What is the 'Membership Agreement' for Body20?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must follow any rules and polices that we include in the Manuals with respective to your Members.
- (e) Membership Agreements and Studio Waivers.
We will provide you with templates for Membership Agreements, certain other agreements and related waivers for use in your Studio.
You will be responsible for (i) modifying Membership Agreements and waivers to comply with Applicable Laws; and (ii) providing the appropriate agreements to customers.
You must obtain our written consent before you use a modified or different form of such agreements or waivers.
Our review of any agreement or waiver that you propose to use is limited to ensuring your compliance with our content requirements.
Our acceptance of a form of an agreement or waiver is not a warranty or representation of any kind as to the compliance of such agreement or waiver with Applicable Laws.
It is solely your responsibility to ensure that any agreements or waivers that you use in your Studio comply with Applicable Laws.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 74–251)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body20's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Body20 will provide franchisees with templates for membership agreements, certain other agreements, and related waivers for use in their studios. Franchisees are responsible for modifying these agreements and waivers to comply with applicable laws and for providing the appropriate agreements to customers. Franchisees must obtain Body20's written consent before using a modified or different form of such agreements or waivers.
Body20's review of any agreement or waiver that a franchisee proposes to use is limited to ensuring compliance with Body20's content requirements. Body20's acceptance of a form of an agreement or waiver is not a warranty or representation of any kind as to the compliance of such agreement or waiver with applicable laws. It is solely the franchisee's responsibility to ensure that any agreements or waivers used in their studio comply with applicable laws.
This means that while Body20 provides initial templates, the franchisee bears the ultimate responsibility and risk related to the legal compliance of these documents. A prospective franchisee should factor in the cost of having legal counsel review and adapt these templates to ensure compliance with local regulations. This is a standard practice in franchising, where franchisors provide a framework but franchisees must adapt it to their specific circumstances and legal requirements.