---
title: "Map territory and online-channel clauses against Item 12"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/map-online-channel-and-territorial-overlap-clauses/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A34-T1-R13-US"
practice_area: "Franchising & Distribution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Map territory and online-channel clauses against Item 12

> Extract the agreement's territory, exclusivity and internet or other-channel clauses, and the matching Item 12 sentences, each with a page. Do not say a clause is enforceable.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/map-online-channel-and-territorial-overlap-clauses/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Franchising & Distribution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Extract the agreement's territory, exclusivity and internet or other-channel clauses, and the matching Item 12 sentences, each with a page. Do not say a clause is enforceable. |
| What the lawyer must review | 16 C.F.R. § 436.5(l) requires disclosure of whether the franchisor grants an exclusive territory. For every territory, exclusive or not, it requires disclosure of restrictions on the franchisor soliciting or accepting orders inside the territory, including whether the franchisor or an affiliate has used or reserves the right to use other channels such as the internet, catalog sales, telemarketing or other direct marketing, under the franchisor's principal trademarks or under different trademarks. It also requires disclosure of restrictions on the franchisee soliciting outside the territory. You decide what the contract does. The tool only lines the words up. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Map online-channel and territorial-overlap clauses](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/map-online-channel-and-territorial-overlap-clauses.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Extract the agreement's territory, exclusivity and internet or other-channel clauses, and the matching Item 12 sentences, each with a page. Do not say a clause is enforceable.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- If the franchisor grants no exclusive territory, § 436.5(l)(5)(i) requires a specific warning. Check that the document uses it.
- A state relationship statute on encroachment was not opened.

## Sources

- [16 C.F.R. Part 436, Franchise Rule](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-436) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FTC Franchise Rule page](https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/franchise-rule) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*