When will Big Blue Swim School identify and describe the Area of Protection?
Big_Blue_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will receive an Area of Protection around your School. We will identify and describe the Area of Protection in the Franchise Agreement before you sign it unless the School's site has not yet been found and secured. In that case, we will define the Area of Protection after the site
has been found and secured within the Site Selection Area. We expect the Area of Protection to be approximately 10 to 15 minutes from your site (if already found when you sign the Franchise Agreement) or from the center of your proposed trade area (if the site has not been found as of when you sign the Franchise Agreement). We will determine the Area of Protection's precise contours based on demarcation points such as streets, highways, and other markers*.* We have the right to modify the Area of Protection during the franchise term only if the School relocates.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 51–55)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Big Blue Swim School's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Area of Protection will be identified and described in the Franchise Agreement before the franchisee signs it. However, there is an exception: if the school's site has not yet been found and secured at the time of signing, the Area of Protection will be defined after the site has been secured within the Site Selection Area.
The Area of Protection is expected to be approximately 10 to 15 minutes from the school's site if the site is already known when the Franchise Agreement is signed. If the site has not been found, the Area of Protection will be 10 to 15 minutes from the center of the proposed trade area. Big Blue Swim School will determine the precise boundaries of the Area of Protection using demarcation points like streets, highways, and other markers.
Big Blue Swim School retains the right to modify the Area of Protection during the franchise term, but only if the school relocates. This means that the franchisee's exclusive rights to operate a Big Blue Swim School under the Swim School Concept within the Area of Protection are generally protected, but can change if the school moves locations.