活動證件進場說明

頒發本通行證之目的僅在於，就本通行證正面所述之美國國家籃球協會（下稱「NBA」）比賽（下稱「本賽事」），以及與本賽事相關之場合、活動、採訪及/或其他由NBA舉辦之活動（以下合稱「週邊活動」），為一合法新聞機構或經授權提供遊戲相關服務之業者或廠商（作為其員工或代理人）從事工作的個人（下稱「通行證持有人」），提供進入場館/場地之許可權限，且通行證持有人茲此聲明，其出席本賽事/週邊活動之目的亦僅止於此。本通行證不得轉讓，將本通行證用於未經授權之用途或違反其條款之任何行為，有可能導致通行證持有人及/或指派通行證持有人之新聞機構、業者或廠商被驅離場館/場地、吊銷本通行證、不得再進入場館/場地、受到民事或刑事侵入住居追訴，以及其他法律可主張之救濟措施。

本通行證及通行證持有人進入場館/場地之許可權限受到NBA及相關場館/場地針對新型冠狀病毒SARS-CoV-2及其引發之疾病（連同其任何變種、適應或變異，以下統稱「COVID-19」）所定一切安全及健康要求及政策之規範（所有該等安全及健康要求及政策可能由NBA及/或場館/場地依其全權酌情隨時予以更新，下稱「安全要求」）。通行證持有人承認並同意遵守此等安全要求（包括在本賽事/週邊活動前必須滿足之所有要求），且遵守此等安全要求為出席本賽事/週邊活動之前提。

此外，若通行證持有人因確診或接觸COVID-19或任何疾病或有其他病症，而經醫事機構/人員或公共衛生主管機關指示進行檢疫、隔離或避免與大眾接觸，通行證持有人即不得參加本賽事/週邊活動。

除NBA另有書面明示授權外，通行證持有人或指派通行證持有人之新聞機構就本賽事/週邊活動所拍攝或製作之任何照片、繪圖、紀錄（無論是文字、數據或視覺紀錄）或敘述（或前述項目之任何摘錄），其任何形式之使用、發布、展演、重製、改作、陳列、表演或出版，均僅供指派通行證持有人之新聞機構就本賽事/週邊活動作新聞報導之用。

通行證持有人或指派通行證持有人之新聞機構、業者或廠商均不得錄製、傳輸、使用、授權或發布（舉例而言，包括但不限於，為任何目的向賭場、運動博弈及/或夢幻體育組織之任何所有人或經營者發布）本賽事/週邊活動之任何影片或影音內容（或其任何摘錄），包括但不限於以現場直播或高速連續形式（例如GIF動畫）等類似影片方式進行；然而，若指派通行證持有人之新聞機構已取得NBA授權，得依據NBA影音花絮之授權（下稱「花絮授權」）或NBA之個別書面授權，錄製、傳輸或使用本賽事/週邊活動之影片或影音內容摘錄，該機構得依據花絮授權或該等個別書面授權條款為之。

本賽事/週邊活動（包括但不限於其統計數據）及其任何轉播、廣播、傳輸或紀錄之一切所有權、著作權及財產權均屬NBA獨有，核發本通行證並非向通行證持有人或任何其他人士或實體授予、意圖授予或代表其創設任何上述權利。

通行證持有人明確承認，任何人群聚集處皆存在暴露於COVID-19之固有風險，並無任何預防措施（包括本條款所描述之安全要求）能夠消除暴露於COVID-19之風險。COVID-19是一種傳染性極強之疾病，可導致重大疾病及死亡。雖然不同年齡與健康狀況的人口都受到COVID-19的不利影響，但公共衛生機關已依據年齡及/或潛在病狀識別出風險較高之特定類別族群。

通行證持有人及其雇主或指派通行證持有人之新聞機構、業者或廠商茲此：（I）承擔通行證持有人履行勞務所伴隨的所有風險，並承擔通行證持有人出席本賽事/週邊活動所伴隨的所有風險（包括但不限於人身傷害（包括死亡）、生病（包括疾病及其他暴露於COVID-19、任何其他傳染病或疾病、細菌、病毒或其他足以引發傳染病或疾病之病原體的風險）、財產遺失、竊取、損壞或沒收，以及所有其他因本賽事/週邊活動（包括遵守安全要求）所生或與之相關的任何危險，無論係在本賽事/週邊活動之前、期間或之後發生，亦不論係因過失或其他原因所致；（II）同意豁免、賠償並使NBA、其各別球隊、場館/場地及其關聯公司、直接及間接所有人、高階主管、董事、成員、經理人、合夥人、代理人、承包商、員工、繼承人及受讓人（以下合稱「免責實體」）免於一切因（X）通行證持有人身在場館/場地內（可能包括但不限於使通行證持有人暴露於COVID-19）；（Y）通行證持有人之作為或不作為；或（Z）通行證持有人攜入或使用而位於場館/場地內之任何攝影機、電線、電纜或其他設備所生或所致之一切索賠、責任、損失、損害或費用；以及（III）允許NBA、其關係企業及其各自指定之人，於本賽事/週邊活動之任何照片或直播或錄製之影音內容或其他傳輸或重製（或前述項目之任何摘錄）中，無償使用通行證持有人之影像、肖像及/或聲音。

通行證持有人及通行證持有人之隨身物品可能會在進入場館/場地時及/或其他安檢站時受到檢查，NBA及相關場館/場地得依其全權酌情沒收違禁品（可能包括但不限於包袋），通行證持有人茲此同意上述約定，並拋棄可能對任何免責實體提出任何相關請求之權利。若通行證持有人選擇不同意上述約定，通行證持有人將不得進入場館/場地。

通行證持有人及其雇主或指派通行證持有人之新聞機構、業者或廠商均同意，任何與通行證、通行證使用條件、通行證持有人出席、前往本賽事/週邊活動及任何相關活動或從中提供服務相關或所生之爭議、請求或訴因/請求權，均應由美國司法仲裁調解服務股份有限公司（Judicial Arbitration Mediation Services, Inc.，下稱「JAMS」），透過中立、單一仲裁人，依據2021年6月1日生效之JAMS綜合仲裁規則及程序（以不違反美國《聯邦仲裁法》及聯邦仲裁法規為前提，此等法規因NBA及其所屬球隊從事與本賽事/週邊活動有關之跨州商務交易而有適用）進行具有強制性、機密性、終局性且具有拘束力之仲裁程序進行解決。仲裁費用應由雙方平均分攤，除非仲裁人認定均分費用將使通行證持有人之仲裁成本過高。與仲裁或本仲裁條款相關或因其所生之任何及所有問題，包括但不限於提付仲裁之門檻或本仲裁條款之可執行性或效力，應完全交由依據本條款選定之仲裁人進行判斷。任何管轄法院均得依據仲裁人之判斷作成判決。通行證持有人及其雇主或指派通行證持有人之新聞機構、業者或廠商進一步同意，所有爭議均應在個人基礎上進行仲裁，並拋棄任何以集體訴訟、代表訴訟或團體仲裁方式向法院提起訴訟或提付仲裁之權利。同意強制仲裁為通行證持有人使用通行證之先決條件，若不同意，通行證持有人將無權使用本通行證，故若通行證持有人及其雇主或指派通行證持有人之新聞機構、業者或廠商不同意本條款，通行證持有人必須離開或不得進入場館/場地。

NBA及其指定之任何人得隨時依其全權酌情以任何理由撤銷通行證及/或任何依據本通行證條件授予之權利。與本通行證條件相關之任何爭議，應以紐約法律為準據法（不適用其法律選擇原則）。

受領本通行證即表示通行證持有人及其雇主或指派通行證持有人之新聞機構、業者或廠商同意遵守：（i）上述條件；（ii）有關報導及傳輸場館/場地內所顯示進行中賽事最新資訊之規定；（iii）適用之《關於媒體線上使用之聯盟政策》及《虛擬媒體可用性條款及條件》（詳閱mediacentral.nba.com）；及（iv）NBA及相關場館/場地之所有健康及安全規範（包括安全要求）。

為免疑義，縱令本通行證使用條件或任何其他NBA規則中有其他相反約定，通行證持有人係為賽事相關服務之授權業者或廠商提供勞務者（亦即，有別於為合法新聞機構提供勞務之通行證持有人），無權因獲頒本通行證而就本賽事/週邊活動進行新聞報導。

媒體進出期間不得索取簽名。嚴禁以任何方式全部或一部複印、複製或以其他方式重製或發布本通行證或其圖像。

--美國國家籃球協會

CREDENTIAL USE CONDITIONS

This credential is issued for the sole purpose of providing arena/venue access to an individual (“Bearer”) who is working on an assignment for a legitimate news organization or an authorized provider or vendor of game-related services (as employee or agent) in connection with the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) game(s) specified on the front of this credential (the “Game”), and the events, activities, and interviews relating to such Game, and/or other events otherwise conducted by NBA (each, an “Event” and collectively, the “Events”), and Bearer hereby represents that he or she is attending the Game/Event(s) solely for such purpose. This credential is non-transferable, and any unauthorized use of this credential or violation of its terms may subject Bearer and/or the assigning news organization, provider or vendor to ejection from the arena/venue, revocation of the credential, denial of access to arenas/venues in the future, prosecution for civil or criminal trespass, and any other remedies available under law.

The credential and Bearer’s access to an arena/venue are subject to all safety and health requirements and policies relating to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and any resulting disease (together with any mutation, adaptation or variation thereof, collectively, “COVID-19”) put in place by NBA and the applicable arena/venue (all such safety and health requirements and policies, as they may be updated from time to time in the sole discretion of NBA and/or the arena/venue, “Safety Requirements”). Bearer acknowledges and agrees to comply with such Safety Requirements (including all requirements that must be satisfied prior to the Game/Event(s)), and attendance at the Game/Event(s) is conditioned on such compliance.

In addition, Bearer shall not attend the Game/Event(s) if Bearer has been directed by a healthcare provider or public health authority to quarantine, isolate, or otherwise refrain from interacting with members of the public due to a diagnosis of or exposure to COVID-19 or any illness or other medical condition.

Unless expressly authorized in writing by NBA, the use, distribution, exhibition, reproduction, adaptation, display, performance or publication in any form of any photograph, drawing, account (whether text, data or visual) or description of the Game/Event(s) or any excerpt thereof, taken or made by Bearer or his or her assigning news organization, shall be limited to news coverage of the Game/Event(s) by the assigning news organization to which the credential is issued.

Neither Bearer nor his or her assigning news organization, provider or vendor shall be permitted to record, transmit, use, license or distribute (including, by way of example only, to any owner or operator of a casino, sportsbook, and/or fantasy sports organization for any purpose) any film, video or audio of the Game/Event(s) (or any excerpts thereof), including but not limited to on a live streaming basis or in a high-speed sequential manner (e.g., animated .GIFs) so as to approximate video; provided, however, that if an assigning news organization has been authorized by NBA to record, transmit or use film, video or audio excerpts of the Game/Event(s) pursuant to such NBA’s Video and Audio Highlights License (the “Highlights License”) or by separate written authorization from NBA, it may do so in accordance with the terms of the Highlights License or such separate written authorization.

All ownership, copyright and property rights in the Game/Event(s) (including, without limitation, the statistics thereof) and in any telecast, broadcast, transmission or recording thereof shall remain the sole property of NBA, and no such rights are conferred to or intended to be conferred to, or created on behalf of, Bearer or any other person or entity by the issuance of this credential.

BEARER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES AN INHERENT RISK OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 EXISTS IN ANY PLACE WHERE PEOPLE GATHER AND THAT NO PRECAUTIONS (INCLUDING THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED HEREIN) CAN ELIMINATE THE RISK OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19. COVID-19 IS AN EXTREMELY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE THAT CAN LEAD TO SEVERE ILLNESS AND DEATH. WHILE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND HEALTH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY COVID-19, CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES AS HAVING GREATER RISK BASED ON AGE AND/OR UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

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The Bearer and the Bearer’s belongings may be searched upon entry into an arena/venue and/or other security checkpoints, prohibited items (which may include, without limitation, bags) may be confiscated at the sole discretion of NBA, the applicable arena/venue, and the Bearer hereby consents to the foregoing and waives any related claims that might arise against any of the Released Entities. If Bearer elects not to consent, Bearer will be denied access to the arena/venue.

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NBA and any of their designees may at any time revoke a credential and/or any of the rights granted hereunder for any reason in its sole discretion. In case of any dispute regarding the terms and conditions of this agreement, New York law will apply (without regard to its choice-of-law principles).

Acceptance of a credential constitutes agreement by Bearer and his or her employer or assigning news organization, provider or vendor to abide by the (i) foregoing conditions, (ii) conditions on reporting and transmitting updates regarding games in progress that are displayed in the arena/venue, (iii) the respective League Policy for Online Use by Media and the Virtual Media Availability Terms and Conditions, each of which can be found at mediacentral.nba.com, and (iv) all health and safety protocols of NBA and the applicable arena/venue (including the Safety Requirements).

For clarity, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other NBA rules, the credential does not grant any right to a Bearer working for an authorized provider or vendor of game-related services to provide news coverage of the Game/Event(s) (i.e., as opposed to a Bearer working on an assignment for a legitimate news organization).

No autographs are allowed during media access periods. Copying, duplicating or otherwise reproducing or distributing a credential or its image in any manner, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.

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