DECLARATIONS & COMMITMENTS
I hereby apply for full membership with the Irish Franchise Association. I have received and read the conditions which apply to Membership of the Association and in making this application agree that my company will use its best endeavours to meet those conditions.
1. I/We can confirm that the information provided in and with this application is a true representation of the facts and includes all information which might be reasonably regarded as pertinent to my acceptance of the Irish Franchise Association,
2. I/We agree to be bound by the Associations complaints procedures and to any amendments thereto agreed by the association.
3. I/We agree to be bound by the Associations Disciplinary and appeals procedures and to comply with any notices or instructions issued under those procedures and any amendments thereto agreed by the Association.
4. I/We agree to comply with the Associations requirements and conditions for re accreditation and any amendments thereto agreed by the Association.
5. I/We agree to comply with the Associations code of ethical conduct and any amendments thereto agreed by the Association.
6. I/We agree to abide by the Advertising Standards Authority code of practice.
7. I/We agree that we will not sell, offer for sale or distribute any product or render any service, or promote the sale or distribution thereof, under any representation or condition which has a tendency, capacity of effect of misleading or deceiving purchasers or prospective purchasers.
8. I/We agree to use our best endeavours to adopt best practice in franchising as agreed and published by the Association from Time to time.
9. I/We agree to notify the Association at the earliest possible opportunity of any material change in ownership, direction, financing or operation of our business and to provide copies of new relevant legal documents.
10. I/We agree to comply with the request for copies of non- confidential information to be held by the Association, in the case of offer documents and sample franchise Agreements, to be open to inspection by your appointed franchisees, if you are a franchisor.
11. I/We agree to provide authorised officials of the Association access to but not copies of confidential information reasonably required accrediting or re-accrediting our company to membership but only on the basis that the Association contractually requires its officials to maintain the confidentiality of same information
12. I/We agree to require any individual or organisation engaged by us to discharge any of our functions as a franchisor in Ireland, to secure compliance with the Associations requirements on us as members in their conduct of activities on our behalf.
13. I/We understand that I/We are not under any obligation to seek future membership and that the Association is under no obligation to accept any future application. I/We also understand that if I/We are accepted as a member, that membership may be withdrawn by the Association if it has reasonable cause to do so.
14. I/We authorise any credit and/or reference checking and inquiry verifying the details of this application the Board of the Association may require.
15. I/We confirm that I/We understand that membership may be suspended or terminated by the Association if I/We fail to comply with the Rules, the Code of Practice and the Code of Ethics or I/We are found to have made any false statements or misrepresentations in relation to this application.
16. I/We also confirm that I/We consent to all of the above enquiries being made to any third parties and in this regard I/We waive any rights that either the Applicant or I/We may have under the terms of data protection Act 1998 and Data Protections (Amendment) Act 2003.
