HEINEKEN®
7OZ MINI PROMOTION
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE HEINEKEN® 7OZ MINI
PROMOTION (“PROMOTION”) IS OPEN
ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA (D.C.) 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 random chance instant win program
(“Instant Win Program”), and (b)
random chance sweepstakes drawings (“Sweepstakes”). Collectively, the Instant Win Program and the
Sweepstakes Drawings are referred to as the “Promotion,” and the Instant Win
Period and Sweepstakes Periods as the “Promotion Period.”
1. ELIGIBILITY:
The Promotion 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”), Million Dollar Media
(“Administrator”), and each of their 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 Instant Win portion of the Promotion begins
at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 6/1/2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 10/1/2025,
or when all Instant Win prizes have been awarded, whichever is earlier
(“Instant Win Period”). The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on 6/1/2025 and
ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 10/1/2025 (“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.Heineken.com/us/en/promos/heinekenmini. Follow the on-screen entry instructions to participate in the Instant Win program and be entered in the Sweepstakes drawings. Normal time rates, if any, charged by Internet service provider will apply. All Internet entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on 10/1/2025.
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Note: you may also enter the Sweepstakes drawings online via
Social Media by finding a Heineken 7oz Mini Promotion
Post or Sponsored Ad on Social Media {i.e. Facebook,
Instagram or Twitter} or Web Banner Ad, and following the entry instructions to
comment or click where indicated to complete and submit your online internet
entry. Entries submitted in this manner
shall only be eligible for the Sweepstakes drawings and shall not be eligible
to participate in the Instant Win portion of the program or be awarded an
instant win prize.
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Note:
each entrant who received a direct invite from Heineken via email to register,
may share their valid email address (that has been previously registered with Heineken)
with any eligible individuals (i.e. friends or family) to invite them to enter,
and to submit their valid ‘referral email address’ at the time of online entry
in the ‘friend’s email’ box as provided on the website. Eligible entrants who share their valid
registered referral email address, shall receive one (1) bonus entry in the Sweepstakes
drawings for each eligible invited individual who completes the online
registration and submits their referral email when registering. Note: the entrant who shares their registered
referral email address must be registered and submit their own online entry in order to receive any available bonus entries.
There is
a limit of one (1) registration per person regardless of method of entry. Once registered, returning visitors can login with their registered email
address to participate in the Instant Win promotion up to once per day. Entrants shall receive one (1) entry into the
Sweepstakes drawings upon registration.
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, addresses, or 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 Promotion 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.
Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash. No substitution of prize by
winner is allowed, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of
equal or greater value at its sole discretion.
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NOTE: there is a maximum limit of one (1) instant win prize
award per person, email address or household during the entire Promotion Period,
except that instant prize winners shall still be eligible for the Sweepstakes
drawings.
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If
eligible entries are less than the scheduled number of prizes available for any
prize level or total number of prizes available for the entire Promotion, then
the associated prize awards shall not be awarded.
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Sponsor
reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute any prize award with an
alternate prize award of approximate equal or greater value, based upon
availability.
(a)
Instant Win Prize (90):
ninety
(90) Instant Win prizes shall be available to be randomly awarded during the
Promotion Period. Each Instant Win prize consists of:
$70 awarded to the eligible entrant via Venmo delivered ONLY to the entrant’s registered
mobile phone number as provided at the time of initial online
registration. NOTE: the instant win prize
award shall be available to be awarded ONLY via Venmo, and no alternate forms
of prize delivery will be available. If
any potential instant win prize winner does not have or does not create a Venmo
account associated with the mobile number used at the time of initial online
registration, they shall be disqualified and ineligible to receive or claim the
instant win prize award. Approximate
retail value (“ARV”) of each instant win prize: $70. Total ARV of all available instant win prize
awards: $6,300.
NOTE: In
order to claim or receive an instant win prize award, eligible entrants must
have or create a Venmo account associated with the registered mobile number
provided at the time of initial online registration (see below). The Instant Win prize award shall only be
awarded to the eligible entrant via Venmo to the entrant’s mobile phone number
provided at the time of initial online registration. In order to receive
and claim an Instant Win prize award, the eligible entrant must have or must
create a valid Venmo account, associated with the mobile phone number provided
at the time of initial online registration.
There is NO ALTERNATE FORM of prize award or receipt of prize
available, and each eligible entrant is solely responsible for creation of a
valid Venmo account. Prize award
shall not be available to be received by any entrant in any other form of
payment or manner of delivery 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 prize awards are subject to the
terms and conditions of Venmo account policy.
Venmo account creation is free and Venmo’s terms of use shall apply.
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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 initial online registration.
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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. Venmo accounts are free to download and use. Venmo accounts are
subject to all terms, conditions, and policies associated therewith, and the
Released Parties (defined below) will not be responsible with respect to your
use of Venmo.
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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 instant
win prize award. Any requests for any
alternate prize award or delivery shall be denied. If any potential winner is
unable to accept prize award via Venmo, they shall be disqualified and
ineligible to claim or receive the prize.
(b)
Second Prize (2): two (2) Second prizes will be available to be
randomly awarded during the Promotion Period. Each Second prize consists of: one
(1) $700 gift card from the Sponsor designated gift card provider towards a “Mini
Party”. Gift card subject to the terms
and conditions of issuing gift card provider policy. ARV of each Second prize award: $700. Total ARV of all available Second prize
awards: $1,400.
Second Prize award shall be delivered via email
(for e-gift card) or shipped only to the each winner’s
registered email address or residential address as provided at the time of
entry and winner notification, via USPS or other Sponsor designated
shipping/mail carrier, or as otherwise designated by Sponsor. Allow approximately 8 – 12 weeks for
delivery. Once emailed or shipped,
prize shall be considered awarded and fulfilled, and Sponsor shall not be
responsible for any lost, late, undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen
delivery, any incorrect shipping address provided, any incorrect email address or
failure of any email delivery including blocked emails or any email received in
junk or spam folders (winner is solely responsible for checking junk and spam
email folders for delivery). In the
event of any delivery issues, prize award shall not be replaced or substituted
with any alternate prize award or compensation.
Winner shall look only to designated shipper/carrier and not to Sponsor
for any delivery issues.
(c)
Grand Prize (1): one (1) grand prize
will be available to be awarded. The grand prize consists of:
$7,000 in “Beer Money” awarded to the eligible winner in the form of a check,
or as otherwise designated by Sponsor. Sponsor
reserves the right to award grand prize via a gift card or Venmo payment, or as
otherwise designated by Sponsor. ARV of Grand
prize award: $7,000.
Grand Prize award shall be shipped to the
designated winner residential address as provided at the time of initial online
registration via USPS or other Sponsor designated shipping/mail carrier, or as
otherwise designated by Sponsor. Winner
may NOT change shipping address as provided at time of initial online
registration. Allow approximately
8 – 12 weeks for delivery.
Once shipped, grand prize shall be considered
awarded and fulfilled, and Sponsor shall not be responsible for any lost, late,
undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery or any incorrect shipping
address provided; and in the event of any delivery issues, prize award shall
not be replaced or substituted with any alternate prize award or
compensation. Winner shall look only to
designated shipper/carrier and not to Sponsor for any delivery issues.
All prize winners must accept delivery of prize
in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. 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:
(a) Instant Win
Odds of
winning an Instant Win prize are dependent on the number of eligible Instant Win
entries received divided by the number of prizes available.
(c) Sweepstakes
Odds of
winning a second prize in the Sweepstakes drawings are dependent on the total
number of eligible entries received from all entry methods combined, as of the
date and time of each drawing (see below). Odds of winning the grand prize in the
Sweepstakes drawing are dependent on the total number of eligible entries
received from all entry methods combined.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
There is a maximum of one (1) prize award per
person or household, except for this Promotion, any instant prize winner shall
still be eligible for the grand prize drawing.
(a) Instant Win
Participants
in the online Instant Win game who receive an on-screen confirmation message
will be determined as a potential Instant Win prize winner. Potential Instant Win prize winners will be
selected at random. If you are a potential Instant Win prize winner, you will
receive an on-screen message stating that you have won an Instant Win prize
along with a unique prize claim code. (If
you have not received the on-screen confirmation message, along with a unique
prize claim code, then you are not an instant winner.)
You will then be sent an
email with instructions on how to claim your prize including a prize claim
form, or a link to an online prize claim form.
Allow 2 – 4 weeks for processing and delivery of email and link to prize
claim form. Sponsor/Administrator
shall require each Instant Win prize winner to complete, sign and submit, where
legal, a Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within
three (3) days of receipt (via email document or a link to an online claim
portal), and each potential winner must provide and submit a valid
government issued photo ID verifying the entrant’s name and residential address
(which must match the information submitted with their initial online
registration. NOTE: there shall be no
opportunity to update or change the initial name or shipping address as
provided at the time of initial online registration).
No potential winner will be an official winner
until all required paperwork and Photo ID has been completed and returned, and
eligibility has been formally verified by Sponsor/Administrator. If any
potential winner fails to comply with these Official Rules and/or to complete
and submit all required documentation as requested within the designated time period, he/she will be automatically disqualified
and the associated prize will not be awarded.
Limit one (1) Instant Win prize per person or household.
(b) Sweepstakes
The potential second prize winners in the Sweepstakes portion of the Promotion
will be selected in a series of random drawings from among all eligible
entries received as of the date and time of each drawing, to be held on or
about 8/1/2025 and 10/2/2025 to select a total of two (2) potential second
prize winners (one (1) per drawing date).
The potential grand prize winner in the Sweepstakes portion of the Promotion
will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries
received, to be held on or about 10/2/2025 to select one (1) potential grand
prize winner.
Drawings will be conducted by Sponsor or its
appointed agent, and all decisions are final. Potential winners will be
contacted by telephone and/or email. If any 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
will be selected from among all remaining eligible entries. Upon forfeiture of
any prize, no compensation will be given.
All potential winners will be required to sign
and return, where legal, a Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity
Release within three (3) days of receipt and notification that he/she is a
potential winner. No potential winner will be an official winner until his/her Declaration
of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release has been returned and
eligibility has been formally verified by Sponsor. If any potential winner
fails to comply with these Official Rules and/or to submit the required
documentation within the designated time period,
he/she will be automatically disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an
alternate winner, time permitting.
7. LICENSE AND RELEASE:
Participation
in the Promotion and acceptance of prize constitute winner’s and guest’s
permission for Sponsor or its agents to photograph, film, and record each
winner and guest and to use his/her name, address (city and state), likeness,
photograph, voice, biographical information, and/or any statements made by each
winner and guest regarding the Promotion or Sponsor for purposes of trade,
publicity, or promotion without notice or additional compensation, except where
prohibited by law. By participating and/or accepting a prize, entrants, winner,
and guest 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 any Force Majeure, pandemics, 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 will require a residential
street address located within the (50) United States or the District of
Columbia. 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 email 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 a list of winners, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope, with sufficient postage, to Winners List, Heineken
7oz Mini Promotion, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All requests for a list
of winners must be postmarked by 12/1/2025 and received by 12/15/2025.
12. SPONSOR: HEINEKEN USA Inc.,
White Plains, NY.
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and HEINEKEN® Silver Lager Beer. Brewed in Holland. Imported by Heineken USA, White Plains, NY.