Blackened Whiskey Season of
Giving Holiday Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
SUBMIT AN ELIGIBLE
RECEIPT SHOWING THE PURCHASE OF ONE OR MORE BOTTLES OF BLACKENED WHISKEY
BETWEEN 11/12/20 – 1/3/21, AND BLACKENED WHISKEY WILL DONATE $5 PER BOTTLE ON EACH
ORIGINAL AND UNIQUE RECEIPT RECEIVED TO METALLICA’S ALL WITHIN MY HANDS FOUNDATION. BLACKENED WHISKEY SHALL DONATE $5 PER BOTTLE,
UP TO A MAXIMUM TOTAL DONATION OF $25,000.
NO PURCHASE OR DONATION
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A
PURCHASE OR DONATION DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN
THE (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: Blackened Whiskey Season of Giving Holiday Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes
Dates: Sweepstakes
registration is scheduled to begin at 12:00:00am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 11/12/20 and end at 11:59:59pm ET on 1/3/21 (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 Blackened
Whiskey, Sweet Amber Distilling Co. (collectively “Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media, LLC (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, scan the QR Code on applicable Blackened
Whiskey Season of Giving point of sale signage. or directly visit www.BlackenedWhiskey.com/SeasonofGiving
during the “Registration Period”. Follow
the online entry instructions provided to enter by either:
1)
Upload and submit an original eligible receipt showing the
purchase of one or more bottles of Blackened Whiskey and complete the online
registration page to be automatically be entered into the Sweepstakes drawing and
have Blackened Whiskey make a $5 donation per bottle to Metallica’s All Within
My Hands Foundation (excluding residents of CA, who may not receive an
automatic entry via a receipt upload submission and must complete the
Sweepstakes registration page after submitting their receipt in order to be
included in the prize drawing); or
2)
Click to ‘Enter Here’ button then complete the online registration
page without submitting a receipt to be entered into the Sweepstakes drawing. (Note: CA residents who submit a receipt
for a donation, must also complete the registration page to be entered into the
Sweepstakes drawing, and will not receive an automatic entry.)
Each
entrant, regardless of method of entry, 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, regardless of entry method, must be
fully complete for all required information, and must be submitted and received
by 11:59:59 pm ET on 1/3/21 to be eligible.
Note: Eligible receipts must be dated between
11/12/20 – 1/3/21, and must show the purchase of one
or more bottles of Blackened Whiskey. Each
receipt submission must be unique. Any
duplicate receipts will be disqualified.
Illegible or ineligible receipts that do not show the purchase of one or
more bottles of Blackened Whiskey, that do not show the valid purchase date and
retailer location, or that are purchased outside the valid receipt dates
(11/12/20 – 1/3/21) will not be honored, processed or included in the donation
total. Blackened Whiskey will donate $5
per bottle on each eligible and unique receipt received to Metallica’s All
Within My Hands Foundation, up to a maximum total of $25,000. Purchase and receipt submissions are not tax
deductible.
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.
Maximum of one entry per
person per day, regardless of entry method. 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.
Winner Selection and
Notification (7 winners): Random prize drawings will be held on or
about 11/23/20, 11/30/20, 12/7/20, 12/14/20,
12/21/20, 12/28/20 and 1/4/21, from among eligible entries received from
all entry methods combined as of the date and time of each drawing to select a
total of one (1) potential winner per drawing date (see prize descriptions
below).
Note: There is a maximum of one (1) prize award per
person or household during the entire Registration Period. If eligible entries are less than the scheduled
number of prizes available for any prize drawing or total number of prizes for
the entire Sweepstakes, then associated prize award(s) shall not be awarded.
Each
potential winner will be notified initially by phone and/or email following
their selection. 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 and notified as per
the procedures outlined above (time
permitting).
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 mail or 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 winners and all
matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to each 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); 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 receiving
any prize; and 3) Winner is responsible
for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all local, state
and federal taxes) on all prizes awarded.
Prize Awards (maximum 7
winners): Each prize winner will receive the Sponsor
designated merchandise item as solely determined and designated by
Administrator at time of winner notification.
Prize award shall consist of one Sponsor/Administrator designated merchandise
item as follows:
NOTE: No alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award. ARV of all available prize awards: $2,448.
All merchandise items are awarded ‘as is’ without warranty, express or
implied. Prize winners must accept delivery
of prize in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Prize shall be shipped only to the designated
winner residential address as submitted during initial online registration and/or
as provided during winner notification, via the carrier as determined and
designated by Sponsor (i.e. UPS, USPS or other Sponsor designated carrier), or
as otherwise specified by Sponsor. Allow 8 – 12 weeks for prize delivery.
Once
shipped, 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 address provided by winner during registration or prize
claim. 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. Winner shall look solely to designated
shipper/carrier for any lost, damaged, stolen or mis-delivered packages and not
to Sponsor for any delivery issues.
General
Prize Conditions: All other costs and expenses related to prize
delivery, acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided are the
sole responsibility of each winner, including but not limited to delivery
charges, travel, accommodations, any incidental expenses and all applicable taxes. 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 any 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, the
Released Parties and their designees to use entrants’ names, likenesses,
images, biographical information, and cities and states of residence 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, 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 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, reschedule or terminate the Sweepstakes 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
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 prize winner are dependent upon the total number of
eligible entries received as of the date and time of each prize drawing as
outlined above.
Official Rules & Winners List:
For a copy of these Official Rules, or the name of prize winners, send a
self-addressed stamped envelope postmarked by 2/15/21 and received by 2/27/21
to: Blackened Whiskey Season of Giving Holiday Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge,
NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting,
official rules or winners list.
Sponsor:
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Sweet Amber Distilling Co., PO Box 1760,
Santa Monica, CA 90406.
Sweepstakes Administrator:
The Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box
278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.