HEINEKEN UNIVERSITY
OF HAWAII BASEBALL PROMOTION
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE HEINEKEN UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAII BASEBALL PROMOTION
(“PROMOTION”) 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 HAWAII. 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 Instant Win Program and Grand Prize
Sweepstakes are open to all legal residents of the United States residing in
the state of Hawaii 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 (“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 Instant Win Program begins at 12:01 a.m. Hawaiian
Time (HT) on 2/1/2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. HT on 5/15/2025 or when all
Instant Win prizes have been awarded, whichever is earlier (“Instant Win
Period”). The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. HT on 2/1/2025 and ends at 11:59
p.m. HT on 4/20/2025 (“Sweepstakes Period”).
Entries must be received by 4/20/2025 to be included in the grand prize
Sweepstakes drawing (see below).
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.Heineken.com/us/en/promos/UHBaseball and follow the
on-screen entry instructions to 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 Internet entries must be submitted by
11:59 p.m. HT on 5/15/2025.
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. The actual make and model of prizes
included will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Prizes to be awarded “as is” and any and all warranties and/or guarantees (if any) shall be
subject to the prize manufacturer’s terms; therefore, winners agree to look
solely to such manufacturer(s) for any such warranty(s) and/or guarantee(s), if
any. 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
maximum of one (1) prize award per person 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): Five (5) Instant Win
prizes will be randomly awarded during the Promotion Period. Each Instant Win
prize consists of: one (1) Heineken University of Hawaii baseball
merchandise item, as solely determined and designated by Sponsor based upon
availability. Size, if applicable, as
solely determined and designated by Sponsor based upon availability. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute
alternate merchandise item of approximate equal or greater value, based upon
availability, in its sole discretion.
Approximate retail value (ARV) of each instant win prize award: $50. Total ARV of all available instant win prize
awards: $250.
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 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 Sweepstakes
Prize (1):
One (1) grand prize will be awarded in the Sweepstakes drawing. The grand prize
consists of: ten
(10) tickets in the Heineken VIP Skybox at Les Murakami Stadium during a 2025
regular season University of Hawaii baseball home game, scheduled to be played on
May 3, 2025 (Oregon State at University of Hawaii), including $300 in food and
non-alcoholic beverage credits. Sponsor
reserves the right to substitute an alternate game date in its sole discretion,
based upon availability. Seat locations
and game date subject to change, and as solely determined and designated by
Sponsor. Approximate retail value (ARV)
of grand prize: $500.
Resale of tickets is prohibited. Winner’s guests must be twenty-one (21) years
of age or older. Prize winner must
accept delivery of prize in the method as solely determined and designated by
Sponsor (i.e. mobile ticket delivery, will call pick up at box office or
other ticket delivery method). In
the event of any mobile or digital ticket delivery, winner is solely
responsible for any required software application required to download, access,
accept transfer, access or redeem mobile or digital ticket delivery. Any other expenses or
costs associated with game attendance not expressly stated in the description
of the prize above, including, but not limited to, transportation,
accommodations, parking fees, meals, incidentals, or other expenses, are the
sole responsibility of winner.
All tickets
shall be subject to applicable capacity restrictions and local government
and/or venue regulations, including COVID-19 vaccination and/or testing
requirements or policy. Each ticket subject to the terms and conditions and
policy and procedures, including rules of conduct, of the venue and
team. Winner and
guests agree to comply with all applicable stadium and team regulations in
connection with the prize. Sponsor,
venue and team reserve the right to revoke full or partial prize and/or to remove or deny entry to
winner and/or his/her guest(s) who Sponsor and/or venue or team personnel deem
may, in their sole discretion, be intoxicated, be a safety risk, have violated
any event or venue policy or law, may bring Sponsor into disrepute, and/or who engage in a non-sportsmanlike or
disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any
other person at any game.
Game date and
time are determined in the sole discretion of the league and/or the team, as
applicable, and may be subject to change. The terms and conditions of each
ticket awarded as a prize will govern in the event the game is rescheduled,
postponed, not played, cancelled or attendance is restricted or prohibited for
any reason including due to force majeure, weather, pandemic, local, state or
federal government regulation, an Act of God, an act of terrorism, civil
disturbance, work stoppage or any other reason. Sponsor will not be responsible
for any game date delay, rescheduling, postponement or cancellation, and no
prize substitution or compensation shall be provided by Sponsor in any such
event.
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.
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 as of the date and time of grand prize
drawing.
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 4/21/2025, to select a
total of 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. 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.
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 Hawaii. 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, Heineken
University of Hawaii Baseball Promotion, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
All requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 7/15/2025 and received
by 7/31/2025.
12. SPONSOR: HEINEKEN USA Inc., White Plains, NY.
©2025 HEINEKEN® Original
and HEINEKEN® Silver Lager Beer. Brewed in Holland. Imported by Heineken USA, White Plains, NY.