Are the Anago Manuals considered confidential?
Anago Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
cause its Unit Franchisees to do so, at his or her sole cost and expense within 30 days of Franchisor's request.
ARTICLE 6 - MANUALS AND OTHER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Section 6.1 - Confidential Use
Subfranchisor will receive valuable training regarding the operation and maintenance of the Subfranchise Business, Unit Franchise Businesses and Confidential Information which are beyond the present skills, experience and knowledge of Subfranchisor, or any of its owners, principals, managers or employees. The Confidential Information provided by Franchisor in connection with this Agreement constitutes valuable, essential, necessary and indispensable information that Subfranchisor requires and every restriction imposed on Subfranchisor and its principals in this Article 6 constitutes measures necessary to maintain the identity, integrity and reputation of the System. Consequently, Subfranchisor and each of its principals, owners, managers and employees will at all times treat the Anago Manuals and any other Confidential Information as confidential, and will use best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of all Confidential Information. The Anago Manuals will, at all times, be kept in a secure area at Subfranchisor's offices. Subfranchisor will report the theft, loss or destruction of the Anago Manuals, or any portion of the Manuals, immediately to Franchisor. Upon the theft, loss or destruction of the Anago Manuals, a replacement set must be purchased by Subfranchisor from Franchisor at a cost of $500. Moreover, Subfranchisor agrees that designated portions of the Anago Manuals are "trade secrets" held and treated as "trade secrets" by Franchisor. Subfranchisor will strictly limit access to the Anago Manuals to Subfranchisor's employees, to the extent they have a "need to know" in order to perform their jobs. Subfranchisor will not at any time, without Franchisor's written consent, copy, record or otherwise reproduce any part of the Anago Manuals, nor otherwise make the Anago Manuals available to any
unauthorized person except as may be required by law, regulation or court order. All current and future principals, employees and agents of Subfranchisor involved in any manner with
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 62–298)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Anago's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Anago Manuals are considered confidential and contain trade secrets. As a subfranchisor, you must treat the Anago Manuals and any other confidential information as confidential and use your best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of all confidential information. The manuals must be kept in a secure area at the subfranchisor's office.
If the Anago Manuals are stolen, lost, or destroyed, the subfranchisor must report it to Anago immediately. A replacement set of the Anago Manuals must be purchased from Anago at a cost of $500. Access to the Anago Manuals should be strictly limited to employees who have a need to know the information to perform their jobs.
Subfranchisors cannot copy, record, or reproduce any part of the Anago Manuals without written consent from Anago, nor can they make the manuals available to anyone else. All current and future principals, employees, and agents of the subfranchisor involved with the subfranchise business and having access to the Anago Manuals or any other confidential information must sign a nondisclosure and noninterference agreement before initial subfranchisor training or upon employment.