What does Alloy consider confidential information?
Alloy Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You, your owners, and your manager may not, during the term of this Agreement or thereafter, disclose, copy, reproduce, sell or use for the benefit of any other person or entity Confidential Information, except to such employees that must have access to it to operate the Facility. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means the
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD pages 48–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Alloy's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees, their owners, and managers are prohibited from disclosing Confidential Information during and after the franchise agreement term. They can only share it with employees who need it to operate the Alloy facility.
Confidential Information includes the franchisee's knowledge of the Alloy facility and system operations. This includes expertise regarding the standards, specifications, and operating procedures of Alloy's services and activities. This information is considered proprietary and confidential, constituting Alloy's trade secrets.
Alloy defines "trade secrets" as any knowledge, know-how, methods, specifications, processes, procedures, or improvements related to the business that are valuable and not generally known by competitors. This also encompasses any proprietary information in the manuals or communicated in writing, verbally, or online, as well as any knowledge concerning the operational methods of Alloy facilities. Franchisees must maintain the absolute confidentiality of this information and not use it in any unauthorized manner.