What constitutes 'Afuri Data' for an Afuri Ramen Dumpling franchise?
Afuri_Ramen_Dumpling Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
All data pertaining to your Franchise and all data you create or collect in connection with your operation of the Franchise (collectively, "Afuri Data"), including, data pertaining to, or otherwise concerning, the Franchise's customers, or that you otherwise collect, including data uploaded to, or downloaded from your computer system, is Afuri Data and is our sole property.
We have the right to review and use the Afuri Data in any manner that we deem appropriate without any compensation to you.
You just provide us with copies and/or originals of the Afuri Data within five days after our request for the Afuri Data at no cost to us and at any time during the term of your Franchise Agreement and upon the
expiration and/or termination of your Franchise Agreement. We license the use of the Afuri Data to you during the term of your Franchise Agreement, at no cost to you, solely for your use in the operation of your Franchise. You must maintain the Afuri Data as secret and confidential and must not make any of the Afuri Data available to any unauthorized person without our prior written consent of and then only in the manner we permit.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 50–189)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Afuri Ramen Dumpling's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, 'Afuri Data' encompasses all data pertaining to the franchise and any data created or collected in connection with its operation. This includes data concerning the franchise's customers, as well as data uploaded to or downloaded from the franchisee's computer system. All such data is considered the sole property of Afuri Ramen Dumpling.
Afuri Ramen Dumpling retains the right to review and utilize this data in any manner it deems appropriate, without providing any compensation to the franchisee. The franchisee is obligated to provide copies or originals of the Afuri Data to the franchisor within five days of a request, at no cost to the franchisor. This obligation extends throughout the term of the Franchise Agreement and upon its expiration or termination.
During the term of the Franchise Agreement, Afuri Ramen Dumpling licenses the use of the Afuri Data to the franchisee at no cost, but solely for use in the operation of their franchise. The franchisee is required to maintain the Afuri Data as secret and confidential, and must not disclose it to any unauthorized person without the franchisor's prior written consent, and then only in the manner permitted by Afuri Ramen Dumpling. This underscores the franchisor's control over and access to all data generated by the franchise, which is a common practice in franchising to maintain brand consistency and gather market insights.