Absolut® Vodka Summer Vacation
Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (“D.C.”), AND IS OPEN ONLY TO
QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, YOU
AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND
ADMINISTRATOR. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE
SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Sweepstakes
Name: Absolut® Vodka Summer Vacation Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes
Dates: Registration begins
at 12:00:01am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 5/13/2024, and ends at 11:59:59pm ET on 9/2/2024 (the “Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all
applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations. Void outside the (50) United
States and D.C., and wherever restricted or prohibited by law.
Eligibility – Who May
Enter: Each individual entering the Sweepstakes
(each, an “Entrant”), at the time of entry: (a) must be a legal resident of the
United States or D.C; (b) must be 21 years or older; (c) must have a valid U.S.
driver’s license or government issued photo identification; (d) must have
access to the internet in order to enter; (e) may not be, or at any time since March
1, 2024, have been, an employee, officer, director, member, shareholder, or
agent of Pernod Ricard USA, LLC (the “Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (the “Sweepstakes Administrator”), or
any of their respective franchisees, parents, subsidiaries, affiliated
companies, suppliers, distributors, wholesalers, printers, advertising and
promotion agencies, or any and all other companies associated with the design
or execution of this Sweepstakes; or an employee, officer, director, member,
shareholder, or agent of any licensed alcohol wholesaler, manufacturer,
distributor or retailer of alcohol-beverage products (collectively, “Released
Parties”); (f) may not be an immediate family member or household member of any
individual identified in item (e) above.
“Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this Sweepstakes,
parents (including in-laws), step-parents, grandparents,
siblings (including step-siblings), half-siblings, children (including
step-children), grandchildren (including step grandchildren) and each of their
respective spouses and/or domestic partners, regardless of where they
reside. “Household members” means people
who share the same residence at least three (3) months per year.
How to Enter – Online
Registration: To enter, scan the QR Code on applicable point-of-sale
materials using your mobile device’s camera, or directly visit www.Absolut.com/en-us/campaigns/vodkacansummervacation
during the “Registration Period”. Entrants
must fully complete the online registration page with all required information
including his/her name, valid email address, phone number (including area code), state of residence and date of birth. After having read and agreed to these
Official Rules, and agreeing to receive offers and updates via email from
Sponsor, click the submit button to submit your online entry.
a. After completing your entry, you will have
the option to share the Sweepstakes utilizing a personalized URL link provided
on the entry confirmation page. If you choose to share the URL, you will earn one
(1) additional bonus entry into the Sweepstakes grand prize drawing for each
entrant who completes an entry utilizing your shared personalized URL link.
All entries must be fully
complete for all required information and must be received by 11:59pm ET on 9/2/2024 to be eligible. Maximum of one entry per person and per valid email address during
the entire Registration Period, except as noted above regarding bonus entries. Any incomplete or ineligible entries, or any
entry submitted with an invalid or false email address, phone number or other incorrect
information will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for
lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible,
damaged, or for entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed
under these rules, or for any entry not submitted or
received due to any technical error or failure, unauthorized human
intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, or
the failure to capture any such information for any reason including
programming or technical errors, or effects of hackers or failure of any
electronic equipment, computer or cellular transmissions and/or network
connections; all of which will be disqualified.
Entrants may
opt out of Email notifications at any time, without
affecting their entry, by following provided opt-out instructions. By participating and
submitting an entry, contestant agrees that sponsor and participating parties
are authorized to contact entrant via email, mail, phone
or any other form of media to make contestant aware of information pertinent to
the Promotion, and to distribute information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured
products, special events or promotional offers, or coupons. Contestants may
opt-out of any further email communication at any time by simply replying
REMOVE to any email message, or following the provided
opt-out instructions.
Each
participant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s email address or name, or providing any
false email addresses or information, will be disqualified and ineligible to
claim any prize. Any attempt by any
participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries allowed by using same,
multiple/different emails, identities, or any other methods void that
participant's entries and that participant may be
disqualified. No mechanically reproduced
or automated entries permitted. Use of
any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in
disqualification and all such entries will be deemed void.
In the event
of a dispute as to any entry, registration or submission, the authorized
account holder of the email address used to register, and associated with the
entry will be deemed to be the registrant and s/he must be eligible according
to these Official Rules. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person
assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service
provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for
the domain associated with the submitted address. Proof of being the authorized account holder
may be required.
By
registering to enter Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Sweepstakes Rules. All entries received become the property of the Sponsor and
will not be returned. All entrants agree to be bound by and abide
by the official rules of the Sweepstakes.
Winner Selection and
Notification: A series of random prize drawings will
be held on or about 7/5/2024, 8/5/2024, and 9/5/2024 to select a
total of three (3) potential grand prize winners (one per drawing date).
If
the Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly
with a selected potential grand prize winner by phone within 48-hours of the
initial notification attempt to the phone number or email address associated
with that contestant’s entry, then that contestant may be disqualified and an
alternate potential winner may be randomly selected from among the remaining
eligible entries received and notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting). Note:
phone messages will not be left during the winner notification process.
During
winner notification, the selected potential winner must confirm their
eligibility, and indicate their willingness and ability accept the prize. The potential winner will then receive
official notification via email delivery.
If the selected winner does not meet the eligibility requirements,
or is unable or unwilling accept the prize or elects to decline the prize,
s/he will be disqualified and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an
alternate winner will be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible
entries and notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting). Any
disqualified contestant will not receive any alternate prize substitution or
compensation. Decisions of the Administrator in the selection and determination of the
winners and all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and
binding.
All
of the following will apply to each grand prize winner: 1) Winner will be
required to complete and return, within 3-days of date of receipt, a prize
acceptance form, including an affidavit of eligibility and a
liability/publicity release (publicity release where permitted) and a W-9 form;
2) Winner may be required to present a
copy of a valid social security card and a valid driver’s license as a
condition of participating or receiving any prize; and 3) Winner will be issued a 1099 form
reflecting the value of the grand prize award and is responsible for paying all
applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all local, state and federal
taxes) on all prizes awarded.
Grand Prize Award
(Maximum 3 winners): Each prize winner shall receive: $5,000 in gift cards towards Summer vacation, from the gift card provider(s) as solely
determined and designated by Sponsor.
Gift card(s) shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the gift
card policy from each issuing provider.
No
alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award.
Sponsor reserves
the right in its sole discretion to substitute any gift card with a gift card
from an alternate gift card provider. Prize
winners must accept delivery of prize in the method as solely determined and
designated by Sponsor. Prize shall be
shipped (or emailed for e-gift card) only to the designated winner’s
residential address or valid email address as submitted during initial online
registration and/or as provided during winner notification, via the carrier as
determined and designated by Sponsor (i.e. UPS, USPS or other
Sponsor designated carrier), or as otherwise specified by Sponsor. Allow 8
– 12 weeks for prize delivery.
Once
shipped or emailed (for e-gift card), prize shall be considered as awarded and
delivered, and Sponsor shall not be responsible for actual receipt of delivery
by winner. Sponsor shall not be
responsible for any lost, late, undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen
delivery; or any incorrect delivery address or email address provided by winner
during registration or prize claim, or for any blocked or undelivered
emails. For e-gift card delivery, it is
the winner’s sole responsibility to check junk or spam folders for email
delivery. In the event of any delivery
issues, including undelivered, misdirected, lost or stolen deliveries, Sponsor
shall have no responsibility to replace the prize award, and prize award shall
not be substituted by Sponsor with any alternate prize award or compensation. Winner shall look solely to designated
shipper/carrier for any lost, damaged, stolen or mis-delivered packages and not
to Sponsor for any delivery issues.
General
Prize Conditions: All other costs and expenses related to
prize acceptance, delivery, redemption or use not specified herein as being
provided are the sole responsibility of winner.
All
income, federal, state and local taxes are the
winner’s sole responsibility. All prize
awards are non-transferable and no cash redemption or
prize substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as provided
herein. Sponsor reserves the right to
substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole
discretion. All prizes are awarded as is, without
any warranty, express or implied, by Sponsor.
Failure to collect or properly claim prize in accordance with these
rules will result in forfeiture of the prize.
If forfeited for any reason, participant will not receive any other
prize substitution or compensation, and
the prize will remain the property of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except
as provided herein. All properly claimed prizes will be awarded. Any unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating, entrants agree to
abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor
and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. In the event an entrant wins a prize, and is later found to be in violation of these rules
he/she will be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the
stated value of the prize if such violation is discovered after winner has used
the prize. Participation in Sweepstakes constitutes permission for the Sponsor
and its designees to use entrants’ names, cities and
states of residence and/or likenesses for purposes of advertising and trade in
any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide on perpetuity without
limitation or further compensation, notification or permission, unless
prohibited by law. False, fraudulent or
deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants
ineligible for any prize.
By
participating, entrants agree to hold all Released Parties harmless from any
claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or
consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses
or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in this Sweepstakes,
or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or participation in
prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel or activity
related thereto), and to assume all liability therefor.
Released
Parties shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply
the prize or any part thereof by reason of any acts of God, any actions,
regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment failure,
terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, embargo, labor dispute or
strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, or
any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control.
Participants
are restricted to use of ordinary and typical computer equipment, mobile phone
equipment, Internet access and cellular networks. Sponsor disclaims all
liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue an entry
due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts
beyond the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor disclaims any liability
for entries not received due to technical difficulties or transmission errors.
The Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or
failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic
transmission, or other delivery method.
Released Parties are not responsible for mechanical, technical,
electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors,
malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or
delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines,
the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which
may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Sweepstakes, and
any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile
phone related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any
information necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for any
other errors of any kind, whether computer, technical, typographical, printing,
human or otherwise, relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including,
without limitations, errors which may occur in connection with the printing or
advertising of this Sweepstakes, administration or execution of the Sweepstakes,
the cancellation of the game, the processing of entries or in the announcement
of the prizes or prize winner. Sponsor,
in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering
with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Sweepstakes
for any reason including, but not limited to acts of God, pandemics, force
majeure, government regulatory action or ruling, fraud, misconduct, or if any technical
failures destroy or threaten the integrity of the Sweepstakes, in the opinion
of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical
problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes
as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event
of early termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to
determine prize winners in a random drawing from among all eligible,
non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: By
participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and
causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Promotion, or any
prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of
class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or
state court within the State of New Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments,
and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including
costs associated with entering this Promotion, and in no event will entrant be
entitled to received attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no
circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential
damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses,
and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of
entrant and Sponsor in connection with this Promotion, shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without
giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions
(whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction), that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
New Jersey.
Odds: Odds
of being selected as a grand prize winner are dependent upon the total number
of eligible entries received as of the date and time of each prize drawing as
outlined above.
Official Rules & Winner List:
For a copy of these Official Rules, or the name of prize winners, send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 11/15/2024 to: Absolut Vodka Summer
Vacation Sweepstakes, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ
07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are
requesting, official rules or winner list.
Privacy Policy: Sponsor shares your concerns about the
privacy of your personal information. By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants
agree to receive marketing materials, communications
and other materials from the Sponsor and/or any promotional partners whose
products and services Sponsor feels might interest entrants at a future date.
An entrant not interested in receiving future promotional offers should write
to: [email protected] to notify the Sponsor that he or she
does not desire to receive such materials.
Sponsor:
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Pernod Ricard USA, LLC, 250 Park
Avenue, New York, NY 10177.
Sweepstakes Administrator:
The Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box
278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
ABSOLUT®. ENJOY RESPONSIBLY.
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Absolut Spirits Co., New York, NY
©2024 Pernod Ricard USA, New York, NY