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Compliance Corner May 2012
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Promotional Activities
- When individuals request an autographed item, they are not permitted to:
- Sell these items to any third party who may use them to raise money, directly or indirectly, to benefit any high-school program, including athletics programs, or;
- Exchange these items for anything of value with a third party who may use them to raise money, directly or indirectly, to benefit any high school program, including athletic programs, or;
- Donate these items to any organization which may use them to raise money, directly or indirectly, to benefit any high school program, including athletic programs, or;
- Give or sell these items to an organization for the purpose of auctioning them off to raise funds to provide financial assistance to high school students to attend a collegiate institution of their choice, or;
- Use the item for any commercial purpose (including reselling the item), for items including the autograph of any current student-athlete.
- Student-Athlete Promotional Activities
- Written approval is granted from the Binghamton University Office of NCAA Compliance;
- Such print and production are for educational purposes;
- The activity does not involve co-sponsorship, advertisement or promotion by a commercial agency other than the reproduction of the sponsoring company’s officially registered regular trademark on printed materials. Personal names, slogans, and messages are prohibited;
- The name or picture of a student-athlete with remaining eligibility may not appear on an institution’s printed promotional item that included a reproduction of a product with which a commercial entity is associated if the commercial’s entity’s officially registered regular trademark or logo also appears on the item;
- The student-athlete does not miss class;
- All money’s derived from the activity go directly to Binghamton University, the America East Conference or the charitable, educational or nonprofit agency;
- The student-athlete does not receive under any circumstances, any remuneration for such participation; however, the student-athlete may accept legitimate and normal expenses from Binghamton University, the America East Conference, or the charitable, educational or nonprofit agency related to participation in such activity;
- There is no indication that the student-athlete expressly or implicitly endorses a commercial product or service;
- Any commercial items with names or pictures of student-athletes may only be sold at Binghamton University, institutionally controlled outlets, or outlets controlled by the charitable or educational organization; and
- The student-athlete has signed a release statement ensuring that the student-athlete’s name or image is used in a manner consistent with the requirements of this section.
- Coaches’ Appearance
- The meeting or banquet is initiated and conducted by the educational institution;
- The coach does not make a recruiting presentation in conjunction with the appearance;
- The coach does not have any direct contact with any prospective student-athlete (or a prospective student-athlete’s parents or legal guardians) in attendance; and
- The coach does not engage in any evaluation activities at the educational institution.
- Coaches must fill out the “Speaking Engagement Form”
In sports other than basketball, a coach may speak at a meeting or banquet (except for dead periods) at a prospective student-athlete’s educational institution without using one of the institution’s permissible contacts or evaluations, provided:
For details and restrictions regarding basketball coaches, see Bylaw 13.1.8
