If Dryject terminates the franchise agreement due to the franchisee's default, what is the franchisee liable for?
Dryject Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
(a) Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason or upon expiration of its Term, You agree as follows:
(i) To pay immediately to Us, Our subsidiaries and/or Our affiliates the full amount of all sums due under this Agreement including damages, liquidated damages and costs incurred in enforcing this Agreement or otherwise;
(ii) To cease immediately to operate the Franchised Business and cease to use the Licensed Rights provided by Us under this Agreement, including but not limited to DryJect Marks, or any other marks registered by Us and Our affiliates or any of Our trade secrets, signs, symbols, devices, materials constituting part of Our System, and any confusingly similar name, marks, e-marks, copyrights, systems, insignias, symbols and other rights, procedures or methods;
(iii) To immediately return to Us all originals and copies of Our Operations Manual and all other manuals, plans and specifications, designs, training aids, records, data, samples, models, programs, or handbooks and other materials loaned or provided to You by Us or any of Our subsidiaries or affiliates;
(iv) To immediately turn over to Us any and all originals and copies of customer lists, records, files, instructions, social media contact lists, correspondence including customer related emails, brochures, computer software, computer CDs, DVDs or diskettes and any and all Confidential Information in Your possession, custody or control concerning or relating to the operation of the Franchised Business and/or Our operations or business.
Source: Item 8 — BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (FDD pages 68–229)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Dryject Franchise Disclosure Document, if the franchise agreement is terminated, the franchisee is obligated to pay Dryject, its subsidiaries, and/or affiliates the full amount of all sums due under the agreement. This includes damages, liquidated damages, and costs incurred in enforcing the agreement.
Additionally, the franchisee must immediately cease operating the franchised business and discontinue using any licensed rights provided by Dryject. This encompasses the Dryject marks, other registered marks, trade secrets, signs, symbols, devices, and materials that are part of the Dryject system. The franchisee is also prohibited from using any confusingly similar names, marks, copyrights, systems, insignias, symbols, or other rights, procedures, or methods.
Furthermore, the franchisee is required to return all originals and copies of the Dryject Operations Manual, along with any other manuals, plans, specifications, designs, training aids, records, data, samples, models, programs, or handbooks and other materials that were loaned or provided by Dryject or its subsidiaries or affiliates. The franchisee must also turn over all originals and copies of customer lists, records, files, instructions, social media contact lists, correspondence including customer related emails, brochures, computer software, computer CDs, DVDs or diskettes and any and all Confidential Information in Your possession, custody or control concerning or relating to the operation of the Franchised Business and/or Our operations or business.