In these regulations, the use of the masculine form refers equally to the feminine, and vice versa.
In the context of these regulations, the following definitions apply:
Commercial rights
Any and all commercial rights and opportunities in and in relation to the competition, including media rights, marketing rights and data rights.
Competition area
The technical areas as defined in the IFAB Laws of the Game and all areas that are primarily used by players and the referee team as well as the officials and venue team members during the match, plus the fourth official's position, any seats in the stands used by either team's sporting delegation, the referee review area (RRA) if video assistant referees are used, the players' tunnel, the team and referee dressing rooms, the medical room and the doping control station.
Data rights
The right to compile and exploit statistics and other data in relation to the competition.
Doping
The occurrence of one or more of the anti-doping rule violations set out in the UEFA Anti-Doping Regulations.
Host association
The UEFA member association organising a qualifying competition match or the association designated by the UEFA administration to stage the final tournament.
Host broadcaster (HB)
The media production team (including official broadcast partners) responsible among other things for the multilateral production of the television and media promotion and coverage of the competition (any mention of 'international media', 'media representatives' and other similar references include host broadcaster within their meaning).
Local organising structure (LOS)
The working group or separate entity created by the host association to ensure the implementation and delivery of all matches of a mini-tournament or the final tournament, consisting of representatives of the host association, the regional football entities, the stadiums, the safety/security services, the host city authorities and/or the relevant host country authorities, as well as any other third party, public body or agency (including transport network and traffic management service) as decided by the host association.
Marketing rights
The right to advertise, promote, endorse and market the competition; to conduct public relations activities in relation to the competition; and to exploit all advertising, sponsorship, hospitality, licensing, merchandising, publishing, betting, gaming, retailing, music and franchising opportunities and all other rights of commercial association with the competition (including through ticket promotions).
Media rights
The right to create, distribute and transmit audiovisual, visual and/or audio coverage of all or any part of the competition and all associated and/or related rights, including fixed media, download and interactive rights, on a linear and/or on-demand basis for reception at any time including on a live and/or delayed basis anywhere in the world by any and all means and in any and all media, whether now known or devised in the future (including all forms of television, radio, mobile, wireless and internet distribution).
Venue
The location of the stadium of the match, including the area controlled by the relevant competent authorities but also any relevant surrounding areas.
In the context of these regulations, any phrase introduced by the terms 'including', 'include', 'in particular', 'for example' or any similar expression is illustrative and does not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms.