What must a Body20 franchisee do with their copy of the Body20 Manuals upon expiration or termination of the Franchise Agreement?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
er 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. You will treat the Manuals, and the information contained therein, as confidential and will maintain the confidentiality of such information. You will not, without our prior written consent, copy, duplicate, record, use, or otherwise reproduce in any way the Manuals, in whole or in part, or otherwise make their contents available to any unauthorized person, except as provided in Section 10 (Proprietary Information).
6.2 Management and Personnel.
- (a) Studio Management. Unless otherwise specified in the Manuals, at all times that your Studio is open for business, it must be under the personal, on-premises supervision of a Required Trainee. Your Designated Manager or another trained manager must be available at all times the Studio is open for business.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 74–251)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body20's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, upon the expiration or termination of the Franchise Agreement, a franchisee must immediately return their copy of the Body20 Manuals to the franchisor. The franchisee acknowledges that Body20 owns the copyright to the manuals, and the copy provided to the franchisee remains the property of Body20. This requirement ensures that Body20 retains control over its proprietary information and system standards.
In addition to returning the physical or electronic copies of the manuals, the franchisee is obligated to treat the information contained within the manuals as confidential. This means the franchisee cannot disclose the contents to unauthorized individuals or use the information in any way that could harm Body20's business interests. The franchisee is prohibited from copying, duplicating, recording, or reproducing the manuals without prior written consent from Body20, reinforcing the protection of Body20's intellectual property.
Furthermore, if the franchisee has any copies of proprietary information, proprietary software, or other materials related to the Body20 franchise on their computer systems, email accounts, or other digital storage, they must immediately erase these copies. The franchisee must also provide certification attesting that all copies of proprietary information have been returned or destroyed. These measures are in place to prevent the unauthorized use or dissemination of Body20's confidential business practices and trade secrets after the franchise agreement ends.