Website Terms of Use

Introduction

Welcome to Franzy.com. Franzy ("we," "our," or "us") provides an online platform for you to research, compare, and analyze franchise opportunities. 

By visiting or using our website(s) (“collectively, “the Site”), you agree to comply with and be bound by these “Website Terms of Use.” If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.

Use of the Site

You must be at least 18 years old to use the Site. By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement. You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else's use of the Site. 

Prohibited Uses

You agree that you will comply with these Terms and that you will not engage in conduct or communications with or with respect to the Site that: (a) are obscene, fraudulent, indecent, defamatory, abusive, harassing, or threatening to others; (b) contain viruses, malware, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other disabling devices or other harmful component that may damage, intercept, expropriate or interfere with any system, data, or personal information; (c) advocate or encourage any illegal activity; (d) infringe on the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity, or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party; (e) violate the privacy of individuals, including, but not limited to, other users of the Site; or (f) violate any applicable local, state, national or international law. You also agree that you will not (g) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Site or our systems, networks or servers by hacking, password “mining” or any other illegitimate means. You agree not to (h) access, acquire, copy, monitor or circumvent any portion of our Site, systems, networks or servers to obtain or attempt to obtain any Content, materials, documents, or information through any means not purposely made available through the Site. We reserve the right to bar any such activity or use at our discretion.

Site Content

The entire content of the Site, including but not limited to text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, sounds, music, artwork, and computer code, and the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, “look and feel” and arrangement of such content (collectively, “Content”) is owned controlled, or licensed by or to Franzy. The Site and the Content, except for that in the public domain, is protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by Canadian and United States laws for copyright, trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, as well as international conventions and other intellectual property laws.

All page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of Franzy or its licensors and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission.


Franzy may grant you permission to use portions of the Site, provided you do not change or delete any proprietary notices from downloaded or printed materials; copy or post such information on any networked computer; broadcast it in any media; or make any representations or warranties relating to such documents or the Content.


Other than this limited permission, you may not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, publicly display, encode, translate, transmit or distribute, in any way (including “mirroring”) to any other computer, server, website, medium or commercial enterprise, any part of the Site or any Content without our express prior written consent.


Nothing on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use the Site or the Content except permitted or consented by these Terms of Use.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Franzy shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

  • Your use of or inability to use the Site
  • Any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein
  • Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Site
  • Any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through the Site by any third party
  • Any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage incurred as a result of your use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available through the Site

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Franzy and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that arise from your use of the Site or violation of these Terms.

Changes to the Terms

Franzy reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state in which Franzy is headquartered, without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within that state.