Under what circumstances can the Licensee modify or copy the Aerus Software or Documentation?
Aerus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Licensee must use the Software and the Documentation only in the operation of Licensee's Franchised Business at the Approved Locations. Licensee may not modify, copy, translate, or reproduce in any form all or any part of the Software or the Documentation without Licensor's prior written consent, and in such event solely to the extent required for use of the Software and the Documentation in the operation of Licensee's Franchised Business. Any copies made under Licensor's direction must include any proprietary notices Licensor may request, including the statement "Copyright © AERUS FRANCHISING, LLC." Licensee must not make the Software or any Documentation available to any party except as described herein. Licensee must not, nor will Licensee allow any third party to, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise recreate the Software or to reproduce or disclose any portion of the Documentation.
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- As between Licensor and Licensee, all copies of the Software and the Documentation, including any produced by Licensee with Licensor's consent, are and will remain Licensor's sole and exclusive property during and after the term of this Software License. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Licensor may secure all or any part of the Software or the Documentation from Licensor's Affiliates and/or other third party licensors. Licensee agrees to
execute and deliver to Licensor any further contracts, agreements, reports and/or other documents Licensor requires.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 74–305)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aerus's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, as a licensee, you are generally prohibited from modifying, copying, translating, or reproducing any part of the Aerus software or documentation. However, there is an exception: you may do so with Aerus's prior written consent, but only to the extent required for operating your franchised business.
If Aerus grants permission to make copies, you must include any proprietary notices Aerus requests, such as "Copyright © AERUS FRANCHISING, LLC." The software and documentation must not be made available to any other party unless explicitly allowed within the agreement. You are also prohibited from reverse engineering, decompiling, or recreating the software, or disclosing any part of the documentation.
All copies of the software and documentation, including those you create with Aerus's consent, remain the sole and exclusive property of Aerus. Upon termination or expiration of the software license, you must immediately return all copies of the software and documentation to Aerus and erase the software from your computer systems. This ensures Aerus retains control over its proprietary assets and trade secrets.