Does confidential information for Hydrodog include the plans and specifications of Hydrodog vehicles?
Hydrodog Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (e) plans, specifications, size and physical characteristics of the HydroDog Businesses, HydroDog Vehicles;
- 9.2 Restriction on Use of Confidential Information. You acknowledge and agree that you will not acquire any interest in Confidential Information, other than the right to use certain Confidential Information in operating your HydroDog Business during this Agreement's term and according to this Agreement's terms and conditions, and that your use of any Confidential Information for any purpose not expressly authorized by this Agreement would constitute an unfair method of competition with us and our franchisees and may violate certain laws. You further acknowledge and agree that the Confidential Information is proprietary, includes our trade secrets, and is disclosed to you only on the condition that you, your Owners, managers, employees and/or independent contractors who have access to it agree, and they do agree, that you and they:
- (a) Will not use any Confidential Information in any other business or capacity;
- (b) Will keep the Confidential Information strictly confidential during and indefinitely after this Agreement's term;
- (c) Will not make unauthorized copies of any Confidential Information disclosed via electronic medium or in written or other tangible form; and
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 43–166)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hydrodog's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, confidential information includes the plans and specifications, size, and physical characteristics of HydroDog Businesses and HydroDog Vehicles. As a Hydrodog franchisee, you acknowledge that you will not acquire any interest in confidential information, other than the right to use certain confidential information in operating your HydroDog Business during the agreement's term and according to the agreement's terms and conditions.
Hydrodog restricts franchisees from using confidential information for any purpose not expressly authorized by the agreement, as it would constitute an unfair method of competition with Hydrodog and its franchisees and may violate certain laws. Franchisees must agree to keep the confidential information strictly confidential during and indefinitely after the agreement's term.
Franchisees must also agree not to make unauthorized copies of any confidential information disclosed via electronic medium or in written or other tangible form. They must implement all reasonable procedures that Hydrodog periodically prescribes to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information, including restricting its disclosure to franchised business personnel and others needing to know such confidential information to operate their HydroDog Business.