DOS EQUIS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROMOTION
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE DOS EQUIS COLLEGE
FOOTBALL PROMOTION (“PROMOTION”)
IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF DATE
OF ENTRY. PROMOTION IS GOVERNED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
BY ENTERING, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A BINDING
CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS
CONTRACT INCLUDES CERTAIN RELEASES FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES, INCLUDING A WAIVER OF YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
This
Promotion consists of two (2) parts: (a) a random chance instant win program
(“Instant Win Program”) and (b) a random chance grand prize sweepstakes (“Grand Prize
Sweepstakes”). Collectively, the Instant
Win Program, and the Grand Prize Sweepstakes are referred to as the
“Promotion,” and the Instant Win Period and the Grand Prize Sweepstakes Periods
as the “Promotion Period.”
1. ELIGIBILITY:
The Promotion is open to all legal residents of
the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are 21 years of
age and older at time of entry except as set forth below.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the following individuals and members of their families
(parents, grandparents, children, siblings, spouses) and immediate household members
(whether related or not) are not eligible for participation: employees,
officers, and directors of HEINEKEN USA Inc. dba Cervezas Mexicanas (“Sponsor”),
Million Dollar Media (“Administrator”), each of their parent, subsidiary, and
affiliated companies, any alcoholic beverage suppliers, wholesalers,
distributors, and importers, alcoholic beverage retailers, and Sponsor’s
advertising and promotional agencies. All federal, state, and local regulations
apply.
2. START/END
DATES:
The Instant Win Program begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern
Time (ET) on 8/1/2024 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/31/2024 or when all
Instant Win prizes have been awarded, whichever is earlier (“Instant Win
Period”). The Grand Prize Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on 8/1/2024 and
ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/31/2024 (“Sweepstakes Period”). All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET
on 12/31/2024.
3. HOW TO ENTER
– Internet Entry:
To enter, scan the QR Code on applicable point-of-sale signage using
your mobile phone’s camera or directly visit https://DosEquis.com/FanTogether. Follow the on-screen entry instructions to
enter and participate in the Instant Win promotion and be entered in the grand
prize Sweepstakes drawings. Normal time rates, if any, charged by Internet
service provider will apply. All Internet entries must be submitted by 11:59
p.m. ET on 12/31/2024.
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Note: you may also enter the Grand Prize Sweepstakes
drawing online by finding a Dos Equis College
Football Promotion Sponsored Ad or Post on Social Media
{i.e. Facebook, Instagram or Twitter} or Web Banner Ad, and following the entry
instructions to click or comment where indicated to complete and submit your
online internet entry. Entries submitted
in this manner shall only be eligible for the Grand Prize Sweepstakes drawing
and shall not be eligible to participate in the Instant Win Program or be
awarded an instant win prize. This
Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated
with Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
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Note:
each entrant who received a direct invite from Dos Equis
via email to register may share their valid email address (that has been
previously registered with Dos Equis) with any
eligible individuals (i.e. friends or family) to invite them to enter, and to
submit their valid ‘referral email address’ at the time of online entry in the
‘friend’s email’ box as provided on the website. Each eligible entrant who shares their valid
registered referral email address, shall receive one (1) bonus entry in the grand
prize drawing(s) for each eligible individual who completes the online registration
and submits their referral email when registering. Note: the entrant who shares their registered
referral email address must be registered and submit their own online entry in order to receive any available bonus entries.
There is
a limit of one (1) registration per person. Once
registered, returning visitors can login with their registered email address to
participate in the Instant Win promotion up to once per day.
By submitting an entry, entrants fully and
unconditionally agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor
and its appointed agents, which will be final and binding in all matters
relating to the Promotion. Any entry
submitted on behalf of another individual or using another individual’s
information, providing any incorrect, inaccurate, fake or false information
during registration, or attempting to submit more than the allowable number of
entries by using alternate names, emails, addresses, or other method shall
result in all such entries being disqualified.
Please note that there is a limit of one (1) prize per
individual, household, street address, and/or email address during any six (6)
month period across all HEINEKEN USA Inc. promotions, regardless of brand (Heineken,
Amstel, Dos Equis, Murphy’s, Newcastle, Red Stripe, Strongbow,
Tecate, and Tiger).
4. PRIZES:
All Promotion prize details are at Sponsor’s sole
discretion. Any prize depiction is for illustrative purposes only and shall not
be relied upon. No part of any prize includes any alcoholic beverages.
Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash. No substitution of prize by
winner is allowed, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of
equal or greater value at its sole discretion.
·
NOTE: There is a
maximum limit of one (1) prize award per person, email address or household
during the entire Promotion Period, except that instant prize winners shall
still be eligible for the grand prize sweepstakes drawings. If eligible entries are less than the
scheduled number of prizes available for any prize level or total number of
prizes available for the entire Promotion, then the associated prize awards
shall not be awarded.
·
Entries
submitted in the Promotion via a Sponsored Ad or Post on Social
Media {i.e. Facebook, Instagram or Twitter} or Web Banner Ad are
not eligible for an instant win prize award.
(a)
Instant Win Prizes (85):
A
total of eighty-five (85) Instant Win prizes will be available to be randomly
awarded during the Promotion Period. Each Instant Win prize consists of: $200.00 Fanatics.com
e-gift card. Gift card subject to
the terms and conditions of the Fanatics.com e-gift card policy terms and
conditions. Sponsor reserves the right
to substitute gift card from an alternate gift card in its sole discretion. ARV of each instant win prize: $200.
Total ARV of all available Instant Win prize awards: $17,000.
Instant win prize award shall be delivered via
email (for e-gift card) or shipped only to each winner’s registered email
address or residential address as provided at the time of entry and winner
notification, via USPS or other Sponsor designated shipping/mail carrier, or as
otherwise designated by Sponsor. Allow
approximately 8 – 12 weeks for delivery.
Once emailed or shipped, prize shall be considered awarded and
fulfilled, and Sponsor shall not be responsible for any lost, late,
undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery, any incorrect shipping
address provided, any incorrect email address or failure of any email delivery
including blocked emails or any email received in junk
or spam folders (winner is solely responsible for checking junk and spam email
folders for delivery). In the event of
any delivery issues, prize award shall not be replaced or substituted with any
alternate prize award or compensation.
Winner shall look only to designated shipper/carrier and not to Sponsor
for any delivery issues.
(b)
Grand Prize (4): A total of four (4)
grand prizes will be available to be awarded, one (1) for each prize pool (see
grand prize drawing details below). Each grand prize consists of: a trip for six (6)
people (winner and five (5) guests each
age 21 or older) to attend a 2025 regular season College Football game of
the winner’s choice within the contiguous United States, from a list of
available College Football games as designated and provided by Sponsor, based
upon availability. Designated college
football game must be a regular season game, played in the forty-eight (48)
contiguous United States and excludes conference championship games, playoff
games and bowl games.
Each grand prize includes: round trip coach airfare for six (6)
people to designated airport serving the selected metro area of the selected
game; hotel accommodations for six (6) people—three (3) rooms, double
occupancy—for two (2) nights each; six (6) tickets to the designated regular
season College Football game awarded either as electronic tickets (if a Dos Equis sponsored college football team) or $3,000 in
Stubhub.com gift cards towards game tickets (note: availability of tickets
to a particular game date and seat locations are not guaranteed); round
trip transfers between the hotel and stadium for the game via the ground
transportation as solely determined and designated by Sponsor based upon
availability (i.e. mini bus, car service or Uber); $1,000 gift card towards
tailgate party experience prior to and during game, from the gift card provider
as solely determined and designated by Sponsor (gift card subject to the
issuing gift card provider policy and terms and conditions of use); and $1,500
in Fanatics.com e-gift cards, towards any college football team gear for winner
and guests (gift card subject to the terms and conditions of the Fanatics.com
e-gift card policy terms and conditions).
ARV of each grand prize award: $13,100.
Total ARV of all available grand prize awards: $52,400.
All gift card subject to the terms and
conditions of the issuing gift card provider company policy terms and
conditions. Sponsor makes no representation
as to the availability of tickets to any particular game
or seat locations. Tickets to any and all games and seat locations are based upon
availability.
All travel must be completed by no later than 12/1/2025,
or such other date as solely determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, or
prize will be forfeited. Once travel is
booked, any penalties incurred as a result of changes
to flights or hotel reservation are the sole responsibility of winner. All travel is subject to any applicable
restrictions and local regulations in departure and arrival destination,
including COVID-19 testing and/or vaccination requirements or policy.
Exact transportation and accommodation details,
dates and times, including airline, departure and destination airport and
hotel, to be determined at the sole discretion of Sponsor. No refund or
compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation, rescheduling or
delay of any flight or travel arrangements. Travel and accommodations are
subject to availability. Blackout dates and other restrictions may apply.
Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules
and those set forth by Sponsor’s airline carrier of choice as detailed in the
passenger ticket contract. Sponsor will not be responsible for
any travel delay, rescheduling, postponement or cancellation due to weather,
pandemic, Acts of God, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage or
any other event that may cause the delay, rescheduling or cancellation of any
travel arrangement.
All expenses and travel costs incurred as a result of seeking or winning a prize are the sole
responsibility of winner. Any expenses or costs not expressly stated in the
description of the grand prize above, including, but not limited to, ground
transportation, parking fees, meals, incidentals, gratuities, passenger tariffs
or duties, surcharges, airport fees, service or facility charges, airline seat
assignment or baggage check fees, personal charges at lodging, security fees,
taxes, or other expenses, are the sole responsibility of winner. Winner’s
guests must each be twenty-one (21) years of age or older as of the date of
departure and must travel on the same itinerary and at the same time as winner.
Travel must be round-trip. Winner and guest are solely responsible for
obtaining any required travel documents, including a valid passport where
applicable, vaccinations and travel insurance. Winner and guest must each
execute an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity Release form provided by
Sponsor or its appointed agent prior to issuance of tickets. Travel
restrictions, conditions, and limitations may apply. Sponsor will not replace
any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers, or certificates.
Sponsor is not responsible for any penalty charges incurred as
a result of changes to tickets that have been issued. Any such penalties
incurred are the sole responsibility of winner.
All expenses and travel costs incurred as
a result of seeking, winning, and/or making use of a prize are the sole
responsibility of winner.
All federal, state, and
local taxes, fees, and surcharges on any prize are the sole responsibility of
winner of the prize. Winners of prizes with a value of $600 or more will be
issued an IRS Form 1099-MISC early in the year following the year in which prize
was awarded for filing with his/her federal and state tax returns. Sponsor
complies with all tax reporting requirements. The amount of any tax liability
will vary depending on winner’s tax bracket.
5. ODDS OF WINNING:
(a) Instant Win
Odds of
winning an Instant Win prize are dependent on the number of eligible Instant Win
entries received divided by the number of prizes available.
(b) Sweepstakes Grand Prize
Odds of
winning the grand prize in the Sweepstakes drawing are dependent on the total
number of eligible entries received for each prize pool as outlined below.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
NOTE: There
is a maximum of one (1) prize award per person or household during the entire Promotion
Period, except that instant prize winners shall still be eligible for the grand
prize sweepstakes drawing. If
eligible entries are less than the scheduled number of prizes available for any
prize level or total number of prizes available for the entire Promotion, then
the associated prize awards shall not be awarded.
(a) Instant Win
Participants
in the online Instant Win game who receive an on-screen confirmation message
will be determined as a potential Instant Win prize winner. Potential Instant Win prize winners will be
selected at random. If you are a potential Instant Win prize winner, you will
receive an on-screen message stating that you have won an Instant Win prize
along with a unique prize claim code. (If
you have not received the on-screen confirmation message, along with a unique
prize claim code, then you are not an instant winner.)
You will
then be sent a prize claim form via email with instructions on how to claim
your prize. Allow 2 – 4 weeks for
processing and delivery of prize claim form.
Please note that you are not officially a winner until your eligibility
has been verified and you have fully complied with these Official Rules. Limit
one (1) Instant Win prize per person or household.
Potential
Instant Win prize winners will be required to sign and return, where legal, a
Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within three (3) days
of notification that he/she is a potential winner. No potential winner will be
an official winner until any required paperwork has been returned and
eligibility has been formally verified by Sponsor. If any potential winner
fails to comply with these Official Rules and/or to submit required
documentation within the designated time period, he/she will be automatically disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an alternate
winner.
(b) Grand Prize Sweepstakes
Potential winners
in the Grand Prize Sweepstakes
portion of the Promotion will be selected in a random drawing from among
all eligible entries received, to be held on or about 1/5/2025, to select a
total of four (4) potential grand prize winners as follows:
·
Grand
Prize winner #1 (National): one (1)
grand prize winner will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries
received.
·
Grand
Prize winner #2 (West): one (1) grand
prize winner will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries received
from among residents of the following States:
AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY.
·
Grand
Prize winner #3 (Central): one (1) grand
prize winner will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries received
from among residents of the following States:
AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MS, MO, NE, ND, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI.
·
Grand
Prize winner #4 (East): one (1) grand
prize winner will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries received
from among residents of the following States:
CT, DE, FL, GA, ME, MA, MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, VT, VA,
WV and District of Columbia (DC).
Drawing will be conducted by Sponsor or its
appointed agent, and all decisions are final. Potential winners will be
contacted by telephone and/or email. If any potential prize winner cannot be
reached within forty-eight (48) hours of first notification attempt, if any
prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if the potential
winner rejects his/her prize, or in the event of noncompliance with these
Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited and an
alternate winner will be selected from among all remaining eligible entries.
Upon forfeiture of any prize, no compensation will be given.
Each potential prize winner will be required to
sign and return, where legal, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity
Release within three (3) days of receipt and notification that he/she is a
potential winner. No potential winner will be an official winner until his/her Affidavit
of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release or Declaration of Eligibility
and Liability/Publicity Release has been returned and eligibility has been
formally verified by Sponsor. If any potential winner fails to comply with these
Official Rules and/or to submit the required documentation within the
designated time period, he/she will be automatically disqualified
and the prize may be awarded to an alternate winner.
7. LICENSE AND RELEASE:
Participation in the Promotion and acceptance of prize
constitute winner’s permission for Sponsor or its agents to photograph, film,
and record each winner and to use his/her name, address (city and state),
likeness, photograph, voice, biographical information, and/or any statements made
by each winner regarding the Promotion or Sponsor for purposes of trade,
publicity, or promotion without notice or additional compensation, except where
prohibited by law. By participating and/or accepting a prize, entrants and
winners acknowledge and agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Sponsor’s
advertising and promotional agencies, ESPN, Facebook, Twitter and their
respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners,
representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and
directors (“Released Parties”) from any and all liability for loss, harm,
damage, injury, cost, or expense whatsoever, including, without limitation,
property damage, personal injury, and/or death that may occur in connection
with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in the Promotion, or
participation in, possession, acceptance, and/or use or misuse of any prize or
participation in any Promotion-related activity, including, but not limited to,
any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy, and
merchandise delivery. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any cancellations,
delays, diversions, substitutions, or omissions whatsoever by any other persons
providing any services to winner, including any results thereof, such as
changes in services or location necessitated by same. Sponsor is not
responsible if any part of a Promotion prize cannot be awarded due to acts of
God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather, or acts of terrorism. Sponsor
shall not be liable for any loss or damage to personal belongings. Entrants who
do not comply with these Official Rules or who attempt to interfere with this Promotion
in any way shall be disqualified. There is no purchase required to participate
in the Promotion or to win any prize in the Promotion. A purchase does not
increase odds of winning.
8. ADDITIONAL TERMS:
Sponsor
reserves the right to alter, suspend, or terminate the Promotion at any time
and with or without notice if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the integrity of the
Promotion becomes or is likely to become compromised in any way. In the event
the Promotion is terminated prematurely, all eligible entries received prior to
the Promotion termination or suspension date will be included in the next prize
drawing. No automated devices, bots, and/or other programs and/or software are
permitted. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and
will not be acknowledged or returned. Delivery of a prize will require a residential
street address located within the fifty (50) United States or the District of
Columbia. Sponsor is not responsible for late,
incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted, or garbled
entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind, whether
mechanical, human, or electronic. Only fully completed entries are eligible.
Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
In case of a dispute as to the identity of any Internet
entrant, an entry made by Internet will be deemed made by the authorized
account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. The
“authorized account holder” is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an
email address by an Internet access provider, service provider, or other online
organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain
associated with the submitted email address. A potential winner may be
requested to provide Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the
authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning
entry.
If for any reason the Promotion is not capable of running
as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, automated entries, fraud, technical failure, human
error, or any other cause beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupts or affects
the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the
Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify
any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate,
modify, or suspend the Promotion. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any
error, omission, interruption, telephone or other communications malfunctions,
deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line
failure, or theft or destruction of, unauthorized access to, or alteration of
entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions
of any telephone networks or lines, computer online systems, servers, or
providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be
received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on
the Internet or at any website, any combination thereof, or otherwise,
including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer
related to, or resulting from, participation or downloading of any materials in
the Promotion.
Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for printing, distribution,
or production errors and may, in their sole discretion, rescind, cancel,
suspend, modify, or revoke this Promotion based upon any such error without
liability. If by reason of a printing,
computer, or other error more prizes are awarded in a prize category than the
number set forth in these Official Rules, all persons purportedly making valid
claims will be included in a random drawing to award the advertised number of
prizes available. In no case will more than the advertised number of prizes be
awarded. Antifraud detection devices may be used for verification purposes. In
the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other
statements contained in any Promotion materials and the terms and conditions of
the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
Sponsor’s failure to
enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that
provision. Headings are solely for convenience and will not be deemed to affect
in any manner the meaning or intent of the documents or any provision hereof.
Caution: Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or
undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of
criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves
the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted
by law.
IN NO EVENT WILL THE
RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY
KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ENTRANT’S ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE WEBSITES AND/OR
THIS PROMOTION, OR ENTRANT’S DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL
DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROMOTION.
9. DISPUTES AND GOVERNING
LAW:
The parties
waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection
with these Official Rules, including, without limitation, the Promotion. Any
controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, these Official Rules
and/or the Promotion shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with
the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any
such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and shall
not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any
other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in New York City, New York.
THESE OFFICIAL
RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS
CONFLICTS OF LAWS AND RULES. For any matters that are not subject to
arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the
entering of any judgment on an arbitration award in connection with these
Official Rules and/or the Promotion, the parties irrevocably submit and consent
to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located
in or closest to New York City, New York. The parties agree not to raise the
defense of forum non conveniens.
10. USE OF DATA:
Sponsor will
be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its
Privacy & Cookie Policy. Please review Sponsor’s Privacy & Cookie Policy
at https://heinekenusa.com/privacy-policy/. By participating in the Promotion, entrant hereby agrees to Sponsor’s
collection and usage of his/her personal information and acknowledges that
he/she has read and accepted Sponsor’s Privacy & Cookie Policy.
11. LIST OF WINNERS:
To obtain a list of winners, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope, with sufficient postage, to Winners List, Dos
Equis College Football Promotion, P.O. Box 248,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 3/1/2025
and received by 3/15/2025.
12. SPONSOR: Cervezas Mexicanas,
White Plains, NY.
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