Grand Opening Marketing Plan. You will contract with our designated supplier to create your grand opening plan, including the required expenditure for SEO and Google AdWords. We will provide specifications in the Manuals. Items That Must Meet Our Specifications For some products and services, we have not designated a specific source or vendor that you must use, but you must follow our specifications and/or obtain our approval of the vendor. As of the date of this Disclosure Document, they include:
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2 technology requirements are recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.
5. Computer Equipment, Software, and Technology Fee (3 months). See Item 8 for information regarding required computer equipment and software. We initially require you to have a computer or laptop with internet access. We do not currently specify specific hardware or an internet supplier, but we may do so in the future. However, you must have the ability to operate QuickBooks and access Docket. Your devices must be in good repair, with sufficient memory to carry out ordinary business functions, as provided in the Manual. We will not have independent access to your devices, but we reserve the right to require such access in the future to conduct periodic audits of any accounting records contained in such hardware. The fee also includes three (3) months of your Technology Fee payments; $145 per week for three (3) months (12 weekly payments) totaling $1,740.
You will not be allowed to establish or operate any other website for your Business or establish or participate in any System related blog or other discussion forum. However, in the event we no longer maintain an internet website, you may be allowed to establish or operate any other website for your Business or establish or participate in any System related blog or other discussion forum with our advance written consent. We will maintain one or more social media sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or other social media sites). You may not establish or maintain any social media sites utilizing any usernames, or otherwise associating with the Marks (as such term is defined in Item 13 below), without our advance written consent. We may designate from time to time regional or territory-specific usernames/handles that you must maintain. You must adhere to any social media policies, including those that may be included in the Manual, that we establish from time to time and must require all of your employees to do so as well.
You will not be allowed to establish or operate any other website for your Business or establish or participate in any System related blog or other discussion forum. However, in the event we no longer maintain an internet website, you may be allowed to establish or operate any other website for your Business or establish or participate in any System related blog or other discussion forum with our advance written consent. We will maintain one or more social media sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or other social media sites). You may not establish or maintain any social media sites utilizing any usernames, or otherwise associating with the Marks (as such term is defined in Item 13 below), without our advance written consent. We may designate from time to time regional or territory-specific usernames/handles that you must maintain. You must adhere to any social media policies, including those that may be included in the Manual, that we establish from time to time and must require all of your employees to do so as well.
You will not be allowed to establish or operate any other website for your Business or establish or participate in any System related blog or other discussion forum. However, in the event we no longer maintain an internet website, you may be allowed to establish or operate any other website for your Business or establish or participate in any System related blog or other discussion forum with our advance written consent. We will maintain one or more social media sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or other social media sites). You may not establish or maintain any social media sites utilizing any usernames, or otherwise associating with the Marks (as such term is defined in Item 13 below), without our advance written consent. We may designate from time to time regional or territory-specific usernames/handles that you must maintain. You must adhere to any social media policies, including those that may be included in the Manual, that we establish from time to time and must require all of your employees to do so as well.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 8 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
You must purchase your initial signage and graphics package from us.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
However, we reserve the right to designate ourselves and/or our affiliates as an approved vendor, or as the only approved vendor, for other products and services in the future.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Our approved suppliers may pay us a rebate ranging from 3% to 35% for purchases by franchisees.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
75Item 8
We estimate that the current proportion of your required purchases and leases from approved suppliers to all purchases and leases in operating the Business is approximately 75% to 85%, but this amount is subject to change.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We may require you to pay a fee to cover our costs of reviewing a proposed vendor, which you must pay whether or not we approve the vendor.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
To obtain approval, proposed vendors must demonstrate the ability to meet our standards and must possess adequate quality controls and capacity to supply your needs promptly and reliably.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
Take such action as may be required by Franchisor to transfer and assign to Franchisor or its designee or to disconnect and forward all telephone numbers, e-mail, internet and other electronic references and advertisements, and all trade and similar name registrations and business licenses, and to cancel any interest…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You also must comply with all laws and payment card provider standards relating to the security of the Management and Technology System, including, without limitation, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 6
We can charge an inspection fee if we require follow-up inspections as a result of your non-compliance.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 14
We have the right to modify or supplement the Manuals upon notice or delivery to you.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 8
Site. We must approve of your Site.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You will not be allowed to establish or operate any other website for your Business or establish or participate in any System related blog or other discussion forum.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 6
We require you to spend $7,000 - $10,000 on SEO/Google AdWords and other local advertising through our designated or approved supplier.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
Marketing Local Advertising We require you to spend $40 per month per dumpster in your local market and digital marketing targeting your area.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 16
You are also required to participate in any customer loyalty programs we prescribe.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If we do so in the future, you must participate in any cooperative advertising or brand awareness program for the region in which your Business is located.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase or lease your truck and containers from the suppliers and manufacturers that we designate.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase or lease your truck and containers from the suppliers and manufacturers that we designate.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
As of the date of this Disclosure Document, we require payment by Automated Clearing House (ACH), or electronic funds transfer, and you must designate an account at a commercial bank of your choice and furnish the bank with authorizations at the time of signing your franchise agreement to permit us to make…
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must acquire your license for the designated POS system from us.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
DumpStor FDD 2026 B 23 You, at all times, must give us unrestricted and independent electronic access (including users IDs and passwords, if necessary) to the Management and Technology System for the purposes of obtaining the information relating to the Business.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Computer Systems You must obtain, maintain, and use the hardware, software, other equipment, and network connections that we specify periodically in the Manuals necessary to operate our customer relationship management system and other technology systems that we designate (collectively, the “Management and Technology…
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
(b) for re-training persons who are repeating a training program, or their substitutes; and (c) for training programs that we make optional for franchisees.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 6
If you do not attend the mandatory seminars or national convention, you must pay us the applicable registration fee, regardless of the cause for non-attendance, unless you receive our advance written approval for such absence.
The filing answers no to 2 questions
- Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?Item 7
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
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