What must a Clean Your Dirty Face franchisee do if they want to purchase from an unapproved supplier?
Clean_Your_Dirty_Face Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If you would like to purchase or use any products, services, supplies or materials from any unapproved supplier, you must submit to us a written request for approval of the proposed supplier prior to purchasing any such products, services, supplies or materials. We reserve the right to charge you a fee (not to exceed the reasonable cost of the research and inspection and the actual cost of the test) to make the evaluation. We have the right to inspect the proposed supplier's facilities and to require that product samples from the proposed supplier be delivered either directly to us or to a third party we designate for testing. We will notify you in writing of the approval or disapproval of the proposed supplier within a reasonable time after completion of the investigation. If we fail to respond within sixty (60) days, your request will be deemed denied. We may elect to withhold approval of the supplier, in our sole discretion and for any reason. You acknowledge that we are likely to reject your request for a new supplier without conducting any investigation if we have already designated an exclusive supplier for that product or service. We reserve the right to periodically re-inspect the facilities and products of any approved supplier and to revoke our approval if the supplier does not continue to meet any of our criteria. We also reserve the right to charge suppliers a royalty for the right to manufacture products for use in the CYDF Facial Bars.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 54)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Clean Your Dirty Face's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee wishes to purchase from an unapproved supplier, they must first submit a written request to Clean Your Dirty Face for approval. This request must be made before purchasing any products, services, supplies, or materials from the unapproved supplier. Clean Your Dirty Face has the right to charge a fee for evaluating the proposed supplier, but this fee will not exceed the reasonable cost of research and inspection, plus the actual cost of testing.
Clean Your Dirty Face retains the right to inspect the facilities of the proposed supplier and may require product samples to be delivered directly to them or to a designated third party for testing. The franchisee will be notified in writing about the approval or disapproval of the proposed supplier within a reasonable time after the investigation is complete. If Clean Your Dirty Face fails to respond within sixty days, the request is considered denied.
Clean Your Dirty Face maintains the discretion to withhold approval for any reason. The document also notes that Clean Your Dirty Face is likely to reject a request without investigation if an exclusive supplier has already been designated for the product or service in question. Furthermore, Clean Your Dirty Face reserves the right to periodically re-inspect the facilities and products of any approved supplier and to revoke approval if the supplier no longer meets their criteria. They also reserve the right to charge suppliers a royalty for the right to manufacture products for use in the CYDF Facial Bars.