Release-General Provisions. Master Franchisee, and , the owner of Master Franchisee (“Owner”), jointly and severally, hereby release and forever discharge each and all of the Franchisor-Related Persons/Entities (as defined below) of and from any and all causes of action, in law or in equity, suits, debts, liens, defaults under contracts, leases, agreements or promises, liabilities, claims, demands, damages, losses, costs or expenses, of any nature whatsoever, howsoever arising, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, past or present, that Master Franchisee or Owner (or any of them) now has or may hereafter have against all or any of the Franchisor-Related Persons/Entities by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of time to the date hereof (the “Claims”), it being the mutual intention of the parties that this release be unqualifiedly general in scope and effect and that any Claims against any of the Franchisor-Related Persons/Entities are hereby forever canceled and forgiven.