This is not a franchise offering. A franchise offering can be made by us only in a state if we are  first registered, excluded, exempted or otherwise qualified to offer franchises in that state, and  only if we provide you with an appropriate franchise disclosure document. Follow-up or individualized responses to you that involve either effecting or attempting to affect the sale of a   franchise will be made only if we are first in compliance with state registration requirements or are covered by an applicable state exclusion or exemption.