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90 ITF Women's Circuit APPENDIX G MEDIA, COMMERCIAL AND DATA RIGHTS The ITF Men's Circuit and ITF Women's Circuit ("ITF Pro Circuit") are sanctioned and governed by ITF Ltd ("ITF"). The individual tennis tournaments ("the Tournaments") which comprise the ITF Pro Circuit are organised and staged by the National Tennis Association of the country where the Tournament is held ("National Association") and/or by promoters/organisers approved by the applicable National Association. The National Tennis Associations are members of the ITF. The National Associations own and/or control the Tournaments staged under their jurisdiction and recognise the mutual benefits that may be created for them and the ITF by establishing a framework for the creation and exploitation of certain rights relating thereto. Specific rights (as defined below) relating to the ITF Pro Circuit and the Tournaments shall be exploited as set out below. 1. DEFINITIONS In these Regulations the following terms shall have the meaning described below:- "Circuit Sponsor Rights" The right of ITF to appoint a sponsor (a "Circuit Sponsor") of the overall ITF Pro Circuit and/or of a Cross Border Group (as defined below) (i.e. not in respect of individual Tournaments and/or groups of Tournaments in one country) including without limitation in the form of "the XYZ ITF Pro Circuit"; "Commercial Rights" Any and all commercial rights relating to the individual Tournaments excluding the Data Rights, the Media Rights and Circuit Sponsor Rights but including without limitation tournament sponsorships (including without limitation sponsorship of individual Tournaments and sponsorship of groups of Tournaments in one country or jurisdiction), official supplier arrangements, venue advertising, programmes, tickets and hospitality; "Coverage" Any and all audio-visual coverage of a Tournament or any part thereof;

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