HEINEKEN®
MUSIC EXPERIENCE SWEEPSTAKES
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE HEINEKEN® MUSIC
EXPERIENCE SWEEPSTAKES (“SWEEPSTAKES”)
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. SWEEPSTAKES 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.
1. ELIGIBILITY:
The 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”), Million Dollar Media
(“Administrator”), and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliated
companies, their respective printers, and advertising, promotion, an
fulfillment agencies, alcoholic beverage suppliers, wholesalers, distributors,
and importers, and alcoholic beverage retailers. All federal, state, and local
regulations apply.
2. START/END
DATES:
The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time
(ET) on 2/1/2026 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 7/1/2026.
3. HOW TO
ENTER – Internet Entry: To enter, scan the QR code on the applicable point
of sale signage using your mobile device’s camera, or directly visit www.Heineken.com/us/en/promos/music2026
and follow the on-screen entry instructions. Each entrant must also select an available Heineken
sponsored music venue as their grand prize preference prior to submitting their
entry from the available list of Heineken sponsored music venues (Pier 17 New
York, UBS Arena New York, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL). (You may also enter the Sweepstakes
drawing online via Social Media by finding a Heineken Music
Experience Sweepstakes Post or Sponsored Ad on Social Media
{i.e. Facebook, Instagram or X} or Web Banner Ad, and following the entry
instructions to comment or click where indicated to complete and submit your
online internet entry.) 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 7/1/2026.
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Note: any eligible
entrant who received a direct email invite from Heineken to register, may invite
other eligible individuals that the entrant knows personally (i.e. friends or
family) to enter using their valid ‘referral email address’ at the time of their
online entry in the ‘friend’s email’ box as provided on the website. Entrants
who attempt to refer others on an automated basis or who send invites to
individuals who they do not personally may be disqualified. Eligible entrants who invite other eligible
individuals to register, shall receive one (1) bonus
entry in the grand prize drawing for each eligible invited individual who
completes the online registration and submits their referral email when
registering. Note: the entrant who
shares their referral email address must be registered and have submitted their
own online entry in order to receive bonus entries.
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 Sweepstakes. Limit one (1) entry per person per day, except as
noted above regarding bonus entries. 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 (Amstel, Carta Blanca, Dos Equis, Heineken, Indio,
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 limit of one (1) prize award per
person, email address or household during the entire Sweepstakes period. If eligible entries are less than the
scheduled number of prizes available, 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.
First Prize
Awards (200): two
hundred (200) first prize awards will be available to be awarded. The first
prize consists of: one (1) Heineken branded can speaker. Exact brand, design, make,
model, color and options as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Total approximate retail value (“ARV”) of
each first prize: $15. Total ARV of all
available first prize awards: $3,000.
All first prize winners must accept delivery of
prize in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Prize 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, 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.
Grand
Prize (1): one
(1) grand prize will be awarded. The
grand prize will be a trip for two (2) people (winner and one guest, age 21 or older) to attend an available concert
during the 2026 concert season at one (1) Heineken sponsored music venue as
selected by the potential winner during initial online registration:
·
Pier
17 – any available concert event in 2026;
·
UBS
Arena New York – any available concert event in 2026;
·
Hard
Rock Stadium, Miami, FL – any available concert event in 2026;
Grand prize includes:
round trip coach airfare for two (2) people from the Sponsor designated
airport servicing winner’s residential home area to the Sponsor designated
airport servicing the metro area of the selected Music Experience destination
(i.e. MIA/FLL or EWR/JFK/LGA), hotel accommodations for two (2) people—one
room, double occupancy—for two (2) nights at the Sponsor designated hotel in
the metro area of the selected Music Experience destination; a $250 travel
stipend awarded in the form of a gift card from the Sponsor designated gift
card provider, one (1) $250 Uber.com gift card towards ground transportation,
and two (2) tickets to a Concert Event at a designated Heineken Sponsored music
venue. Travel dates, available concert(s),
concert date and seat locations as solely determined and designated by Sponsor,
based upon availability. Gift cards subject to the terms and conditions of the issuing gift card
provider policy. Note: if the grand
prize winner resides within 150 miles of designated Music Venue metro area,
then Sponsor reserves the right to award a $500 gift card in lieu of air
travel. Total approximate retail value
(“ARV”) of grand prize: $4,000.
Grand Prize Travel Restrictions: Exact transportation
and accommodation details, dates, times, and terms to be determined at the sole
discretion of Sponsor. Coach class
airfare shall be the basic coach airfare without any reserved seat or cabin
upgrades. Travel and accommodations
are subject to availability. Travel may not be taken over holidays. Blackout
dates and other restrictions may apply. All
travel must be completed by date determined by Sponsor (no later than 12/15/2026),
at its sole discretion, or prize will be forfeited. Actual value of the trip will depend on point
of departure, and any airfare or hotel rate fluctuations. If actual value of prize is lower than the
stated ARV when it is procured and fulfilled, then the difference will not be
awarded to the winner.
Once travel is booked, any penalties incurred as a result of changes to flights or accommodations
for any reason are the sole responsibility of winner. In the event the winner
chooses to cancel their trip, or winner or guest chooses not to travel for any
reason, Sponsor shall not award any alternate prize award or compensation and
shall have no liability for any related cancellation fees or additional costs
incurred for re-booking the itinerary at a later date.
Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules
and those set forth by Sponsor’s airline carrier of choice as detailed in the
passenger ticket contract. Hotel accommodations are
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules and those
set forth by Sponsor’s hotel of choice.
All travel arrangements are subject to
availability, and any applicable restrictions, regulations, and policies of the
travel providers (including airline and hotel) including COVID-19
vaccination and/or testing policy, and policies of departure and destination
locations (including national, state, or local entry, vaccination, testing, or
quarantine policies, or prohibitions on entry). Sponsor is not responsible
should any part of prize award not be usable in part or in whole due to the
foregoing. Prize must be taken in accordance with
government guidelines and COVID-19 rules and restrictions in
both the departure and arrival location.
Any required arrangements and additional costs for any COVID-19 testing,
vaccination or quarantine accommodations that may be required is sole
responsibility of the winner and guest.
Winner and guest must abide by all travel
provider policies and direction, including security and safety
requirements. Sponsor reserves the right
to revoke full or partial prize from winner or winner’s guest who it and/or
travel provider personnel deem may, in their sole discretion, be intoxicated,
be a safety risk, is disruptive or abusive, have violated any policy or law,
and/or may bring Sponsor into disrepute.
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 expenses or costs not
expressly stated in the description of the prize above, including, but not
limited to, ground transportation, parking fees, meals, incidentals,
gratuities, passenger tariffs or duties, surcharges, airport fees, service or
facility charges, airline seat assignment or baggage check fees, personal
charges at lodging, security fees, taxes, or other expenses, are the sole
responsibility of winner. Winner’s guest must be twenty-one (21) years of age
or older as of the date of departure and must travel on the same itinerary and
at the same time as winner. Travel must be round-trip.
Winner and guest are solely responsible for
obtaining any required travel documents, including where applicable a valid
passport, visas, vaccinations, COVID-19 or other testing requirements and
travel insurance. Winner and guest must each execute an Affidavit of
Eligibility and Publicity Release form provided by Sponsor or its appointed
agent prior to issuance of tickets. Travel restrictions, conditions, and
limitations may apply. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen
tickets, travel vouchers, or certificates. Sponsor is not responsible for any
penalty charges incurred as a result of changes to
tickets or any portion of the prize award that have
been issued. Any such penalties incurred are the sole responsibility of winner.
Sponsor will
not be responsible for any travel arrangements that are delayed, rescheduled,
postponed or cancelled due to pandemic, any government restrictions, pandemic
regulations or requirements, travel provider restrictions or policies, weather,
Acts of God, force majeure, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work
stoppage or any other reason or event that may cause the delay, rescheduling,
postponement or cancellation of any travel arrangements. No refund or compensation will be made in the
event of the cancellation, delay, rescheduling or postponement of any travel
arrangements.
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 $2,000 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 a first prize are dependent on the number
of eligible entries received as of the date and time of each drawing as
outlined below. Odds of winning the grand
prize are dependent on the number of eligible entries received.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
Potential first prize winners will be selected
in a series of random drawings to be held on or about 3/1/2026, 4/1/2026,
5/1/2026, 6/1/2026 and 7/7/2026 from among all eligible entries received to
select forty (40) potential winners per drawing date (total of two hundred (200)
potential first prize winners).
Potential grand prize winner
will be selected in a random drawing to be held on or about 7/7/2026 from among
all eligible entries received 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, time permitting. Upon
forfeiture of any prize, no compensation will be given.
Each potential winner will be required to sign and return,
where legal, a Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release and a
W-9 form (for grand prize winner) within three (3) days of notification that
he/she is a potential winner. Potential
winners will be an official winner until any required paperwork 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 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 Sweepstakes, or participation
in, possession, acceptance, and/or use or misuse of any prize or participation
in any Sweepstakes-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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified. There is
no purchase required to participate in the Sweepstakes or to win any prize in
the Sweepstakes. A purchase does not increase odds of winning.
8. ADDITIONAL TERMS:
Sponsor
reserves the right to alter, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes at any time
and with or without notice if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the integrity of the
Sweepstakes becomes or is likely to become compromised in any way. In the event
the Sweepstakes is terminated prematurely, all eligible entries received prior
to the Sweepstakes 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) US or DC. 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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes,
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 Sweepstakes. 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 Sweepstakes.
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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes 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 SWEEPSTAKES, OR ENTRANT’S DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL
DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES.
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 Sweepstakes.
Any controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, these Official Rules
and/or the Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes, 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 Policy. Please review Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at https://www.heinekenusa.com/privacy-policy. By participating in the Contest, 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 Policy.
11. LIST OF WINNERS:
To obtain a winner(s) list, send a
self-addressed, Heineken® Music Experience Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 248,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 9/1/2026
and received by 9/15/2026.
12. SPONSOR: HEINEKEN USA Inc.,
White Plains, NY.
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