How does Healthy Contributions determine the compensation it receives from a Program Provider for services related to Basecamp Fitness?
Basecamp_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Client acknowledges and agrees that under some Fitness Incentive Programs HC may receive compensation from a Program Provider (as solely determined by HC and the Program Provider) for providing its services as a payment processor and administrator for a Fitness Incentive Program and that the compensation is fully earned by HC and that Client has no claim to any part of HC's compensation.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 62–248)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Basecamp Fitness Franchise Disclosure Document, Healthy Contributions (HC) may receive compensation from a Program Provider for its services as a payment processor and administrator for Fitness Incentive Programs. The determination of this compensation is solely decided between HC and the Program Provider. The document specifies that this compensation is fully earned by HC, and the Basecamp Fitness franchisee (referred to as 'Client' in this context) has no claim to any part of HC's compensation.
This arrangement means that a portion of the payments made by Program Providers for these Fitness Incentive Programs goes directly to HC as compensation for their administrative and payment processing services. The specific amount or method of calculation for this compensation is not detailed in this section of the FDD, leaving it to the discretion of HC and the Program Provider.
For a prospective Basecamp Fitness franchisee, this implies that the financial arrangements between HC and Program Providers are outside of their direct control or influence. While the franchisee benefits from the services provided by HC in managing Fitness Incentive Programs, they do not have a claim to any of the compensation HC receives from the Program Provider. It is important for franchisees to understand that HC's fees and charges may be subject to change without prior notice, although franchisees do have the option to alter their payment method or withdraw from the relevant program if they object to such changes.
It is also worth noting that HC will provide a monthly report of fees and processing charges to the franchisee, ensuring transparency in the charges applied for their services. This allows the franchisee to monitor and understand the costs associated with HC's services, even though the compensation HC receives from Program Providers is not directly disclosed to them.