What obligations does the franchisee undertake when granted the Aira Fitness license?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- B. All capitalized terms not defined in this Section or the Recitals have the meaning given in the text of this Agreement.
2. GRANT OF LICENSE
A. Grant of License. We hereby grant you the right and license, and you undertake the obligation, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (i) to operate a single Aira Fitness Business, (ii) to sell at retail authorized products and services at and from the Aira Fitness Business premises, (iii) to use the Marks in connection with operating and promoting the Aira Fitness Business, and (iv) the right to solicit memberships for the Aira Fitness Business. Whether your Aira Fitness Business will be operated from a Fitness Center or a Pod is identified in the Summary Pages.
The license granted by this Agreement does not include (i) any right to sell services and products identified by the Marks at any location other than the Authorized Location (as defined in Section 2.B below), or through any other channels or methods of distribution, including the internet (or any other existing or future form of electronic commerce), catalog sales, telemarketing or other direct marketing (ii) any right to sell services and products identified by the Marks to any person or entity for resale or further distribution, or (iii) except for the designated area protection described in Section 2.C., any right to exclude, control or impose conditions on our development of
future franchised, company or affiliate owned Aira Fitness Businesses at any time or at any location.
- B. Authorized Location. You must operate the Aira Fitness Business only at the location identified, or to be identified on the Summary Page (the "Authorized Location"). If the Authorized Location is not known at the time this Agreement is signed, you must acquire an acceptable site for the Aira Fitness Business premises no later than ninety (90) days from the Effective Date of this Agreement, at which time you authorize us to insert the Authorized Location on the Summary Page. You must identify a site for the Aira Fitness Business that meets our site selection criteria and that is located within the Preliminary Designated Area identified in the Summary Page (see Section 5.A). You may not use the Aira Fitness Business premises or Authorized Location for any purpose other than the operation of an Aira Fitness Business during the term of this Agreement.
- C. Designated Area. The Preliminary Designated Area identified on the Summary Page, if any, is the general location where you intend to secure a site for the Aira Fitness Business. If a Preliminary Designated Area isspecified on the Summary Page, we will not grant anyone else the right to develop or operate an Aira Fitness Business in the Preliminary Designated Area for ninety (90) days from the Effective Date of this Agreement. Once the Authorized Location has been identified, you hereby authorize us to define in Attachment A a "Designated Area" around the Authorized Location; provided that such Designated Area will be substantially the same as the Preliminary Designated Area in terms of size, shape and/or demographics.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, when granted a license, the franchisee is obligated to operate a single Aira Fitness Business, sell authorized retail products and services from the Aira Fitness Business premises, use the Marks in connection with operating and promoting the Aira Fitness Business, and solicit memberships for the Aira Fitness Business. The specific type of Aira Fitness Business, whether a Fitness Center or a Pod, will be identified in the Summary Pages.
The license granted to the Aira Fitness franchisee does not extend to selling services and products identified by the Marks at any location other than the Authorized Location, or through any other channels or methods of distribution, including the internet, catalog sales, telemarketing, or other direct marketing. The franchisee also cannot sell services and products identified by the Marks to any person or entity for resale or further distribution. Except for the designated area protection, the franchisee does not have any right to exclude, control, or impose conditions on Aira Fitness's development of future franchised, company, or affiliate-owned Aira Fitness Businesses at any time or location.
The franchisee must operate the Aira Fitness Business only at the location identified, or to be identified on the Summary Page (the "Authorized Location"). Aira Fitness and its affiliates retain the right to develop and operate and grant others the right to develop and operate Aira Fitness Businesses outside the Designated Area, regardless of their proximity to the Designated Area or any negative impact they may have on the franchisee's Aira Fitness Business. Aira Fitness and its affiliates also have the right to develop and operate and grant others the right to develop and operate exercise facilities and other businesses under a different trademark within and outside the Designated Area which may be similar to or competitive with Aira Fitness Businesses.
The franchisee does not have any right to sublicense or sub-franchise within or outside of the Designated Area and under this Agreement the franchisee does not have the right to operate more than one Aira Fitness Business within the Designated Area without Aira Fitness's prior written approval and must sign a separate Franchise Agreement for any additional Aira Fitness Business. Aira Fitness reserves to itself all other rights to use the System and Marks anywhere and in any manner including, without limitation, the right to offer, sell or distribute items such as training videos, equipment, athletic gear, etc., associated with the System (now or in the future) or identified by the Marks, or any other trademarks, service marks or trade names, through any distribution channels or methods, without compensation to any franchisee.