UPDATED ON 19/09/2017. Regulations of the 2018 edition of Run In Marseille

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1 Article 1 - PREAMBLE UPDATED ON 19/09/2017 Regulations of the 2018 edition of Run In Marseille Run In Marseille is an event which combines three individually-timed road races (hereinafter referred to together or separately as the Event ), of which the fifth edition will take place on Sunday 18 th March 2018 in the city of Marseille: a 10k, a half-marathon and a marathon. The Event is organised by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) (hereinafter the Organiser ) and under the authority of the Fédération Française d Athlétisme (F.F.A. - French Athletics Federation). The present Rules are complementary to the A.S.O. Challenges online registration platform s General Terms of Sale. Participation in the Event involves the express and unconditional acceptance by each Participant (hereinafter the Participant (s) ) of A.S.O. Challenges General Terms of Sale, these Rules and any instructions addressed to Participants by the Organiser. The present Rules may be modified until the day of the Event. In this event, Participants will be informed in writing of this modification. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the present Rules and A.S.O. Challenges General Terms of Sale, the terms of the Rules shall prevail. ARTICLE 2 ROUTES The routes, covering a distance of 10 kilometres, kilometres (half-marathon) and kilometres (marathon), comply with international road race (International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF and FFA)) regulations. Details of the routes can be consulted on the Event s website ( Each Participant must go to the start of their race at the time indicated on their notification letter (sent by and/ or available on the website). ARTICLE 3 - PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS The 10k race is open to runners be they licence-holders or not, born on 31 st December 2002 or before. The half-marathon is open to runners be they licence-holders or not, born on 31 st December 2000 or before.

2 The marathon is open to runners be they licence-holders or not, born on 31 st December 1998 or before. Runners who are born after 18 th March 2000, i.e. those who are minors on the day of the race, must present a parental consent form. Runners are reminded that checks will be carried out during the races to ensure that they take place according to these regulations. It is expressly indicated that runners take part in the competition at their own risk and solely under their own responsibility. When picking up their race numbers, runners who are registered for the Event (the Participant(s) ) must produce: - - One of the following documents, which is valid on the day of the event, issued by the Fédération Française d Athlétisme: - an Athlé Compétition licence, an Athlé Entreprise licence, an Athlé Running licence, a J aime Courir pass, completed by their doctor - A sports licence which is valid on the day of the event, issued by an authorised federation (Warning: licences issued by delegate federations are not covered), including one of the following statements: "the absence of contraindications for participating in sports "the absence of contraindications for participating in athletics "the absence of contraindications for participating in running A sports licence which is valid on the day of the event, issued by the Fédération Française de Pentathlon Moderne, by the Fédération Française de Course d Orientation, or by the Fédération Française de Triathlon. - A medical certificate, or a copy, dated within one year of the date of the competition, including one of the following statements: "the absence of contraindications for participating in sports "the absence of contraindications for participating in athletics "the absence of contraindications for participating in running - Foreign Participants, even those who are holders of competition licences issued by a federation affiliated to the the IAAF must provide a dated and signed medical certificate in French (regardless of the country where the doctor is based) or with

3 which a French translation is enclosed, dated within one year of the date of the competition, including one of the following statements: "the absence of contraindications for participating in sports "the absence of contraindications for participating in athletics "the absence of contraindications for participating in running competitions. ARTICLE 4 - REGISTRATION Registration for the Event may only be done via the online registration platform at the following address: from Tuesday 26 th September 2017, at 3pm. The prices are available on the Event s website. Anyone who wants to take part in the Event must register as an ASO Challenges member beforehand and fill in a form. For safety reasons, the Organiser reserves the right to limit the number of Participants in the Event. All registrations are personal, firm and binding and may not be refunded for any reason whatsoever (particularly, but not restricted to, reasons of registration errors, non-availability or impediments for medical reasons). For Participants wishing to subscribe, cancellation insurance is available when registering on A.S.O. Challenges. Registrations cannot be transferred under any circumstances. Anyone who gives his race number to a third party will be held responsible in the event of an accident caused by or involving the latter during the Event. The Organiser declines all responsibility should such an accident occur. The race number must be completely visible throughout the Event. Article 5 COLLECTION OF RACE NUMBERS Race numbers must be collected at the Event s Village, whose address will be specified later on by the Organiser, on Friday 16 th March 2018 from 10am to 7pm and on Saturday 17 th March 2018 from 9am to 7pm. Race numbers equipped with timing chips will be distributed to Participants upon presentation of the notification letter downloaded on the a proof of identity and one of the mandatory documents mentioned in Article 3 of these rules.

4 Please note: No race numbers will be distributed on Sunday 18 th March 2018, the day of the Event. No race numbers will be sent by post.. Article 6 RANKING Run in Marseille benefits from the national FFA label. The Official Jury consists of an adjudicating judge from the FFA whose decisions are final. He or she is assisted by race judges and commissioners who are also appointed by the FFA. Participants have a maximum time of 1 hour and 50 minutes (for the 10k), 2 hours and 50 minutes (for the half marathon) and 5 hours and 30 minutes (for the marathon) to cover the route all the way to the finish line. After the end of race vehicle has passed by, competitors must give back their race number and comply with traffic and road regulations. In agreement with the FFA, the age categories will give rise to a separate ranking. Article 7 ACCESS TO THE SITE AND SECURITY ON THE ROUTE Security on the route is ensured by the Préfecture de Police of Bouches-du-Rhône, and medical services are provided by the Brigade des Marins Pompiers of Marseille (Marseille Naval Fire Brigade) on the route and at the finish. These staff may decide that competitors must leave the race on medical grounds. Bicycles, wheeled and/or motorised vehicles are strictly forbidden on the route. It is strictly forbidden to bring any objects to the Event site that may be dangerous or illegal, in particular drugs, firearms, blunt weapons and explosives. To access the site and take part in the Event, the Participant recognises and expressly agrees that the Organiser may call upon security personnel who will be authorised to check people as well as inspect their personal belongings. Everyone who wishes to access the site must comply with this check. If they refuse to do so they will not be authorised to access the site. The Organiser and the security staff may refuse access to the Event or prevent Participants from taking part if their behaviour is likely to disturb the smooth running of the Event notably under the following, non-exhaustive circumstances: the use of any object which may hinder the race, the circulation and/or safety of other Participants; the use of any distinctive promotion, in any form, of an opinion [political, philosophical or religious] likely to damage the image of the Event. ARTICLE 8 TIMING SYSTEMS All Participants will be issued with an electronic chip with their race numbers. The chip will be detected i) at the start line, ii) on the intermediate mats along the route, and iii) at the finish. This chip ensures compliance with the event rules and allows for the results and rankings for each of the three races to be established. In order to ensure it operates

5 correctly, chips must not be folded or damaged. Participants who do not follow the route defined by the Organiser, who use human and/or material assistance, or who cross the finish line without their chipped race number will not be recorded as having finished. The electronic detection system has been selected according to strict reliability criteria. Despite tests conducted by the manufacturers, a very low percentage of cases of nondetection remains. Due to the lack of information resulting from this non-detection, the Organiser may be unable to show the official or real time for the competitor concerned in the ranking. The Organiser cannot be held responsible for this. ARTICLE 9 - FEEDING STATIONS Feeding stations, offering bottles of water and fruit, will be set up along the entire route. There will be 1 (one) feeding station for runners of the 10k, 3 (three) feeding stations for half-marathon Participants and 8 (eight) feeding stations for marathon Participants and an additional station after the finish line for all the Participants. ARTICLE 10 RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT In order to respect the environment in which the event takes place, it is strictly forbidden to leave litter (paper, plastic wrappers) on the routes. Bins will be provided at all the feeding stations and in collection areas which will be installed and indicated on different points of the route. Participants must make use of them when disposing of waste. Participants must hold onto their litter and wrappers and wait until they reach the places set up by the Organiser to dispose of them. The Organiser reserves the right to exclude Participants from the race who deliberately dispose of their waste elsewhere than in these specific areas. ARTICLE 11 FIGHT AGAINST DOPING Run In Marseille is an Event organised under the authority of the F.F.A. (Fédération Française d Athlétisme - French Athletics Federation). As a result, anti-doping tests may be set up. Participants in Run In Marseille undertake to strictly respect the ban on doping as well as the provisions concerning anti-doping tests, arising from the laws and regulations in force, in particular Articles et seq. of the French Code du Sport (Sports Code). ARTICLE 12 - INSURANCE Civil Liability: In accordance with current legislation, the Organiser has taken out insurance covering the financial consequences of its civil liability, that of its officials and that of all the Participants in Run In Marseille. As for the civil liability of the participants themselves, the afore-mentioned insurance policy will only cover accidents caused by Participants during the

6 sporting event. This cover can apply in addition to or in lieu of other insurance policies that participants might take out. A copy of the insurance policy is available to all Participants upon request. Personal Accident: All Participants in Run In Marseille, be they holders of a sporting federation licence or not, may take out insurance by post or, at the latest, when they collect their race numbers. This policy will pay out a sum in the event of physical injury (death or permanent disability) as a result of an accident which has occurred on the race route. Compensation, according to the damages, will be paid if the insured person has an accident while participating in the sports Event. THIS INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL BUT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. It can be taken out in addition to or instead of any similar insurance cover and, in particular, any cover provided by a sports licence. The information notice and application form are available on the event's website. ( Registrations -> Insurance ) Material Damage: The Organiser will not be held responsible for damage (theft, breakage, loss, etc.) to Participants personal belongings, not even those left in its care. Participants may not, therefore, take action against the Organiser for any damage caused to their equipment. Taking out insurance against such risks is the responsibility of the participant. ARTICLE 13 USE OF IMAGES Participant s image: The Event may be recorded for public communication purposes, in any form (notably through photos, videos, etc.), on any existing or future media, in any format, for any communication to the public around the world, for any use including advertising and commercial use. As such, each Participant expressly grants the Organiser, its assignees and beneficiaries (notably its commercial partners) permission to record and reproduce, on any media and using any means, and subsequently to reproduce and represent, without remuneration of any kind, their name, voice, image and, more generally, their sporting activity within the context of the Event (hereinafter their Image ), for a duration which may not exceed 5 (five) years following the date of the Event. The Participant expressly authorises the Organiser to concede to Event partners sub-licences for the use of the Image for commercial and advertising purposes. The Participant gives his express and irrevocable permission for the Organiser, its delegates and its successors (notably its commercial partners) in order to meet the requirements of advertising, promotional and/or commercial campaigns, to 1) apply any modifications, additions or deletions that it sees fit when using the participant s image in any of the circumstances defined above, and 2) associate and/or combine the participant s image with signatures, catchphrases, slogans, captions, brands, distinctive signs, legal notices, visuals and, in general, any element of any kind chosen by the Organiser to illustrate the means of communication in which the images are used.

7 The Participant guarantees that he is not bound by an exclusive contract relating to the use of his Image. The Organiser, its beneficiaries and its successors are expressly forbidden from using a Participant s name, voice or image in any format of a pornographic, racist or xenophobic nature, and more generally are forbidden from any use that is detrimental to the Participant s dignity. Participants are informed and unconditionally accept that their Image, recorded by the official representatives of the Organiser, may be accessible to the public without restriction on the ASO Challenges website in the Members Area and on the Event website under the Results section. In terms of the Event site, Participants agree that they may be identified by any internet user by their last name, first name and/or race number Event Images: Any communication of still and/or moving images of the Event recorded by the Participant during their participation in the Event must be restricted to personal use relating to their experience and may not, under any circumstances, be used for advertising and/or commercial purposes outside the Event. ARTICLE 14 - PERSONAL DATA Generally speaking, personal data communicated by the Participants (hereinafter the Data ) are destined for approved staff of A.S.O., which is the company responsible for processing this. The Data are used to manage Participants access to their ASO Challenges account and to process and monitor their orders relating to the Event, after sales services of ordered products, marketing and customer relations, recovery, combating fraud and commercial marketing and sending promotional material for A.S.O. and/or its subsidiaries. The Data may be communicated to A.S.O. s service providers to process orders and related services (notably photographs by the Official Photographer, personalisation of medals, etc.) and after sales services as well as for customer management purposes. Participants are liable to receive telephone calls and/or post and/or or SMS messages involving A.S.O s promotional offers concerning products or services marketed on the ASO Challenges platform. Participants are also liable to receive post, and / or and/ or SMS messages involving promotional offers from A.S.O. s partners, to whom Data may be communicated and released for commercial marketing purposes, unless the Participant has ticked the relevant box during their registration on ASO Challenges. In any case, Participants may oppose this in their Member area or under the conditions set out below.

8 Pursuant to the Law of 6 th January 1978 on Data Protection and Freedom of Information, each Participant has the right to query, access, rectify and oppose for legitimate reasons all Data held about him and has the right to oppose commercial marketing from A.S.O. and/or its commercial partners. Each Participant also has the right to draft specific or general directives about the storage, deletion and communication of his Data after his death. The Participant can exercise all these rights by sending an to the following address runinmarseille@aso.fr :or by post, accompanied by a copy of the signed identity document, addressed to: Amaury Sport Organisation Run In Marseille 40, quai du point du jour CS Boulogne Billancourt cedex, Participants concerned by telephone marketing, may also oppose the use of their telephone number by registering for free on the website Participants concerned by marketing may also modify or unsubscribe to newsletters by directly going to their A.S.O. Challenges customer account by clicking on the link My Newsletters". Participants concerned by SMS marketing can also unsubscribe by (i) sending STOP SMS to or (ii) going directly to your A.S.O. Challenges client account and clicking on My Newsletters. Participants requests will be taken into account within 48 (forty eight) hours, except for requests sent by post, which require a period of eight (8) days. ARTICLE 15 AERIAL FILMING All Participants in the Event confirm that they have been informed that on the day of the Event, remote controlled drones will be used for the purposes of media coverage and Participants may find themselves throughout all or part of the Event, within 30 metres of these drones. If need be, safety instructions will be communicated to Participants which they must respect. ARTICLE 16 APPLICABLE LAW - COMPLAINTS Any complaints must be made in writing, in French or in English, mentioning the full name of the Participant and his or her race number. They should be addressed to the Organiser s headquarters by electronic mail to the following address: runinmarseille@aso.fr or by post to the following address:

9 Amaury Sport Organisation Run In Marseille 40, quai du point du jour CS Boulogne Billancourt cedex The Organiser reserves the right, if the circumstances so require, to shorten or cancel the Event. It cannot be held responsible for this. Participants may also contact the consumer affairs mediator. The consumer affairs mediator chosen by the Organiser is the Centre de Médiation et d Arbitrage de Paris (CMAP Service Médiation de la Consommation, 39 Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt Paris, France). Participants may also contact the competent Public Consumer Affairs Ombudsman, where one exists. To contact a Consumer Affairs Ombudsman, Participants should first send a registered letter with proof of receipt to A.S.O. at the address given above. If no response is forthcoming within (2) two months or in the event of an insufficient response from A.S.O., the Participant may, before contacting a competent court and within a period of one year following the first notification to the Organiser, use the free mediation services for consumer affairs connected with the Event by contacting the CMAP at the contact details given above or on its website ( or by contacting the competent Public Consumer Affairs Ombudsman. These regulations were originally drafted in French, which is considered as the official language. They are subject to French law. Any difficulties relating to the Event which cannot be resolved by amicable agreement between the Organiser and the Participant fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent civil courts. Article 17 MODIFICATION -POSTPONEMENT- CANCELLATION If need be, the Organiser reserves the right to modify the route, the position of the feeding stations and the timing points, the distance to be covered and to postpone the date and/or the start time of the Event, at any time. If the Event has to be cancelled due to a reason beyond the Organiser s control, according to the circumstances, the Organiser will offer compensation such as replacing the race by another Event organised by the Organiser, allowing the entrant to postpone his race registration or reimbursing the cost of the race number, less the registration fees, excluding all the participant s other expenses.