What happens if Pump It Up makes the Manuals accessible to you?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We reserve the right to change the System Standards and inform you of any changes in the Manuals accessible to you online via computer systems or another electronic format. The Manuals may be modified, updated and revised from time to time to reflect changes in System Standards. You are expected to implement all relevant updates and amendments to the Manuals or System Standards as described in newsletters or any other notices we distribute through any written means. We reserve the right to require the implementation of any System Standards. You must maintain the Manuals as confidential and maintain the information in the Manuals as secret and confidential. Any form of the Manuals we make accessible to you, regardless of how we provide them (e.g. online or via email) will be deemed our Confidential Information. We will notify you in our Manuals or other communications of System Standards and/or names of PIU Vendors.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 25–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Pump It Up's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the manuals contain vital information regarding the System Standards. Pump It Up reserves the right to change these System Standards and will inform franchisees of these changes through the manuals, which are accessible online or via other electronic formats. These manuals may be updated to reflect changes in System Standards, and franchisees are expected to implement these updates as described in newsletters or other notices. Pump It Up retains the right to require the implementation of any System Standards.
As a franchisee, you must keep the manuals confidential, treating the information within them as secret and confidential. Any version of the manuals that Pump It Up provides, whether online or via email, is considered Confidential Information. Pump It Up will notify franchisees of System Standards and/or names of PIU Vendors through the manuals or other communications.
In essence, the manuals are a critical resource for understanding and adhering to Pump It Up's System Standards. Franchisees must stay informed of any changes communicated through these manuals and maintain the confidentiality of the information they contain. Failing to comply with these standards could have consequences detailed elsewhere in the Franchise Agreement.