1 Definitions and interpretation

1.1 Capitalised terms used throughout these Accreditation Terms and Conditions which are not otherwise defined elsewhere herein shall be given the following meanings:

1.1.1 “Accreditation” means a right of access to, and within certain designated areas of, the AELTC Premises throughout the calendar year, including during The Championships, to fulfil certain authorised duties and/or functions.

1.1.2 “Accredited Media Entity” means any media business entity whose staff and/or representatives are accredited in accordance with these Accreditation Terms and Conditions, including Media Rights Licensees, Restricted Rights Licensees and Non-Rights Holding Media.

1.1.3 “Accredited Media Photographer” means an Accredited Person being a professional photographer who has been expressly authorised by the AELTC to capture still photographic images at The Championships with professional camera equipment.

1.1.4 “Accreditation Pass” means a physical device issued by the AELTC which evidences the Accreditation of the named Accredited Person.

1.1.5 “Accredited Person” means a natural person who is granted an Accreditation.

1.1.6 “AELTC Affiliate” means The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited, a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales under registration number 07546718, The All England Lawn Tennis Ground plc, a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales under registration number 00168491, each with their registered offices at The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE, as well as any other company in the same group of companies as the AELTC.

1.1.7 "AELTC Premises” means the Grounds and any other venues and/or facilities owned or controlled by the AELTC which require an Accreditation Pass or other official right of access to enter, including the venue for the Championships Qualifying Competition located at Bank Lane, Roehampton, London, SW15 5JT, and the player training facilities located at Grand Drive, Raynes Park, London, SW20 9NB.

1.1.8 “Applicable Laws” means all laws, statutes, common law, regulations, ordinances, codes, rules, guidelines, orders, permits, tariffs and approvals of any governmental authority that apply to an Accredited Person or the subject matter of these Accreditation Terms and Conditions.

1.1.9 “Applicant” means any natural person seeking an Accreditation who submits an Application in accordance with these Accreditation Terms and Conditions.

1.1.10 “Applicant Representative” means an authorised representative of a person, company or organisation who submits Applications on behalf of an Applicant or group of Applicants.

1.1.11 “Application” means a formal request to be granted Accreditation which is completed and submitted in accordance with these Accreditation Terms and Conditions.

1.1.12 "Grounds” means the entire premises where The Championships is staged at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 5AE, and which requires an Accreditation Pass or other official right of access to enter.

1.1.13 “Media Accreditation” means Accreditation granted to staff and/or representatives of an Accredited Media Entity and to Accredited Media Photographers in accordance with these Accreditation Terms and Conditions.

1.1.14 “Media Rights Licensee” means any broadcaster or other media entity to which the AELTC has granted rights to transmit footage (including live match footage) of The Championships in a particular territory or territories.

1.1.15 “Non-Rights Holding Media” means any news media entity including non-rights holding broadcasters, daily newspapers, evening newspapers, Sunday newspapers, international wire services, news agencies, radio reporters, sports magazines and internet sites, and which is not a Media Rights Licensee or a Restricted Rights Licensee.

1.1.16 “Restricted Rights Licensee” means any news media entity (other than a Media Rights Licensee) to which the AELTC has granted a limited licence to disseminate audio and/or audio-visual non-live footage or content of The Championships strictly in accordance with applicable terms and conditions issued by the AELTC.

1.1.17 “The Championships” or “Championships” means for the purposes of these Accreditation Terms and Conditions ‘The Championships, Wimbledon’ international tennis tournament hosted and staged in June and/or July each year including the Qualifying Competition for the tournament and the periods immediately prior to and following such events during which the AELTC conducts preparatory and other works related to those events.

1.1.18 “WACS” means the online Wimbledon Accreditation System through which an Applicant or Applicant Representative submits an Application.

1.2 Unless stated otherwise, references to Clauses and paragraphs are to the Clauses and paragraphs of these Accreditation Terms and Conditions.

1.3 Any words following the terms ‘including’, ‘includes’, ‘in particular’, ‘for example’ or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.

1.4 Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and words in the plural shall include the singular.

1.5 A reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include all subordinate legislation made from time to time under that statute or statutory provision.

1.6 Any obligation on a person not to do something includes an obligation not to allow that thing to be done.