Keeper’s
Heart St. Paddy’s Social 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) UNITES STATES (“U.S.”)
AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (“D.C.”) AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS
DEFINED IN THE OFFICIAL RULES BELOW) WHO
ARE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY. This Sweepstakes is not affiliated with or
sponsored, sanctioned or endorsed by or in any way in association with META or Instagram. 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: Keeper’s Heart St.
Paddy’s Social Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes
Dates: Sweepstakes
registration begins at 12:00:01 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 11/22/2023 and ends at 11:59:59 pm ET on 2/17/2024 (the “Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes
is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations. Void outside of the (50)
U.S. and D.C., and wherever restricted or prohibited by law.
Who may Enter: The Sweepstakes is
open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) U.S and D.C., who are age twenty-one
(21) or older as of the date of entry, have a valid U.S. driver’s license or
government issued photo I.D., except the following persons who are not eligible
to enter, participate, or win: employees, officers, and directors of Keeper’s
Heart Whiskey (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (the
“Administrator”), and each of their respective franchisees, parents, affiliated
companies, subsidiaries, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, printers,
advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated
with the design or execution of this Sweepstakes, or any employees, officers,
directors, members, shareholders or agents of any alcohol-beverage retailers,
distributors, wholesalers or manufacturers (collectively, “Released Parties”), and
the immediate family members or households, whether or not related, of any of
the above. “Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this Sweepstakes,
parents (including in-laws and step-parents),
grandparents, siblings (including step-siblings and half-siblings), children
(including step-children), grandchildren (including step grandchildren) and
each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside.
How to
Enter – Post a Photo on Instagram: During the Registration Period, follow @KeepersHeartWhiskey
to verify you are twenty-one (21) years of age or older. From your own public Instagram account, post
an original photo of yourself and Keeper’s Heart Whiskey, tag
@KeepersHeartWhiskey, and use hashtag #FindersKeepersSweeps in the caption of
your post. To enter the Sweepstakes in
this method, you must be an active holder of a non-private Instagram account
(holders of private accounts may not enter using this method). If you do not have the Instagram application,
you may download it through the application store on your mobile device. The
Instagram application is free, and Instagram’s Terms of Use apply. For details,
visit http://instagram.com/legal/terms/. Meta and Instagram
are not a Sponsor or in any way affiliated with this Sweepstakes. If you enter using a mobile device on a
wireless service provider’s network (as opposed to a Wi-Fi network), your
carrier’s text and data rates will apply. You should consult your wireless
service provider’s pricing plan for details. You agree to incur any and all charges demanded by your wireless carrier.
All
entries must be submitted by 11:59:59p ET on 2/17/2024 to be eligible. Maximum of one (1) entry per person during the
entire Registration Period. Each entrant
must submit an entry on his/her own behalf.
Any entry submitted on behalf of another individual or using another
person’s name, Instagram account, or providing any false information, fake
accounts or duplicate accounts 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 the same or
multiple/different accounts, emails, identities or any other methods void that entrant's
entries and that entrant may be disqualified. No mechanically
produced or automated entries permitted.
Use of any automated system to
participate in the Sweepstakes is prohibited, will result in disqualification
and all such entries will be deemed void.
False and/or deceptive entries or acts, including misrepresentation of
age, shall render such entries ineligible.
All entries in the Sweepstakes will become the
sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Each entrant agrees that their submitted entry
may be viewed by the public and used for marketing purposes by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify and
remove any entry at any time that is not in compliance with these Official
Rules. All entries must conform to the
submission requirements as outlined above and below, or it may be disqualified
and not considered for the Sweepstakes.
All entries must include all
required information. Any entry with
incorrect, incomplete or illegible information or other inaccurate information
will be disqualified. Sponsor,
Administrator and their respective equity holders, owners,
partners, members, directors, managers, officers, employees, consultants,
contractors, lenders, advisors, sponsors, volunteers, insurers, agents,
attorneys, representatives, successors and assigns (“Released Parties”) are
not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, illegible, incomplete,
invalid, unintelligible or damaged entries, or for any entry submitted in a
manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules, or for any
entry not submitted or received due to any technical error or failure, human
error, unauthorized human intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any
required information, failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions, or defects
of any phone or cellular phone provider, network computer online systems,
computer equipment, servers or software, including any injury or damage to entrant’s
or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in
this Sweepstakes; or the failure to capture any such information or effects of
hackers or failure of any electronic equipment, computer, phone line or
cellular transmissions and/or network connections; all of such entries will be
disqualified.
In
the event of a dispute as to any entry, registration or submission, the
authorized account holder of the Instagram account 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 Instagram account holder of the account name used to submit the entry. Proof of being the authorized account holder
may be required.
By
participating and submitting an entry, entrants agree that Sponsor and
participating parties are authorized to contact them via email, mail, phone, Instagram
direct message 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 promotional 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. Any available opt-in opportunities are not required
to enter the Sweepstakes, and checking the opt-in boxes will not improve your
chances of winning.
By
registering and submitting an entry, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Rules. The laws of the U.S. apply
to and govern this Sweepstakes and any claims must be raised and resolved in
the U.S. Any information collected by
registering and entering the Sweepstakes shall be used only in a manner
consistent with these Official Rules and with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. By
entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees that s/he may be contacted,
recorded and/or broadcasted by Sponsor, and that his/her comment, post and/or
submission may be used, promoted, released, broadcasted or published by Sponsor
in any manner related to the promotion or advertising of the Sweepstakes.
General
Submission Requirements:
(a)
Each
entry must be submitted in a format as accepted by Instagram, and must be the
entrant’s own original creation and not previously submitted in the Sweepstakes;
and
(b)
Any
entry that is not properly submitted or received for any reason, including any
technical difficulties, upload failures, failures to save or properly store the
entry and/or submitted comment, busy signals, efforts of hackers or any lost or
disconnected Internet connections, will be disqualified.
Additional
Submission Requirements: Sponsor reserves the right to, in its sole and absolute
discretion, disqualify any entry and/or submission for any reason that it
considers to not be appropriate for the Sweepstakes. Entry submission restrictions include, but
are not limited to, the following requirements:
·
may
not include, depict or reference any individual under the age of twenty-one (21),
or that appears to be under the age of twenty-one (21);
·
not
be, or ever have been, previously submitted in the Sweepstakes;
·
except
as relates to the Sponsor’s brand(s) or approved partners, not include
trademarks, logos or copyrighted material not owned by entrant or material that
is used without permission (including, but not limited to, company names,
photographs, works of art or images published on any media) or that otherwise
infringes or violates the rights of any third-party (including, but not limited
to, copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, logos, contract and
licensing rights, rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights (i.e., “droit
moral”) or any other intellectual property rights);
·
not
feature, display, refer to, or mention any companies or brands in competition
with Sponsor;
·
not
include any unauthorized photos, images, comments or plagiarism of any kind;
·
not
contain or reference nudity, inappropriate, indecent, sexually explicit,
pornographic or obscene content or images (which shall be determined by
Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion);
·
not
contain any political or politically themed or motivated messages, comments,
statements or images;
·
not
defame, slander, libel, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks or any
other content that could adversely affect the name, reputation or goodwill of the
Released Parties or any other individuals and/or entities affiliated or
associated with Sponsor, the Sweepstakes or any prizes, the determination of
which shall remain in the sole discretion of Sponsor;
·
not
depict or include any comments, descriptions or images that may be considered
unlawful, harmful, threatening, violent, abusive, harassing, tortuous,
defamatory, vulgar, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or
racially, religiously, ethnically or otherwise objectionable in any manner as
solely determined by Sponsor;
·
not
be subject to any third-party agreement or require payment or incurrence of any
sums to obtain further permissions of any person or entity as a result of its
use or exploitation of the comment(s), photo, idea or rights therein or
portions, or modified versions or derivative works thereof;
·
not
include any name, likeness, description, photograph or any other identifying
element, in whole or in part, of any person, living or dead, without permission;
·
not
depict or describe the mistreatment or abuse of animals; and,
·
not
depict or describe misuse or irresponsible use of Sponsor’s products or any
other similar product.
Representation and Release of Rights to Sweepstakes Entry
and/or Submission:
By submitting any entry, each entrant represents that s/he has sole and
exclusive ownership and proprietary rights of all content submitted; has full
permission of all parties within any photo or video to publish and release
their images and actions shown within the photo or video; and agrees that each
entry and/or submission becomes the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor, and
Sponsor may publish, display, promote or utilize the submission, content and/or
photo or video in any manner of its choosing in relation to the promotion or
advertising of the Sweepstakes or Sponsor.
Entry into the Sweepstakes and upload of any entry, comment and/or photo
constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use that entrant’s entry,
comment, photo, name, city and state of residence
and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade in any and all media now
or hereafter known worldwide in perpetuity without limitation or further
compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. Submissions will not be acknowledged or
returned by Sponsor.
Sponsor reserves the right to request proof
from any entrant, at any time, in a form acceptable to Sponsor, of any
permission required or possibly required to use such entrant’s entry in the
Sweepstakes. Failure to provide such
proof, if requested, may disqualify such entry from the Sweepstakes.
Sponsor
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and all of his or her entries) who tampers or attempts to tamper
with or abuse the entry process or the Sweepstakes website in any way or who is
otherwise in violation of these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor or the
Sweepstakes judges appointed by Sponsor in their sole and absolute discretion. Any questions regarding the number of entries
submitted or the authorized account holder shall be determined by Sponsor in its
sole discretion. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY SWEEPSTAKES
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 DISQUALIFY AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Winner
Selection & Notification:
First Prizes (maximum 110 prize winners): A series of random prize drawings will be
held on or about 12/1/2023, 12/8/2023, 12/15/2023, 12/22/2023, 12/29/2023,
1/5/2024, 1/12/2024, 1/19/2024, 1/26/2024, 2/2/2024, 2/9/2024, and
2/18/2024 from among all eligible entries received as of the date and time
of the drawing to select a maximum of ten (10) potential prize winners per
drawing for a maximum total of one hundred ten (110) total first prize winners (see
prize description below). If eligible entries are less than the scheduled
number of prizes available, then the associated prize award shall not be
awarded. First prize award winners are
eligible for the grand prize drawing.
Grand
Prizes (maximum 2 prize winners): On or about 2/18/2024, Sponsor shall
conduct a random prize drawing from among all eligible entries received to
select a maximum total of two (2) potential grand prize winners (see prize
description below). If eligible
entries are less than the scheduled number of prizes available, then the associated
prize award shall not be awarded.
Each eligible entrant whose entry is randomly
selected shall be designated as a potential
prize winner, subject to verification of eligibility, and compliance with these
Official Rules. Only the entrant whose
entry is randomly selected shall be eligible to claim the associated prize
award. All other entries and submissions received will be disqualified.
Each potential prize winner will be notified
initially by post or direct message to their Instagram account following their
selection and determination as a potential winner. Potential winner must follow the provided
instructions to verify eligibility and claim the prize. If the Administrator is unsuccessful in its
attempt to reach a selected potential prize winner or winner fails to respond
as instructed within twenty-four (24) hours of the initial notification attempt
to the Instagram account associated with that entrant’s entry, then that entrant
may be disqualified and an alternate potential prize winner may be randomly
selected from among the remaining eligible entries received and notified as per
the procedures outlined above (time permitting).
Claiming a first prize
award: Eligible participants receiving a first prize winner confirmation
message must follow the instructions provided and use their Instagram account
handle associated with the prize claim message to redeem their prize via the
prize claim website. Eligible prize winners may be required to
complete and return a prize claim form within two to four (2-4) weeks from
their online notification of being randomly determined as a potential
first prize winner.
Claiming a grand prize award: Eligible participants
receiving a grand prize winner message must follow the instructions provided. During
grand prize winner notification, each selected potential prize winner must
confirm their eligibility, and indicate their willingness to accept the prize
award (see below). If the selected
winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, is unable or unwilling to
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 entrant will not receive any
alternate prize substitution or compensation.
Decisions
of the Sponsor and Administrator in the selection and determination of any
prize winner and all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and
binding.
All of the following will apply to each winner:
1) Winner will be required to complete and return, within 2-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 (for prize values over $600); 2) Winner may be required to present a copy
of a valid social security card and a valid driver’s license or government
issued photo ID as a condition of receiving any prize; and, 3) Winner is
responsible for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all
local, state and federal taxes) on all prizes awarded, and prize winner shall
be issued a 1099 form reflecting the value of the prize award.
Prize
Awards (maximum 112 winners):
First Prizes (110): Each eligible entrant
designated as a first prize winner shall be awarded one (1) Keeper’s Heart
Whiskey branded t-shirt. Each first
prize award has an approximate retail value (“ARV”) of $10.
Grand Prizes (2): Each eligible entrant
designated as a grand prize winner shall be awarded a trip to Minneapolis, MN
for the winner and one (1) guest (age 21 or older) scheduled March 15, 2024 to March 18, 2024 with an ARV not to exceed $1,900, and
shall include:
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 via mail, email or digital/mobile delivery, will call or box
office. In the event of any mobile or
digital ticket delivery, winner is solely responsible for any required software
application required to download, accept transfer, access
or redeem mobile or digital ticket delivery.
Prize shall be emailed, delivered, or shipped to the designated winner
email, mobile number, or residential address as provided at the time of entry
and/or winner notification via the method as designated by Sponsor. In the event of shipment delivery, carrier
will be as determined and designated by Sponsor (i.e.
UPS, USPS or other Sponsor designated carrier), or as otherwise specified by
Sponsor. Allow approximately 2 – 4 weeks
for delivery. Once shipped, emailed or delivered digitally, prize shall be considered
awarded, delivered and fulfilled, and Sponsor shall not be responsible for any
prize shipment that is lost, late, delayed, undelivered, misdirected,
misdelivered, damaged or stolen, or any incorrect shipping address provided by
winner, and Sponsor shall not be responsible for actual receipt of delivery by
winner. 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 solely to designated shipper/carrier and not to Sponsor for any
delivery issues.
No other costs or expenses are included with
prize award, including any associated transportation (including without
limitation air transportation or mileage reimbursement), accommodations,
parking costs, meals, gratuities or incidental
expenses. Each ticket and admittance to event
is subject to the terms and conditions and policy and procedures and rules of
conduct of the Sponsor and venue (collectively “Event Parties”), including
admittance policy (and any COVID-19 testing and/or vaccination requirements). Winner and guest agree to comply with all
applicable Event Parties regulations in connection with the prize. Event Parties reserve the right to remove or
deny entry to any winner and/or his/her guest who do not comply with
requirement polices, engage in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy,
abuse, threaten, or harass any other person at the event.
The terms and conditions of the tickets awarded
as a prize will govern in the event of any event cancellation, postponement,
rescheduling or attendance restriction for any reason including but not limited
to weather, pandemic, an Act of God, Force Majeure, an act of terrorism, civil
disturbance, work stoppage, cancellation or postponement of the event, or any
other reason. Sponsor will not be responsible for event date delay,
rescheduling, postponement or cancellation for any
reason including but not limited to weather, pandemic, an Act of God, Force
Majeure, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, work stoppage, cancellation or
postponement of the event, or any other reason.
No substitute prize award or compensation shall be provided by Sponsor
in the event of any event postponement, rescheduling or cancellation for any
reason.
Winner and their guest shall be solely
responsible for their behavior while in attendance at the event, must follow
the instructions, policies and directions from Event Parties or any associated
staff or security. If winner or guest
violates the standards of the Event Parties or venue, behaves in an
inappropriate, irresponsible or offensive manner, or
is deemed by staff or security to have violated any policy of the Event Parties
or venue, or to be a security threat in any manner, the winner and guest shall
be ejected from the event and venue, and shall immediately forfeit the prize
award.
Grand prize winner and guest must be at least
21 years of age and will be required to execute and return a
liability/publicity release prior to prize award. All ground transportation including airport
and hotel transfers, parking, meals, gratuities, checked baggage fees, airline
seat assignment fees, hotel resort fees, incidental expenses, applicable taxes
(including, but not limited to all local, state and
federal taxes) and any other expenses not specified herein as being included in
the prize award are the sole responsibility of the winner. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost,
damaged or stolen luggage. It is
recommended that winner and travel companion obtain sufficient personal
insurance prior to departure. The winner
and travel companion hereby release Sponsor from any duty to provide, check, or
verify any and all necessary ID’s, passports, visas
and tourist cards, birth certificates, vaccination certificates, and any other
travel requirements (“Personal Documents”).
Sponsor shall not have any responsibility for the replacement of lost or
stolen Personal Documents or tickets, coupons, vouchers, receipts
or other documents pertaining to the prize (“Travel Documents”) once the Travel
Documents have been provided to each winner and travel companion.
Sponsor is not responsible for any travel
delays, flight delays or cancellations or travel difficulty related to prize
award, redemption or use. If travel delays or difficulty prevent
arrival in time for any and all elements of trip or
prize award, Sponsor is not responsible for awarding any compensation in lieu
thereof. Each winner and his/her guest
must travel together on the same itinerary.
Any changes to completed travel arrangements, once booked, are the sole
responsibility of the winner, and are solely at the winner’s expense. Actual value of the trip will depend on point
of departure, destination, and any airfare fluctuations. If actual value of prize is lower than the stated
ARV of the prize award when it is procured and fulfilled, then the difference
will not be awarded to the winner. The
winner and travel companion are solely responsible for all costs incurred to
and from the nearest major airport to the winner’s home as designated by
Sponsor as the prize originates and terminates at such departure point unless
otherwise agreed to by Sponsor in writing.
Winner and guest shall be subject to any
qualifying conditions prior to and during travel, including any local, state or federal government regulations in the departure or
destination location, airline and/or hotel requirements, or event requirements
including any regulation or policy related to COVID-19 testing requirements or
vaccination status. 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
guest. Winner and guest 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.
General
Prize Conditions: 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
prizes are awarded as is, without any warranty, express or implied, by
Sponsor. 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 (1) of comparable or greater value, at its sole
discretion. Failure
to collect or properly claim prize in accordance with these Official 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: $5,000.
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 Official Rules, he/she will be required to forfeit the prize
or to reimburse Sponsor for the stated ARV of the prize if such violation is
discovered after winner has used the prize.
Participation in the 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 in 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 Force Majeure Event. The
term “Force Majeure Event” as used herein shall mean, without limitation, the
following: acts of God; strikes,
lockouts or other labor or industrial disturbances; acts of public enemies;
war; cyber-attack; orders or restraints of any kind from any governmental,
civil or military authority or from any of its departments, agencies or
officials (except when such governmental action results from a party’s failure
or refusal to comply with any applicable law, rule, or regulation);
insurrections; riots; power failure or surges; landslides; earthquakes; fires;
storms; lightning; droughts; floods; explosions; pest damage; viruses; plagues;
diseases; epidemics; pandemics; acts or omissions of communications or other
carriers; and any other cause or event not reasonably within the control of the
Released Parties.
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 (including, without limitation, a Force Majeure Event), 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 limitation, 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 winner in a random drawing from among all
eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.
In addition, by submitting any entry, each entrant transfers any and all of his/her right, title and interest
in and to such entry, including but not limited
to any and all copyrights, trademark rights, "moral rights", and any
and all other proprietary rights that may exist throughout the world to Sponsor, and expressly waives any rights s/he may have in
such submission and/or entry. Each entrant agrees Sponsor is the exclusive owner of all rights in
and to such entry and/or submission, and will have the worldwide, perpetual right
to copy, display, reproduce, exhibit, edit, modify, assign, license, register
for copyright or trademark, distribute, sell or otherwise use and exploit the entry and associated submission and all elements and/or
derivative works thereof, in whole or in part, alone or with other materials,
in any media now known or hereafter created or devised, for any reason
whatsoever, without
compensation to entrant.
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 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 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 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.
DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTIES: SPONSOR IS PROVIDING THE SWEEPSTAKES ON AN
“AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.
SPONSOR DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SWEEPSTAKES OR THE
TECHNOLOGY USED TO PROVIDE IT: (1) WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE; (2) WILL BE
FREE OF DEFECTS, INACCURACIES OR ERRORS; OR (3) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR
ENABLE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN IT. THE
RELEASED PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE MADE EXPRESSLY IN THESE OFFICIAL
RULES, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Odds: Odds of being selected as a first prize winner
are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received as of the date
and time of each prize drawing. Odds of
being selected as a grand prize winner are dependent upon the total number of
eligible entries received.
Official
Rules & Winners List: For a copy of these
Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 3/31/2024
to: Keeper’s Heart St. Paddy’s Social Sweepstakes, c/o Million Dollar Media,
P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
Sponsor: This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Keeper’s
Heart Whiskey, 600 Malcolm Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414.
Sweepstakes
Administrator: The Sweepstakes is administered by Million
Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
This Sweepstakes is not
affiliated with or sponsored, sanctioned or endorsed by or in any way in
association with Meta or Instagram. Meta
and Instagram have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in
connection with this Sweepstakes or any prize(s) awarded in connection
therewith.