What aspects of a Big Blue Swim School's operation can Brand Standards direct?
Big_Blue_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
u must offer, sell, and provide all services and products we prescribe from time to time. We may change such services and products from time to time and from market to market based on numerous considerations. Brand Standards may direct any aspect of the School's operation and maintenance that impacts the goodwill associated with the Marks, the Franchise System, and BIG BLUE Swim Schools. While we maintain the right to issue and modify Brand Standards, you alone exercise day-to-day control over the School's operation and remain solely responsible for compliance with Brand Standards, which may include any one or more of the following:
- (1) Ancillary Services, required and/or authorized services and products; unauthorized and prohibited services and products; and inventory requirements so the School may operate at full capacity.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 75–76)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Big Blue Swim School FDD, Brand Standards can direct any aspect of a franchised school's operation and maintenance that impacts the goodwill associated with the brand's Marks and Franchise System. These standards are subject to periodic modifications by Big Blue Swim School. Franchisees must comply with all Brand Standards as if they were part of the franchise agreement.
Big Blue Swim School may change the services and products offered from time to time and from market to market based on numerous considerations. Franchisees must offer, sell, and provide all services and products that Big Blue Swim School prescribes.
While Big Blue Swim School retains the right to issue and modify Brand Standards, franchisees maintain day-to-day control over their school's operation and remain solely responsible for compliance. However, Brand Standards will not include any employment-related policies or procedures or dictate or regulate the employment terms and conditions for the School's employees. Any information Big Blue Swim School provides (in the Operations Manual or otherwise) concerning employment-related policies or procedures, or relating to employment terms and conditions for School employees, is only a recommendation, and not a requirement, for optional use.