Franchise Marketplace Terms

These Franchise Marketplace Terms supplement the Rushido Terms of Service and apply to (a) every company that lists itself as accepting franchise applications on Rushido (a “Franchisor”) and (b) every person who applies to, negotiates with, or becomes a franchisee of a Franchisor through Rushido (an “Applicant”). If these terms conflict with the Terms of Service, these terms control for franchise-marketplace matters.

1. Rushido’s role

Rushido provides the software through which Franchisors publish a listing, receive applications, verify an applicant’s identity, exchange documents, and record electronic signatures. Rushido is not a franchisor, sub-franchisor, franchise broker, franchise sales agent, or representative of any Franchisor or Applicant. Rushido is not a party to any franchise agreement, disclosure document, lease, purchase, or other arrangement between a Franchisor and an Applicant, whether or not it was uploaded to, signed on, or stored in the Platform.

2. Franchisor responsibilities

Each Franchisor is solely responsible for:

• complying with all laws that apply to offering and selling franchises, including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Franchise Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 436) and any state franchise registration, disclosure, relationship, or business-opportunity laws (for example the New York Franchise Sales Act), and the equivalent laws of any other country it operates in;
• preparing and delivering its own Franchise Disclosure Document and any required state filings, within the timeframes the law requires (in the United States, at least 14 calendar days before an Applicant signs a binding agreement or pays any consideration);
• the truthfulness and completeness of its listing, company page, marketing statements, financial performance representations, agreement templates, and every document it uploads;
• its decisions to approve, reject, or terminate an Applicant or franchisee, and applying those decisions lawfully and without unlawful discrimination;
• protecting the personal information of Applicants it receives through the Platform and using it only for evaluating and managing the franchise relationship;
• every aspect of its relationship with its franchisees, including fees, territories, support, training, supply arrangements, quality standards, renewals and terminations.

By enabling franchise recruitment, a Franchisor confirms that it is legally permitted to offer franchises in every jurisdiction where its listing is visible, or that it will not proceed with any Applicant located where it is not permitted to do so.

3. Applicant acknowledgments

Each Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• Rushido has not verified and does not endorse any Franchisor, listing, opportunity, document, or financial claim, and makes no representation about any Franchisor’s legitimacy, financial condition, or compliance with the law;
• the decision to apply, to sign any agreement, or to make any payment to a Franchisor is the Applicant’s alone, made after their own due diligence, and Rushido recommends consulting an independent franchise attorney and accountant before signing anything;
• submitting an application does not guarantee approval, a territory, a location, or any business result, and Rushido makes no earnings or success claims;
• the application, identity-verification status and documents they submit are shared with the Franchisor they apply to, which becomes independently responsible for that information;
• identity verification is provided by Stripe Identity and its results are relied upon by the Franchisor, not guaranteed by Rushido.

4. Agreements signed on the Platform

An agreement uploaded by a Franchisor and signed by an Applicant on the Platform is a contract between those two parties only. Rushido stores the document, the signature image, the signer’s name, the template version and the time of signing as evidence for the parties, and does not review, negotiate, approve, or interpret its terms. Both parties consent to conduct this transaction electronically. Any fee collected during an application is described at the point of payment, and the Franchisor remains responsible for any refund obligations it has under its own agreement or the law.

5. Disputes between Franchisors and Applicants

Any dispute, claim, or loss arising between a Franchisor and an Applicant or franchisee, including claims about disclosures, misrepresentation, fees, performance, termination, or breach of an agreement, is solely between them. Rushido is not obliged to mediate, arbitrate, or decide any such dispute, will not be liable for it, and may, at its discretion, provide the parties with the records it holds on their request or as required by law. Each Franchisor and Applicant releases Rushido from claims arising out of their dealings with each other to the fullest extent permitted by law.

6. Listings, suspension and removal

Rushido may decline, suspend, or remove a listing or an account, or disable franchise recruitment for a company, if it reasonably believes these terms, the Terms of Service, or the law have been violated, or in response to a credible complaint or legal request. Removal of a listing does not affect any agreement already made between a Franchisor and an Applicant.

7. Indemnification

Each Franchisor and each Applicant will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Rushido from any claim, loss, liability and expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of their listing, application, disclosures, agreements, franchise relationship, or violation of these terms or the law. This is in addition to the indemnity in the Terms of Service.

8. Changes

We may update these terms. Material changes will be posted with a new version number and, where required, presented for renewed acceptance before a Franchisor continues recruiting or an Applicant submits a new application.

9. Contact

Questions can be sent through the contact page.