What must a Body20 franchisee do with domain names related to the franchise upon termination?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
15.5 Cease Identification with Us. You must immediately take, and cause the Franchisee Parties to take, all action required (i) to cancel all assumed name or equivalent registrations relating to your use of the Marks and (ii) to, in accordance with our directions, cancel or transfer to us or our designee all authorized and unauthorized domain names, social media accounts, telephone numbers, post office boxes, and classified and other directory listings relating to, or used in connection with, the Studio or the Marks (collectively, "Identifiers"). You acknowledge that as between any of the Franchisee Parties and us and our Affiliates, we and our Affiliates have the sole rights to and interest in all Identifiers. If you fail to comply with this Section 15.5, you hereby authorize us and irrevocably appoint us or our designee as your attorney-in-fact to direct the telephone company, postal service, registrar, Internet Service Provider, and all listing agencies or providers to transfer such Identifiers to us. The telephone company, the postal service, registrars, Internet Service Providers listing agencies, and other providers may accept such direction by us pursuant to this Agreement as conclusive evidence of our exclusive rights in such Identifiers and our authority to direct their transfer.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 74–251)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body20's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, upon termination of the franchise agreement, a franchisee must take specific actions regarding domain names and other online identifiers. The franchisee is required to cancel or transfer to Body20 (or their designee) all authorized and unauthorized domain names, social media accounts, telephone numbers, post office boxes, and classified and other directory listings that relate to or are used in connection with the Body20 studio or the brand's marks. These items are collectively referred to as "Identifiers."
Body20 maintains sole rights and interest in all Identifiers as between the franchisee and Body20. If a franchisee fails to comply with these requirements, they authorize Body20 to act as their attorney-in-fact to direct the telephone company, postal service, registrar, Internet Service Provider, and all listing agencies or providers to transfer such Identifiers to Body20. These entities may accept direction from Body20 as conclusive evidence of Body20's exclusive rights and authority to direct the transfer.
This requirement ensures that Body20 maintains control over its brand identity and online presence, even after a franchise agreement terminates. For a prospective franchisee, this means that any domain names or online accounts created for the Body20 studio must be relinquished to Body20 upon termination, which is a standard practice in franchising to protect the brand's uniformity and integrity.