HEINEKEN®
HOLIDAY PROMOTION
Full
Official Rules
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NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE HEINEKEN® HOLIDAY
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) a
random chance grand prize sweepstakes drawing (“Grand Prize Sweepstakes”). Collectively, the Instant Win Program and the
Grand Prize Sweepstakes Drawing are referred to as the “Promotion,” and the
Instant Win Period and Grand Prize 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 10/1/2026 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/31/2026,
or when all Instant Win prizes have been awarded, whichever is earlier
(“Instant Win Period”). The Grand Prize Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on 10/1/2026
and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/31/2026 (“Sweepstakes Period”).
3. HOW TO
ENTER:
There are two (2) ways to enter the Sweepstakes: (a) via SMS or (b) online.
(a)
SMS Entry: Submit an SMS entry
from your mobile device (“Mobile Device”) by texting “CHEERS” to 27287. Upon receiving a return text message, click
on the link provided to connect to www.Heineken.com/us/en/promos/holiday then follow the online
instant win entry instructions below. Carrier’s
standard messaging and data rates apply. All SMS entries must be submitted by
11:59 p.m. ET on 12/31/2026.
(b)
Online Instant Win Entry: To enter online (without
sending a text message), 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/holiday. Follow the on-screen entry instructions to participate in
the Instant Win program and be entered in the Grand Prize Sweepstakes drawing
(see below). 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 12/31/2026.
·
Grand Prize: All Instant Win entries will also be entered
into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes drawing.
·
Entrants
may also enter the Grand Prize Sweepstakes drawing online via Social Media by finding a Heineken Holiday 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 Grand Prize Sweepstakes drawing and shall not be
eligible to participate in the Instant Win portion of the program or be awarded
an instant win prize.
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 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 registered referral email address must be registered and submit
their own online entry in order to receive any
available bonus entries.
·
Note: Sponsor shall be
entitled to reject any entry upon the determination by Sponsor, in its sole
discretion, that referrals were solicited via spam, mass emailing or messaging,
or any similar means, or were solicited from individuals with whom the entrant
does not have a personal entrant.
There is
a limit of one (1) registration per person regardless of method of entry,
except as noted above regarding bonus entries. Entrants to the Instant Win program shall receive one (1) entry into
the Instant Win program and one (1) entry into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes
drawing upon registration. Entrants who
enter via a Heineken Holiday Promotion Post or Sponsored Ad on Social Media or Web Banner Ad will receive one (1) entry
into the Grand Prize Sweepstakes only. Once registered, returning visitors can
login with their registered email address to participate in the Instant Win
promotion up to once per day.
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 (Amstel,
Carta Blanca, Dos Equis, Heineken, Indio, Murphy’s, Newcastle, Red Stripe, Strongbow,
Tecate, and Tiger).
4. PRIZES:
All Promotion prize details are at Sponsor’s sole
discretion. Prizes to be awarded “as is” and any and all
warranties and/or guarantees (if any) shall be subject to the prize
manufacturer’s terms; therefore, winners agree to look solely to such
manufacturer(s) for any such warranty(s) and/or guarantee(s), if any. 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) 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 grand prize
sweepstakes drawing.
·
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.
·
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 #1 (20,000):
a
maximum total of twenty thousand (20,000) instant win prize #1 will be
available to be awarded. Each instant
win prize #1 consists of: one (1) TouchTunes code
redeemable for two (2) credits on the TouchTunes app. Prize redemption requires download of the Touchtunes application (for application download and
details, visit https://touchtunes.onelink.me/a1aM/Heineken). ARV of each instant
win prize #1: $1. Total ARV of all available instant win prize #1 awards: $20,000.
Instant win prize #1 winners will receive their
TouchTunes code on-screen, and must print and/or save
their code and follow the provided instructions for redemption on the TouchTunes app.
Codes will not be resent or redistributed to
any potential instant winner after initial display on-screen.
(b)
Instant Win Prize #2 (100):
one
hundred (100) instant win prize #2 will be available to be awarded. Each instant win prize #2 consists of: one
(1) $35 Victrola Gift Card. Gift card
subject to the terms and conditions of the Victrola gift card policy. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute an
alternate gift card in its sole discretion.
ARV of each instant win prize #2: $35. Total ARV of all available instant
win prize #2 awards: $3,500.
Instant win prize #2 winners must accept
delivery of prize in the method as solely determined and designated by
Sponsor. Prize
shall be shipped (or emailed for e-gift card) to
the designated winner residential address (or email address provided at
initial registration for e-gift card) via USPS or
other Sponsor designated shipping/mail carrier, or as otherwise designated by
Sponsor. Allow approximately 8 – 12
weeks for delivery. Once shipped or
emailed, 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, or for any email not
delivered or received for any reason.
Winner is solely responsible for checking email junk/spam folder or
filters. In the event of any delivery
issues, prize award shall not be replaced, resent or substituted with any
alternate prize award or compensation. Winner shall look only to designated
shipper/carrier and/or email service provider and not to Sponsor for any
delivery issues.
(c)
Grand Prize (306): a maximum of three
hundred and six (306) grand prizes will be awarded, a maximum of (6) per State
as further outlined below. The grand prize consists of: one (1) Heineken x Victrola co-branded journey
suitcase Record Player and carrying case.
Exact model, color, design and options as solely determined and
designated by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves
the right to substitute alternate model or merchandise item of equal or greater
value, based upon availability, at its sole discretion. ARV of each grand prize
award: $75. Total ARV of all available grand
prize awards: $22,950.
Grand 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 via USPS or other Sponsor designated
shipping/mail carrier, or as otherwise designated by Sponsor. 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. 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 federal, state, and
local taxes, fees, and surcharges on any prize are the sole responsibility of
winner of the prize.
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 the grand prize in the Sweepstakes drawing are dependent on the total
number of eligible entries received for each prize pool as outlined above and
below.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
There is a maximum of one (1) prize award per
person or household, except that for this Promotion, any instant prize winner
shall still be eligible for the grand prize drawing.
(a) Instant Win Prize
Limit one (1) Instant
Win prize per person or household.
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 TouchTunes code (for instant win
prize #1) or a unique prize claim code (for instant win prize #2). (If you have not received the on-screen
confirmation message, along with a unique prize code, then you are not an
instant winner.)
Instant win
prize #1 winners shall receive their TouchTunes code
on-screen at the time of their online game play as outlined above.
Instant win
prize #2 winners will be sent a prize claim form via email with instructions on
how to claim the prize. Allow 2 – 4
weeks for processing and delivery of prize claim form for instant win prize #2.
Please note
that you are not officially a winner until your eligibility has been verified
and you have fully complied with these Official Rules. Limit one (1) Instant
Win prize per person or household.
Potential Instant Win prize #2 winners will be
required to sign and return, where legal, a Declaration of Eligibility and
Liability/Publicity Release within three (3) days of receipt of prize claim
form. No potential instant win prize #2 winner will be an official winner until
any required paperwork has been returned and eligibility has been formally
verified by Sponsor. If any potential instant win prize #2 winner fails to
comply with these Official Rules and/or to submit required documentation within
the designated time period, he/she will be
automatically disqualified and the associated prize will
not be awarded.
(b) Sweepstakes
The potential grand prize winners in the Grand Prize Sweepstakes portion
of the Promotion will be selected in a random drawing to be held on or
about 1/5/2027 from among all eligible entries received for each prize pool, to
select six (6) potential grand prize winners per State, for each of the (50)
U.S. and DC (for a total of 306 winners).
Drawing will be conducted by Sponsor or its appointed agent, and all
decisions are final.
Potential grand prize winners will be contacted
by telephone and/or email. If any potential grand prize 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 grand
prize 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.
Potential grand prize winners will be required to
complete, 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
have been returned and eligibility has been formally verified by Sponsor. If the
potential grand prize 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 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 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 list of grand prize winners, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope, with sufficient postage, to Winners List, Heineken
Holiday Promotion, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All requests for a list
of winners must be postmarked by 3/1/2027 and received by 3/15/2027.
12. SPONSOR: HEINEKEN USA Inc.,
White Plains, NY.
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