Who owns the data pertaining to the services offered by a Body Brain Center franchisee?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We will own all data pertaining to the services offered by you under your Business.
We may utilize such data to evaluate and improve our services, protocols and processes or for any other purpose.
We may provide or sell non-personally identifiable data to third parties in our discretion.
We will also own all customer files, accounts and contracts, all of which shall be assigned to us (upon our request) following the expiration, termination or Transfer of this Agreement.
In addition, you agree that if one of your members switches their membership or customer agreement to another Body & Brain franchisee or company-owned business, we may transfer the account and all data pertaining to that member to the Body & Brain franchisee or company-owned business to which the membership or customer agreement was transferred.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS**, COPYRIGHTS, **AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD pages 33–34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Body Brain Center Franchise Disclosure Document, Body Brain Center, LLC will own all data pertaining to the services offered by a franchisee's business. This includes customer files, accounts, and contracts, which must be assigned to Body Brain Center upon the expiration, termination, or transfer of the Franchise Agreement.
Body Brain Center may use this data to evaluate and improve their services, protocols, and processes, or for any other purpose they deem necessary. They also have the right to provide or sell non-personally identifiable data to third parties at their discretion.
Furthermore, if a member of a franchisee's Body Brain Center switches their membership or customer agreement to another Body Brain Center franchise or a company-owned business, Body Brain Center has the right to transfer the account and all related data to the new location. This ensures continuity of service and centralized data management within the Body Brain Center system.