Founders Michigan Golf Outing 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 STATE OF MICHIGAN 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: Founders Michigan Golf Outing Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes Dates: Registration begins at 12:00:01am Eastern
Time (“ET”) on 2/1/2025 and ends at
11:59:59pm ET on 3/31/2025 (the
“Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside of the state of Michigan, and wherever restricted or
prohibited by law.
Who may Enter: Sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. residents
of the state of Michigan, who are age 21 or older as of date of entry, and have
a valid driver’s license or government issued photo ID, except the following
persons who are not eligible to enter, participate or win:
(a)
Employees,
officers, and directors of Founders
Brewing, Co. (“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, and any and all other companies associated
with the design or execution of this promotion, or any employees, officers,
directors, members, shareholders or agents of any alcohol-beverage retailers,
distributors, wholesalers or manufacturers (collectively, “Released Parties”),
and the members of the immediate families or households, whether or not
related, of any of the above. “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.
(b)
To
be eligible to win or claim the prize award, winner must be able to accept the
prize award and play golf at the Sponsor designated date and time as listed
below in the prize description (Saturday, May 3, 2025; 2:40pm ET tee time),
subject to change, based on availability.
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.FoundersMIGolf.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 11:59:59pm ET on 3/31/2025 to be eligible.
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 participating parties are authorized to contact entrant via email, text,
mail, phone or any other form of media to make entrant aware of information
pertinent to the Sweepstakes, and to distribute information regarding the
Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or future 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. 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 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
(1 grand prize winner): On
or about 4/1/2025, one (1) potential grand prize winner will be randomly
selected from among all eligible entries received. If eligible entries are less than the
scheduled number of prizes available, then associated prize award(s) shall not
be awarded.
The
potential winner will be notified initially by phone and/or email following
their selection. If the Administrator is
unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with the selected
potential prize winner by phone within 48-hours of the initial
notification attempt to the phone number and/or email address associated with
that entrant’s entry, then that entrant may be disqualified and an alternate
potential winner may be randomly selected from among the remaining eligible
entries and notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting).
During
winner notification, the selected potential winner must confirm their eligibility, and indicate their willingness and ability to
accept the prize. Potential winner must
be able to play golf on the designated date and time as outlined below in the
prize description at the designated golf course. The potential winner will then receive
official notification via email delivery, including prize acceptance documents
which must be completed and returned per the provided instructions and as
outlined below. If any selected winner
does not meet the eligibility requirements, or is unable or unwilling to accept
the prize, elects to decline the prize or fails to return the required prize
acceptance documents within the required time frame, 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. Any
disqualified entrant will not receive any alternate prize substitution or
compensation. Decisions of the Administrator in the selection and determination of each
winner and all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to each potential 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 (where permitted) and a W-9 form
in order to be eligible to claim the prize if prize value exceeds $600; 2)
winner may be required to present a copy of a valid driver’s license or
government issued photo ID with valid residential address and a copy of a valid
social security card as a condition of receiving the prize, and (3) winner
shall be solely responsible for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not
limited to, all local, state and federal taxes) that may be or become due in
connection with their respective prize award, and winner shall be issued a 1099
form reflecting the value of the prize award.
Prize Award – Grand Prize
Award (maximum 1 prize award): The eligible entrant designated as the grand
prize winner shall be awarded one (1) golf foursome for the winner and three
(3) guests (all age 21 or older) for a round of golf at Arcadia Bluffs
Golf Course in Arcadia, MI scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2025 with a 2:40pm ET
tee time; and, one (1) $1,000 gift card from the Sponsor designated gift card
provider toward ground transportation and incidentals. Gift card is subject to the terms and
conditions of the gift card provider policy, including any expiration. The total approximate retail value (“ARV”) of
the grand prize award is $1,920.
Winner
and guests shall be subject to any qualifying conditions prior to and during their
attendance at the golf course/grounds/clubhouse (collectively “Course”),
including any Course, local, state or federal government regulations,
or Course requirements including any regulation or policy related to COVID-19
testing requirements or vaccination status. Winner and guests must
abide by all Course rules and regulations. Any testing requirements,
vaccination and/or any related quarantine requirements and expenses are the
sole responsibility of, and at the sole expense of winner and guests. Winner
and guests are subject to vaccination requirement and policy, and if unable or
unwilling to comply with requirements, then all related prize award elements
for which they fail to meet shall be forfeit.
Sponsor
will not be responsible for any travel or event delay,
rescheduling, postponement or cancellation for any reason including
but not limited to weather, pandemic, an Act of God, Force Majeure, government
regulation or restriction, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, work
stoppage, Course closure, or any other reason. No substitute prize award
or compensation shall be provided by Sponsor in the event of any travel or
event delay, rescheduling, postponement, Course closure, or cancellation for
any reason, and winner shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Course
provider policy and shall solely look to the Course provider as applicable.
Sponsor
and/or Course provider reserve the right to remove or deny entry to any winner
and/or his/her guest who do not comply with any rule, requirement, instruction,
policy, or who engage in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten, or harass any other person. Winner and guests shall be
solely responsible for their behavior while at Course, must follow the
instructions and direction from any Course provider or associated staff or
security. If winner or any guest violates the standards of the Course
provider, behaves in an inappropriate, irresponsible or offensive manner, or is
deemed by staff or security to be intoxicated, have violated any rule,
regulation or policy of the Course provider, or to be a security threat in any
manner, the winner and his/her guests shall be ejected or denied entry, and
shall immediately forfeit the remaining prize award.
NOTE: No alcoholic beverage is part of any prize
award. All merchandise prize items
are awarded ‘as is’ without warranty, express or implied. Prize winners must accept delivery of prize
in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Prize shall be emailed to the email address,
or shipped only to the designated winner 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
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 provided by winner during registration or prize
claim. 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, 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: $1,920.
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, 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 a 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 a prize winner 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 winner are dependent upon the total number of eligible
entries received.
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
5/15/2025 to: Founders Michigan Golf Outing 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 Founders Brewing Co.,
235 Grandville Avenue SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
Sweepstakes Administrator: The Sweepstakes is administered by
Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.