Can Hydrodog or the Franchisor prescribe procedures to prevent unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information?
Hydrodog Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will follow all reasonable procedures we or the Franchisor may prescribe from time to time to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information (collectively, the "Confidentiality Obligations").
- (d) will adopt and implement all reasonable procedures that we periodically prescribe to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information, including, without limitation, restricting its disclosure to Franchised Business personnel and others needing to know such Confidential Information to operate your HydroDog Business, and requiring all employees and independent contractors having access to Confidential Information to sign confidentiality and non-competition agreements in a form acceptable to us. We have the right to regulate the form of confidentiality and non-competition agreement that you use and to be a third-party beneficiary of that agreement with independent enforcement rights.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 43–166)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hydrodog's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, both Hydrodog and the franchisor can prescribe procedures to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information. Franchisees must adhere to these procedures, referred to as "Confidentiality Obligations." These procedures are considered reasonable measures to safeguard confidential information.
Hydrodog franchisees must adopt and implement all reasonable procedures that Hydrodog periodically prescribes to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information. This includes restricting its disclosure to Franchised Business personnel and others needing to know such Confidential Information to operate the HydroDog Business.
Furthermore, Hydrodog requires all employees and independent contractors who have access to confidential information to sign confidentiality and non-competition agreements in a form acceptable to Hydrodog. Hydrodog retains the right to regulate the form of these agreements and to be a third-party beneficiary with independent enforcement rights. These measures ensure that confidential information is protected not only by the franchisee but also by their staff and contractors, with Hydrodog having the authority to enforce these protections directly.