Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using Franopolis services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our services.

Description of Services

Franopolis is an independent franchise research platform. We provide:

• Brand reports built from Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs), with citations to the source pages
• Research tools such as comparisons, territory disclosures, and investment planning
• Industry, state, and budget guides, and the Research Desk
• A free member workspace for saving brands, comparisons, and notes

Franopolis is not a franchise broker, franchise seller, or sales agent for any franchisor. We do not sell franchises, receive referral fees for introducing you to brands, or act on your behalf in any franchise purchase.

User Accounts

When you become a member, you agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete information
• Maintain the security of your account credentials
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorized access
• Be responsible for all activities under your account

Email Communications

• We send account emails needed to run your membership, such as sign-in confirmations and password resets
• Members receive our weekly newsletter by default; you can unsubscribe at any time from any newsletter or your member settings
• We do not pass your contact details to franchise brands or brokers, and we do not make sales calls or texts

Activity & Personalization

We record how members use the platform (pages viewed, brands saved, tools used) to keep your workspace, tailor research tools to your profile, and improve our services.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use our services for any illegal purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
• Scrape or automatically collect data from our platform
• Impersonate others or provide false information
• Interfere with the proper functioning of our services

Intellectual Property

All content on the Franopolis platform, including text, graphics, logos, and software, is the property of Franopolis or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Franchise brand names and logos belong to their respective owners.

Disclaimers

Research, Not Advice: Franopolis provides information for your own research. We do not provide financial, legal, tax, or investment advice, and nothing on the platform is a recommendation to buy any franchise. Read each brand's complete, current FDD and consult a franchise attorney and financial advisor before making any decision.

No Projections or Guarantees: Figures we show are what franchisors disclosed in their FDDs for the periods and groups stated. They are not projections of your results, and we do not guarantee that any franchise will be successful or profitable.

Source Data: Brand information comes from FDDs and other public sources. Figures are extracted and checked with AI-assisted tools and cited to their source pages, but errors are possible and we do not warrant completeness. You can report a correction from any brand report.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Franopolis shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of our services.

Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time for violation of these Terms. You may also terminate your account at any time by contacting us.

Changes to Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated Terms on our website. Your continued use of our services after changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.