, domains, websites, directories, or similar items (collectively "Listings") related to the franchise after the agreement ends. Upon termination or expiration, the franchisee's right to use these Listings ends, and the franchisee must pay any outstanding amounts connected to the Listings.
Furthermore, the franchisee is obligated to transfer the Listings to Zoomin Groomin or their designated agent, install an intercept message on the Listings, disconnect the Listings, and cooperate in the removal or relisting of the Listings. Zoomin Groomin may also require the franchisee to transfer all Listings to them or an approved vendor for call routing and tracking. The excerpts provided do not mention a Personal Guaranty, so the relationship between the Assignment agreement and the Zoomin Groomin Personal Guaranty cannot be determined.