Are Brain Balance franchisees required to have their employees sign a Confidentiality Agreement?
Brain_Balance Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
All of your employees, including your Center Director and Program Director, if any, and all officers and directors or members who are not Franchisees, are required to execute a Confidentiality Agreement as provided in the Operations Manual and a signed copy must be filed in a secure location in your Center and provided to us if we request it. The current form is attached as Exhibit 3.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD pages 51–53)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Brain Balance Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to have their employees sign a Confidentiality Agreement. Specifically, all employees, including the Center Director and Program Director, as well as officers and directors who are not franchisees, must execute this agreement.
The signed copies of these agreements must be kept in a secure location at the franchisee's Brain Balance center. Furthermore, these copies must be provided to Brain Balance Franchising (BBF) if they request them. The current form for the Confidentiality Agreement is included as Exhibit 3 in the FDD.
This requirement ensures that confidential information regarding Brain Balance's operations and systems is protected. It is a common practice in franchising to have employees sign confidentiality agreements to safeguard trade secrets and proprietary information. This measure helps maintain the integrity and competitive advantage of the Brain Balance system.