Pernod Ricard Big Game Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
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MESSAGE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING
A PURCHASE OR SENDING A TEXT DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN THE
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: Pernod Ricard Big Game Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes
Dates: Registration begins
at 12:00:01am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 1/1/2019,
and ends at 11:59:59pm ET on 2/8/2019
(the “Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside the United States and D.C., and wherever restricted or
prohibited by law.
Eligibility – Who May
Enter: Each individual entering the Sweepstakes
(each, an “Entrant”), at the time of entry: (a) must be a legal resident of the
United States or D.C.; (b) must be 21 years or older; (c) must have a valid
U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo identification; (d) must have
access to the internet in order to enter; (e) may not be, or at any time since November
1, 2018, have been, an employee, officer, director, member, shareholder, or
agent of Million Dollar Media, LLC (the
“Sweepstakes Administrator”), Pernod Ricard USA, LLC (the “Sponsor”), or any of
their respective franchisees, parents, affiliated companies, suppliers,
distributors and retailers of alcohol-beverage products, subsidiaries,
printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies
associated with the design or execution of this Sweepstakes (collectively,
“Released Parties”); (f) may not be an immediate family member or household member
of any individual identified in item (e) above.
“Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this Sweepstakes,
parents (including in-laws), step-parents, grandparents, siblings (including
step-siblings), half-siblings, children (including step-children),
grandchildren (including step grandchildren) and each of their respective
spouses and/or domestic partners, regardless of where they reside. “Household members” means people who share
the same residence at least three (3) months per year.
How to Enter: There are two methods of entry.
Maximum of one entry per
person and per valid email address during the entire Registration Period. Any incomplete or ineligible entries, or any
entry submitted with an invalid or false email address, phone number or other incorrect
information will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for
lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible,
damaged, 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.
Entrants may
opt out of Email notifications at any time, without affecting their entry, by
following provided opt-out instructions.
By participating and submitting an
entry, contestant agrees that sponsor and participating parties are authorized
to contact entrant via email, mail, phone or any other form of media to make
contestant aware of information pertinent to the Promotion, and to distribute
information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or
promotional offers, or coupons. 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.
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 or name, or providing any
false email addresses or information, 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 emails, 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.
In the event
of a dispute as to any entry, registration or submission, the authorized
account holder of the email address used to register, and associated with the
entry will be deemed to be the registrant and s/he must be eligible according
to these Official Rules. The “authorized 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. Proof of being the authorized account holder
may be required.
By
registering to enter Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Sweepstakes Rules. All entries received become the property of the Sponsor and
will not be returned. All entrants agree to be bound by and abide
by the official rules of the Sweepstakes.
Winner Selection and
Notification: On or about 2/11/2019, a random drawing will be held from among all eligible
entries received, to select a total of five (5) potential grand prize winners
(see grand prize description below). If
eligible entries are less than the scheduled number of prize awards, then associated
prizes shall not be awarded.
Each
potential winner will be notified initially by phone and/or email beginning on
or about 2/11/2019. If the Administrator is unsuccessful in its
attempt to reach and speak directly with a selected potential prize winner by
phone within 48-hours of the initial notification attempt to the phone number
or email address associated with that contestant’s entry, then that contestant
may be disqualified and an alternate potential winner may be randomly selected
from among the remaining eligible entries received and notified as per the
procedures outlined above (time
permitting). Note: phone messages will not be left during the winner notification
process.
During
winner notification, the selected potential winner must confirm their
eligibility, and indicate their willingness and ability to accept the prize. The potential winner will then receive
official notification via email delivery.
If the selected winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, or is
unable or unwilling to accept the prize or elects to decline the prize, 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. Decisions
of the Administrator in the selection and determination of the winner and all
matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to each grand prize winner: 1) Winner will be
required to complete and return, within 3-days of date of receipt, a prize
acceptance form, including an affidavit of eligibility and a
liability/publicity release (publicity release where permitted) and a W-9 form;
2) Winner may be required to present a
copy of a valid social security card and a valid driver’s license as a
condition of participating or receiving any prize; and 3) Winner will be issued a 1099 form
reflecting the value of the grand prize award and is responsible for paying all
applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all local, state and federal
taxes) on all prizes awarded. Failure to
collect or properly claim any prize in accordance with these rules will result
in forfeiture of the prize. If forfeited
for any reason, finalist 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.
Grand Prize Award
(Maximum 5 winners): Each grand prize winner shall receive the
following:
Winner
must accept delivery of prize award as specified by Sponsor. Allow 6 – 10 weeks for prize delivery. Approximate retail value of each grand prize:
$1,200. ARV of all available grand prize
awards: $6,000.
General Prize
Conditions: All other costs and expenses related to prize
acceptance, delivery, redemption, installation or use not specified herein as
being provided are the sole responsibility of winner. 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 acts of God, any actions,
regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment failure,
terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, embargo, labor dispute or
strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, or
any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control.
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 winner.
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, or technical
failures destroy or threaten the integrity of this portion 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 winners 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 Promotion, 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 Promotion, 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 Promotion, 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 a grand prize winner are dependent upon the total number
of eligible entries received.
Official Rules & Winner List:
For a copy of these Official Rules, or the name of prize winners, send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 3/15/2019 to: Pernod Ricard
Big Game Sweepstakes, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ
07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are
requesting, official rules or winner list.
Privacy Policy: Sponsor shares your concerns about the
privacy of your personal information. By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants
agree to receive marketing materials, communications and other materials from
the Sponsor and/or any promotional partners whose products and services Sponsor
feels might interest entrants at a future date. An entrant not interested in
receiving future promotional offers should write to: PRUSAConsumerSupport@pernod-ricard.com
to notify the Sponsor that he or she does not desire to receive such materials.
Sponsor:
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Pernod Ricard, 250 Park Avenue, New
York, NY 10177.
Sweepstakes Administrator:
The Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box
278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
PLEASE ENJOY OUR PRODUCTS RESPONSIBLY.
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