Manog Shotta Halloween Photo Contest
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING CONTEST 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) WHO ARE TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY. VOID ELSEWHERE
AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. BY
PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES
AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR.
DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL
RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Contest
Name: Mango Shotta Halloween Photo Contest
(the “Contest”).
Contest Dates: The contest registration period begins
at 12:00:00 am Eastern Time (ET) on 10/1/2024
and ends at 11:59:59 pm (ET) on 10/22/2024
(the “Registration Period”). Contest is subject to all applicable federal,
state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside the (50) U.S. and D.C., and wherever prohibited or
restricted by law.
Eligibility
– Who May Enter: Contest is open
only to legal residents of, and who are located within, the (50) U.S. or D.C.,
who are age twenty-one (21) or older as of date of entry, and have a valid U.S.
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 Sazerac
Company, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Million
Dollar Media (the “Contest Administrator”), and each of the
foregoing’s respective franchisees, owners, employees, contractors, parents,
affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors, retailers, printers,
advertising and promotion agencies, any and all other companies associated with
the design or execution of this Contest, 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 Contest, 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.MangoShottaSpokesDog.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), date of birth, state of residence, and their photo submission
depicting the entrant’s own dog in a Halloween costume. 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.
All entries
must be fully complete for all required information and must be received by
11:59pm ET on 10/22/2024 to be eligible. Entrants may only
submit a photo submission. Maximum of
one entry per person and per valid email address during the entire Registration
Period.
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 and the dog depicted in
the photo must be the entrant’s own dog.
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
and the dog owner may be required.
By
registering to enter the Contest, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Contest 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 Contest.
Photo Submission Requirements
(Submit a photo of your own dog in a Halloween costume.) Sponsor
reserves the right in its sole discretion, to disqualify any submission for any
reason that it considers to not be appropriate for the Contest. Submission restrictions include, but are not
limited to, the following requirements:
·
Submission
must be the Entrant’s own original creation;
·
May
not be, or ever have been, submitted in any competition or contest of any kind;
·
May
not be submitted by any individual under 21 years of age;
·
May
not use any name, likeness, or any other identifying element, in whole or in
part, of any person, living or dead, without permission;
·
May
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 idea or rights therein or portions, or modified
versions or derivative works thereof;
·
Except
as relates to the Sponsor or approved partners, not include trademarks or
copyrighted material not owned by Entrant, or material that is used without
permission (including but not limited to company names, works of art, or information
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 morale”), or any other intellectual
property rights);
·
Not
include any unauthorized copy, text or plagiarism of any kind;
·
Not
be considered harmful to minors in any way;
·
Not
contain profanity, inappropriate, indecent, sexually explicit, pornographic, or
obscene content or language (which shall be determined by Sponsor, in its sole
and absolute discretion);
·
Not
contain any political or politically themed or motivated messages or statements;
·
Not
defame, slander, libel, misrepresent, or contain disparaging remarks or any
other content that could adversely affect the name, reputation, or goodwill of
Sponsor or any other individuals and/or entities affiliated or associated with
Sponsor, the Contest, or any prizes, the determination of which shall remain in
the sole discretion of Sponsor;
·
Not
describe, depict or include content 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
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 Photo Submission: By submitting an
entry, each contestant represents that s/he has sole and exclusive ownership
and proprietary rights of any content submitted; has full permission and rights
to publish and release the content; and agrees that the content becomes the
sole and exclusive property of Sponsor, and Sponsor may publish, display,
promote, or utilize content in any manner of its choosing in relation to the
promotion or advertising of the Contest or Sponsor. Entry into the Contest and upload of any content,
constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use that
contestant’s content submission, 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, in its sole
discretion, to disqualify any individual (and his or her entry) who tampers or
attempts to tamper with or abuse the entry process or the Contest website in
any way or who is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules, as determined
by Sponsor or the Contest judges appointed by Sponsor in their sole discretion.
Any questions regarding the number of
entries submitted, eligible nominee or the authorized account holder who
submitted the nomination shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY CONTEST WEBSITE OR
UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST 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.
Grand Prize Winner
Determination & Notification (1 winner)
Judging
of Entries: Following the close of the Registration
Period, on or about 10/23/2024, an independent panel of judges as solely
determined and appointed by Sponsor shall review, select and designate a
maximum total of one (1) potential grand prize winner (see prize description
below) from among all eligible entries received.
Entries shall be judged by a
Sponsor-appointed independent panel pursuant to the following guidelines,
requirements and general criteria in the determination of a winning nominee
submission:
Winner Notification: The potential winner deemed a grand
prize winner will be notified initially by phone and/or email beginning on or
about 10/24/2024. If the Administrator is unsuccessful in its
attempt to reach and speak directly with a selected potential grand prize winner
by phone within 3-days 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 to travel during the
designated travel dates and 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 to travel during the designated travel dates, 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 Contest are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to the 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 signed by the winner (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. Failure to
collect or properly claim any prize in accordance with these rules will result
in forfeiture of the prize. If forfeited
for any reason, finalist 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.
Grand Prize Award (maximum
1 winner): The eligible entrant designated as the grand prize
winner shall receive the following items with a total approximate retail value
(“ARV”) of $20,220:
·
$20,000.00
cash awarded in the form of a prize check made payable to the winner in the
amount of $20,000;
·
One
(1) $180 gift card from the Sponsor-designated gift card provider. Gift card subject to the terms and conditions,
including any expiration, of the issuing gift card provider policy;
·
One
(1) set of Mango and Jalapeno-shaped dog toys.
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 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
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.
TOTAL
ARV OF ALL AVAILABLE PRIZES: $20,220.
General
Prize Conditions: No
alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award.
Prize winner must accept delivery of prize in the method as solely
determined and designated by Sponsor. 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 Contest. 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 Contest 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 Contest,
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.
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 Contest, 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 Contest.
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 Contest, including, without limitations,
errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this Contest,
administration or execution of the Contest, the cancellation of the game, 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 Contest website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Contest 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 Contest, 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 Contest as determined by Sponsor/Administrator,
in their sole discretion. In the event of early termination of the Contest,
Sponsor reserves the right to determine prize winners 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 and content submission, 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 content. Each
Entrant agrees Sponsor is the exclusive owner
of all rights in and to such Entry, and/or content, 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,
content 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.
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 the grand prize winner are dependent upon the total number
of eligible entries received, the skill of the entrant in the creation of their
photo submission, and the decisions of judges.
Official Rules &
Winner List: For a copy of these Official Rules, or the
name of the prize winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received
by 12/10/2024 to: Mango Shotta Halloween Photo Contest,
c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting,
official rules or winner list.
Sponsor:
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Sazerac Company, Inc., 10101 Linn
Station Rd, Suite 400, Louisville, KY, 40223.
Sweepstakes Administrator:
The Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095.