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Can I operate a Clean Your Dirty Face Facial Bar that I own and operate and use Clean Your Dirty Face marks?

Clean_Your_Dirty_Face Franchise · 2025 FDD

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

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1. GRANT OF FRANCHISE.

1.A. PREAMBLES.

  • (1) We and our affiliates have, with considerable effort, developed (and continue to develop and modify) a system and franchise opportunity to establish, operate and promote a distinctive spa concept offering facials, related beauty services, and related retail products under the name "Clean Your Dirty Face®" (each a "CYDF Facial Bar").
  • (2) We and our affiliates use and promote, and license others to use and promote, certain trademarks, service marks, and other commercial symbols, and may create, use, and license other trademarks, service marks, and commercial symbols, each of which have gained and will continue to gain public acceptance and goodwill, for use in operating or identifying CYDF Facial Bars (collectively, the "Marks").
  • (3) We and our affiliates have also developed a distinctive business format and business system, using the methods, procedures, signs, designs, layouts, standards, specifications that we approve, and offering those products and services that we approve, all of which we may improve, further develop, or modify from time to time, (i) for CYDF Facial Bars, using the Marks (the "Franchise System").
  • (4) We grant franchises to persons who meet our qualifications and are willing to undertake the investment and effort to use the Marks and the Franchise System to own and operate a CYDF Facial Bar.
  • (5) You have applied and been approved for a franchise to own and operate a CYDF Facial Bar.

1.B. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

You acknowledge that:

(1) you have independently investigated this franchise opportunity and recognize that, like any other business, the nature of the business that a CYDF Facial Bar conducts may (and probably will) evolve and change over time;

  • among other things, your business abilities and efforts are vital to your Business (as defined in Section 1.C);
  • attracting customers for your Business will require you to make consistent marketing efforts in your community in accordance with our System Standards (as defined in Section 4.C), which may include media advertising, direct mail advertising and networking, online and social media marketing, and display and use of promotional materials:
  • retaining customers for your Business will require you to have high (4) standards of quality and service;
  • our officers, directors, employees, and agents act only as representatives of us, and not as individuals, and that business dealings between you and them as a result of this Agreement are deemed to be only between you and us;

Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 54)

What This Means (2025 FDD)

According to the 2025 Clean Your Dirty Face Franchise Disclosure Document, Clean Your Dirty Face grants franchises to individuals who meet their qualifications and are prepared to invest the necessary resources to operate a Clean Your Dirty Face Facial Bar using the Clean Your Dirty Face marks and franchise system. The agreement stipulates that Clean Your Dirty Face and its affiliates have developed a system for operating and promoting a distinctive spa concept that offers facials, related beauty services, and retail products under the Clean Your Dirty Face name. They also use and license trademarks and service marks associated with the Clean Your Dirty Face brand.

The franchise agreement emphasizes that Clean Your Dirty Face has the right to establish and operate additional Clean Your Dirty Face Facial Bars or other businesses using the Clean Your Dirty Face marks and franchise system, at any location, and under any terms and conditions they deem appropriate. This includes the right to offer similar products and services through different concepts or businesses, and through various distribution channels, regardless of location.

Furthermore, as a franchisee, you are licensed to use the Clean Your Dirty Face marks in connection with your Clean Your Dirty Face Facial Bar, but unauthorized use of these marks can result in irreparable harm to Clean Your Dirty Face and its affiliates, potentially leading to legal action. The agreement specifies that all goodwill associated with the use of the marks benefits Clean Your Dirty Face, and the franchisee does not acquire any independent rights to the marks beyond the right to operate the business under the terms of the franchise agreement. Therefore, you can operate a Clean Your Dirty Face Facial Bar using Clean Your Dirty Face's marks, provided you adhere to the franchise agreement's terms.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.