RED
STRIPE REGGAE SUMFEST PROMOTION
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE RED STRIPE REGGAE SUMFEST
PROMOTION (“PROMOTION”) IS OPEN
ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (D.C.) 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 Periods 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 Red Stripe Company (“Sponsor”),
Million Dollar Media (“Administrator”), 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.
Note: In
order to win and claim the grand prize, entrants must have a valid
passport with at least seven (7) months from the end of their scheduled travel
return date before passport expires. Grand prize winners’ guest must also have
a valid passport with at least seven (7) months from the scheduled travel return
date before passport expires. In the event winner and/or winner’s guest
does not have a valid passport, and is unable to
obtain a valid passport and/or visa prior to scheduled departure date, winner
will be disqualified and prize may be awarded to an alternate winner, time
permitted.
2. START/END
DATES:
The Instant Win Program begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern
Time (ET) on 5/1/2024 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 6/30/2024 or when all
Instant Win prizes have been awarded, whichever is earlier (“Instant Win
Period”). The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on 5/1/2024 and ends at 11:59
p.m. ET on 6/30/2024 (“Sweepstakes Period”).
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://us.RedStripeBeer.com/sumfest
and follow the on-screen entry instructions to participate in the Instant Win
promotion and be entered for the grand prize drawing. 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 6/30/2024.
There is
a limit of one (1) registration per person regardless of method of entry. 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. 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.
·
NOTE: There is a limit
of one (1) Instant Win prize award per person, email address or household
during entire registration period. Instant
win prize award winners shall still be eligible for the grand prize 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 prize award with an
alternate prize award of approximate equal or greater value, based upon
availability.
(a)
Instant Win Prize (20):
twenty
(20) instant win prizes will be randomly awarded during the Promotion Period.
Each Instant Win prize consists of: one (1) Red Stripe
wireless speaker. Make, model, color and
options as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Approximate retail value (ARV) of each
instant win prize: $50. Total ARV of all available Instant Win prizes:
$1,000.
Instant win prize award shall be shipped only
to each eligible winner’s registered residential address as provided at the
time of initial online entry and winner notification, 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, any incorrect shipping
address provided by winner. 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 Awards (1): One (1) grand
prize will be awarded. The grand prize consists of: a
trip for two (2) people (winner and one
guest, age 21 or older) to Jamaica to attend Reggae Sumfest
with scheduled travel dates of Friday, 7/19/2024 – Monday, 7/22/2024.
Grand Prize
award includes: round trip coach class airfare for two (2) people (winner
and one guest age 21 or older) from the Sponsor designated airport
servicing winner’s residential home metro area to the Sponsor designated
airport servicing Montego Bay, Jamaica; hotel accommodations for two (2)
people—one room, double occupancy—for three (3) nights at the Sponsor
designated hotel in the Montego Bay, Jamaica (Friday, 7/19/2024 – Monday, 7/22/2024);
two (2) tickets to Reggae Sumfest for Friday, 7/19/2024
and Saturday, 7/20/2024; and one (1) $500 gift card towards a travel stipend from
the sponsor designated gift card provider.
Gift card subject to the issuing gift card provider policy terms and
conditions. Total ARV of grand prize
award: $3,500.
Resale of tickets is prohibited. Tickets are subject to any applicable festival and
venue restrictions and regulations, including COVID-19 testing and/or
vaccination requirements or policy. Winner and guest must abide by all festival
and venue policies. Sponsor and festival/venue reserve the right to revoke full
or partial prize from winner or winner’s guest who it and/or festival/venue
personnel deem may, in their sole discretion, be intoxicated, be a safety risk,
have violated any venue or festival policy or law, and/or may bring Sponsor
into disrepute. Seat locations, where applicable, shall be at the sole
determination and discretion of Sponsor, and based upon availability.
Exact
transportation and accommodation details, dates, times, and terms to be
determined at the sole discretion of Sponsor. All travel must be completed by 7/23/2024, or
other date as solely determined and designated by Sponsor, at its sole
discretion, or prize will be forfeited. All travel arrangements are subject to
availability, and any applicable restrictions, regulations, and policies of the
travel providers (including airline and hotel) including COVID-19
vaccination and/or testing policy, and policies of departure and destination
locations (including national, state, or local entry, vaccination, testing, or
quarantine policies, or prohibitions on entry).
Sponsor is not
responsible should any part of prize award not be usable in part or in whole
due to the foregoing. Prize must be taken in accordance with government
guidelines and COVID-19 rules and restrictions in both the departure and
arrival location. Any required
arrangements and additional costs for any COVID-19 testing, vaccination or
quarantine accommodations that may be required is sole responsibility of the
winner and guests.
Once travel is booked, any penalties incurred as a result of changes to flights or accommodations for any
reason are the sole responsibility of winner. In the event the winner chooses
to cancel their trip, or winner or guest chooses not to travel for any reason, Sponsor
shall not award any alternate prize award or compensation and shall have no
liability for any related cancellation fees or additional costs incurred for re-booking
the itinerary at a later date. 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. Hotel accommodations are subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in these Official Rules and those set forth by Sponsor’s hotel of choice.
Winner and guest must abide by all travel
provider policies and direction, including security and safety
requirements. Sponsor reserves the right
to revoke full or partial prize from winner or winner’s guest who it and/or
travel provider personnel deem may, in their sole discretion, be intoxicated,
be a safety risk, is disruptive or abusive, have violated any policy or law,
and/or may bring Sponsor into disrepute.
Any expenses or costs not expressly stated in
the description of the 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 where applicable a valid passport, visas,
vaccinations, COVID-19 or other testing requirements 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 or any portion of the
prize award that have been issued. Any such penalties incurred are the sole
responsibility of winner. In the event that the winner and/or winner’s guest does not
have a valid passport prior to scheduled departure date, winner will be
disqualified and shall forfeit prize, and shall not receive any alternate prize
award or compensation.
Sponsor will not be responsible for any travel arrangements or festival
performance(s) that are delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled due to
pandemic, any government restrictions, pandemic regulations or requirements,
travel provider restrictions or policies, weather, Acts of God, force majeure,
acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage or any other reason or event
that may cause the delay, rescheduling, postponement or cancellation of any
travel arrangements or festival performance(s).
No
refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation, delay,
rescheduling or postponement of any travel arrangements or festival
performance(s).
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. Any expense or cost not expressly stated in the description of the prizes
set forth above is 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.
(c) Sweepstakes
Odds of
winning the 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) Sweepstakes
Potential grand
prize winner in the Sweepstakes
portion of the Promotion will be selected in a random drawing from among
all eligible entries received, to be held on or about 7/1/2024, to select one
(1) potential grand prize winner. 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 grand prize winner
cannot be reached 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, time permitting. Upon
forfeiture of any prize, no compensation will be given.
The potential
grand prize winner will be required to sign and return, where legal, an
Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within one (1) 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 the 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, time
permitting.
7. LICENSE AND RELEASE:
Participation in the Promotion and acceptance of prize
constitute winner’s and guest’s (where applicable) permission for Sponsor or
its agents to photograph, film, and record each winner and guest and to use
his/her name, address (city and state), likeness, photograph, voice,
biographical information, and/or any statements made by each winner and guest 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, winners, and grand prize
winner’s guest 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
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 (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 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, Red
Stripe Reggae Sumfest Promotion, P.O. Box 248,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 8/31/2024
and received by 9/15/2024.
12. SPONSOR: Red Stripe Company, White Plains, NY.
Please Drink Responsibly.
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RED STRIPE® Lager. Red Stripe Company, White Plains, NY.