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EXHIBIT 10.2
REZcity.com
REZcity
Plus
A Division of
Rezconnect Technologies, Inc.
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT B TO THE
OFFERING CIRCULAR
THIS CONTRACT IS
SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
GRANT.................................................................2
II.
TERRITORY.............................................................2
III. TERM AND
RENEWAL......................................................3
IV. BUSINESS
LOCATION.....................................................4
V. TRAINING AND
ASSISTANCE...............................................5
VI. USE OF SYSTEM AND
MARKS...............................................6
VII. OPERATIONS
MANUAL.....................................................7
VIII. CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION..............................................7
IX. MODIFICATION OF THE
SYSTEM............................................8
X. ADVERTISING...........................................................8
XI. PAYMENTS TO
FRANCHISEE................................................9
XII. BILLING, ACCOUNTING AND
RECORDS.......................................9
XIII. STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND
PERFORMANCE.................................10
XIV. FRANCHISOR'S OPERATIONS
ASSISTANCE...................................11
XV.
INSURANCE............................................................12
XVI. COVENANTS............................................................14
XVII. DEFAULT AND
TERMINATION..............................................15
XVIII. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARTIES UPON EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION..........17
XIX. TRANSFERABILITY OF
INTEREST..........................................18
XX. DEATH OR INCAPACITY OF
FRANCHISEE....................................20
XXI. RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL...............................................21
XXII. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND
INDEMNIFICATION...........................21
XXIII. NON-WAIVER...........................................................22
XXIV.
NOTICES..............................................................22
XXV. COST OF ENFORCEMENT OR
DEFENSE.......................................23
XXVI.
APPROVALS............................................................23
XXVII. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.....................................................23
XXVIII.SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION........................................24
XXIX. APPLICABLE LAW.......................................................24
XXX.
ARBITRATION..........................................................25
XXXI. FORCE
MAJEURE........................................................26
XXXII. FRANCHISEE DEFINED; GUARANTY.........................................26
XXXIII.CAVEAT...............................................................26
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XXXIV. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......................................................26
EXHIBITS
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A. MAP OF TERRITORY B. COMMISSION SCHEDULE
C. GUARANTY AND ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS D. PROMISSORY NOTE
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RezConnect
Technologies, Inc.
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
This
Franchise Agreement (this
"Agreement"), made this
____ day of
___________, 20___ by and between
RezConnect Technologies, Inc.,
a company
operating under the laws of the State of
New York, and having its
principal
place of business at 560 Sylvan Avenue,
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
07632
(hereinafter referred to
as "RezCity.com" or
"Franchisor"), and
__________________________ an individual/partnership/corporation/limited
liability company established in the State of ____________,
whose principal
address is
__________________________________________________ (hereinafter
referred to as "Franchisee").
W I T N E S
S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Franchisor has developed a system
("System"), identified
by
the Mark "RezCity.com" relating to the establishment, development and operation
of a business specializing in the sale of Internet based marketing tools such
as
banner advertisements on the home page and calendar pages of the
REZcity.com
website, content licensing, creating websites with unlimited pages
featuring a
shopping cart order system and other forms of Internet Advertising. In addition
to the services described, the franchisee can elect to operate a consignment
business online and provide
an auction model through
the eBAY Marketplace
(Hereby described as REZcity
Plus). We all provide tools such as
real-time
reservations, confirmations and appointment scheduling,
business-to-consumer
negotiating of retail products and services. Other
services include search
engine submission and domain name site
registration. All of these
services are
designed for small to medium sized businesses and local community
organizations.
Our travel services feature
online 24/7
reservations/bookings for
Airlines,
Hotels, Cars, Limos,
Tours and Cruises products with over 55 bookable engines
("Services")
WHEREAS, the
distinguishing
characteristics of the
System include,
without limitation, the RezCity.com home
page located at http://www.rezcity.com
featuring "city guides"
for over fifty three thousand
(53,000) cities and
communities; the proprietary
Internet marketing package which
includes the
Services, the RezCity.com Confidential Operations Manual ("Manual");
methods for
recruiting, hiring and training employees;
inventory, cost controls, record
keeping, all of which
may be changed, improved
and further developed
by
Franchisor from time to time; and
WHEREAS, Franchisor
is the owner of the right, title and
interest,
together with all the goodwill
connected thereto, in and to the
trademarks
"RezConnect.com" and
"RezCity.com" and other trademarks,
domain names, service
marks and trade dress, associated
logos, commercial symbols,
trade names,
trademarks, service marks
and trade dress
as are now, or in the
future,
designated as an integral part of the System (the "Mark[s]"); and
WHEREAS, Franchisee
understands and acknowledges
the importance of
Franchisor's high and uniform standards
of quality, operations and service and
the necessity of operating the
Franchised Business in
strict conformity with
Franchisor's standards and specifications; and
WHEREAS, Franchisor
is the licensee of certain
proprietary software
from 411Web.com, Inc.,
with the right to sub-license
the software to its
franchisees; and
WHEREAS, Franchisor
expressly disclaims the making of
and Franchisee
acknowledges that it has not received nor relied upon any warranty or
guarantee,
express or implied, as to the
revenues, profits or success of the business
venture contemplated by this Agreement. Franchisee acknowledges that it has
read
this Agreement and Franchisor's Uniform
Franchise Offering Circular and that it
has no knowledge of any representation by Franchisor or its officers,
directors,
shareholders, employees or agents that
are contrary to the statements made in
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Franchisor's Uniform Franchise Offering Circular or to the terms hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE,
the parties, in consideration of the undertakings and
commitments of each party to the other set forth in this Agreement, hereby
agree
as follows:
I. GRANT
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A Franchisor
hereby grants to Franchisee,
subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, the right and
license to operate a business offering the
Services to local
businesses, community organizations, not-for-profit's,
merchants and professionals within their franchised territory.
B In
consideration of the payments
received and the mutual
covenants contained in this
Agreement, Franchisor hereby grants to
Franchisee,
and Franchisee hereby
accepts, a license
for the territory
hereinafter
described. Franchisor hereby
grants to Franchisee,
and Franchisee hereby
accepts, the right,
license and privilege
of using "RezCity.com" and
"RezConnect.com" and other
Marks of Franchisor solely
and only upon and in
connection with activities authorized
under this Agreement. Franchisee agrees
not to make or authorize any use, direct or indirect, of the Marks for any
other
purpose or in any other way.
Franchisee acknowledges that
Franchisor may grant
other licenses for the use of the Marks or utilize
the Marks in any manner
whatsoever subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
II. TERRITORY
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A The
territory granted shall be as
described on Exhibit A
("Territory"). During
this Agreement term,
Franchisor will not establish or
license any other person or entity to provide Internet advertising
services or
other related services operating under
the RezCity.com trademark and utilizing
the System within the Territory; provided, however, that Franchisor shall
retain
the right:
1. to establish
other Franchises at any
location outside of
Franchisee's Territory, as
Franchisor, in its
sole discretion, deems
appropriate;
2. to establish,
and license others to
establish businesses
under other systems using other proprietary marks, which businesses may offer
or
sell services and products which
are competitive with or different from those
services and products offered by the Franchised
Business, and which businesses
may be located within or outside
the Territory; Rezconnect
Technology which
consists of a Net-to-Phone-to-Net application and WEB 2 Web applications are
and
will be used by various companies and
websites which may compete directly with
the franchisee in his market or on the Internet. We are not providing exclusive
use of the applications to Franchisees
but will not offer our technology using
REZcity platform other than thru the Franchisee.
3. to
contract with sales
organizations and other Sales
Consultant(s) to allow the Sales Consultants
and its sales force to engage in
the sale of Internet advertising including the Services; provided, however,
that
Sales Consultants shall not be licensed to utilize the RezCity.com trademark as
its principal trade name under which it
operates, but may be permitted
to
identify itself as a "RezCity.com-Authorized Dealer"; provided
further, that the
Franchisee shall receive a commission
based upon the sale of Services and other
Internet advertising by
each Sales Consultant
occurring in Franchisee's
Territory in accordance with Section V of this Agreement. Sales organization is
optional and not
required for franchisee
to accept, unless
already in
marketplace and all deals will continue.
B Upon
execution of this
Agreement , Franchisee shall
pay a
franchise fee ("Franchise Fee") to
Franchisor of
___________________________________
DOLLARS ($_________). Said
Franchise Fee
shall be deemed fully earned and non-refundable upon execution of this
Agreement
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as consideration for expenses incurred by Franchisor in furnishing assistance
and services to Franchisee and for Franchisor's lost or deferred opportunity to
grant this franchise to other
third parties, except as may be specifically
provided in this Agreement and/or any exhibit attached hereto.
The initial franchise
fee is based on a per unit sale.
A unit can be
defined as a town or city with a population
of 25,000 or less. For a town or
city with 25,000 or less in population,
the franchise fee is $1,500. For
towns
or cities greater than 25,000 in population,
a surcharge of $0.06 per person in
population is charged. For example, if a
town or city has 15,000 in population,
the franchise fee would be $1,500; For a town with 30,000 in population,
the
franchise fee would be $1,800. The franchise fee is due and payable immediately
upon execution of the Franchise
Agreement. The population is
based on the most
current U.S. Census Bureau statistics. In the event a Franchisee selects
REZcity
Plus, they are required to purchase a minimum of three (3) contiguous units at
a
minimum cost of $4,500.
Upon the commencement of
Franchisee's Franchised Business, Franchisee
shall pay to Franchisor a "Web Hosting
Fee" totaling One Hundred Fifty
Dollars
($150.00) for each franchised unit.
The Web Hosting Fee is an annual fee, due
from Franchisee to Franchisor on each
anniversary year of the signed
franchise
Agreement. The Web Hosting
Fee will increase each year (5%), to
reimburse
Franchisor for its costs, including
labor, maintenance and
communications,
related to web hosting. If
Franchisee does not pay re-occurring
hosting fee,
franchisee will be in default of the Franchise Agreement.
C
Franchisee acknowledges that
because complete and detailed
uniformity under many varying
conditions may not be
possible or practical,
Franchisor specifically reserves the right and privilege, at its sole
discretion
and as it may deem in the best
interests of all concerned
in any specific
instance, to vary
standards for any
System franchisee based
upon the
peculiarities of the particular site or circumstance, population of trade area,
density of population, business potential,
existing business practices or any
other condition which
Franchisor deems to be of
importance to the successful
operation of such franchisee's business.
Franchisee shall not be entitled
to
require Franchisor to
disclose or grant
to Franchisee a like or
similar
variation hereunder.
III. TERM AND RENEWAL
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A This
Agreement shall be effective and
binding for an initial
term of five (5) years from the date of its execution.
B Franchisee shall have the right to renew
this franchise at the
expiration of the initial
term of the
franchise for two
(2) additional
successive terms of five (5) years each,
provided that all of the following
conditions have been fulfilled:
1. Franchisee
has, during the entire term of this
Agreement,
substantially complied with all its provisions;
2. Franchisee
has given notice of renewal
to Franchisor as
provided below;
3.
Franchisee has satisfied all monetary
obligations owed by
Franchisee to Franchisor, or any affiliate of Franchisor,
and has timely met
these obligations throughout the term of this Agreement;
4. Upon
renewal, Franchisee has
executed Franchisor's
then-current form of the Franchise Agreement or has executed renewal documents
at Franchisor's election (with appropriate
modifications to reflect the fact
that the Franchise Agreement relates to the grant of a renewal franchise),
which
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Franchise Agreement shall
supersede this Agreement in all
respects, and the
terms of which may differ from the terms of this Agreement
including, without
limitation, a different
percentage Sales Commission;
provided, however,
Franchisee shall not be required to pay the then-current initial
Franchise Fee
or its equivalent; and
5. Franchisee
has complied with
Franchisor's then-current
qualifications and training requirements.
C If
Franchisee desires to
renew this franchise
at the
expiration of this Agreement, Franchisee shall give Franchisor written notice
of
its desire to renew at least six
(6) months, but not more
than twelve (12)
months, prior to the expiration of the
initial term of this Agreement. Within
thirty (30) days after its receipt of such timely
notice, Franchisor shall
furnish Franchisee with written notice of Franchisee's right to obtain a
renewal
franchise. If the notice indicates that Franchisor will permit
Franchisee to
obtain a renewal franchise, Franchisee's
right to obtain a renewal
franchise
will be contingent on continued full
compliance with this Agreement and any
other agreement between
Franchisee and Franchisor
and/or Franchisor's
affiliates. If, during the term of this Agreement,
Franchisee has failed to
substantially comply with
this Agreement, Franchisor
may refuse to grant
Franchisee a renewal agreement.
Franchisor will provide notice which states the
reasons for Franchisor's decision. If Franchisor determines that Franchisee is
not eligible to
obtain a renewal
franchise, but that the
nature of the
noncompliance may be cured so that Franchisor is willing to consider granting
Franchisee a renewal franchise,
Franchisor will notify Franchisee
accordingly.
Franchisee will be eligible for a renewal
franchise if Franchisee has cured the
noncompliance within thirty (30) days of Franchisor's notice of noncompliance
to
Franchisee.
IV. BUSINESS LOCATION
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A Franchisee
must locate the business office for the Franchised
Business from a premises which is
located within the Territory
("Premises").
Franchisee's acceptance of a
franchise for the
operation of a Franchised
Business at the
location of the
Premises is based
on Franchisee's own
independent investigation of
its suitability for
a Franchised Business.
Franchisee may establish
the office for the
Franchised Business within the
majority owner's residence (subject to
local zoning laws). Franchisor does not
evaluate the location. If a Franchisee selects
REZcity Plus, Franchisee is
required to lease a storage facility
that is located within the same
territory
as the Franchised Business.
B Franchisee
agrees, at its expense, to do or
cause to be done
the following within ninety (90) days after the date of this Agreement:
1.
obtain all required building,
utility, sign, health, and
business permits and licenses and any
other required permits and
licenses, if
any;
2. construct all required improvements to the Premises, and
decorate Franchisee's Premises in compliance with layouts and specifications
approved by Franchisor, if any;
3. purchase
and install all
required computer equipment,
furniture, furnishings and signs;
4. purchase the opening inventory of office
supplies; and
5. hire personnel required
for Franchisee's Franchised Business,
if any.
C Franchisee must not open the Franchised
Business and commence
business until:
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1. all of the obligations
pursuant to the other provisions of
Section IV. of this Agreement have been fulfilled;
2. Franchisor
has received a fully executed
form of collateral
assignment of telephone numbers and listings, if required;
3. Franchisee
and its personnel have
satisfactorily completed
initial training;
.........4. Franchisee has
furnished Franchisor with certification that
all required building, utility, sign, health,
sanitation, business and other
permits and licenses
have been obtained
from any applicable governmental
authority, including any certificate
of occupancy and approvals
necessary to
operate a business (if any); and
.........5. Franchisor has been furnished with copies of
all insurance
policies required by this
Agreement, or such other
evidence of insurance
coverage and payment of premiums as Franchisor may request.
D........Franchisee must comply with these conditions and be prepared
to open the Franchised Business
within one hundred twenty
(120) days after
signing this Agreement
and only after having satisfactorily completed
the
initial training program as specified in Section V.
V. TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE
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A Franchisor shall make training available
to Franchisee and its
manager, who shall
successfully complete each
required training and
familiarization course conducted.
Initial training shall cover aspects of the
operation of a Franchised Business, and shall be conducted in three (3) phases
("Phase[s] I - III"):
Phase I This
Phase is a self-study course
lasting several
days depending upon Franchisee's technical background
and time spent
each day reviewing
the materials.
Franchisee must pass a proficiency examination
over
the Internet
via an online
tutorial program to
successfully
complete Phase I.
Phase II For
REZcity: This Phase lasts twelve
(12) hours over
several weeks online.
Franchisee may elect to visit
REZcity.com Corporate Headquarters, or
any other
location that
the Franchisor operates from including a
location
selected by the Area
Representative, if one
exits in franchisee's
market for in-class training.
In-class training is
recommended but not mandatory.
This Phase is
designed to provide Franchisee with an
understanding of
products and services
as well as
sales and
public relations skills.
For REZcity
Plus: This Phase lasts eighteen (18) hours
over
several weeks online.
Franchisee may elect to
visit
REZcity.com Corporate Headquarters, or any other
location that
the Franchisor operates from including a
location
selected by the Area Representative, if one
exists in
franchisee's market for in-class training.
In-Class training is
recommended but not mandatory.
This Phase
begins with twelve
(12) hours of
REZcity.com training and is
followed by an additional
six (6) hours
of training on the auction program.
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Phase III Prior to beginning operation,
Franchisor or its Area
Representative shall provide
Franchisee with
counseling and offer its
experience and knowledge on
pertinent issues
Franchisee has in establishing
the
Franchised Business.
Franchisor shall be available
during normal
business hours and can be reached by
fax, telephone
and/or the Internet.
If Franchisee selects in-house training,
all expenses of attendance at
the initial training
by Franchisee and
its employees including,
without
limitation, travel, and
room and board
expenses, shall be
the sole
responsibility of Franchisee. If
Franchisee selects online training, the only
expense associated is a long distance telephone call into the conference line.
B As
part of ongoing assistance, Franchisor will make available
a telephone line which Franchisee may use to communicate with Franchisor during
normal business hours to request
advice regarding sales matters, business or
technical issues.
C Franchisor may provide and may require
that previously trained
and experienced
Franchisees or their managers or employees
attend and
successfully complete refresher training programs
or seminars; provided
online or in-house.
VI. USE OF SYSTEM AND MARKS
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A Franchisee acknowledges that
the name "REZcity.com" and
"REZconnect.com"" and the
Marks licensed hereunder are owned by
Franchisor and
Franchisee further acknowledges that valuable goodwill is attached to such
trade
names, trademarks and service marks and
that Franchisee will use same only in
the manner and to the extent specified by this Agreement.
B Franchisee acknowledges, and will
not c ontest, Franchisor's or
any affiliate's exclusive ownership and rights to each and every aspect
of the
System. Franchisee's right to market the System and establish the
Franchised
Businesses is specifically
limited to the Territory,
and is subject to the
supervision and control of
Franchisor as provided herein.
Said right shall
terminate upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
C Franchisee
acknowledges that
Franchisor's Marks
constitute a
significant aspect of
the System. Without
Franchisor's written approval,
Franchisee agrees that such Marks will
not be used as the name, or part of any
name, of any corporation, partnership
or any entity of proprietorship under
which Franchisee transacts
business. Franchisee's use of the Marks
are subject
to the control and approval of Franchisor in every other respect.
D If
a claim is asserted by
others of a prior use of the
Marks
with respect to a similar business within the Territory, Franchisor may require
Franchisee to participate
in the defense of such
claims, at Franchisor's
expense. Franchisee shall give written notice to Franchisor within five (5)
days
of acquiring knowledge concerning the
use by others within the Territory of the
same or confusingly similar names and Marks.
E
If Franchisor at any time, in its sole discretion, determines
that it is advisable for Franchisee to modify or discontinue
use of any Marks,
and/or use one or more additional
or substantive trade
names, trademarks,
service marks or other commercial symbols, Franchisee agrees to comply
therewith
within a reasonable time after notice thereof by Franchisor.
F Franchisee
shall not establish a Website on the Internet using
any domain name
containing the words
"REZconnect.com,"
"RezCity.com,"
"Ezdropoff.com" or any
variation thereof without
prior written consent from
Franchisor. Franchisor retains the sole right to advertise on the
Internet and
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create a Website using
the RezCity domain
names (Including: rezcity.com,
rezity.biz, rezcity.net, rezcity.tv). Franchisee acknowledges that Franchisor
is
the owner of all right,
title and interest in and to such domain
names as
Franchisor shall designate
in the Manual. Franchisor
retains the right to
pre-approve Franchisee's use of linking and framing between Franchisee's
Web
pages and all other Websites. If requested by Franchisor,
Franchisee shall,
within five (5) days, dismantle any frames
and links between Franchisee's Web
pages and any other Websites.
G If
you are a
REZcity Plus Franchisee,
you cannot own an
auction site from eBAY or any other
provider or sell goods on behalf of a third
party under any condition. Violation of this prohibition
will be grounds for
immediate termination of the Franchise Agreement.
VII. OPERATIONS MANUAL
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A While
this Agreement is in
effect, Franchisor will loan to
Franchisee one (1) copy
of the Manual containing
mandatory and suggested
specifications, standards, operating procedures and rules prescribed
from time
to time by Franchisor for a Franchised Business and
information relative to
other obligations of Franchisee. Franchisor shall have the right to add to and
otherwise modify the
Manual from time
to time to reflect changes
in the
specifications, standards, operating
procedures and rules
prescribed by
Franchisor for a Franchised
Business, provided that
no such addition
or
modification shall alter
Franchisee's fundamental status
and rights under this
Agreement. Franchisor may make such additions or modifications
without prior
notice to Franchisee. Franchisee shall
immediately, upon notice, adopt any such
changes.
B The
Manual shall, at all times,
remain the sole property of
Franchisor and shall promptly be
returned upon the expiration or termination of
this Agreement. Franchisee shall not make
any disclosure, duplication or other
unauthorized use of manner any portion of the Manual.
C The Manual contains proprietary
information of Franchisor and
shall be kept confidential by Franchisee both during the term of the
franchise
and subsequent to the expiration or
termination of this
Agreement. Franchisee
shall at all times ensure
that its copy of the Manual be
available on the
Premises in a current and up-to-date manner. At all times that the Manual is
not
in use by authorized personnel, Franchisee shall maintain the Manual in a
locked
receptacle on the Premises,
and shall only grant authorized
personnel, as
defined in the Manual, access to the key
or combination of such receptacle. In
the event of any dispute as to the contents
of the Manual, the terms of the
master copy of the Manual maintained by Franchisor at Franchisor's headquarters
shall be controlling.
VIII. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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A Franchisor
possesses certain proprietary confidential
information consisting of
methods, techniques, formats,
specifications,
procedures, information, systems,
methods of business
management, sales and
promotion techniques, and knowledge of
and experience in operating a Franchised
Business (the "Confidential Information"). Franchisor
shall disclose the
Confidential Information in the training
program, the Manual, and in guidance
furnished to Franchisee during this Agreement's
term. Franchisee shall not
acquire any interest in the
Confidential Information, other than the right to
utilize it in performing its duties
during the term of this Agreement,
and
Franchisee acknowledges that
the use or
duplication of the
Confidential
Information in any other business
venture would constitute an
unfair method of
competition. Franchisee acknowledges and
agrees that the
Confidential
Information is proprietary,
includes Franchisor's trade
secrets, and is
disclosed to Franchisee
solely on the condition
that Franchisee (and its
shareholders, partners, members and managers, if Franchisee is a corporation,
partnership or limited liability company) does hereby agree that it: (a) shall
not use the Confidential Information
in any other business or
capacity; (b)
shall maintain the absolute confidentiality of the
Confidential Information
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during and after the term of this Agreement;
(c) shall not make unauthorized
copies of any portion of the
Confidential Information disclosed in written or
other tangible form; and (d) shall adopt and implement all reasonable
procedures
prescribed from time to time by Franchisor
to prevent unauthorized
use or
disclosure of the Confidential Information.
All ideas, concepts, techniques
or
materials concerning the
Franchised Business, whether
or not protectable
intellectual property and whether
created by or for Franchisee or its owners or
employees, must be
promptly disclosed to
Franchisor and will
be deemed
Franchisor's sole and
exclusive property, part
of the System
and works
made-for-hire for Franchisor. To the extent any item does not qualify as a
"work
made-for-hire" for Franchisor, Franchisee shall assign ownership of that
item,
and all related rights to that item,
to Franchisor and must sign
whatever
assignment or other documents
Franchisor requests to show
ownership or to help
Franchisor obtain intellectual property rights in the item.
B Franchisor
reserves the right to require
Franchisee to have
each of its shareholders, officers, directors, partners, employees, members,
and
managers, and, if Franchisee is an
individual, Franchisee's spouse, execute a
non-disclosure and non-competition agreement in a form approved by Franchisor.
IX. MODIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM
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Franchisee recognizes that from
time to time hereafter, Franchisor may
change or modify the System including,
without limitation, the adoption and use
of new or modified Marks or
copyrighted materials, new computer
hardware and
software, equipment or new techniques
and that Franchisee will accept and use
for the purpose of this Agreement any such changes in the System as if they
were
part of this Agreement at the time of
execution hereof. Franchisee
will make
such expenditures as such changes or
modifications in the System may reasonably
require. Franchisee shall not
change the System in any way without
written
permission of Franchisor.
X. ADVERTISING
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A If
you are an
individual Franchisee, you have the option to
make expenditures on advertising within your
territory. You may use your own
advertising materials subject to the approval of the Franchisor. Franchisor may
provide guidelines for conducting
local advertising and promotional programs,
and any deviations from such
guidelines shall be approved
by Franchisor in
writing prior to use.
B As a REZcity Plus
Franchisee, you must
contribute 1% of your
gross revenue to the REZcity.com National Advertising Fund. There are no
REZcity
Plus Franchisees in the network that do not contribute to this Fund. We
estimate
that during the coming fiscal year, about 35% of the Funds money will be spent
on media, 20% on
the production of
advertising materials, 20% on
public
relations, 10% on sponsorships and 15% on
administration. REZcity Corporate
Headquarters does not have to spend a specified amount of Advertising Fund
money
on advertising in your geographic area. We will prepare an annual accounting
for
the Fund. You may review upon
request once a year. The
report will not be
audited. Most of the money in the Advertising Fund will be spent during the
year
in which it is contributed. Any unspent
money will be retained in the account
for use during the following year. This goes into the OC at Item 11 not here.
C Franchisee
is required to
advertise continuously in
the
classified or Yellow Pages of the local telephone directory. Franchisee shall
do
so under the listings "Internet Services" or such other
listings as deemed
appropriate by Franchisor. When more
than one (1) Franchised Business serves
a
metropolitan area, classified
advertisements shall list
all Franchised
Businesses operating within
the distribution area
of such classified
directories. Each franchisee
shall contribute its equal share
in the cost of
such advertisement. If
required, Franchisee agrees to execute an agreement
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assigning such directory listing to
Franchisor, utilizing a form prescribed
by
Franchisor, which shall become effective
upon termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
D With
respect to any promotional
materials or advertising
permitted hereunder, Franchisee shall not use in advertising or
any other form
of promotion, the copyrighted materials,
trademarks, copyrights, service
marks
or commercial symbols of Franchisor without
appropriate (C) or (R) registration
marks or the designations TM or SM where applicable.
XI. PAYMENTS TO FRANCHISEE
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A Unless
Franchisor and Franchisee agree in writing otherwise
for a specific account, Franchisor shall pay to Franchisee, within fifteen (15)
days after the end of each calendar month and
according to the schedule
as
contained in Exhibit B to this
Agreement, fees for the sale of
each Service or
other Internet advertising services which are actually received by Franchisor
from each franchisee, Sales Consultant
or directly from the end user based upon
sales within Franchisee's
Territory (as delineated
in Exhibit A) ("Sales
Commissions").
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
1. If Franchisee has
failed to perform in any material
respect
any material requirements under the terms of this Agreement, Franchisee shall
not be entitled to receive Sales
Commissions until such
deficiencies have been
corrected to Franchisor's reasonable satisfaction.
2. Franchisee shall not be entitled to share in or receive
any
Sales Commissions based upon fees paid to Franchisor in the
Territory prior to
the time Franchisee completes the
initial training program and commences full
operations of the Franchised Business.
B
All payments under
this Paragraph shall
immediately and
permanently cease after
the expiration or
termination of this Agreement,
although Franchisee shall receive all amounts which have accrued
to Franchisee
as of the effective date of expiration or termination.
C Franchisor's payments to Franchisee shall be based on
amounts
actually collected, not on payments accrued,
due or owing. Franchisor shall
apply any payments received from to any past due indebtedness owed to
Franchisor
or its affiliates.
D. Franchisee
shall not be allowed
to set off amounts
owed to
Franchisor for fees or other amounts
due under this Agreement
against any monies owed to
Franchisee by Franchisor, which right
of set off is hereby
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