DOS EQUIS
REWARDS TIP JAR PROMOTION
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE DOS EQUIS REWARDS TIP
JAR PROMOTION (“PROMOTION”) IS
OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF DATE OF ENTRY. 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 Dos Equis Merchandise
Giveaway (“Merchandise Giveaway”), and (b)
a random chance Grand Prize Sweepstakes (“Grand Prize Sweepstakes”). Collectively, the Dos Equis
Merchandise Giveaway and Grand Prize Sweepstakes are referred to as the
“Promotion,” and the Dos Equis Merchandise Giveaway and
Grand Prize Sweepstakes Periods as the “Promotion Period.”
1. ELIGIBILITY:
The Dos Equis
Merchandise Giveaway portion of the Promotion (the “Merchandise Giveaway”) is open
only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of
Columbia who are 21 years of age and older at time of entry. (Note: residents of CA and TX are only eligible
for the tier 2 and tier 3 merchandise items as outlined below. Residents of CA and TX are not eligible for
tier 1 merchandise items, and are not eligible for Venmo awards.)
The Grand Prize Sweepstakes is open to all
legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia 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 Inc. (“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 Merchandise Giveaway begins at 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time (ET) on 2/20/2023. The Merchandise
Giveaway has three categories of prize awards (each a “Point Level”), and 500
prize awards will be awarded in each Point Level. The Merchandise Giveaway for each Point Level
ends immediately once the first five hundred (500) eligible entries have been
received for that Point Level or at 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/31/2023, whichever is
earlier (“Merchandise Giveaway Period”).
The Grand Prize Sweepstakes begins at 5:00 p.m.
ET on 2/20/2023 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/31/2023 (“Sweepstakes Period”).
3. HOW TO
ENTER – Internet Entry: To enter, scan the QR code on applicable
point-of-sale signage materials using your mobile device’s camera or directly visit
www.DosEquis.com/Rewards and follow the on-screen entry instructions to register
and participate in the Promotion, earn points in your tip jar via the available
Rewards activities towards available merchandise giveaways (while supplies
last) and be registered for the Grand Prize Sweepstakes.
After completing the online registration, each
entrant shall have the opportunity to earn points in their Tip Jar by
participating and completing the available Rewards activities (no purchase
necessary to participate or earn Tip Jar points). Eligible entrants shall receive two (2)
points in their Tip Jar for each of the following Rewards point activities:
·
Watch
an available Dos Equis video (and earn two (2)
points for each available and unique Dos Equis video
viewed during the Promotion);
·
Complete
the available Dos Equis poll questions;
·
Submit
a suggestion for a new Dos Equis Lime & Salt
flavor;
·
Join
the Dos Equis email newsletter.
·
Submit
an online photo of any Dos Equis image, and share it
on Social Media using the hashtags #DosEquisRewards and #Sweepstakes (note:
photo may include any image of Dos Equis, including
any product image, packaging, logo, advertising, merchandise or photographic
image. No purchase necessary – Dos Equis product purchase is not required, and will not
increase your chances of winning);
·
Invite
a friend to register for the Dos Equis rewards
program (and earn two (2) points for each invited friend the registers using
the entrants personal URL link);
·
Note: Sponsor reserves the right to alter, add
and/or remove any available Dos Equis Rewards
activities to earn points in an entrant’s Tip Jar at any time during the
Promotion, without notice, and at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
Every eligible
entrant who registers and participates in the Dos Equis
Rewards activities shall be automatically registered for the Grand Prize
Sweepstakes drawing (see below), and shall receive one (1) entry for each point
earned in their tip jar up to a maximum total of twenty (20) points. All entries in the Grand Prize Sweepstakes
must be submitted by 11:59
p.m. ET on 12/31/2023.
Entrants will have
the opportunity to receive merchandise item(s) once they have achieved the
associated Point Level in their Tip Jar as part of the Merchandise Giveaway,
provided they are among the first (500) eligible entrants to have achieved the
associated Point Level. There will be three Point Levels, with point
requirements and prizes as more fully set forth in Section 4. In order to be
eligible for a Merchandise Giveaway prize award (see below), an eligible
entrant must be among the first (500) eligible entrants who successfully earned
the associated Point Level via the available Rewards activities as outlined
above. All Merchandise Giveaway prize
awards are available while supplies last. Sponsor’s time clock shall be the sole
determinant of the eligible entry time period as well as the order in which
eligible entries were received.
Normal time rates, if any, charged by Internet
service provider will apply.
·
Entrants shall receive one (1) Grand Prize Sweepstakes entry
for each point earned in their Tip Jar, up to a maximum total of twenty (20)
points/entries, by participating in available Dos Equis
Rewards activities during the Promotion Period.
·
NOTE: There is a limit of one (1) Merchandise Giveaway
prize award available per point level (see below), per person or household as
outlined below during the entire Promotion Period. The same individual or multiple members of
the same household may NOT receive additional Merchandise Giveaway prize awards
for the same point level, regardless of the number of registrations submitted,
Rewards activities completed or points earned in their Tip Jar during the Promotion.
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, mobile
phone numbers, or any 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 prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. 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) Merchandise Giveaway prize award per tier (as outlined
below), per person or household during the entire Promotion Period. If eligible entries are less than the
scheduled number of merchandise prizes available, then associated prize awards
shall not be awarded.
·
Sponsor
reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute any merchandise prize
award with an alternate merchandise item of approximate equal or greater value,
based upon availability.
|
Total Dos Equis Rewards Points Earned in Tip Jar |
Tier 1 Rewards (residents of the 50
U.S. and D.C., excluding residents of CA & TX) |
Tier 2 Rewards (CA residents only) |
Tier 3 Rewards (TX residents only) |
Point
Level 1 |
10 points (maximum of 500 prize
awards available, to the first 500 eligible entrants to collect 10 points in
their Tip Jar via available Dos Equis Rewards
activities.) |
One Dos Equis
merchandise item consisting of either one (1) Dos Equis
T-shirt OR one (1) Dos Equis hat. Merchandise item awarded to entrant shall
be at the sole discretion of Sponsor, based upon availability. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of each
merchandise prize award: $10. |
One Dos Equis
merchandise item consisting of either one (1) Dos Equis
Koozie, one (1) Dos Equis Lanyard, one (1) Dos Equis drawstring bag, one (1) Dos Equis
bottle opener, or one (1) Dos Equis pen. Merchandise item awarded to entrant shall
be at the sole discretion of Sponsor, based upon availability. ARV of each merchandise prize award: $1. |
One Dos Equis
merchandise item consisting of either one (1) Dos Equis
Koozie, one (1) Dos Equis Lanyard, one (1) Dos Equis drawstring bag, one (1) Dos Equis
bottle opener, or one (1) Dos Equis pen. Merchandise item awarded to entrant shall
be at the sole discretion of Sponsor, based upon availability. ARV of each merchandise prize award: $1. |
Point
Level 2 |
14 points (maximum of 500 prize
awards available, to the first 500 eligible entrants to collect 14 points in
their Tip Jar via available Dos Equis Rewards
activities.) |
One (1) Dos Equis
glass (ARV $2) |
One (1) Dos Equis
glass (ARV $2) |
One Dos Equis
merchandise item consisting of either one (1) Dos Equis
Koozie, one (1) Dos Equis Lanyard, one (1) Dos Equis drawstring bag, one (1) Dos Equis
bottle opener, or one (1) Dos Equis pen. Merchandise item awarded to entrant shall
be at the sole discretion of Sponsor, based upon availability. ARV of each merchandise prize award: $1. |
Point
Level 3 |
20 points (maximum of 500 prize
awards available, to the first 500 eligible entrants to collect 20 points in
their Tip Jar via available Dos Equis Rewards
activities.) |
$5 via Venmo |
N/A – not available for CA residents |
N/A – not available for TX residents |
Merchandise
Giveaway Prize Awards: A maximum of (500) Merchandise
Giveaway prize awards are available per Point Level, and will be awarded to the
first (500) eligible entrants to achieve the associated Point Level starting at
5:00 p.m. ET on 2/20/2023. After the
first (500) eligible entries have been received for each Point Level, there
shall be no further Merchandise Giveaway prize awards available for that Point Level,
regardless of the total number of entrants in the Promotion.
All merchandise prize winners must accept
delivery of prize in the method as solely determined and designated by
Sponsor. Prize award shall be shipped to
each eligible winner, as solely determined and designated by Sponsor based upon
the first (500) eligible entrants to achieve the associated Point Level, only
to the registered residential address as provided at the time of entry and
shall be shipped via the shipping carrier as solely determined and designated
by Sponsor. Once shipped, prize shall be
considered delivered to winner and Sponsor shall have no responsibility for any
shipment or delivery that is delayed, late, lost, damaged, misdirected,
undelivered, not received or stolen, or due to any incorrect shipping address
provided by entrant. (Entrants may not
alter or change their shipping address after initial registration.) In the event of any delivery issues, prize
award shall not be replaced or substituted with any alternate prize award or
compensation. As applicable, winner
shall look solely to the designated shipping carrier and not to Sponsor for any
delivery issues including delayed, damaged, misdirected, lost, last,
undelivered or stolen shipment or delivery.
Note – Venmo prize award: the associated Venmo Giveaway prize award as
determined by Sponsor shall be awarded to the eligible entrant via Venmo to the
entrant’s mobile phone number provided at the time of initial
registration. In order to receive and
claim a Venmo payment prize award, eligible entrants must have or must create a
valid Venmo account, associated with the mobile phone number provided at the
time of initial online registration. Residents
of California and Texas are not eligible for a Venmo Giveaway prize award (NOTE: There is NO ALTERNATE FORM of receipt of the
prize, and each eligible entrant is solely responsible for creation of a valid
Venmo account. Venmo account creation is
free and Venmo’s terms of use shall apply.)
Prize award shall not be available to be received by entrant in another
other manner including via check, gift card or other prize delivery method. Sponsor is not
responsible for any eligible entrant who provides any incorrect information,
inaccurate or false information, including incorrect submission of a land based
phone number in the required mobile phone number registration field. All Venmo Giveaway prize awards are subject
to the terms and conditions of Venmo account policy.
·
Existing Venmo
Account: If entrant has a current Venmo
account associated with the mobile phone number used to register, the funds
will automatically be deposited into the associated Venmo account, provided it
is linked to the mobile phone number provided at time of registration.
·
New Venmo
Account: If entrant does not have a current
Venmo account, entrant shall be required to download the Venmo App and create
an account associated with the mobile number provided at time of initial online
registration.
·
Failure
to have or create a Venmo account associated with the mobile number provided at
the time of initial online registration shall result in forfeiture of the prize
award.
Grand Prize Sweepstakes
Prize (1):
One (1) grand prize will be available to be awarded in the Sweepstakes portion
of the Promotion. The grand prize consists
of one (1) $1,300 Gift Card towards “beer for a year” (or any purchase of
winner’s choice) from the Sponsor-designated gift card provider. Gift card subject to the terms and conditions
of the issuing gift card provider policy terms and conditions. ARV of grand
prize: $1,300.
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. Any expense or cost not
expressly stated in the description of the prizes set forth above is solely the
responsibility of winner.
All federal, state, and
local taxes, fees, and surcharges on any prize are the sole responsibility of
winner of the prize. Winners of prizes with a value of $600 or more will be
issued an IRS Form 1099-MISC early in the year following the year in which
prize was awarded for filing with his/her federal and state tax returns.
Sponsor complies with all tax reporting requirements. The amount of any tax
liability will vary depending on winner’s tax bracket.
5. ODDS OF WINNING:
Odds of winning the grand prize in the Grand Prize
Sweepstakes are dependent on the total number of eligible entries received.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
NOTE: There
is a maximum of one (1) Merchandise Giveaway prize award per Point Level, per
person or household during the entire Promotion Period. If eligible entries are less than the
scheduled number of prizes available, then associated prize awards shall not be
awarded.
Potential grand prize winner in the Grand Prize Sweepstakes
will be selected in a random drawing to be held on or about 1/5/2024 from among
all eligible entries received. Drawing
will be conducted by Sponsor or its appointed agent, and all decisions are
final. Grand prize winner will be
contacted by telephone and/or email. If the
potential winner cannot be reached within forty-eight (48) 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 may be selected from among all remaining eligible entries. Upon forfeiture of any prize, no compensation
will be given.
Potential grand prize winner 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 the potential winner fails to comply with
these Official Rules and/or to submit any required paperwork 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:
By participating and/or accepting a prize, entrants and
winners 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 award will require a residential street address located within
the (50) U.S. or D.C. 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 e-mail 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 name of grand prize winner, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Dos Equis
Rewards Tip Jar Promotion, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All requests for
name of grand prize winner must be postmarked by 2/28/2024 and received by 3/5/2024.
12. SPONSOR: Cervezas Mexicanas,
White Plains, NY.
13. ADMINISTRATOR: Million Dollar Media,
Woodbridge, NJ.
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