DOS EQUIS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRIP PROMOTION
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE DOS EQUIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TRIP PROMOTION (“PROMOTION”) IS
OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF DATE OF ENTRY. PROMOTION 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.
This
Promotion consists of two (2) parts: (a) a random chance instant win program
(“Instant Win Program”), and (b) a random chance grand prize sweepstakes
(“Grand Prize Sweepstakes”). Collectively,
the Instant Win Program, and the Grand Prize Sweepstakes are referred to as the
“Promotion,” and the Instant Win Period and the Grand Prize Sweepstakes Period
as the “Promotion Period.”
1. ELIGIBILITY:
The Promotion is open to all legal residents of
the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia 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”), Million Dollar Media (“Administrator”), and their respective
parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, alcoholic beverage suppliers,
wholesalers, distributors, and importers, alcoholic beverage retailers,
Sponsor’s advertising and promotional agencies. All federal, state, and local
regulations apply.
2. START/END
DATES:
The Instant Win Program begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern
Time (ET) on 8/1/2024 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 10/31/2024 or when all
Instant Win prizes have been awarded, whichever is earlier (“Instant Win
Period”). The Grand prize Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on 8/1/2024 and
ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 10/31/2024 (“Sweepstakes Period”). All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET
on 10/31/2024 to be eligible for the Grand prize Sweepstakes drawing.
3. HOW TO ENTER
– Internet Entry:
To enter, scan the QR Code on applicable point-of-sale signage using
your mobile phone’s camera or directly visit www.DosEquis.com/RanchoLaGloria. Follow the on-screen entry instructions to register
and participate in the Instant Win promotion and be entered in the Sweepstakes
drawing. Normal time rates, if any,
charged by Internet service provider will apply. All entries must be submitted
by 11:59 p.m. ET on 10/31/2024.
There is
a limit of one (1) online registration per person. Once registered, returning visitors can login with their registered email
address to participate in the Instant Win promotion up to once per day.
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 Promotion. 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 Promotion 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.
Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash. No substitution of prize by
winner is allowed, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of
equal or greater value at its sole discretion.
·
NOTE: There is a
maximum limit of one (1) prize award per person, email address or household during
the entire Promotion Period, except that instant prize winners shall still be
eligible for the Grand Prize sweepstakes drawing.
·
If
eligible entries are less than the scheduled number of prizes available for any
prize level or total number of prizes available for the entire Promotion, then the
associated prize awards shall not be awarded.
·
Sponsor
reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute any merchandise item
with an alternate merchandise item of approximate equal or greater value, based
upon availability.
(a)
Instant Win Prize (5): A total of five (5)
Instant Win prizes will be randomly awarded during the Promotion Period. Each
Instant Win prize consists of: one (1) BruMate BackTap. Make,
model, color and options as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of
each instant win prize: $199. Total ARV of all available Instant Win prize awards: $995.
Instant win prize winners must accept delivery
of prize in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Prize shall be shipped to the designated
winner residential address via USPS or other Sponsor designated shipping/mail
carrier, or as otherwise designated by Sponsor.
Allow approximately 8 – 12 weeks for delivery.
Once shipped, prize shall be considered awarded
and fulfilled, and Sponsor shall not be responsible for any lost, late,
undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery or any incorrect shipping
address provided; and 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 only to
designated shipper/carrier and not to Sponsor for any delivery issues.
(b)
Grand Prize (2): A total of two (2)
grand prizes will be available to be awarded. Each grand prize consists of: a trip for two (2)
people (winner and one (1) guest age 21
or older) to attend a 2024 or 2025 regular season College Football game of
the winner’s choice, from a list of available College Football games as
designated and provided by Sponsor, based upon availability. Designated college football game must be a
regular season game, played in the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States
and excludes conference championship games, playoff games and bowl games.
Each grand prize includes: round trip coach airfare for two (2)
people to designated airport serving the selected metro area of the selected
game; hotel accommodations for two (2) people—one (1) room, double
occupancy—for two (2) nights; two (2) tickets to the designated regular season
College Football game awarded either as electronic tickets (if a Dos Equis sponsored college football team) or $500 gift
card towards game tickets via Stubhub.com or Ticketmaster.com (note:
availability of tickets to a particular game date and seat locations are not
guaranteed). ARV of each grand prize
award: $3,500. Total ARV of all
available grand prize awards: $7,000.
All gift card subject to the terms and
conditions of the issuing gift card provider company policy terms and
conditions. Sponsor makes no
representation as to the availability of tickets to any particular
game or seat locations. Tickets
to any and all games and seat locations are based upon
availability.
All travel must be completed by no later than 11/23/2025,
or such other date as solely determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, or
prize will be forfeited. Once travel is
booked, any penalties incurred as a result of changes
to flights or hotel reservation are the sole responsibility of winner. All travel is subject to any applicable
restrictions and local regulations in departure and arrival destination,
including COVID-19 testing and/or vaccination requirements or policy.
Exact transportation and accommodation details,
dates and times, including airline, departure and
destination airport and hotel, to be determined at the sole discretion of
Sponsor. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the
cancellation, rescheduling, postponement or delay of any flight, travel
arrangement or game. Travel and accommodations are subject to availability.
Blackout dates and other restrictions may apply. Travel is subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in these Official Rules and those set forth by
Sponsor’s airline carrier of choice as detailed in the passenger ticket
contract. Sponsor will not be responsible for any travel or game
delay, rescheduling, postponement or cancellation due
to weather, pandemic, Acts of God, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work
stoppage or any other event that may cause the delay, rescheduling or
cancellation of any travel arrangement or game. In the event actual value of
prize is less than the stated ARV based upon destination, current airfare and
hotel, winner shall not receive the difference or any alternate prize award or
compensation of any kind.
Any expenses or costs not expressly stated in
the description of the grand prize above, including, but not limited to, ground
transportation, parking fees, meals, incidentals, gratuities, passenger tariffs
or duties, surcharges, airport fees, service or facility charges, airline seat
assignment or baggage check fees, personal charges at lodging, security fees,
taxes, or other expenses, are the sole responsibility of winner. Winner’s
guest must be twenty-one (21) years of age or older as of the date of departure
and must travel on the same itinerary and at the same time as winner. Travel
must be round-trip. Winner and guest are solely responsible for obtaining any
required travel documents, including a valid passport where applicable, vaccinations
and travel insurance. Winner and guest must each execute an Affidavit of
Eligibility and Publicity Release form provided by Sponsor or its appointed
agent prior to issuance of tickets. Travel restrictions, conditions, and
limitations may apply. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen
tickets, travel vouchers, or certificates. Sponsor is not responsible for any
penalty charges incurred as a result of changes to
tickets that have been issued. Any such penalties incurred are the sole
responsibility of winner.
All expenses and travel costs incurred as
a result of seeking, winning, 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:
(a) Instant Win
Odds of
winning an Instant Win prize are dependent on the number of eligible Instant Win
entries received divided by the number of prizes available.
(b) Grand Prize
Odds of winning a grand
prize in the Sweepstakes drawing are dependent on the total number of eligible
entries received.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
(a) Instant Win
Participants
in the online Instant Win game who receive an on-screen confirmation message
will be determined as a potential Instant Win prize winner. Potential Instant Win prize winners will be
selected at random. If you are a potential Instant Win prize winner, you will
receive an on-screen message stating that you have won an Instant Win prize
along with a unique prize claim code. (If
you have not received the on-screen confirmation message, along with a unique
prize claim code, then you are not an instant winner.)
You will
then be sent a prize claim form via email with instructions on how to claim
your prize. Allow 2 – 4 weeks for
processing and delivery of prize claim form.
Please note that you are not officially a winner until your eligibility
has been verified and you have fully complied with these Official Rules. Limit
one (1) Instant Win prize per person or household.
Potential
Instant Win prize winners will be required to sign and return, where legal, a
Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within three (3) days
of notification that he/she is a potential winner. No potential winner will be
an official winner until any required paperwork has been returned and
eligibility has been formally verified by Sponsor. If any potential winner
fails to comply with these Official Rules and/or to submit required
documentation within the designated time period, he/she will be automatically disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an alternate
winner.
(b) Grand Prize Sweepstakes
Potential winners in the Grand Prize Sweepstakes portion
of the Promotion will be selected in a random drawing to be held on or
about 11/1/2024 from among all eligible entries received to select two (2)
potential grand prize winners.
Sweepstakes drawing will be conducted by
Sponsor or its appointed agent, and all decisions are final. Potential grand
prize winners will be contacted by telephone and/or email. If any potential prize
winner cannot be reached within forty-eight (48) 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.
The grand prize winner will be required to sign
and return, where legal, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity
Release within three (3) day of receipt and notification that he/she is a
potential winner. No potential winner will be an official winner until his/her Affidavit
of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release or Declaration of Eligibility
and Liability/Publicity Release has been returned and eligibility has been
formally verified by Sponsor. If any potential winner fails to comply with these
Official Rules and/or to submit the required documentation 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:
Participation in the Promotion and acceptance of prize
constitute winner’s permission for Sponsor or its agents to photograph, film,
and record each winner and to use his/her name, address (city and state),
likeness, photograph, voice, biographical information, and/or any statements made
by each winner regarding the Promotion or Sponsor for purposes of trade,
publicity, or promotion without notice or additional compensation, except where
prohibited by law. 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, MPL Brands NV, Inc., 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 Promotion, or participation in, possession, acceptance, and/or use or
misuse of any prize or participation in any Promotion-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 Promotion
prize cannot be awarded due to acts of God, 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 Promotion in any way shall be
disqualified. There is no purchase required to participate in the Promotion or
to win any prize in the Promotion. A purchase does not increase odds of
winning.
8. ADDITIONAL TERMS:
Sponsor
reserves the right to alter, suspend, or terminate the Promotion at any time
and with or without notice if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the integrity of the
Promotion becomes or is likely to become compromised in any way. In the event
the Promotion is terminated prematurely, all eligible entries received prior to
the Promotion 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 fifty (50) United States or the District of
Columbia. 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 Promotion 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
Promotion, 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 Promotion. 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 Promotion.
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 Promotion 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 Promotion 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 Promotion 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 PROMOTION, OR ENTRANT’S DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL
DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROMOTION.
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 Promotion. Any
controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, these Official Rules
and/or the Promotion 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 Promotion, 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 Promotion, 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 Winners List, Dos
Equis College Football Trip Promotion, P.O. Box 248,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 12/31/2024
and received by 1/15/2025.
12. SPONSOR: Cervezas Mexicanas,
White Plains, NY.
13. THIRD PARTY REFERENCES: Reference to third parties in connection with prizes and/or third-party
websites or services are for reference and identification purposes only and not
intended to suggest sponsorship or affiliation with this Sweepstakes. This
Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored or administered by, or associated with MPL
Brands NV, Inc., and all Entrants hereby agree to release MPL Brands NV, Inc. from
any and all liability related to this Sweepstakes.
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