Under what conditions can a Pump It Up franchisee disclose the Manuals to another person?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
hanges in System Standards. The contents of all versions of the Manuals are confidential, regardless of whether it is currently utilized by us, and constitute our trade secrets. You may not disclose the Manuals to any person other than employees or agents of the Franchised Business who need to know its contents. You may not at any time copy, duplicate, record, or otherwise reproduce any part of the Manuals without first obtaining our written consent to do so.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD pages 45–46)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Pump It Up's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Manuals contain System Standards, including mandatory and suggested specifications, best practices, standards, operating procedures, and rules that Pump It Up periodically prescribes for operating a Pump It Up Business. These manuals also include confidential information such as instructions, methods, and techniques used in key management areas like marketing, daily operations, personnel, and financial management.
As a Pump It Up franchisee, you are permitted to disclose the Manuals only to employees or agents of the Franchised Business who need to know its contents. This means you cannot share the Manuals with external parties unless they are directly involved in the operation of your franchise as an employee or agent.
Furthermore, the FDD states that franchisees cannot copy, duplicate, record, or otherwise reproduce any part of the Manuals without first obtaining written consent from Pump It Up. If Pump It Up permits a franchisee to disclose any Confidential Information to a third party, Pump It Up can require that the third party sign a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement in a form that Pump It Up specifies.