How long are Beem Light Sauna franchisees allowed to use the Manuals?
Beem_Light_Sauna Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
and accommodations), wages, and other expenses incurred by your trainees. In addition to paying any applicable training or consulting fees, you are responsible for reimbursing us for any travel and living expenses incurred by our and our affiliates' employees or agents related to providing any additional training, remedial training, or consulting services at your Studio.
Section 6 Studio Operation and System Standards
6.1 Manuals.
(a) Compliance with the Manuals. We will furnish you with electronic access to our Manuals, on loan for as long as this Agreement or a successor franchise agreement remains in effect. We reserve the right to furnish all or part of the Manuals to you in electronic form and to establish terms of use for access to any restricted portion of our website. You must comply with and abide by each required System Standard contained in the Manuals, as they may be amended, modified, or supplemented periodically and such other written or electronically transmitted System Standards that we may issue periodically. You acknowledge that we may amend, modify, or supplement the Manuals at any time, so long as such amendments, modifications, or supplements will, in our good faith opinion, benefit us and our existing and future franchisees or will otherwise improve the System. You must comply with revised mandatory System Standards within 30 days after we transmit the updates, unless otherwise specified.
(b) Use of the Manuals. You agree to keep your copy of the Manuals up-to-date. If there is any dispute as to the current contents of the Manuals, the terms of our master copy maintained at our headquarters will control. You acknowledge that we own the copyright in the Manuals and that your copy of the Manuals remains our property and will be returned to us immediately upon expiration or termination of this Agreement.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 71–230)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Beem Light Sauna Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are granted electronic access to the operations manuals for the duration of the franchise agreement. This access is provided on loan, contingent upon the agreement remaining in effect. Beem Light Sauna retains the right to provide the manuals electronically and set terms of use for restricted website portions.
Franchisees must adhere to the System Standards outlined in the manuals, including any amendments or supplements issued periodically. Beem Light Sauna reserves the right to modify the manuals at any time, provided such changes benefit the franchisor and franchisees or improve the overall system. Franchisees are typically required to implement revised mandatory System Standards within 30 days of receiving the updates, unless an alternative timeframe is specified.
Upon the expiration or termination of the franchise agreement, the franchisee must return the manuals to Beem Light Sauna. The franchisee acknowledges that the manuals are copyrighted and remain the property of Beem Light Sauna. Franchisees are also obligated to maintain the confidentiality of the manuals and the information contained within, preventing unauthorized copying, duplication, or disclosure to third parties without prior written consent from Beem Light Sauna.