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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Promotional Activities
The NCAA rules permit the University, Conference, or a charitable, educational or nonprofit agency to use a student-athlete's name, picture or appearance to support its charitable or educational activities, provided the following conditions are met:
* The student-athlete receives prior written approval to participate from the Compliance Office;
* An authorized representative of the charitable, educational, or nonprofit agency must sign a release statement ensuring that the student-athlete’s name, image, or appearance is used in a manner consistent with NCAA guidelines;
* The specific activity of the project in which the student-athlete participates does not involve co-sponsorship, advertisement, or promotion by a commercial agency;
* The student-athlete’s name, picture, or appearance cannot be used in any way which would directly or indirectly imply his/her endorsement of a commercial product or service;
* The student-athlete does not miss class;
* All money derived from the activity or project must go directly to the institution or the charitable, educational, or nonprofit agency;
* The student-athlete may accept actual and necessary expenses (e.g., transportation, meals) from the institution, conference, or the charitable, educational, or nonprofit agency related to participation in such activity;
* The student-athlete’s name, picture, or appearance may not be utilized to promote the commercial ventures of any nonprofit agency.
The NCAA rules permit the University, Conference, or a charitable, educational or nonprofit agency to use a student-athlete's name, picture or appearance to support its charitable or educational activities, provided the following conditions are met:
* The student-athlete receives prior written approval to participate from the Compliance Office;
* An authorized representative of the charitable, educational, or nonprofit agency must sign a release statement ensuring that the student-athlete’s name, image, or appearance is used in a manner consistent with NCAA guidelines;
* The specific activity of the project in which the student-athlete participates does not involve co-sponsorship, advertisement, or promotion by a commercial agency;
* The student-athlete’s name, picture, or appearance cannot be used in any way which would directly or indirectly imply his/her endorsement of a commercial product or service;
* The student-athlete does not miss class;
* All money derived from the activity or project must go directly to the institution or the charitable, educational, or nonprofit agency;
* The student-athlete may accept actual and necessary expenses (e.g., transportation, meals) from the institution, conference, or the charitable, educational, or nonprofit agency related to participation in such activity;
* The student-athlete’s name, picture, or appearance may not be utilized to promote the commercial ventures of any nonprofit agency.