These Terms of Use apply when you access franchise-cost.com. By using the site, you agree to use it lawfully and understand that franchise information is provided for research and planning, not as a substitute for professional, contractual or financial advice.
Purpose of the website
Franchise Cost publishes educational material about franchise fees, startup investment, recurring charges, working capital, financing and due diligence. The site also provides planning tools. The content is intended to help readers identify questions and organise research before speaking with a franchisor, lender, accountant, solicitor or other qualified adviser.
No offer to sell a franchise
Nothing on this website is an offer, solicitation or agreement to sell a franchise, security, loan or investment product. Franchise Cost is not the franchisor for brands discussed on the site unless a page expressly and lawfully says otherwise. Links to official franchise pages are provided so readers can verify information and do not create an agency or endorsement relationship.
No guarantee of financial outcome
Opening costs, revenue, profitability, financing terms and business performance depend on facts that differ between operators and locations. A calculator result is an estimate based on numbers entered by the user. It is not a promise that a lender will finance that amount or that the business will perform in a particular way.
Accuracy and updates
We work to use current, attributable sources, but franchise programmes and government schemes can change without notice. A figure can also be valid for one territory, unit type or date and not another. Readers are responsible for confirming current terms with the relevant franchisor or authority before relying on a figure in a transaction.
Professional advice
Legal, tax, accounting, lending and investment decisions require advice based on the reader's circumstances and jurisdiction. Content on this site does not establish an adviser-client relationship. Obtain appropriate professional advice before signing a franchise agreement, lease, guarantee, loan or other binding document.
Permitted use
You may read, link to and quote reasonable portions of public pages for lawful purposes with appropriate attribution. You may not use automated access in a way that disrupts the service, bypasses security controls, attempts to access the administrative area without authorisation or republishes substantial parts of the database as a competing copy.
Intellectual property
The original site design, written analysis, logo and software are protected by applicable intellectual-property law. Brand names and trademarks belonging to franchisors remain the property of their respective owners. Reference to a trademark is for identification and research and does not claim ownership of that mark.
User submissions
If you send a correction or source, you confirm that you have the right to share it. You remain responsible for confidential, personal or copyrighted material you submit. Sending a document does not require Franchise Cost to publish it, and we may summarise, verify or decline material according to our editorial standards.
External websites
The site links to external sources for verification. We do not control the availability, security, pricing, policies or content of those websites. A link is not a guarantee that every statement on the destination site is correct.
Advertising
Advertising may be displayed if an advertising account is enabled. Advertisers and ad networks may be subject to separate terms. Advertising does not purchase a particular editorial conclusion, ranking or recommendation from Franchise Cost.
Availability
We aim to keep the site available, but maintenance, hosting failures, security incidents or circumstances outside our control can interrupt access. We may change or discontinue features where necessary to maintain the service.
Limitation of responsibility
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Franchise Cost is not responsible for a business loss caused by treating general research as a guaranteed quote, relying on an outdated third-party source, or entering inaccurate assumptions into a calculator. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
Changes to these terms
These terms may be updated when the service or legal environment changes. Continued use after an update is subject to the version then published on this page.
Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent to [email protected].