What is the controlling copy of the Cicis Manuals?
Cicis Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our master copy of the Manuals is the controlling copy.
The Manuals and any passwords and access credentials are part of our Confidential Information (defined below) and must be protected against improper use and disclosure.
You may disclose the Manuals to your employees who need to know its contents provided they are themselves bound by written obligations of confidentiality.
You may not at any time copy, duplicate, record, or otherwise reproduce, distribute or publish any part of the Manuals or use its contents in any other business.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 64–65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cicis's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the master copy of the Manuals that Cicis maintains is the controlling copy. Cicis will provide franchisees access to their manuals applicable to the development and operation of Cicis Restaurants during the term of the agreement.
The manuals contain mandatory specifications, standards, operating procedures, and rules that Cicis periodically prescribes for operating Cicis Restaurants. They also include suggested specifications, standards, and procedures, as well as information on the franchisee's obligations under the Franchise Agreement. Cicis may periodically modify the manuals to reflect changes in System Standards, including through memoranda and newsletters.
The manuals and any access credentials are part of Cicis's confidential information and must be protected against improper use and disclosure. Franchisees may disclose the manuals to their employees who need to know its contents, provided those employees are bound by written obligations of confidentiality. Franchisees are prohibited from copying, duplicating, recording, reproducing, distributing, or publishing any part of the manuals or using its contents in any other business.