What actions are Aira Fitness franchisees required to take to protect Confidential Information?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Confidential Information.
You may not, during the term of this Agreement or thereafter, communicate, divulge or use for the benefit of any other person or entity any Confidential Information, except to such employees as must have access to it in order to operate the Aira Fitness Business.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means and includes, without limitation, all member information, contact information, and payment information concerning prospective and former members, without limitation, from management software, payment processors or otherwise (collectively, "Member Information"), and all proprietary information contained in the Manual or otherwise communicated to you in writing, verbally or through the internet or other online or computer communications, and any other knowledge or know-how concerning the methods of operation of the Aira Fitness Business.
You hereby acknowledge and agree that all Confidential Information, including Member Information, belongs exclusively to us.
You and each Owner agree to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information, including Member Information, not to duplicate any materials containing Confidential Information, including Member Information, and not to divulge any Confidential Information, except to other franchisees and to your employees and professional advisors on a need to know basis.
You may use the Confidential Information, including Member Information, only for the purpose of operating the Aira Fitness Business.
This provision will survive the transfer, expiration or termination of this Agreement.
You must cause your general manager and any employee with access to Confidential Information, including Member Information, to sign a nondisclosure and confidentiality agreement in a form satisfactory to us.
You must provide a copy of each such agreement to us to us upon our request.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees have several obligations regarding confidential information. Franchisees cannot communicate, divulge, or use confidential information for the benefit of any other person or entity, except to employees who need access to it to operate the Aira Fitness Business. Confidential Information includes member information, contact and payment information, and proprietary information contained in the Manual or communicated to the franchisee. All Confidential Information belongs exclusively to Aira Fitness.
Franchisees and each Owner must maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information, not duplicate any materials containing it, and not divulge any Confidential Information, except to other franchisees and to their employees and professional advisors on a need-to-know basis. Franchisees can only use the Confidential Information to operate their Aira Fitness Business, and this obligation survives the transfer, expiration, or termination of the Franchise Agreement.
Furthermore, Aira Fitness requires franchisees to ensure that their general manager and any employee with access to Confidential Information sign a nondisclosure and confidentiality agreement in a form satisfactory to Aira Fitness. Franchisees must provide Aira Fitness with a copy of each such agreement upon request. These measures are designed to protect Aira Fitness's proprietary information and maintain a competitive advantage within the fitness industry.