HEINEKEN®
NY ISLANDERS SATURDAY NIGHT HOCKEY SWEEPSTAKES
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE HEINEKEN NY ISLANDERS SATURDAY NIGHT HOCKEY SWEEPSTAKES (“SWEEPSTAKES”)
IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE TWENTY-ONE (21)
YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF DATE OF ENTRY AND RESIDE IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT,
NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK. SWEEPSTAKES 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.
1. ELIGIBILITY:
The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents
of the United States residing in the states of Connecticut, New Jersey and New
York 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. (“Sponsor”), New York Islanders
Hockey Club, L.P. (the “Islanders”), the National Hockey League (“NHL”), NHL
Enterprises, L.P., NHL Enterprises Canada, L.P., NHL Enterprises B.V., NHL
Interactive CyberEnterprises, LLC, National Hockey
League Foundation, NHL Foundation, each of the other thirty (30) member clubs
of the NHL, and each of their respective subsidiaries or affiliated entities,
including any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with the NHL or any of its member clubs, and the
directors, officers, employees, partners, shareholders, owners and agents of
the above entities (the foregoing NHL entities, collectively, the “NHL
Entities”), and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies,
their respective printers, and advertising, promotion, an fulfillment agencies,
alcoholic beverage suppliers, wholesalers, distributors, and importers, and
alcoholic beverage retailers. All federal, state, and local regulations apply.
2. START/END
DATES:
The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time
(ET) on 9/27/2024 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 3/16/2025.
3. HOW TO
ENTER – Internet Entry: To enter, scan the QR code on the applicable point
of sale signage using your mobile device’s camera or directly visit www.Heineken.com/us/en/promos/Islanders and follow the on-screen entry instructions to
enter. 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 3/16/2025.
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 Sweepstakes. Limit one (1) entry per person per day regardless
of method of entry. 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
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. Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash. No
substitutions of prizes by winners are allowed, but Sponsor reserves the right
to substitute a prize of equal or greater value at its sole discretion.
Grand
Prize (11): Eleven
(11) grand prizes will be available to be awarded. Each grand prize consists of: two (2) Dime Club tickets to a Sponsor designated New
York Islanders Saturday night regular season home game for the 2024/2025 season
at UBS Arena, and a $100 Uber.com e-gift card towards ground transportation. Uber.com e-gift card subject to the terms and
conditions of the Uber.com e-gift card policy.
Total approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each grand prize award: $300. Total ARV of all available grand prize
awards: $3,300.
Resale of tickets is prohibited. Game date and seat location shall be as solely determined
and designated by Sponsor, based upon availability. Sponsor reserves the right
to substitute an alternate game date and alternate seating section area (other
than Dime Club) at its sole discretion, based upon availability. Tickets are subject to availability, and any
applicable arena or NHL capacity restrictions and regulations, including
COVID-19 vaccination or testing policy. Winner and guest must abide by all league/team/arena policies. Sponsor
and NHL reserves the right to revoke full or partial prize from winner or
winner’s guest who it and/or league/team/arena
personnel deem may, in their sole discretion, be intoxicated, be a safety risk,
have violated any team/arena policy or law, and/or may bring Sponsor into
disrepute.
Actual game date and time
are determined in the sole discretion of the league/team/arena, as applicable, and may be subject to
change. The terms and conditions of the tickets awarded as part of the prize
will govern in the event any game date is not played, postponed or rescheduled
or attendance is restricted or prohibited due to weather, pandemic, an Act of
God, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, work stoppage or any other reason.
Sponsor will not be responsible for any game date 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 cancellation or postponement of the game. No refund or compensation
will be made in the event of the cancellation, rescheduling, postponement or
delay of any game.
Prize award shall be delivered to winner only to the
registered email address or mobile phone number (for mobile/digital tickets) as
provided at the time of entry and winner notification. Winner is solely responsible for any
required software application for access to mobile or digital ticket delivery. Once delivered, prize
shall be considered delivered to winner and Sponsor shall have no
responsibility for any delivery that is delayed, damaged, lost, misdelivered,
not received or stolen.
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 prize above, including, but not limited to, transportation, accommodations,
parking fees, meals, incidentals, or other expenses, are the sole
responsibility of winner. Winner’s guest must be twenty-one (21) years of age
or older.
All federal, state, and
local taxes, fees, and surcharges on any prize are the sole responsibility of
winner of the prize.
5. ODDS OF WINNING:
Odds of winning a prize are dependent on the number of
eligible entries received as of the date and time of each drawing as outlined
below.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
Potential grand prize winners will be selected in a series
of random drawings from among all eligible entries received as of the date and
time of each drawing to be held on or about 10/14/2024, 10/21/2024, 11/4/2024,
11/18/2024, 11/25/2024, 12/2/2024, 12/23/2024, 1/13/2025, 1/20/2025, 2/24/2025
and 3/17/2025 to select one (1) grand prize winner per drawing date (11 total grand
prize winners).
Drawings 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 winner cannot be reached within twenty-four
(24) 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, time permitting. Upon forfeiture of any prize, no
compensation will be given.
Potential winners will be required to sign and return,
where legal, a Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release
within one (1) day 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 any required paperwork 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:
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, 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 Sweepstakes, or participation
in, possession, acceptance, and/or use or misuse of any prize or participation
in any Sweepstakes-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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes
in any way shall be disqualified. There is no purchase required to participate
in the Sweepstakes or to win any prize in the Sweepstakes. A purchase does not
increase odds of winning.
8. ADDITIONAL TERMS:
Sponsor
reserves the right to alter, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes at any time
and with or without notice if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the integrity of the
Sweepstakes becomes or is likely to become compromised in any way. In the event
the Sweepstakes is terminated prematurely, all eligible entries received prior
to the Sweepstakes 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 Connecticut, New Jersey or New York. 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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes,
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 Sweepstakes. 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 Sweepstakes.
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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes 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 SWEEPSTAKES, OR ENTRANT’S DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL
DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES.
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 Sweepstakes. Any
controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, these Official Rules
and/or the Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes, 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,
Heineken NY Islanders Saturday Night Hockey Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 248,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 5/16/2025
and received by 5/31/2025.
12. NHL & TRADEMARKS
NHL ENTITIES (DEFINED
ABOVE) WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING IN
CONNECTION WITH PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR THE PRIZE. THE NHL ENTITIES
HAVE NOT OFFERED OR SPONSORED THE SWEEPSTAKES IN ANY WAY. Tampa Bay Lightning
trademarks and copyrights are the property of the Lightning. All Rights
Reserved.
13. SPONSOR: HEINEKEN USA Inc.,
White Plains, NY.
©2024 HEINEKEN® Original
and HEINEKEN® Light Lager Beer. Brewed in Holland. Imported by Heineken USA, White Plains, NY.
New York Islanders
Hockey Club, L.P. (the “Islanders”), and the NHL Entities, are not a sponsor of the Sweepstakes, and are in no way
responsible for the administration of the Sweepstakes, the verification of
winners or the fulfillment of prizing.
All inquiries regarding the Sweepstakes should be direct to Sponsor or
Sweepstakes administrator, Million Dollar Media.
NHL and the NHL
Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. © NHL 2024.
All Rights Reserved.