Blackened Whiskey Rye the Lightning
Giveaway
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING GIVEAWAY 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 GIVEAWAY, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE
DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR. DO
NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE GIVEAWAY IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND
FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Giveaway
Name: Blackened Whiskey Rye the Lightning Giveaway (the “Giveaway”).
Giveaway Dates: Registration begins at 12:00:00pm Eastern
Time (“ET”) on 4/26/2022 and ends immediately
following when the first twenty thousand (20,000) eligible
entries have been received, or at 11:59:59pm ET on 12/31/2022 whichever is earlier (the “Registration Period”). Download codes for a digital copy of Metallica's
live recording of the Ride the Lightning from Orion Music + More festival in Atlantic
City, NJ (see prize description below) shall only be available to the
first twenty thousand (20,000) eligible entrants
beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET on 4/26/2022, while supplies last. Supplies are limited. The Giveaway
is subject to all applicable federal, state and local
laws and regulations. Void outside the (50)
United States and D.C., and wherever restricted or prohibited 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 Blackened
Whiskey, Sweet Amber Distilling Co. (collectively “Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (the
“Sweepstakes Administrator”), each of their respective franchisees, parents,
affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors, liquor 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.
How to Enter – Online
Registration: To enter, visit www.BlackenedRyetheLightning.com
during the “Registration Period” and be among the first twenty thousand (20,000)
eligible entrants to complete and submit the online registration form. Giveaway is open only to the first twenty
thousand (20,000) eligible entrants, while supplies last. Supplies are limited. (NOTE: in the event any entrant is determined
to be ineligible, Sponsor reserves the right to re-open registration for any
remaining unclaimed prizes – see prize description below.) Eligible entrants must fully complete the
online registration page with all required information including his/her name,
valid email address, phone number (including
area code), complete address (including city, state
and zip), and date of birth. After
having read and agreed to these Official Rules and agreeing to receive offers
and updates via email from Sponsor, click the submit button to submit your
online entry. All online entries must be among the first twenty thousand
(20,000) eligible entries received and fully complete for all required
information. The Registration Period
ends immediately following when the first twenty
thousand (20,000) eligible entries have been received, or at 11:59:59pm ET
on 12/31/2022 whichever is earlier (the
“Giveaway Period”).
Maximum of one entry per
person, per valid email address and per household 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 Giveaway, you affirm that you have read and accepted these Official 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 Giveaway.
Winner Determination and
Notification (20,000 download codes available):
The first twenty thousand (20,000) eligible entries received,
as solely determined and designated by Sponsor, shall
be designated as potential prize winners.
Each
potential winner will be emailed their unique download code for the prize award
(see below) following their determination as being among the first twenty thousand (20,000) eligible entries received. Sponsor/Administrator are not responsible for
any email not received for any reason including blocked delivery, incorrect or
invalid email provided by entrant or any email that is categorized as spam or
junk. It is each entrant’s responsibility
to check their junk or spam folder for email delivery. Decisions
of the Administrator in the selection and determination of the winners and all
matters relating to this Giveaway are final and binding.
Prize Award (Maximum 20,000
winners): Each prize winner shall receive: one (1) unique
one time use code to download a digital copy of Metallica's live recording of
the Ride the Lightning from Orion Music + More festival in Atlantic
City, NJ - the only time the band has ever played the album live in its
entirety. The newly remixed version is
available exclusively through BLACKENED American Whiskey. Approximate retail value (ARV) of each prize
award: $.20. Total ARV of all available prize awards: $4,000.
NOTE: No alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award. Prize winners must accept delivery of prize via
email, or via other delivery method as solely determined and designated by
Sponsor. Prize shall be emailed only to
the valid email address as submitted during initial online registration. Sponsor is not responsible for any email
delivery issues including any email that is blocked from delivery, lost, or
placed in spam or junk folder. It is
winner’s sole responsibility to configure email to receive delivery and/or
check junk/spam folder. Allow 4 – 8 weeks for prize delivery.
Once
emailed, prize shall be considered as awarded and delivered, and Sponsor shall
not be responsible for actual receipt of delivery by winner. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any
lost, late, undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery; or any
incorrect delivery email address provided by winner during registration. In the event of any delivery issues, including
undelivered, misdirected, lost or stolen deliveries, Sponsor shall have no responsibility
to replace the prize award, and prize award shall not be substituted by Sponsor
with any alternate prize award or compensation.
General
Prize Conditions: All other costs and expenses related to
prize acceptance, delivery, redemption 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 Giveaway.
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 Giveaway 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 Giveaway, 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, pandemics, 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 Giveaway, 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 Giveaway. 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 Giveaway, including, without limitations, errors which may
occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this Giveaway,
administration or execution of the Giveaway, the cancellation of the Giveaway, 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 Giveaway website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Giveaway for any
reason including, but not limited to acts of God, pandemics, force majeure, government
regulatory action or ruling, fraud,
misconduct, or if any technical failures destroy or threaten the integrity of the
Giveaway, 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 Giveaway as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole
discretion. In the event of early termination of the Giveaway, 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.
Official Rules & Winner List:
For a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped
envelope to be received by 2/15/2023 to: Blackened Whiskey Rye the Lightning Giveaway,
c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
Sponsor:
This Giveaway is sponsored by Sweet Amber Distilling Co., PO Box 1760, Santa
Monica, CA 90406.
Giveaway Administrator:
The Giveaway is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095.