What does Afuri Ramen Dumpling training cover regarding vendor communications?
Afuri_Ramen_Dumpling Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
d to grant any variance to you under any circumstances. You will not require us to disclose or grant to you a like or similar variation.
5.6 You Will Not Communicate or Use Confidential Information.
- 5.6.1 You specifically acknowledge that you will receive valuable specialized and Confidential Information, including information regarding our operational, sales, promotional and marketing methods and techniques, operating procedures, processes, practices, lists of suppliers, customer lists, manuals, communications methods, accounting and reporting methods, use of custom or proprietary software, marketing and sales techniques and strategies (collectively referred to as "Confidential Information" or "Proprietary Information" in this Agreement), and the System. Unless required by court order or applicable law, you agree not to copy, download to internet, intranet, modem, fax, e-mail, mail or send any Confidential Information or divulge any Confidential Information directly or indirectly to any other person or enterprise outside of the Afuri system.
- 5.6.2 During the term of this Agreement and forever after it expires or is terminated, you will never:
- A. communicate, fax, e-mail, post on an internet electronic bulletin board, or
- B. divulge or use in any other manner (either for your benefit or the benefit or any other person, persons, partnerships, associations, companies or corporations, except for the benefit of your Afuri franchise during the term of this Agreement)
any Confidential or Proprietary Information, knowledge or know-how concerning the System or any information we have communicated to you in written, verbal or electronic form, (including intranet passwords) for the operation of your Franchise.
- 5.6.3 The System includes valuable Proprietary and Confidential information.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 50–189)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
Based on the 2024 Afuri Ramen Dumpling Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees receive Confidential Information that includes lists of suppliers. Franchisees must not divulge Confidential Information directly or indirectly to any other person or enterprise outside of the Afuri system unless required by court order or applicable law.
Franchisees must exercise the highest degree of care in safeguarding Confidential Information against loss, theft, or other inadvertent disclosure, using the same confidentiality protection practices they employ with their own confidential information. This includes ensuring that employees and consultants who receive Confidential Information are bound by covenants of confidentiality and non-use.
If a franchisee or their employees/agents are served with a subpoena or other compulsory process calling for production of Confidential Information, they must immediately notify Afuri Ramen Dumpling so the franchisor can take action to protect their interests. This indicates that vendor communications, particularly those involving sensitive business information, are strictly controlled and franchisees must adhere to these confidentiality obligations.