2016 WOMEN S FINAL FOUR EMCEE SERACH. Full Name. Birthdate. Address. Name of Uploaded Video

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1 2016 WOMEN S FINAL FOUR EMCEE SERACH Full Name Birthdate Address Name of Uploaded Video If there is anyone in your video other than yourself, please list their first/last names and ages here: Why should you be chosen as the next Women s Final Four emcee? Please upload this form along with your video to the address below. upload.wff_sup.i9mf8dw98v@u.box.com. Questions? DIWBKB@NCAA.ORG SEE NEXT PAGE FOR OFFICIAL RULES

2 OFFICIAL RULES 1. ELIGIBILITY. NO PURCHAS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS PROMOTION. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The NCAA Women s Final Four Emcee Search Contest (the Contest ) will begin at 9 a.m. ET on December 22, 2015 and end at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on January 15, 2016 (the Contest Period ) and is open to all legal residents of the state of Indiana, age 18 or older (the Contestants ), except employees, officers, directors, agents and shareholders (and their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and household members (whether or not related) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (the Sponsor ), and its subsidiaries, members, divisions, trustees, franchisees, participating vendors, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies and affiliated entities (collectively, with the Sponsor, the Contest Entities ). By entering this Contest, participants agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these official rules ( Official Rules ). 2. HOW TO ENTER. To enter the Contest, you must create and submit a video showing why you should be chosen as the official 2016 Women s Final Four Emcee (the Video ). Videos must be no longer than ninety (90) seconds in length. all Video submissions along with submission form to upload.wff_sup.i9mf8dw98v@u.box.com no later than 11:59:59 p.m. ET on January 15, 2016 with the subject line Women s Final Four Emcee Search Contest. Be sure all Video submissions adhere to the Video Submission Requirements that are listed below. Up to 15 recognizable individuals may appear in the Video, and you must list all of their names in your . The Video and entry information will be referred to as the Entry. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online service will apply. Standard rates may apply to Entries submitted via mobile device. Contact your mobile device data service provider for details. The individual who submits the Entry in the Contest will be defined as the Entrant. Limit one (1) Contest Entry per person and per address throughout the Contest Period. By entering, you understand and agree that your Entry will be viewed by the Sponsor. By entering, each Entrant grants to the Sponsor and its licensees a world-wide, perpetual, non-revocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable license to publish his/her Video as well as derivative works based thereon on the Website, in Sponsor s apps, on social media, on the television programming related to, and other distribution of, the NCAA Women s Final Four Championship (both Semifinals and Championship Final games), and through any and all other media, now known or hereafter devised, in any manner related to the Promotion, without prior notice, approval or compensation. Entrant represents and warrants that Entrant has received all permissions from individuals appearing in the Video to grant the rights granted herein and that Sponsor and its licensee s use of the Videos as provided for herein will not violate the rights of any third party. If requested, Entrant agrees to provide such permissions in writing or another form acceptable to Sponsor, and failure to provide such permission will constitute a basis to designate the Entry ineligible for this Promotion. Entrants otherwise will retain all rights to their respective Videos. Sponsor may moderate Videos before posting (if applicable) and reserves the right to reject any Entry that, in its sole and absolute discretion, is determined not to meet the specifications set forth herein. All Entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. ET, on January 15, 2016.

3 VIDEO SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Must be the original creation of the Contestant; Must be in English; Must contain no more than 15 recognizable people (to be individually identified on the Entry); Must be no more than ninety (90) seconds long; Must not include recorded game footage from any NCAA-Sanction sporting event; Must not include any dangerous activity; Must not have been published in any medium or submitted in any other competition; Must not contain material that violates or infringes another s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, including copyright infringement when used as provided for in these Official Rules; Must not disparage Contest Entities or any other person or party affiliated with the Contest and administration of this Contest; Must not in any way contain any corporate branding, names, logos or trademarks other than those of the Sponsor or those of NCAA member institutions and conferences; Must not include personally identifiable information, such as an individual s name, address, phone number, or address; Must not include names or likenesses of any current NCAA student-athletes (whether recognizable as a student-athlete or not); Contestant must have parent/legal guardian s permission to include the image of anyone under the age of 18 or who is still a minor in their state of residence in the video. If requested, you must be able to provide evidence of such permission in a form acceptable to the Sponsor; Must not contain content, music, public art or architecture, images, or artwork not created by Contestant; Must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, lewd, pornographic, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous; Must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and Must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of, or contrary to the laws or regulations in the jurisdiction where Entry is being created. By entering, each Contestant represents and warrants that the submitted video is in compliance with all of the foregoing requirements. Each Contestant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Sponsor harmless against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, debts, investigations, fines, penalties, costs, expenses and settlements (including attorneys fees and cost of litigation, settlement, judgment, interest and penalties) arising out of or related to a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. 3. HOW TO WIN. The Contest includes an initial judging round that will narrow the Entries down to four (4) finalists and a voting round that will determine at least one (1) official winner. JUDGING: The Videos will be judged by representatives of the Sponsor. In its sole discretion, the representatives of the Sponsor will choose four (4) finalists (the Semi-Finalists ). No information regarding the Videos or judging will be disclosed and all decisions by the representatives of the Sponsor are final. Semi- Finalists will we asked to come into the NCAA studio at 700 West Washington, Indianapolis, IN , during a mutually agreed upon time and date, during the week of Monday, January 25, 2016 Friday, January 29, 2016 to create an NCAA original video (the Semi-Finalist Videos ) that will then be posted on one of the Sponsor s official Twitter accounts to be voted on by the public.

4 VOTING ROUND 1: Beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET on Monday, February 8, 2016 through 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 11, 2016 the four (4) Semi-Finalist Videos will be posted to the NCAA Women s Basketball Twitter account (@ncaawbb). Sponsor will tweet each Finalist Video one (1) time per day throughout Voting Round 1 (for a total of four (4) times per Semi-Finalist) with a message similar to the following; Retweet if you think (Contestant Twitter handle) should be the Super Saturday emcee! At the conclusion of Voting Round 1, the two (2) Semi-Finalists who accumulate the most combined retweets on their four (4) originating posts from Twitter account will be declared the finalists. VOTING ROUND 2: Beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET on Monday, February 21, 2016 through 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 23, 2016 the Videos for each of the two (2) Finalists will be posted to the NCAA Women s Basketball Twitter account (@ncaawbb). Sponsor will tweet each Video one (1) time per day throughout Voting Round 2 (for a total of three (3) times per Finalist) with a message similar to the following; Retweet if you think (Contestant Twitter handle) should be the Super Saturday emcee! At the conclusion of Voting Round 2, the one (1) Finalists who accumulate the most combined retweets on their four (4) originating posts from Twitter account will be declared the potential winner (the Winner ). Winner will be announced February 29, 2016 March 4, VOTING CONDITIONS: There will be a limit of one (1) retweet per person using only one (1) Twitter account per day throughout the voting rounds. Votes received from any person or Twitter account in excess of the stated daily limitation will be void. Semi-Finalists and Finalists are prohibited from obtaining votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements or methods of encouragement to members of the public and/or using any websites or online forums designed to induce individuals or provide other incentives to vote for their Video, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. All votes are subject to final verification by Sponsor. Use of script, macro or other automated system to vote or with the intent to impair the integrity of the voting process is prohibited and all such votes will be void. 4. CONTEST PRIZE. Winner will receive two (2) tickets to the Women s Final Four games on April 3, 2016 in Indianapolis, IN and the opportunity to emcee the Super Saturday events. Approximate Retail Value ( ARV ) of the pair of tickets: $140. Exact emcee responsibilities at the game to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor is not responsible for any travel expenses associated with the Contest and attendance at the Women s Final Four games scheduled to take place on April 3, 2016 is the responsibility of the Winner. 5. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. By entering this Promotion, Contestants grant the Sponsor and Promotion Entities, and their designees the right, unless prohibited by law, to use their names, cities and states of residence, voices, pictures and likenesses, without compensation, notification or approval, for the purpose of advertising and publicizing the goods and services of the Sponsor and all matters related to the Promotion, in any manner or medium, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity. Winner may be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility, liability release, tax acknowledgment form and, except where prohibited by law, a publicity release and return within five (5) business days of issuance of notification. Noncompliance within this time period or failure of potential winner to respond to a notification attempt within five (5) days of such attempt may result in disqualification and an alternative winner will be selected by the Sponsor s sole discretion if: (i) any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable; (ii) potential Winner declines his or her prize; (iii) the potential Winner is unable to travel on April 3, 2016; or (iv) potential Winner fails to comply with any of the Official Rules. The Promotion Entities expressly disclaim any responsibility and participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Promotion Entities from and against any and all claims,

5 actions, demands and/or liability for injury, damage or loss whatsoever relating to or arising in connection with participation in this Promotion (regardless of the cause of such injury, damage or loss) and/or delivery and/or subsequent use or misuse of any of the prizes awarded (including any travel or activity related thereto). 6. DISPUTE RESOLUTION/CHOICE OF LAW. All decisions of the Sponsor with regard to this Promotion are final. Except where prohibited, each Contestant agrees that: (i) all issues and questions concerning these Official Rules will be governed by Indiana law without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law of any jurisdiction; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Promotion or any prize awarded will be (A) resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (B) filed only in the federal and state courts situation in Marion County, Indiana, and each Contestant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such disputes, claims or causes of action; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards will be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorney s fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will any Contestant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, special, consequential damagers and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant and Promotion Entities in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Indiana or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Indiana. 7. OFFICIAL RULES OR WINNERS LIST. For a copy of the Official Rules or the Winners List (available on or about March 14, 2016), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the following address by March 21, 2016 (Please specify Official Rules or Winners ) NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Emcee Search Contest, 700 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN SPONSOR. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, 700 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The NCAA and Women s Final Four are trademarks of or licensed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Collegiate Athletic Association. All rights reserved.