What are the 'Manuals' referring to in the Pump It Up Franchise Agreement?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
During the Term, we will allow you access to our Manuals in any medium we decide (the "Manuals"). The Manuals consist of such materials (including, as applicable, audiotapes, videotapes, magnetic media, computer software, written materials, online documentation, recorded virtual webinars, live webinars) that we generally furnish to franchisees from time to time for use in operating a Pump It Up Business. The Manuals contain mandatory and suggested specifications, best practices, standards, operating procedures, general guidance, ongoing advice, and consultation, including our System Standards, that we prescribe or recommend from time to time for the operation of a Pump It Up Business and information relating to your other obligations under this Agreement and related agreements. You agree to follow the standards, specifications and operating procedures we establish periodically for the Pump It Up System that are described in the Manuals and in any other written communications we provide to you. You understand that our System Standards may regulate (to the extent allowed by law) maximum, minimum and other pricing requirements for the services and products your Pump It Up Business sells. You further agree and understand that the System Standards, the standards described in this Agreement, and the other standards
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 60–225)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Pump It Up Franchise Disclosure Document, the 'Manuals' refer to the materials that Pump It Up provides to franchisees for operating their business. These materials can be in various formats, including audiotapes, videotapes, magnetic media, computer software, written materials, online documentation, recorded virtual webinars, and live webinars.
The Manuals contain mandatory and suggested specifications, best practices, standards, operating procedures, general guidance, ongoing advice, and consultation, including Pump It Up's System Standards. These standards are what Pump It Up prescribes or recommends for the operation of a Pump It Up Business. The manuals also include information relating to the franchisee's obligations under the Franchise Agreement and related agreements.
As a Pump It Up franchisee, you must adhere to the standards, specifications, and operating procedures outlined in the Manuals and any other written communications from Pump It Up. These System Standards may also regulate pricing requirements for the services and products your Pump It Up Business offers, to the extent allowed by law. The franchisee acknowledges that they must maintain the confidentiality of the System Standards.