Asahi Beer Manchester City Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA (D.C.), AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED
PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW).
VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE
OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU
DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Sweepstakes
Name: Asahi Beer Manchester City Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes
Dates: Sweepstakes
registration begins at 12:00:00am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 2/29/2024 and ends at 11:59:59pm ET on 4/14/2024 (the “Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all
applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations
and is void outside of the (50) U.S. and D.C., and wherever prohibited or
restricted by law.
Who
may Enter:
Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of, and who are located
within, the (50) U.S. and D.C., who are age 21 or older as of date of entry,
and have a valid driver’s license or government issued photo ID, except the
following persons who are not eligible to enter, participate or win:
(a)
Employees,
officers, and directors of Asahi Beer
USA, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Million
Dollar Media (the “Sweepstakes Administrator”), each of their respective
franchisees, parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors or
wholesalers, alcohol retailers, printers, advertising and promotion agencies,
and any and all other companies associated with the design or execution of this
promotion (collectively, “Released Parties”), and the members of the immediate
families or households, whether or not related, of any of the above. “Immediate
family members” includes, for purposes of this promotion, parents (including
in-laws), grandparents, siblings (including step-siblings),
children (including step-children), grandchildren (including step grandchildren)
and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside.
(b)
Any
individual who does not currently possess or who is unable to obtain a valid
passport prior to scheduled departure date, with expiration date at least
6-months past scheduled return date.
How to Enter – Online
Registration: To enter, scan the QR Code on applicable point-of-sale
signage using your mobile device’s camera or directly visit www.AsahiCity.com during
the “Registration Period”. Follow the
online entry instructions to be entered into the Sweepstakes drawing. Each entrant must fully complete the online
registration page with all required information including his/her name, valid
email address, phone number (including
area code), state of residence and date of birth. After having read and agreed to these
Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your online entry. All online entries
must be fully complete for all required information, and
must be received by 11:59pm ET on 4/14/2024
to be eligible. Limit one (1) registration per person per day.
Any available opt-in
opportunities are not required to enter the Sweepstakes, and opting-in will not
improve your chances of winning.
By participating and submitting an
entry, contestant agrees that sponsor and participating parties are authorized
to contact entrant via email, text, mail, phone or any
other form of media to make contestant aware of information pertinent to the
Sweepstakes, and to distribute information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured
products, special events or future contests, promotions or offers. Contestants may opt-out of any further email
communication at any time by simply replying REMOVE to any email message, or following the provided opt-out instructions.
Any
incomplete or illegible entries will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for
lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible,
damaged entries, or for entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly
allowed under these rules, or for any entry not
submitted or received due to any technical error or failure, unauthorized human
intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, or
the failure to capture any such information for any reason including
programming or technical errors, or effects of hackers or failure of any
electronic equipment, computer or cellular transmissions and/or network
connections; all of which will be disqualified.
Each
participant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s email address, name or mobile number will be
disqualified and ineligible to claim any prize.
Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of
entries allowed by using same, multiple/different email addresses, mobile
numbers, identities, or any other methods void that participant's entries and that participant may be disqualified. No mechanically reproduced or automated
entries permitted. Use of any automated
system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification and all
such entries will be deemed void. All
entries received become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
In
the event of a dispute as to any online registration, the authorized account
holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant
and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules. The “authorized email account holder” is the
natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online
service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses
for the domain associated with the submitted address.
By
registering to enter Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Sweepstakes Rules. All entrants agree to be bound by and abide
by the official rules of the Sweepstakes.
Grand Prize Drawing – Winner Selection and
Notification (maximum of 1 grand prize): Following
conclusion of the Registration Period, Sponsor shall conduct a random prize
drawing on or about 4/15/2024 from among all eligible entries received, to
select one (1) potential grand prize winner.
The
potential winner will be notified initially by phone and/or email following his/her
selection. If the Sweepstakes Administrator
is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with the selected potential
winner by phone within 48-hours of the initial attempt to the
phone number associated with his/her entry, then that contestant may be disqualified
and an alternate potential prize winner may be randomly selected from among the
remaining eligible entries and notified as per the procedures outlined above (time
permitting).
During
winner notification, the selected potential prize winner must confirm their
eligibility, and indicate their willingness to accept the associated prize
award, as designated by Sweepstakes Administrator (see below). The potential prize winner will then receive
official notification via email and will be required to complete and return within
2-days of receipt of prize acceptance document including affidavit
of eligibility and liability/publicity release form.
If
the selected potential prize winner does not meet the eligibility requirements or
elects to decline the prize, or does not return the
required prize claim form within the required deadline, s/he will be disqualified
and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate winner will be
randomly selected from among all remaining eligible entries and notified as per
the procedures outlined above. Any disqualified
contestant will not receive any alternate prize substitution or compensation.
All of the following will apply to the
potential Sweepstakes drawing grand prize winner: 1) winner will be required to
complete and return, within 2-days
of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form, including an affidavit of
eligibility and a liability/publicity release (where permitted); and a W-9 form;
2) prize winner may be required to present a copy of a valid driver’s license
or government issued photo ID with valid residential address as a condition of
participating or receiving any prize; and (3) prize winner shall be solely
responding for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to, all
local, state and federal taxes) that may be or become due in connection with their
respective prize award. Grand
Prize Winner will be issued a 1099 form
reflecting the value of the grand prize award and is responsible for paying all
applicable taxes on grand prize.
Decisions of the Sponsor
and Sweepstakes Administrator in the selection and determination of prize winners,
and all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding.
Grand Prize Award (Maximum
1 winner): The grand prize winner shall receive a trip
for two (2) (winner and one (1) guest age 21 or older) to Manchester, England during the
Sponsor designated travel dates, scheduled for Friday, 5/17/2024 – Tuesday,
5/21/2024, based upon availability and subject to change at Sponsor’s sole
discretion. The grand prize trip for two
has a maximum retail value not to exceed $4,950, and includes:
·
Actual
departure date, times and airline based upon availability and will be solely
determined by Sponsor, scheduled for Friday, 5/17/2024 – Tuesday, 5/21/2024 based
upon availability and subject to change at Sponsor’s sole discretion;
·
Arrival
and departure dates as solely specified by Sponsor, based upon availability,
scheduled for Saturday, 5/18/2024 – Tuesday, 5/21/2024 based upon availability
and subject to change at Sponsor’s sole discretion;
Winner and guest must have
valid Passports in order to travel, with expiration
dates a minimum of 6-months following scheduled return date. If winner or guest fail to produce valid
Passports at time of departure, they shall forfeit the prize award, and shall
not receive any alternate prize award or compensation. Winner and
guest shall be subject to qualifying conditions prior to and during travel
including any government, airline and/or hotel requirements or regulation related
to COVID-19 testing requirements, vaccination or
policy.
Note: No alcoholic beverage is part of any prize
award. Resale of tickets is prohibited. All
ground transportation, airport/hotel transfers, parking, meals, gratuities,
checked baggage fees, airline seat assignment fees, hotel resort fees, travel
or departure taxes, incidental expenses, applicable taxes (including, but not
limited to all local, state and federal taxes) and any
other expenses not specified herein as being included in the prize award are
the sole responsibility of winner. Coach
class airfare shall be the basic economy fare based upon airline, without any
pre-selected seats, or seat or cabin upgrades.
·
NOTE: winner is solely responsible for any and all required ground transportation, including
transportation to airport(s), parking and airport/hotel transfers. Prize award does not include any ground transportation,
transfers or parking.
Travel
dates are based upon availability, and must be
completed by 5/21/2024 or as otherwise designated by Sponsor, or the Grand
Prize Drawing award may be forfeit. In
the event winner is unable to travel due to a Force Majeure Event (see below), prior
to any travel arrangements being booked, Sponsor reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to extend the deadline for travel beyond 5/21/2024.
Sponsor
is not responsible for any travel delays, flight delays, flight cancellations
or travel difficulty related to such award for any reason including but not
limited to weather, pandemic, an Act of God, Force Majeure, government
regulation or restriction, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, work
stoppage, or any other reason. If travel
delays, cancellations or difficulty prevent arrival in time for any and all elements of such prize award, Sponsor is not
responsible for awarding any compensation in lieu thereof. Sponsor will not be responsible for any match
game date rescheduling, postponement or cancellation for any reason including
but not limited to weather, pandemic, an Act of God, Force Majeure, government
regulation or restriction, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, work
stoppage, or any other reason. No substitute prize award or compensation
shall be provided by Sponsor in the event of any travel or match game date delay,
rescheduling, postponement, or cancellation for any reason, and winner shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of the airline ticket, hotel, and team/league
ticket policy and shall solely look to the airline, hotel provider and/or team as
applicable.
The
winner and his/her guest must travel together on the same itinerary. Any changes to completed travel arrangements,
once booked, are the sole responsibility of the winner, and are solely at the
winner’s expense. Actual value of the
trip will depend on point of departure, and any airfare fluctuations. If actual value of prize is lower than the
stated ARV of the Grand Prize award when it is procured and fulfilled, then the
difference will NOT be awarded to the winner.
The winner and travel companion are solely responsible for all costs
incurred to and from the nearest major airport to the winner’s home as designated
by Sponsor as the prize originates and terminates at such departure point
unless otherwise agreed to by Sponsor in writing.
Winner
and guest agree to comply with all applicable airline, hotel provider and team/stadium
attendance rules, requirements and regulations in
connection with the prize award, redemption and use. Sponsor, travel
providers or team/stadium reserve the right to remove or deny entry to any
winner and/or his/her guest who do not comply with any rule, requirement, instruction,
policy, or who engage in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten, or harass any other person. Winner
and guests shall be solely responsible for their behavior while traveling and
in attendance at the match, must follow the instructions and direction from any
travel provider, team or stadium personnel or associated staff or
security. If winner or any guest violates the standards of the travel
provider or team/stadium, behaves in an inappropriate, irresponsible or
offensive manner, or is deemed by staff or security to be intoxicated, have
violated any rule, regulation or policy of the travel provider, team or stadium,
or to be a security threat in any manner, the winner and guest shall be ejected
or denied entry, and shall immediately forfeit the remaining prize award.
Grand
prize winner and guest must be of legal age of majority in his/her state of
residence (and at least 21) and will be required to execute and return a liability/publicity
release prior to prize award. Sponsor is
not responsible for late, lost, damaged or stolen luggage. It is recommended that each winner and travel
companion obtain sufficient personal insurance prior to departure. Winner and travel companion hereby release
Sponsor from any duty to provide, check, or verify any and
all necessary ID’s, passports, visas and tourist cards, birth certificates,
vaccination certificates, and any other travel requirements (“Personal Documents”). Sponsor shall not have any responsibility for
the replacement of lost or stolen Personal Documents or tickets, coupons,
vouchers, receipts or other documents pertaining to
the prize (“Travel Documents”) once the Travel Documents have been provided to
winner and travel companion.
General
Prize Conditions: All other costs and expenses related to prize
acceptance, redemption and use not specified herein as being provided are the
sole responsibility of winner, including but not limited to delivery charges, shipping,
or any incidental expenses. All income,
federal, state and local taxes are the winner’s sole
responsibility. All prize awards are non-transferable and no cash redemption or prize
substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as provided
herein. Sponsor reserves the right to
substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole
discretion. All prizes are awarded as is, without
any warranty, express or implied, by Sponsor.
Failure to collect or properly claim prize in accordance with these
rules will result in forfeiture of the prize.
If forfeited for any reason, participant will not receive any other
prize substitution or compensation, and
the prize will remain the property of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except
as provided herein. All properly claimed prizes will be awarded. Any unclaimed prizes will not be
awarded.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating, entrants agree to
abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor
and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating to this
Sweepstakes. In the event an entrant
wins a prize, and is later found to be in violation of
these rules he/she will be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse
Sponsor for the stated value of the prize if such violation is discovered after
winner has used the prize. Participation in Sweepstakes constitutes permission
for the Sponsor and its designees to use entrants’ names, cities
and states of residence and/or likenesses for purposes of advertising and trade
in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide on perpetuity without
limitation or further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited
by law. False, fraudulent or deceptive
entries or acts shall render entrants ineligible for
any prize.
By
participating, entrants agree to hold all Released Parties harmless from any
claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or
consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses
or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in this
Sweepstakes, or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or
participation in prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel
or activity related thereto), and to assume all liability therefor.
Released
Parties shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply
the prize or any part thereof by reason of any Force Majeure Event. The term “Force Majeure Event” as used herein
shall mean, without limitation, the following:
acts of God; strikes, lockouts or other labor or industrial
disturbances; acts of public enemies; war; cyber-attack; orders or restraints
of any kind from any governmental, civil or military authority or from any of
its departments, agencies or officials (except when such governmental action
results from a party’s failure or refusal to comply with any applicable law,
rule, or regulation); insurrections; riots; power failure or surges; landslides;
earthquakes; fires; storms; lightning; droughts; floods; explosions; pest
damage; viruses; plagues; diseases; epidemics; pandemics; acts or omissions of
communications or other carriers; and any other cause or event not reasonably
within the control of the Released Parties.
Participants
are restricted to use of ordinary and typical computer equipment, mobile phone
equipment, Internet access and cellular networks. Sponsor disclaims all liability
for the inability of a participant to complete or continue an entry due to
equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond the
Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor disclaims any liability for
entries not received due to technical difficulties or transmission errors. The
Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or failure
in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic
transmission, or other delivery method.
Released Parties are not responsible for mechanical, technical,
electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors,
malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or
delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines,
the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which
may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Sweepstakes, and
any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile
phone related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information
necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes.
Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors of any kind,
whether computer, technical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise,
relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without
limitations, errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising
of this Sweepstakes, administration or execution of the Sweepstakes, the
cancellation of the game, the processing of entries or in the announcement of
the prizes or prize winners. Sponsor, in
its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with
the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes website.
Sponsor reserves
the right to cancel, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes for reasons including,
but not limited to fraud, misconduct, regulatory requirements, acts of God, pandemics, or if any technical issues
or failures destroy or threaten the integrity of the Sweepstakes, in the
opinion of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a computer virus, bug, or other
technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of
the Sweepstakes as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion.
In the event of early termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the
right to determine prize winner(s) in a random drawing from among all eligible,
non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: By
participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes
of action arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes
awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class
action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or state
court within the State of New Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and
awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs
associated with entering this Sweepstakes, and in no event will entrant be
entitled to received attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no
circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential
damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses,
and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability
of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in
connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice
of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New
Jersey or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws
of any jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey.
Odds: Odds
of being selected as the grand prize winner are dependent upon the total number
of eligible entries received.
Official Rules & Winners List:
For a copy of these Official Rules, or the name of prize winner, send a self-addressed
stamped envelope to be received by 6/15/2024 to: Asahi Manchester City Sweepstakes,
c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting, official rules or winners list.
Sponsor:
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Asahi Beer USA, Inc., 3625 Del Amo
Boulevard #250, Torrance, CA 90503.
Sweepstakes Administrator:
The Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box
278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.