Is information regarding the skills and compensation of Dog Haus employees considered 'Dog Haus Confidential Information'?
Dog_Haus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
11.1 Dog Haus Confidential Information.
Franchisee acknowledges and agrees that the Dog Haus System is comprised of confidential information that has been developed by Franchisor and its affiliate by the investment of time, skill, effort and money and is widely recognized by the public, is of substantial value, and is proprietary, confidential and constitutes trade secrets of Franchisor and its affiliates, and includes, without limitation, tangible and intangible information (whether or not in electronic form) relating to Franchisor's business operations, products and services, recipes, sources of materials and equipment, client management and other software, data, other content, formulations, patterns, compilations, programs, devices and processes, business relationships, contact information for industry professionals, designs, developmental or experimental work and services, improvements, discoveries, plans for research, potential new or supplemental products and services, websites, advertisements or ancillary products and services, marketing and selling methods and/or plans, business plans, budgets and unpublished financial statements, licenses, prices and costs, vendors, collaborators, current customer and prospective customer names and addresses, information regarding credit extensions to customers, customer service purchasing histories and prices charged to customers, customer lists and other customer data, information regarding the skills and compensation of employees of Franchisor and contractors of Franchisor, designs, drawings, specifications, source code, object code, documentation, diagrams, flowcharts, research, development, marketing techniques and materials, trademarks, trade secrets, sales/license techniques, inventions, copyrightable material, trademarkable material, databases, relationships between Franchisor and other companies, persons or entities, knowledge or know-how concerning the methods of operation of the Franchised Restaurant which may be communicated to Franchisee, or of which Franchisee may be apprised, by virtue of Franchisee's operation of the Franchised Restaurant under the terms of this Agreement, and any other information or material considered proprietary by Franchisor whether or not designated as confidential information by Franchisor, that is not generally known by the public, or which derives independent economic value (actual or potential) from not being generally known to the public or persons unaffiliated with Franchisor or its affiliates and which is the subject of efforts by Franchisor that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy, and any other information in oral, written, graphic or electronic form which, given the circumstances surrounding its disclosure, would be considered confidential (collectively, the "Dog Haus Confidential Information").
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 87)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dog Haus's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, information regarding the skills and compensation of employees of the franchisor and its contractors is considered 'Dog Haus Confidential Information.' This information is part of the Dog Haus System, which the document describes as being comprised of confidential elements developed through investment and recognized by the public as valuable and proprietary.
As a Dog Haus franchisee, you are responsible for protecting this confidential information. You must not communicate, divulge, or use this information for the benefit of anyone else during or after the term of the franchise agreement. You are only allowed to share Dog Haus Confidential Information with supervisory or managerial personnel who need access to it to perform their job responsibilities.
To further protect this information, Dog Haus requires franchisees to have their supervisory or managerial personnel sign confidentiality agreements. These agreements must be satisfactory to Dog Haus and specifically identify Dog Haus as a third-party beneficiary with the right to enforce the agreement. Failure to comply with these confidentiality requirements can result in irreparable injury to Dog Haus, potentially leading to legal action and financial responsibility for court costs and attorney's fees.