What are 'Memberships' in the context of a Clean Your Dirty Face franchise?
Clean_Your_Dirty_Face Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will offer and sell monthly service plans, under which you must provide a specified number of services per month, in accordance with our System Standards ("Memberships"). All Memberships must be evidenced by a written agreement (which may be an electronic agreement) (a "Membership Agreement") and may not be for a term that extends beyond the expiration of this Agreement. When selling Memberships, you will use a form of Membership Agreement that we approve, and you will not make any modifications in the form of Membership Agreement without our prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you acknowledge that you are responsible for ensuring that the Membership Agreements comply with all applicable laws and you may modify the Membership Agreements to the extent necessary to comply with such applicable laws, provided that you provide us with immediate notice of all such modifications. You acknowledge and agree that, subject to the preceding sentence, any Membership Agreement that has been modified without our consent shall be void. We may modify the types and terms of Memberships to be offered, terminate your right to offer certain types of Memberships, and/or approve or require other types of Memberships for sale.
You will only offer Memberships for sale in strict compliance with System Standards and our standards, policies and procedures. If we authorize you to sell Memberships, you will nevertheless be responsible to determine that you may do so under all laws and regulations
applicable to your Business and you agree that you will fully comply with all such laws and regulations. We may suspend, revoke or terminate your right to offer Memberships at any time.
You agree to comply with the System Standards we establish from time to time regarding Memberships. These System Standards may regulate, among others, the following topics: (1) the types and terms of Memberships you may offer; (2) the form(s) of Membership Agreement; (3) the terms and conditions upon which a member may transfer his Membership from your Business to another CYDF Facial Bar and vice versa; (4) admission of members of your Business to other CYDF Facial Bars; (5) procedures to follow when members transfer to or from your Business; (6) use and acceptance of coupons, passes, and certificates; (7) group accounts and group Memberships; (8) Membership discounts; and (9) payment terms for Memberships.
You agree, upon notice from us, to accept any Memberships we assign to you, and, if we so require, to honor those Memberships on the terms and conditions of the existing Membership Agreement, and to accept as remuneration only such payments as accrue pursuant to the applicable Membership Agreement from the time of assignment.
We reserve the right to establish a reciprocity program between your Business and other CYDF Facial Bars. You must comply with all standards and requirements of any reciprocity program as we may implement and periodically modify.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 54)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Clean Your Dirty Face's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Memberships are monthly service plans that franchisees must offer, providing a specified number of services per month, according to Clean Your Dirty Face's System Standards. These memberships must be documented with a written Membership Agreement, which can be electronic, and cannot extend beyond the term of the Franchise Agreement.
Clean Your Dirty Face retains significant control over the Membership Agreements. Franchisees must use an approved form of agreement and cannot modify it without prior written consent from Clean Your Dirty Face, except to comply with applicable laws, in which case they must notify Clean Your Dirty Face of any modifications. Unauthorized modifications render the agreement void. Clean Your Dirty Face can also modify the types and terms of Memberships offered, terminate the right to offer certain types, or require new types of Memberships.
Franchisees must strictly adhere to System Standards and all applicable laws and regulations when selling Memberships. Clean Your Dirty Face can suspend, revoke, or terminate the franchisee's right to offer Memberships at any time. These System Standards cover various aspects, including the types and terms of Memberships, the form of the Membership Agreement, transfer conditions, admission to other Clean Your Dirty Face locations, procedures for member transfers, use of coupons, group accounts, discounts, and payment terms. Franchisees must also accept any Memberships assigned to them by Clean Your Dirty Face and honor them according to the existing Membership Agreement. Clean Your Dirty Face reserves the right to establish a reciprocity program between different Clean Your Dirty Face locations, and franchisees must comply with all standards and requirements of such a program.