What actions must a Clear Pest Pros licensee take to protect the Clear Pest Pros software?
Clear_Pest_Pros Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Copies and Listings: The Licensee shall not copy or reverse-engineer the Product in whole or in part, nor shall it permit other parties to do so.
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- Protection of Product: Licensee agrees not to make available to any party the Product or any of its parts.
Licensee agrees to take appropriate action with its employees and any other parties to obtain assurances of non-disclosure consistent with this Agreement.
- Licensee recognizes that the Product is Franchisor's copyrighted property, represents a large investment of human and financial resources by Franchisor, is a trade secret of Franchisor, and is confidential information.
Licensee agrees to keep the Product, and all related materials, confidential.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 67–68)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Clear Pest Pros's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees have several obligations regarding the protection and use of the Clear Pest Pros software. As a licensee, you are prohibited from copying or reverse-engineering the software, either in whole or in part, and you must not allow any other parties to do so. The title to the software remains with Clear Pest Pros.
To protect the software, you must not make the Clear Pest Pros software or any of its parts available to any other party. You are required to take appropriate action with your employees and any other parties to ensure they agree to non-disclosure terms consistent with the franchise agreement. This includes ensuring that all related parties recognize that the software is Clear Pest Pros's copyrighted property, represents a significant investment by Clear Pest Pros, is a trade secret, and contains confidential information. Licensees must keep the software and all related materials confidential.
Clear Pest Pros can also access a franchisee's computer systems to monitor or retrieve data. All client and customer data is the property of Clear Pest Pros, and upon termination or expiration of the franchise agreement, any data not previously obtained by Clear Pest Pros must be transmitted to them immediately. Franchisees must also comply with all specifications and standards regarding the Clear Pest Pros software as provided in the Operations Manual.