Does Clear Pest Pros have a standard form for non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements?
Clear_Pest_Pros Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The owners of the franchised business and their spouses must personally guarantee the Clear Pest Pros Business. The Managing Owner, Designated Manager and/or key employees will need to execute non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements that we have approved. (Section 6.C. of the Franchise Agreements). We do not have a standard form, as laws vary between states; however, we do require that such agreements will prohibit disclosure, by the employee to any other person or legal entity, of any trade secrets, customer lists, or other information, knowledge, or know-how regarding the System or the operation of the Clear Pest Pros Business, which is deemed confidential or proprietary by us. Such employee non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, prevent employees from servicing or soliciting any of the customers of your Clear Pest Pros Business, except in their capacities as employees of the Clear Pest Pros Business. The agreements to be signed by a partner, spouse, or designated Managing Owner, will also need to include a non-compete agreement, which must comply with your state law. A fully executed copy of each agreement is to be sent to us.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 56–57)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Clear Pest Pros's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Clear Pest Pros does not have a standard form for non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements. The FDD specifies that the Managing Owner, Designated Manager, and/or key employees will need to execute non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements that Clear Pest Pros has approved. However, because laws vary between states, Clear Pest Pros does not have a standard form.
These agreements are required to prohibit the disclosure of trade secrets, customer lists, or other confidential information regarding the Clear Pest Pros system. The agreements should also prevent employees from servicing or soliciting customers of the Clear Pest Pros Business, except in their capacity as employees.
Additionally, the agreements signed by a partner, spouse, or designated Managing Owner must include a non-compete agreement that complies with state law. Franchisees are required to send a fully executed copy of each agreement to Clear Pest Pros.