Pernod Ricard USA Party is a Team Sport 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 (50) UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA (“D.C.”), 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: Pernod Ricard USA Party is a Team Sport Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes
Dates: Registration begins
at 12:00:01am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 1/1/2024
and ends at 11:59:59pm ET on 2/11/2024
(the “Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void outside the (50) United States and D.C.,
and wherever restricted or prohibited by law.
Eligibility – Who May
Enter: Each individual entering the Sweepstakes
(each, an “Entrant”), at the time of entry: (a) must be a legal resident of the
(50) United States or D.C.; (b) must be 21 years or older; (c) must have a
valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo identification; (d) must
have access to the internet in order to enter; (e) may not be, or at any time
since October 1, 2023, have been, an employee, officer, director, member,
shareholder, or agent of Million Dollar Media (the “Sweepstakes Administrator”), Pernod Ricard USA, LLC (the
“Sponsor”), or any of their respective franchisees, parents, subsidiaries, affiliated
companies, suppliers, distributors, wholesalers, printers, advertising and promotion
agencies, or any and all other companies associated with the design or execution
of this Sweepstakes; or an employee, officer, director, member, shareholder, or
agent of any licensed alcohol wholesaler, manufacturer, distributor or retailer
of alcohol-beverage products (collectively, “Released Parties”); (f) may not be
an immediate family member or household member of any individual identified in
item (e) above. “Immediate family
members” includes, for purposes of this Sweepstakes, parents (including in-laws),
step-parents, grandparents, siblings (including
step-siblings), half-siblings, children (including step-children), grandchildren
(including step grandchildren) and each of their respective spouses and/or domestic
partners, regardless of where they reside.
“Household members” means people who share the same residence at least three
(3) months per year.
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.PartyisaTeamSport.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, zip code and date of
birth. Entrants must also create their
own Big Game Party by following the online instructions, and then share the
RSVP invite (see below) to their party for the chance to earn bonus entries in
the grand prize drawing. Entrants shall receive
one (1) automatic entry in the grand prize drawing by completing the online registration. 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.
a. After completing your entry and planning
your Big Game Party, you will have the option to share your Party RSVP link by utilizing
a personalized URL link provided on the entry confirmation page. If you choose
to share the URL, you will earn one (1) additional bonus entry into the
Sweepstakes grand prize drawing for each eligible individual (must be 21 or
older) who RSVP’s to your invite by completing the
RSVP instructions utilizing your shared personalized URL link, up to a maximum
of twenty-five (25) additional bonus entries.
(NOTE: you may only share the Party RSVP link with individuals who are
age 21 or older and meet the eligibility requirements above. Only the entrant who completed the initial
online registration and created a party shall be eligible for the grand prize
drawing. Individuals who complete the
RSVP to a Big Game Party invite are not eligible.)
All entries and RSVP
responses must be fully complete for all required information and must be
received by 11:59pm ET on 2/11/2024 to
be eligible. Maximum of one entry per
person and per valid email address during the entire Registration Period,
except as noted above regarding bonus entries.
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. 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 may be required.
By
registering to enter Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes.
Winner Selection and Notification
(maximum 5 grand prize winners): A
series random prize drawings will be held on or about 2/11/2024 and
2/12/2024 from among eligible entries received to randomly select a total
of five (5) potential grand prize winners (see prize description below). Four (4) winners will be randomly selected
and contacted on 2/11/2024 from among all eligible entries received as of the
date and time of the prize drawing, and one (1) winner will be randomly
selected and contacted on 2/12/2024 from among all eligible entries received.
Each
potential winner will be notified initially by phone and/or email following the
date and time of their selection as outlined above. If the Administrator is unsuccessful in its
attempt to reach and speak directly with a selected potential grand prize winner
by phone within 48-hours 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 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 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 Sweepstakes are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to each potential 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 (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) winners will be issued a 1099 form reflecting the value of the prize award
and each winner is responsible for paying all applicable taxes (including, but
not limited to all local, state and federal taxes) on all prizes awarded.
Grand Prize Award
(Maximum 5 winners): Each grand prize winner shall be awarded: $10,000 awarded in the form of a prize check
made payable to the winner, or as otherwise designated by Sponsor. Sponsor
reserves the right to award the prize award via a gift card from a Sponsor
designated gift card provider, subject to the terms and conditions of the
issuing gift card provider policy
Note: No
alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award.
No other costs or expenses associated with prize acceptance or use are
included with prize award. All 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 winner.
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 method as designated by
Sponsor. Carrier will be as determined and designated by Sponsor (i.e. UPS, USPS or other Sponsor designated carrier), or as
otherwise specified by Sponsor.
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 or information 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. 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 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, 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.
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 Sweepstakes, and any injury or
damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile phone related to
or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to
participate in the Sweepstakes. Released
Parties are not responsible for any other errors of any kind, whether computer,
technical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, relating to or in
connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitations, errors which
may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this Sweepstakes,
administration or execution of the Sweepstakes, the cancellation of the Sweepstakes,
the processing of entries or in the announcement of the prizes or prize winners. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the
right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the
operation of the Sweepstakes website.
Sponsor reserves
the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Sweepstakes for any
reason including, but not limited to acts of God, pandemics, force majeure, government
regulatory action or ruling, fraud,
misconduct, or if any technical failures destroy or threaten the integrity of the
Sweepstakes, in the opinion of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a computer virus,
bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper
conduct of the Sweepstakes as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole
discretion. In the event of early termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves
the right to determine prize winners in a random drawing from among all
eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: By
participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and
causes of action arising out of or in connection with this 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 grand prize winner are dependent upon the total number
of eligible entries received as of the date and time of each prize drawing as
outlined above.
Official Rules & Winner List:
For a copy of these Official Rules, or the name of prize winners, send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 4/15/2024 to: Pernod Ricard
USA Party is a Team Sport Sweepstakes, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY
which you are requesting, official rules or winner list.
Privacy Policy: Sponsor shares your concerns about the privacy
of your personal information. By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to
receive marketing materials, communications and other
materials from the Sponsor and/or any promotional partners whose products and
services Sponsor feels might interest entrants at a future date. An entrant not
interested in receiving future promotional offers should write to: [email protected]
to notify the Sponsor that he or she does not desire to receive such materials.
Sponsor:
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Pernod Ricard USA LLC, 250 Park Avenue,
New York, NY 10177.
Sweepstakes Administrator:
The Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
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