I. ATP CIRCUIT REGULATIONS I. ATP CIRCUIT REGULATIONS 1.15 Special Events - Exhibitions 1.16 Promotional Fees  D.  Each player, if requested, is obligated to conduct visits to sponsor public booths ex - cept if the player has a conflicting sponsor contract (i.e., is within the same product or  service category). Tournaments must ensure that no images or footage of such visits  shall be used by the sponsor for a commercial purpose (i.e., giving the appearance  the player endorses a product or service) without the prior written consent of the play - er. No players are permitted to visit the public booth (or other location) of a company  that offers betting on tennis. E.  Each player, if requested, is obligated to participate in official tournament activities.  However, Tournaments must ensure, pursuant to rule 1.13 B, that any player’s partic - ipation in an official tournament activity shall not be conducted or promoted in a man ner that would give the appearance that such player endorses a particular product,  service or company without the prior written consent of the player. In addition, Tour - naments must ensure that no images or footage of an official tournament activity shall  be used by a sponsor for a commercial purpose (i.e., giving the appearance that a  player endorses a product or service) without the prior written consent of each player. F.  Each player, if requested, is obligated to participate in up to two (2) sets of activi - ties/ days for promotional purposes as arranged by ATP. Such activities/days may  take place outside of an ATP Tour tournament week and/or location. Players and  their agents will be consulted in advance to ensure that any such activities will not  substantially intrude upon the player’s schedule. Players and their agents will also  be consulted with respect to the scope and substance of the activities to ensure that  the player is comfortable with the proposed activities. ATP will cover all expenses  incurred by a player while participating in any such activities. A.  This rule shall not apply to players outside the top thirty (30) as of November 16, 2020  (Commitment Players). 1) Special events are those other than Grand Slams, ATP Tour tournaments or ATP  Challenger Tour tournaments. A player may not compete in a special event if it is  scheduled as follows: a)  Within the tournament weeks of any ATP Tour Masters 1000 tournament, ATP  Tour 500 tournament and the Nitto ATP Finals (singles or doubles). A player  who has qualified for and chooses not to play in the ATP Tour Doubles Cham - pionship shall not be eligible for an exemption to play in any special event  during that week. b)  Within thirty (30) days before or after the tournament weeks of any ATP Tour  Masters 1000 tournament, ATP Tour 500 tournament, the Nitto ATP Finals  (singles or doubles), if the special event is located within: i) One hundred (100) miles or one hundred sixty (160) kilometers of the  same; or ii) The same market area of the city where the tournament is located as  determined by the ATP CEO. c)  Within the period of any ATP Tour 250 tournament (qualifying competition and  main draw) if the special event is located within: i) One hundred (100) miles or one hundred sixty (160) kilometers of the  same; or B.  ATP Tour 500 and ATP Tour 250 tournaments have the option to offer fees for pro - motional services. No other ATP Tour or ATP Challenger Tour tournament owner,  operator, sponsor or agent is permitted to offer, give or pay money or anything of  value, nor shall the tournament permit any other person or entity to offer, give or pay  money or anything of value to a player, directly or indirectly, to influence or assure a  player’s competing in a tournament, other than prize money, unless authorized to do  so by ATP. A.  Except as expressly permitted in subsection B below, a player shall not accept mon - ey or anything of value that is given from any source, directly or indirectly, to influence  or assure his competing in any ATP Tour tournament, or ATP Challenger Tour tourna - ments, other than prize money unless authorized by ATP. E.  Violations of this section are subject to penalties described under the player Major  Offense Conduct Contrary to the Integrity of the Game. D.  A player has the right to petition the ATP CEO or his designee for an exemption to  these requirements unless otherwise specified above. c) Such special event does not violate any of the other restrictions of this rule. a) One hundred (100) miles or one hundred sixty (160) kilometers of the same;  or 3)  Such special event is not located within: 2)  If he competes in a tournament during the preceding week, he agrees to complete  the same if rain or other unavoidable circumstances delay the finals until Monday;  and b) The same market area of the city where the tournament is located as deter - mined by the ATP CEO; or 1) He has the permission of the Tournament Director of the ATP Tour 250 tourna - ment he is entered in that week; and C.  A player who is entered into an ATP Tour 250 tournament may participate in a special  event on the Monday of such tournament, provided: 2) Within the tournament week of any ATP Tour or ATP Challenger Tour tournament  in which he is entered including the Sunday night after such tournament final,  except as otherwise expressly permitted in the following subsection C. ii) The same market area of the city where the tournament is located as  determined by the ATP CEO. B.Restrictions Case:  May a player, who is not a Commitment Player after losing,  retiring or withdrawing from the qualifying, play in a special event  held the following week-end? Decision:  Yes. However, the player must still ask for and receive  a release from the Supervisor prior to participating in such special  event. (Also see provisions listed in section 7.06 One Tournament  Per Week and Exception)  16 17