Does the Face Foundrie agreement acknowledge that employees have access to Confidential Information?
Face_Foundrie Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Now, therefore, it is agreed that as a consideration of starting or continuing your employment, as a condition to your employment and the compensation that we have paid to you (and/or will pay you after today), you acknowledge and agree that you will comply with all of the following obligations:
- 1. Confidential Information. You agree that you will not, at any time (whether during or after your time of employment with us), communicate or divulge Confidential Information to any Person, and that you will not use Confidential Information for your own benefit or for the benefit of any other Person.
- 2. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms are agreed to have the following meanings:
- a. The term "Confidential Information" means any information, knowledge, or know-how concerning the methods of operation of the Franchised Facial Bar and the System that you may learn of or that otherwise becomes known to you during the time of your employment with us (whether or not Franchisor or we have specifically designated that information as "confidential"). Confidential Information may include, among other things, operational, sales, promotional, marketing, and administrative methods, procedures, and techniques. However, Confidential Information does not include information that you can show came to your attention before it was disclosed to you by us or Franchisor; and Confidential Information also does not include information that, at or after the time when we disclosed it to you, is a part of the public domain through no act on your part or through publication or communication by other Persons who are lawfully entitled to publish or communicate that information.
- b. The term "Person" means any person, persons, partnership, entity, association, or corporation (other than us or Franchisor).
3. Covenants.
- a.
You understand and acknowledge that due to your employment with us, you will receive valuable specialized training and access to Confidential Information.
- b.
You covenant and agree that during the term of your employment and for 18 months following the termination of your employment (for any reason), you shall not, either directly or indirectly, for yourself, or through, on behalf of, or in conjunction with any Person:
- i.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 73–74)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Face Foundrie's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the agreement acknowledges that employees will have access to confidential information. Specifically, the document outlines an agreement that employees must comply with regarding confidential information as a condition of their employment. This agreement ensures that employees understand their obligations to protect sensitive business data.
The agreement states that employees must not communicate or divulge confidential information to any person, nor use it for their own benefit or the benefit of others, whether during or after their employment. Confidential information includes any knowledge concerning the methods of operation of the franchised facial bar and the Face Foundrie system learned during their employment, including operational, sales, promotional, marketing, and administrative methods, procedures, and techniques.
Furthermore, the agreement emphasizes that employees will receive valuable specialized training and access to confidential information due to their employment. This acknowledgment reinforces the importance of maintaining confidentiality and protecting Face Foundrie's proprietary information. The agreement also includes a covenant that for 18 months following termination of employment, the employee will not directly or indirectly engage in activities that could exploit this confidential information.