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Promotional Activities
Your name, picture or appearance may be used to support the charitable or educational activities of the University or a nonprofit agency provided all of the following conditions are met:
- You receive written approval from the Athletics Director or other designated staff member;
- The activity does not involve co-sponsorship, advertisement or promotion by a commercial agency (other than a sponsor's official trademark on printed materials);
- Your name or picture may not appear on a printed promotional item that includes a reproduction of a product with which a commercial entity is associated if the commercial entity's officially registered trademark also appears on the item;
- You do not miss class;
- All money derived from the activity goes directly to the University, conference, or charitable, educational or nonprofit agency;
- You may accept actual and necessary expenses from the University, conference, or charitable educational or nonprofit agency;
- Your name, picture or appearance is not utilized to promote the commercial ventures of any nonprofit agency;
- Commercial items that include your name, picture or likeness (other than informational items such as media guides, schedule cards, etc.) may not be sold;
- Commercial items with names, likenesses or pictures of multiple student-athletes (other than highlight films and media guides) may be sold only at the University, outlets controlled by the University, or outlets controlled by the charitable or educational organization;
- The promotional activity may take place at a commercial establishment, provided the commercial establishment is not a cosponsor of the event and you do not promote the sale of a commercial product.
Prior to any promotional activity, you and an authorized representative of the charitable, educational or nonprofit agency must complete a form ensuring compliance with the requirements listed above. The necessary form can be obtained by contacting the Compliance Office at 205-975-3051 or by clicking here:
Promotional Acitivities Policies and Procedures
Promotional Activities Form
