DOS EQUIS
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVAL SWEEPSTAKES
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE DOS EQUIS DIA DE LOS
MUERTOS FESTIVAL SWEEPSTAKES
(“SWEEPSTAKES”) IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE
TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF DATE OF ENTRY AND RESIDE IN THE
STATE OF TEXAS. SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
BY ENTERING, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A BINDING
CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS
CONTRACT INCLUDES CERTAIN RELEASES FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES, INCLUDING A WAIVER OF YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
1. ELIGIBILITY:
The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents
of the United States residing in the state of Texas who are 21 years of age and
older at time of entry except as set forth below.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the following individuals and members of their families
(parents, grandparents, children, siblings, spouses) and immediate household members
(whether related or not) are not eligible for participation: employees,
officers, and directors of HEINEKEN USA Inc. dba Cervezas Mexicanas (“Sponsor”),
and its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, alcoholic beverage
suppliers, wholesalers, distributors, and importers, alcoholic beverage
retailers, and Sponsor’s advertising and promotional agencies. All federal,
state, and local regulations apply.
2. START/END
DATES:
The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time
(ET) on 9/1/2024 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 10/15/2024.
3. HOW TO ENTER – Internet Entry: To enter, scan the QR code on
the applicable point of sale signage using your mobile device’s camera or
directly visit https://DosEquis.com/muertosfest
and follow the on-screen entry instructions. Normal time rates, if any, charged
by Internet service provider will apply. All Internet entries must be submitted
by 11:59 p.m. ET on 10/15/2024.
By submitting an entry, entrants fully and unconditionally agree
to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and its
appointed agents, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to
the Sweepstakes. Limit one (1) entry per person per day regardless of
method of entry. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another individual’s information, providing any incorrect,
inaccurate, fake or false information during registration, or
attempting to submit more than the allowable number of entries by using
alternate names, emails, addresses, or other method shall result in all such
entries being disqualified. Please note that there is a limit of
one (1) prize per individual, household, street address, and/or email address
during any six (6) month period across all HEINEKEN USA Inc. promotions,
regardless of brand (Heineken, Amstel, Dos Equis,
Murphy’s, Newcastle, Red Stripe, Strongbow, Tecate, and Tiger).
4. PRIZES:
All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Any
prize depiction is for illustrative purposes only and shall not be relied upon.
No part of any prize includes any alcoholic beverages. Prizes are not
transferable or redeemable for cash. No substitutions of prizes by winners are
allowed, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or
greater value at its sole discretion.
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If
eligible entries are less than the scheduled number of prizes available, then
the associated prize award shall not be awarded.
Grand Prize (1): One (1) grand prize will be awarded. The grand
prize consists of: hotel accommodations for two (2)
people—one room, double occupancy—for two (2) nights (Friday, 10/25/2024 – Sunday,
10/27/2024) at the Sponsor designated hotel in the San Antonio, TX Riverwalk
area to attend the Dia De Los Muertos Festival; and one (1) $100 gift card from
the Sponsor designated gift card provider.
Gift card subject to the terms and conditions of the issuing gift card
provider policy. Approximate retail
value (“ARV”) of grand prize: $850.
Winner’s guest must be 21 years of age or
older. Grand prize award does NOT
include any tickets, transportation, parking, meals, incidental expenses or any
other cost or expense of any kind associated with prize redemption and use not
expressly included in prize description above. Any expenses or costs not expressly stated in
the description of the prize above, including, but not limited to, tickets, transportation,
parking fees, meals, incidentals, or other expenses, are the sole
responsibility of winner and/or guest.
Prize winner must accept delivery of prize in
the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Prize award shall be shipped or delivered to
winner only to the registered residential address or email address (for e-gift
card) as provided at the time of entry and winner notification,
and shall be shipped via the shipping carrier or delivered as solely
determined and designated by Sponsor.
Once shipped or delivered, prize shall be considered delivered to winner
and Sponsor shall have no responsibility for any shipment that is delayed,
damaged, lost, misdelivered, not received or stolen. Where applicable, winner shall look solely to
shipping carrier for any delayed, damaged, lost, misdelivered or stolen shipment.
All expenses and travel costs incurred as
a result of seeking, winning, accepting delivery and/or making use of a
prize are the sole responsibility of winner.
All federal, state, and
local taxes, fees, and surcharges on any prize are the sole responsibility of
winner of the prize. Winners of prizes with a value of $600 or more will be
issued an IRS Form 1099-MISC early in the year following the year in which prize
was awarded for filing with his/her federal and state tax returns. Sponsor
complies with all tax reporting requirements. The amount of any tax liability
will vary depending on winner’s tax bracket.
5. ODDS OF WINNING:
Odds of winning the grand prize are dependent on the number
of eligible entries received.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
Potential grand prize winner will be selected in a random
drawing to be held on or about 10/16/2024 from among all eligible entries
received. Drawing will be conducted by
Sponsor or its appointed agent, and all decisions are final.
Potential winner will be contacted by telephone and/or
email. If the potential winner cannot be reached and spoken with directly by
phone within twenty-four (24) hours of first notification attempt, if any prize
or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if the potential winner
rejects his/her prize, or in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules,
such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected from
among all remaining eligible entries. Upon forfeiture of any prize, no
compensation will be given. Note: phone
messages will not be left during the winner notification process.
Potential winner will be required to sign and return, where
legal, a Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within one
(1) day of receipt. No potential winner
will be an official winner until any required paperwork has been returned and
eligibility has been formally verified by Sponsor. If the potential winner
fails to comply with these Official Rules and/or to submit any required
paperwork within the designated time period, he/she
will be automatically disqualified, and the prize may be awarded to an
alternate winner.
7. LICENSE AND RELEASE:
By participating and/or accepting a prize, entrants and
winners acknowledge and agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Sponsor’s
advertising and promotional agencies, and their respective parent companies,
subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors,
assigns, employees, officers, and directors (“Released Parties”) from any and
all liability for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost, or expense whatsoever,
including, without limitation, property damage, personal injury, and/or death
that may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation
in the Sweepstakes, or participation in, possession, acceptance, and/or use or
misuse of any prize or participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity,
including, but not limited to, any claims based on publicity rights, defamation
or invasion of privacy, and merchandise delivery. Sponsor shall not be
responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions, substitutions, or
omissions whatsoever by any other persons providing any services to winner,
including any results thereof, such as changes in services or location
necessitated by same. Sponsor is not responsible if any part of a Sweepstakes
prize cannot be awarded due to any Force Majeure, acts of God, pandemics, acts
of war, natural disasters, weather, or acts of terrorism. Sponsor shall not be
liable for any loss or damage to personal belongings. Entrants who do not
comply with these Official Rules or who attempt to interfere with this Sweepstakes
in any way shall be disqualified. There is no purchase required to participate
in the Sweepstakes or to win any prize in the Sweepstakes. A purchase does not
increase odds of winning.
8. ADDITIONAL TERMS:
Sponsor
reserves the right to alter, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes at any time
and with or without notice if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the integrity of the
Sweepstakes becomes or is likely to become compromised in any way. In the event
the Sweepstakes is terminated prematurely, all eligible entries received prior
to the Sweepstakes termination or suspension date will be included in the next prize
drawing. No automated devices, bots, and/or other programs and/or software are
permitted. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and
will not be acknowledged or returned. Delivery of a prize will require a residential
street address located within the State of Texas. Sponsor is not responsible for
late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted, or
garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind,
whether mechanical, human, or electronic. Only fully completed entries are
eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by
Sponsor.
In case of a dispute as to the identity of any Internet
entrant, an entry made by Internet will be deemed made by the authorized
account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. The
“authorized account holder” is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an
email address by an Internet access provider, service provider, or other online
organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain
associated with the submitted email address. A potential winner may be
requested to provide Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the
authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning
entry.
If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running
as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, automated entries, fraud, technical failure, human
error, or any other cause beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupts or affects
the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes,
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any
individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify,
or suspend the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error,
omission, interruption, telephone or other communications malfunctions,
deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line
failure, or theft or destruction of, unauthorized access to, or alteration of
entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions
of any telephone networks or lines, computer online systems, servers, or
providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be
received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on
the Internet or at any website, any combination thereof, or otherwise,
including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer
related to, or resulting from, participation or downloading of any materials in
the Sweepstakes.
Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for printing, distribution,
or production errors and may, in their sole discretion, rescind, cancel,
suspend, modify, or revoke this Sweepstakes based upon any such error without
liability. If by reason of a printing,
computer, or other error more prizes are awarded in a prize category than the
number set forth in these Official Rules, all persons purportedly making valid
claims will be included in a random drawing to award the advertised number of
prizes available. In no case will more than the advertised number of prizes be
awarded. Antifraud detection devices may be used for verification purposes. In
the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other
statements contained in any Sweepstakes materials and the terms and conditions
of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
Sponsor’s failure to
enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that
provision. Headings are solely for convenience and will not be deemed to affect
in any manner the meaning or intent of the documents or any provision hereof.
Caution: Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any 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 seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted
by law.
IN NO EVENT WILL THE
RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY
KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ENTRANT’S ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE WEBSITES AND/OR
THIS SWEEPSTAKES, OR ENTRANT’S DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL
DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES.
9. DISPUTES AND GOVERNING
LAW:
The parties
waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection
with these Official Rules, including, without limitation, the Sweepstakes. Any
controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, these Official Rules
and/or the Sweepstakes shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance
with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and
shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of
any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in New York City, New York.
THESE OFFICIAL
RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS
CONFLICTS OF LAWS AND RULES. For any matters that are not subject to
arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the
entering of any judgment on an arbitration award in connection with these
Official Rules and/or the Sweepstakes, the parties irrevocably submit and
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts
located in or closest to New York City, New York. The parties agree not to
raise the defense of forum non conveniens.
10. USE OF DATA:
Sponsor will
be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its
Privacy & Cookie Policy. Please review Sponsor’s Privacy & Cookie Policy
at https://heinekenusa.com/privacy-policy/. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrant hereby agrees to
Sponsor’s collection and usage of his/her personal information and acknowledges
that he/she has read and accepted Sponsor’s Privacy & Cookie Policy.
11. LIST OF WINNERS:
To obtain a list of winners, send a self-addressed
stamped envelope with sufficient postage to: Dos Equis
Dia De Los Muertos Festival Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
All requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 12/15/2024 and
received by 12/30/2023.
12. SPONSOR: Cervezas Mexicanas,
White Plains, NY.
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