Does the Itan Disclosure Document include a copy of the Franchise Agreement?
Itan Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 1: FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES]
If we award you a franchise, you must sign the form of franchise agreement attached to this Disclosure Document as EXHIBIT "C" (the "Franchise Agreement"). We refer to the franchised business you purchase as your "Business" or your "Salon". The Franchise Agreement grants you a license to use certain service marks, trademarks, trade names and logos, including the service marks iTAN® and iTAN SUN SPRAY SPA® (collectively, the "Marks"). The Marks also include our distinctive trade dress used to identify a Salon or the products it sells. The Franchise Agreement also grants you a license to use the system we developed for the operation of a Salon (the "System"). Our confidential Brand Standards Manual (the "Manual") describes the operational aspects of a Salon. You will operate your Salon as an independent business using the Marks, the System, the information in the Manual, and the support, guidance and other methods and materials we provide.
Conversion Salons
In some cases, we allow the owner of a pre-existing tanning salon to purchase a franchise and convert their preexisting tanning salon to an iTAN Salon (a "Conversion Salon"). If you are acquiring franchise rights for a Conversion Salon, you must sign the Conversion Addendum attached to this Disclosure Document as EXHIBIT "H"-3. If you operated your pre-existing tanning salon for at least 1 year prior to signing the Franchise Agreement (a "Qualifying Conversion Salon"), you may receive a discount on your initial franchise fee (see Item 5) and a lower royalty fee during the initial 2 years after you convert to an iTAN Salon (see Item 6).
Area Development Rights
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 43–44)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Itan Franchise Disclosure Document, a copy of the Franchise Agreement is included as an exhibit. Specifically, Item 1 states that if Itan awards a franchise, the franchisee must sign the form of franchise agreement attached to the Disclosure Document as EXHIBIT "C".
Item 22 of the Itan FDD lists the contracts attached to the disclosure document, which includes EXHIBIT "C" Franchise Agreement. This indicates that a copy of the Franchise Agreement that a franchisee would be expected to sign is included in the FDD.
In addition to the standard Franchise Agreement, there are other agreements that may be relevant depending on the specific circumstances of the franchise. For example, if a franchisee is converting an existing tanning salon to an Itan Salon, they would need to sign the Conversion Addendum, which is attached as EXHIBIT "H"-3. There are also attachments to the Franchise Agreement, such as the Form of Site Approval Notice (ATTACHMENT "B"), Lease Addendum (ATTACHMENT "C"), and Confidentiality Agreement (ATTACHMENT "G").