Official Rules

Chateau Ste. Michelle Indiana Basketball 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 INDIANA, 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: Chateau Ste. Michelle Indiana Basketball Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).

Sweepstakes Dates: Registration begins at 12:00:01am Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on 2/23/2024 and ends at 11:59:59pm EST on 9/30/2024 (the “Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void outside of the state of Indiana, and wherever restricted or prohibited by law.

Who may Enter: Sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. residents of Indiana, who are age 21 or older as of date of entry, and have a valid driver’s license or government issued photo ID (each a “Qualified Person” and, collectively, the “Qualified Persons”), except the following persons who are not eligible to enter, participate or win:

(a) Employees, officers, and directors of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates LLC (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (the “Sweepstakes Administrator”), each of their respective franchisees, parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, contractors, distributors or wholesalers, printers, advertising and promotion agencies;

(b) Pacers Basketball, LLC d/b/a Indiana Pacers and Pacers Sports & Entertainment, the National Basketball Association and its Member Teams, NBA Properties, Inc. and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and related entities, as well as each of the aforementioned parties’ respective directors, officers, owners, members, employees and agents (collectively, the “NBA Entities”);

(d) any employees, officers, directors, members, shareholders, agents, or advertising or promotional agency of any alcohol-beverage retailers, distributors, wholesalers, manufacturers, or any state alcohol commission; and,

(e) the members of the immediate families or households, whether or not related, of any of the above ((a) – (d), collectively, are the “Released Parties”). “Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this promotion, parents (including in-laws), grandparents, siblings (including step-siblings), children (including step-children), grandchildren (including step grandchildren) and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside.

How to Enter – Online Registration: To enter, scan the QR Code on the applicable point of sale material using your mobile device’s camera or directly visit www.CSMIndianaBasketball.com during the “Registration Period”. Each entrant 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, click the submit button to submit your online entry. All online entries must be fully complete for all required information and must be received by 11:59pm ET on 9/30/2024 to be eligible.

Proof of scanning QR codes does not constitute proof of completion or submission of an Entry. To scan a QR code, participants must have a smart phone or other web-enabled device with a camera feature and QR scanner application and may incur data charges from their wireless service provider. If you do not have a QR reader already installed on your phone type “QR reader” in your mobile device’s application store search field to find available QR readers for your smart phone or other web-enabled device. You will receive a response which will contain a link to download a QR reader for your specific device. Data or other rates may apply. Check with your wireless provider for details on these and other applicable charges. Participants are solely responsible for any such wireless charges. Not all wireless carriers participate.

All information submitted by Participant is subject to and will be treated in a manner consistent with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy accessible at https://www.ste-michelle.com/privacy. By participating in the Sweepstakes, Participant hereby agrees that Sponsor may collect and use their personal information, as detailed in the Privacy Policy, and acknowledges and agrees that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned to entrant. Every entry submission must be manually keystroked and manually entered by the individual entrant; automated and/or repetitive electronic submission of entries (including but not limited to entries made using any script, macro, bot or sweepstakes service) will be disqualified and transmissions from these or related phone numbers may be blocked.

Any available opt-in opportunities are not required to enter the Sweepstakes, and opting-in will not improve your chances of winning. By participating and submitting an entry, entrant agrees that Sponsor and/or Administrator are authorized to contact entrant via email, text, mail, phone or any other form of media to make entrants aware of information pertinent to the Sweepstakes, and to distribute information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or future sweepstakes, contests, promotions or offers. Entrants 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.

Maximum of one entry per person or email address, per day for the entire Registration Period. Any incomplete or illegible entries will be disqualified. Any entry submitted with an invalid email address or other inaccurate, incomplete, false or incorrect information will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, damaged entries, 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.

Each entrant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another individual or using another person’s email address, name or mobile number will be disqualified and ineligible to claim any prize. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries allowed by using same, multiple/different email addresses, mobile numbers, identities, or any other methods void that entrant's entries and that entrant 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. All entries received become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.

In the event of a dispute as to any online registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules. The “authorized email 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.

By registering to enter the Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and accepted these Official Sweepstakes Rules. All entrants agree to be bound by and abide by the official rules of the Sweepstakes.

Winner Selection and Notification (maximum 8 grand prize winners): Sponsor will conduct a series of prize drawings from among all eligible entries received to be held on or about 3/1/2024, 4/1/2024, 5/1/2024, 6/1/2024, 7/1/2024, 8/1/2024, 9/3/2024, and 10/1/2024 to randomly select one (1) potential prize winner per drawing for a maximum total of eight (8) potential grand prize winners.

If eligible entries are fewer than the scheduled number of prizes available for any drawing, then associated prize award(s) shall not be awarded for that drawing.

All potential prize winners shall be notified via email following their selection and determination as a potential winner, to the email address associated with their selected entry. Entrants are solely responsible for checking their email for any notification including junk or spam folders. Neither Sponsor, Administrator, or the NBA Entities shall be responsible for any incorrect email addresses provided at the time of registration, failure in delivery of any notification email due to spam filter, junk, quarantine or any other failure of delivery or receipt for any reason.

If a potential winner fails to respond, or the Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach a selected potential winner via email notification for any reason, within forty-eight (48)-hours from the initial notification attempt to the email address associated with that participant’s entry, then that participant may be disqualified and the associated prize shall not be re-awarded, except as noted herein. During winner notification process, the selected potential winner must confirm their eligibility, and indicate their willingness and ability to accept the designated prize award (see below). If any selected winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, or is unable or unwilling to accept the associate prize or elects to decline the prize, s/he will be disqualified. Any disqualified entrant will not receive any alternate prize substitution or compensation.

To be eligible for a prize, each winner shall be required to: 1) complete and return in the manner as instructed by the Sweepstakes Administrator (via online submission), within two (2)-days of notification, a prize acceptance form, including an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (publicity release where permitted); 2) if requested by Sponsor or Administrator, present a copy of a valid social security card and/or a valid driver’s license or government issued photo ID with residential address as a condition of receiving any prize; and 3) pay all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to, all local, state and federal taxes) on all prizes awarded.

There is a maximum of one (1) prize per person, email address, or household in this Sweepstakes. Decisions of the Administrator in the selection and determination of the winners and all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding.

Grand Prize Award (maximum 8 prize awards): Each eligible entrant designated as a grand prize winner shall be awarded one (1) $250 gift card to the Indiana Pacers professional basketball team store. Gift card is valid in-store only and subject to the terms and conditions, including any expiration, of the gift card provider policy. Each grand prize has an approximate retail value (“ARV”) of $250.

Prize winners must accept prizes and delivery of prizes in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Prize shall be emailed or shipped only to the designated winner email address given at the time of registration or to the residential 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 emailed or shipped, prize shall be considered as awarded and delivered, and neither Sponsor nor the NBA Entities shall be responsible for actual receipt of delivery by winner. Neither Sponsor nor the NBA Entities shall be responsible for any lost, late, undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery; or any incorrect delivery address provided by winner during registration or prize claim. In the event of any delivery issues, including undelivered, misdirected, lost or stolen deliveries, neither Sponsor or the NBA Entities shall have any responsibility to replace the prize award, and prize award shall not be substituted by Sponsor or the NBA Entities 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 or to the NBA Entities for any delivery issues.

General Prize Conditions: NOTE: No alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award. 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, entrant 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. Total ARV of all available prizes: $2,000.

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 this Sweepstakes constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use entrants’ names, cities, counties, 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 in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to forever release, discharge, indemnify, defend, and hold all Released Parties harmless from and waive any and all claims, losses, liabilities, actions, and actions or damages of any kind, howsoever caused and whether actual, incidental or consequential, by negligence, any intentional act or otherwise, 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. Each entrant further agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties and their insurers from and against any and all damages, costs, judgments, and/or expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and/or other legal fees) they may incur as a result of claims made against them in connection with either (a) entrant’s participation in or in connection with the Sweepstakes, or (b) the receipt or use or misuse of any prize (including but not limited to the substitution or changing of any prize) awarded in the Sweepstakes.

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, pandemics, 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.

Entrants 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 an entrant 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 Sweepstakes, the processing of entries or in the announcement of the prizes or prize winners. 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 Sweepstakes, 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 Washington; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Washington or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Washington.

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.

Official Rules & Winners 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: Chateau Ste. Michelle Indiana Basketball Sweepstakes, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting, official rules or winners list.

Sponsor: This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates LLC, 14111 NE 145^th Street, Woodinville, WA, 98072.

Sweepstakes Administrator: The Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.