Common use of PROTECTED CATEGORIES Clause in Contracts

PROTECTED CATEGORIES. The premium sponsorships and strategic partners listed below are deemed “protected categories,” and none of the Interactive Parties may sell advertising or sponsorship rights on or in relation to the NFL Sites to any competitors of the NFL sponsors in these categories prior to *** : (a) Malt beverages (beer, ale, malt liquor, and non-alcoholic malt beverages) *** (b) Consumer activated payment systems including, without limitation, credit cards, charge cards, debit cards (on-line and off-line), stored value cards (e.g., smartcards), travelers checks, and electronic travelers checks *** (c) Affinity credit cards, debit cards, charge cards and stored value cards *** (d) Airlines *** (e) Beverages, including all hot and cold, carbonated, nonalcoholic, non malt-based nondairy drinks, as well as prepackaged coffee and tea *** (f) Sports apparel and accessories *** (g) Isotonic/sports beverages *** (h) Wireless devices and related infrastructure hardware *** ; and (i) Satellite TV *** No Minimum Category Price (as defined below) or other amount shall be required to be paid by or on behalf of such sponsors or strategic partners to maintain such protected status (and, without the separate purchase of advertising on the NFL Sites, no advertising will be provided on the NFL Sites to such sponsors or partners) during the period from the Effective Date and ending on ***

PROTECTED CATEGORIES. The premium sponsorships and strategic partners listed below are deemed “"protected categories,” " and none of the Interactive Parties may sell advertising or sponsorship rights on or in relation to the NFL Sites to any competitors of the NFL sponsors in these categories prior to *** *: (a) Malt beverages (beer, ale, malt liquor, and non-alcoholic malt beverages) ***; (b) Consumer activated payment systems including, without limitation, credit cards, charge cards, debit cards (on-line and off-line), stored value cards (e.g., smartcards), travelers checks, and electronic travelers checks ***; (c) Affinity credit cards, debit cards, charge cards and stored value cards ***; (d) Airlines ***; (e) Beverages, including all hot and cold, carbonated, nonalcoholic, non malt-based nondairy drinks, as well as prepackaged coffee and tea ***; (f) Sports apparel and accessories ***; (g) Isotonic/sports beverages ***; (h) Wireless devices and related infrastructure hardware (*** *); and (i) Satellite TV (*** *). No Minimum Category Price (as defined below) or other amount shall be required to be paid by or on behalf of such sponsors or strategic partners to maintain such protected status (and, without the separate purchase of advertising on the NFL Sites, no advertising will be provided on the NFL Sites to such sponsors or partners) during the period from the Effective Date and ending on ***.