Founders All Day Vacay
Summer Getaway Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE OR TEXT MESSAGE
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE
OR SENDING A TEXT MESSAGE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN INDIANA,
LOUISIANA, NEW MEXICO, OHIO, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS, AND
IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU
DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Sweepstakes
Name: Founders All Day Vacay Summer Getaway Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes
Dates: Sweepstakes
registration is scheduled to begin at 12:00:00am Central Time (“CT”) on 6/1/2021 and end at 11:59:59pm CT on 7/31/2021 (the “Registration Period”). The
Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations and is void outside of IN, LA, NM, OH, OK and TX, and wherever prohibited or restricted by law.
Who
may Enter: Sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. residents
of IN, LA, NM, OH, OK and TX, who
are age 21 or older as of date of entry, and have a valid U.S. driver’s license
or government issued photo ID, except the following persons who are not
eligible to enter or win:
(a)
Employees,
officers, and directors of Founders
Brewing Co. (“Sponsor”), Million
Dollar Media, LLC (the “Sweepstakes Administrator”), and each of the
foregoing’s respective franchisees, owners, employees, contractors, parents,
affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors, 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), grand children (including
step grandchildren) and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where
they reside.
(b)
Any
individual who has previously won (or
resides in a household or at a street address that has previously won) a
prize in any Founders Brewing contest, sweepstakes or promotion within the last
6-month period (beginning 12/1/2020), with a prize value of $50 or higher. Note, there is a maximum of one prize award
per person, household, email address or street address (of $50 or higher) within any 6-month period, across all Founders
Brewing Co. promotions.
How to Enter – Two Ways:
1. Text:
During the Registration Period, you may enter the Sweepstakes via text
entry if you are in possession of a Short Message Service (SMS) capable device
with an eligible text plan, and have obtained the bill payer’s permission to
enter via text. Text entry may not be available
through all wireless carriers. Enter via
text by sending a text message to the designated short code (68683) with the designated key word (VACAY) in the body of the message, and
follow the prompts to complete your entry.
Message and data rates may apply to each text message sent or received
as provided in your wireless plan.
Contact your carrier for pricing plans and details. All text entries
must be received by 11:59:59pm CT on 7/31/2021
to be eligible. Maximum of one text entry
per person or per valid mobile number per day.
2. Email
Entry: To enter via
email, during the Registration Period, submit an email to [email protected],
and include the Phrase ‘Founders All Day Vacay Summer Getaway Sweeps’ in the
subject line, along with your complete name, valid email address, mailing
address (including city, state and ZIP code), birth date and phone number (including area code) in the body of
the email. No automated entries
allowed. Maximum one email entry per
person per day. All email entries must be
received by 11:59:59pm CT on 7/31/2021.
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 method of entry. Any incomplete or illegible entries 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.
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 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 text-entry registration, the authorized
account holder of the mobile phone used to register will be deemed to be the
registrant and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules. The “authorized mobile phone account holder”
is the natural person listed on the account by the cellular service provider,
associated with the mobile phone number used to submit the text entry.
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 Contest.
Winner Selection and
Notification (1 winner): A random prize drawing will be held on
or about 8/3/2021, from among
eligible entries received from all entry methods combined to select a total of one
(1) potential grand prize winner (see prize description below).
The
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 the 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 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 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, and prize winner shall be issued a
1099 form reflecting the value of the prize award.
Grand Prize Award
(maximum 1 winner): The grand prize winner will receive: 100,000 in
hotel reward miles, awarded in the form of $1,250 in gift cards from the Sponsor
designated hotel or other gift card provider. Gift card(s) subject to the terms
and conditions of the issuing gift card provider policy. Total approximate retail value (ARV) of grand
prize award: $1,250.
NOTE: No alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award. Prize winners must accept delivery of prize
in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor via email or digital
delivery, or via physical gift cards via shipment delivery. Prize shall be emailed or shipped only to the
designated winner email or residential address as submitted during initial online
registration and/or as provided during winner notification, via the method as
designated by Sponsor. In the event of
shipment delivery, carrier will be 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
emailed or 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 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 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, 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 the grand prize winner are dependent upon the total number
of eligible entries received from all entry methods combined.
Official Rules & Winners List:
For a copy of these Official Rules, or the name of prize winners, send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 9/15/2021 to: Founders All Day
Vacay Summer Getaway Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting, official rules or winners list.
Sponsor:
This Contest is sponsored by Founders Brewing Co, 235 Grandville Avenue
SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
Contest Administrator:
The Contest is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095.