DOS EQUIS
HOLIDAY GETAWAY SWEEPSTAKES
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE DOS EQUIS HOLIDAY
GETAWAY SWEEPSTAKES (“SWEEPSTAKES”)
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. 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 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 dba Cervezas Mexicanas (“Sponsor”), Million
Dollar Media (“Administrator”), MPL Brands NV, Inc., and their respective
parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, their respective printers, and
advertising, promotion, an fulfillment agencies, alcoholic beverage suppliers,
wholesalers, distributors, and importers, and alcoholic beverage retailers. All
federal, state, and local regulations apply.
2. START/END
DATES:
The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time
(ET) on 11/1/2024 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 1/5/2025.
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 www.DosEquis.com/rancholagloria
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 1/5/2025.
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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NOTE: There is a
maximum limit of one (1) prize award per person or household during the entire Sweepstakes
Period. There will be a maximum of
one prize award from among residents of any individual state. If eligible entries are less than the
scheduled number of prizes available, then the associated prize awards shall
not be awarded.
Grand Prize (3): Three (3) grand prizes
will be awarded. Each grand prize
consists of: a trip for two (2) people (winner and one (1) guest age 21 or older) to
the winner’s choice of one Sponsor designated Caribbean island or Hawaii destination.
Destination must be selected from an available list of Caribbean island or Hawaii locations
as designated and provided by Sponsor, and all travel arrangements shall be based
upon availability.
Each grand prize includes: round trip coach airfare for two (2)
people to designated airport serving the metro area of the selected destination;
hotel accommodations for two (2) people—one (1) room, double occupancy—for three
(3) nights; and one $250 gift card towards a travel stipend, from the Sponsor designated
gift card provider. Gift card subject to
the terms and conditions of the issuing gift card provider policy. ARV of each grand prize award: $4,000. Total ARV of all available grand prize
awards: $12,000.
All travel must be completed by no later than
11/15/2025, 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
accommodations, 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 or travel arrangement. 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 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. 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:
Odds of winning a grand prize are dependent on the number
of eligible entries received.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
Potential grand prize winners will be selected
in a random drawing to be held on or about 1/7/2025 from among all eligible
entries received to select three (3) potential grand prize winners. Drawing will be conducted by Sponsor or its
appointed agent, and all decisions are final. If eligible entries are less than
the scheduled number of prizes available for any prize drawing, then associated
prize award shall not be awarded.
Potential winners will be contacted by telephone and/or
email. If any potential 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, time permitting. Upon forfeiture of any prize, no compensation will be
given.
Each potential winner 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 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, 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 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 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 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 (50) U.S. or D.C. 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,
Dos Equis Holiday Getaway Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 248,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 3/15/2025
and received by 3/31/2025.
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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