Smithworks Vodka Bloody Mary Photo & Recipe Contest
OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING CONTEST IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA (D.C.), AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE OFFICIAL
RULES (“OFFICIAL RULES”) BELOW). VOID
ELSEWHERE AND WHERE PROHIBITED. BY
PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES
AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR.
DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL
RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
CONTEST NAME: Smithworks Vodka Bloody Mary Photo
& Recipe Contest (the “Contest”).
CONTEST DATES:
Contest
registration and photo/recipe submission period begins at 12:00:00 am Eastern Time
(ET) on 8/24/2021 and ends at
11:59:59 pm (ET) on 9/20/2021 (the
“Registration Period”). The voting
period for selected semi-finalist entries (see below) shall begin at 12:00:00
am (ET) on 9/23/2021 and ends at 11:59:59 pm (ET) on 9/28/2021. Contest
is subject to all applicable federal, state and local
laws and regulations. Void outside the
(50) U.S. and D.C., and wherever prohibited or restricted by law.
ELIGIBILITY
– WHO MAY ENTER: Each individual entering the Contest (each, an
“Entrant”), at the time of entry: (a) must be a legal resident of the
(50) U.S. or D.C.; (b)
must be 21 years or older; (c) must have a valid U.S. driver’s license or
government issued photo identification; (d) must have access to the internet in
order to enter and upload a photograph and recipe submission of Entrant’s own
creation (“Entry”) for the Contest; (e) may not be, or at any time since June 1,
2021, have been, an employee, officer, director, member, shareholder, or agent of
Million Dollar Media (the “Contest Administrator”),
Pernod Ricard USA, LLC (the “Sponsor”), or any of their respective franchisees,
parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, suppliers, distributors, wholesalers,
printers, advertising and promotion agencies, or any and all other companies
associated with the design or execution of this Contest; or an employee,
officer, director, member, shareholder, or agent of any licensed alcohol
wholesaler, manufacturer, distributor or retailer of alcohol-beverage products
(collectively, “Released Parties”); (f) may not be an immediate family member
or household member of any individual identified in item (e) above. “Immediate family members” includes, for
purposes of this Contest, parents (including in-laws), step-parents,
grandparents, siblings (including step-siblings), half-siblings, children
(including step-children), grandchildren (including step grandchildren) and
each of their respective spouses and/or domestic partners, regardless of where
they reside. “Household members” means
people who share the same residence at least three (3) months per year.
How to
Enter – Three Ways: Create an
original photo that shows an image of your own Bloody Mary drink recipe
creation with Smithworks Vodka. (Note: no purchase of Smithworks
Vodka necessary. Photo may include a photographic image of your written recipe,
along with any logo, bottle or product image, packaging, merchandise,
glassware, or printed image of Smithworks Vodka.) After creating your photo, post or submit your
photo along with your Bloody Mary recipe (your “Entry”) to enter the Contest during
the Registration and Photo/Recipe Submission Period in either of three (3) ways
as outlined below:
All Photo/Recipe submission entries must be
submitted by 11:59:59p ET on 9/20/2021
to be eligible.
Maximum of one entry per
person per day, regardless of method of entry.
Each entry requires a unique photo and recipe that has not previously
been entered in the Contest. Each participant must submit an entry on
his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted
on behalf of another individual or using another person’s name, email address, Instagram
or Twitter account or photo/recipe, or providing any false email addresses or
information, 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
emails, identities, or any other methods void that participant's entries and that participant may be disqualified. No
mechanically produced 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. False and/or deceptive entries or acts,
including misrepresentation of age, shall render such entries ineligible.
All Entries in the Contest become the sole
property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
Each Entrant agrees that their submitted Entry (photo and recipe) may be
viewed by the public. Sponsor reserves
the right to disqualify and remove any Entry at any time that is not in
compliance with these Official Rules.
All Entries must conform to the submission requirements as outlined
above and below, or it may be disqualified and not considered for the Contest.
Any other individuals (if any) included in an
Entry, must be 21 or older and must provide Entrant with express consent and
permission for their images to be included and submitted in the Contest, and
such Entrant is solely responsible for obtaining all authorizations or
approvals. The individual who submitted
the Entry shall be designated as the official Entrant participating in the Contest,
regardless of any other individuals included in the Entry, and shall be the
only individual eligible for any resulting prize award (see below). Any Entry completed and submitted on behalf
of another individual or using another person’s name, email address, Instagram or Twitter account, or use of any unauthorized
photo or recipe submissions will be disqualified.
All entries must include all required information. Any entry with incorrect, incomplete
or illegible information, an invalid email address, phone number or other
inaccurate information will be disqualified.
Released
Parties are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, illegible,
incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, or damaged entries, or for entries
submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules,
or for any entry not submitted or received due to any technical error or
failure, human error, unauthorized human intervention, inaccurate capture or
mis-entry of any required information, failures, omissions, interruptions,
deletions, or defects of any phone or cellular phone provider, network computer
online systems, computer equipment, servers, or software, including any injury or
damage to contestant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting
from participation in this Contest; or the failure to capture any such
information or effects of hackers or failure of any electronic equipment,
computer, phone line or cellular transmissions and/or network connections; all
of which will be disqualified.
In
the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the Instagram
or Twitter account, or email address used to register or submit the entry, will
be deemed to be the registrant and s/he must be eligible according to these
Official Rules. The “authorized account holder” is the Instagram or Twitter account
holder of the account name used to post the photo. The “authorized email account holder” is the
natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online
service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email
addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Proof of being the authorized account holder
may be required.
By participating and
submitting an entry, contestant agrees that Sponsor and participating parties
are authorized to contact entrant via email, mail, phone, text, Instagram or
Twitter message or any other form of media to make contestant aware of
information pertinent to the Contest, and to distribute information regarding
the Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or promotional 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. Any available opt-in opportunities are not required
to enter the Contest, and checking the opt-in boxes
will not improve your chances of winning.
By
registering and submitting an entry, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Rules. The laws of the United
States apply to and govern this Contest and any claims must be raised and
resolved in the United States. Any information
collected by registering and entering the Contest shall be used only in a
manner consistent with these Official Rules and with Administrator’s Privacy
Policy. By entering the Contest, each contestant agrees that s/he may be
contacted, recorded and/or broadcasted by Sponsor, and that his/her photo
submission may be used, promoted, released, broadcasted
or published by Sponsor in any manner related to the promotion or advertising
of the Contest.
Collection and use of
information collected in connection with the Contest will be in accordance with
Sponsor’s Privacy Policy as posted at https://privacy.pernod-ricard-usa.com/.
General Photo Entry Submission
Requirements:
(a)
Each
entry must be submitted in a format as accepted by Instagram or Twitter or the
online entry site;
(b)
Must
be the Entrant’s own original creation;
(c)
Any
photo or Bloody Mary recipe that is not properly submitted or received for any
reason, including any technical difficulties, upload failures; failures to save
or properly store the photo; busy signals, efforts of hackers; or any lost or
disconnected internet connections, will be disqualified.
Additional Photo and
Recipe Submission Entry Requirements: Sponsor reserves the
right in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry for any reason that it
considers to not be appropriate for the Contest. Photo and Recipe submission restrictions
include, but are not limited to, the following requirements:
·
may
not depict an image of any individual under the age of 21, or that appears to
be under the age of 21;
·
not
be, or ever have been, submitted in any competition or contest of any kind;
·
not
use any name, likeness, photograph, or any other identifying element, in whole
or in part, of any person, living or dead, without permission;
·
not
be subject to any third-party agreement or require payment or incurrence of any
sums to obtain further permissions of any person or entity as a result of its
use or exploitation of the idea or rights therein or portions, or modified
versions or derivative works thereof;
·
except
as relates to the sponsoring brands or approved partners, not include
trademarks, logos, or copyrighted material not owned by Entrant or material
that is used without permission (including but not limited to company names,
photographs, works of art, or images published on any media) or that otherwise
infringes or violates the rights of any third party (including but not limited
to, copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, logos, contract and
licensing rights, rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights (i.e., “droit
morale”), or any other intellectual property rights);
·
not
feature, refer to, or mention any companies or brands in competition with Sponsor;
·
not
include any unauthorized photos, recipes or plagiarism of any kind;
·
not
contain nudity, inappropriate, indecent, sexually explicit, pornographic, or
obscene content or images (which shall be determined by Sponsor, in its sole
and absolute discretion);
·
not
contain any political or politically themed or motivated messages, statements,
or images;
·
not
defame, slander, libel, misrepresent, or contain disparaging remarks or any
other content that could adversely affect the name, reputation, or goodwill of
Sponsor or any other individuals and/or entities affiliated or associated with
Sponsor, the Contest, or any prizes, the determination of which shall remain in
the sole discretion of Sponsor;
·
not
depict or include images that may be considered unlawful, harmful, threatening,
violent, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, libelous, invasive
of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, religiously, ethnically or
otherwise objectionable in any manner as solely determined by Sponsor;
·
not
depict over consumption or irresponsible consumption;
·
must
comply with the DISCUS Code of Responsible Practices and the Pernod Ricard Code
for Commercial Communication.
Representation and Release of Rights to Photo and Bloody
Mary Recipe Submission: By submitting any entry,
each Contestants represents that s/he has sole and exclusive ownership and
proprietary rights of all photo images and the associated Bloody Mary recipe submitted;
has full permission of all parties within photo to publish and release their
images and actions shown within the photo; and agrees that each photo and
associated Bloody Mary recipe becomes the sole and exclusive property of
Sponsor, and Sponsor may publish, display, promote, advertised or utilize photo
and Bloody Mary recipe in any manner of its choosing in relation to the
promotion or advertising of the Contest or Sponsor, including posting of the
recipe on Sponsor’s website or any Social Media channel. Entry into the Contest and upload of any
photo and Bloody Mary recipe, constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its
designees to use that Contestant’s photo, recipe, name, city
and state of residence and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade in
any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide in perpetuity without
limitation or further compensation, notification or permission, unless
prohibited by law. Photo entry submissions
will not be acknowledged or returned by Sponsor.
Sponsor reserves the right to request from any
Entrant at any time proof, in a form acceptable to Sponsor, of any permission
required or possibly required to use such Entrant’s Photo and Recipe submission
entry. Failure to provide such proof, if
requested, may disqualify such Entry from the Contest.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to disqualify any individual (and all of
his or her entries) who tampers or attempts to tamper with or abuse the entry
process or the Contest website in any way or who is otherwise in violation of
these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor or the Contest judges appointed
by Sponsor in their sole discretion. Any
questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the authorized account
holder shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. ANY ATTEMPT BY
ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY CONTEST WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE
LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL
LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Judging of Photo and
Bloody Mary Recipe Submissions – Determination of four (4) Semi- Qualifiers
(maximum of four (4) Semi-Finalist Qualifiers):
On
or about 9/21/2021, a panel of judges
as solely determined and appointed by Sponsor/Contest Administrator shall
review, select and designate a maximum of four (4) semi-finalist
qualifiers from among all eligible photo and Bloody Mary recipe submissions
received (see judging criteria below).
Note:
There is a maximum of one (1) semi-finalist qualification per person or
household. If eligible entries are less than the
scheduled number of semi-finalist qualifies, or potential semi-finalist
qualifiers cannot be reached by Administrator within the required deadline (see
below), then only the available eligible number of semi-finalist qualifiers
shall be selected to participate in the Voting portion of the contest (see
below).
Each eligible entrant who submitted a selected entry shall be
designated as a semi-finalist qualifier,
subject to verification of eligibility, and compliance with these Official
Rules. Only the contestants whose photo and Bloody
Mary recipe submissions are selected by the judges shall be designated as semi-finalist
qualifiers and be eligible to participate in the voting portion of the contest (see
below)
Photo
and Bloody Mary recipe submissions shall be judged by a Sponsor/Administrator-appointed
panel of judges pursuant to the
following guidelines, requirements and criteria in the
determination of the semi-finalist qualifier submission(s):
·
Photo and Bloody Mary recipe submission that is
deemed to depict the best Bloody Mary drink creation and Bloody Mary recipe
made with Smithworks Vodka (50%
of score);
·
Photo and Bloody Mary recipe that demonstrates originality,
creativity, flavor, taste, fun, and/or other inspiration (25% of score);
·
Photo and Bloody Mary recipe that best
represents the Sponsor’s brand image and Sponsor’s product in a positive manner
(25% of score);
Semi-Finalist
Qualifier Notification: Beginning on or about 9/21/2021,
each potential semi-finalist qualifier will be notified initially via post to
the entrant’s Instagram or Twitter account, or via phone and/or email (for
online submissions). If the
Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with a
potential semi-finalist qualifier by phone within 12-hours of the initial
notification attempt, then that contestant may be disqualified
and an alternate potential semi-finalist qualifier may be selected from among
the remaining eligible entries and notified as per the procedures outlined
above (time permitting). {Note:
Sponsor is not responsible for any entrant that does not respond within the
required deadline for any reason, including but not limited to failure to check
any notification on social media, social media or email account settings that
prevent notification or receipt of direct message, junk
or spam email delivery.}
During the semi-finalist qualifier
notification, the selected potential semi-finalist qualifier must confirm their
eligibility, and indicate their willingness to participate in the voting
portion of the competition (see below).
The potential semi-finalist qualifier will then receive official semi-finalist
qualifier notification via email delivery. If a semi-finalist qualifier does not meet the
eligibility requirements, is unable or unwilling to participate in the voting
portion of the competition, or unable 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 semi-finalist qualified will be 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 semi-finalist
qualifiers, prize winners and all matters relating to this Contest are final
and binding.
Each semi-finalist qualifier will be required
to: 1) complete and return, within 1-day
of date of receipt, an affidavit of eligibility including a liability/publicity
release (where permitted) signed by the semi-finalist qualifier; 2) may be required to present a copy of a
valid driver’s license and/or government issued photo identification; and 3) shall
be solely responsible for paying any applicable taxes (including, but not
limited to all local, state and federal taxes) on any prize awards or prize elements
received.
Semi-Finalist Voting:
Following the determination of a maximum of four (4) semi-finalist
entrants, Sponsor shall post such selected photos on the contest website at www.SmithworksVodka.com/BloodyMaryContest and may post on Social
Media for the voting period
portion of the Contest. The voting
period shall occur beginning on or about 9/23/2021 and ending on or about 9/28/2021
(subject to change at Sponsor’s sole discretion). During the voting period, any individual who
meets the eligibility requirements of these contest rules (a “voter”), shall be
allowed to register and submit a vote for their
favorite entry, or submit a vote on Social Media where available. Voters shall be allowed to submit a
maximum of one vote per person during the entire voting period regardless of
method of voting. Sponsor reserves
the right to disqualify or remove votes for any entry, based upon any
individual submitting or attempting to submit more than one vote, using false
or multiple email addresses, alternate identities or
automated entries of any kind.
Following
the close of the voting period, the Sponsor appointed panel of Judges shall
review the voting results, and take such results into
consideration in the determination of the two (2) grand prize finalist entries. Judges shall select two (2) grand prize
finalist entries from among the four (4) semi-finalist entrants, based upon the
judging criteria above and the results of the voting period. The two (2) grand prize finalist entries will
then participate in the final judging competition as outlined below.
Final judging competition (2 grand prize
finalist qualifiers) – Determination of the grand prize winner and semi-finalist
first prize winners: Each of the
confirmed grand prize finalist qualifiers shall have their Bloody Mary recipe
participate in the final grand prize judging competition, scheduled to occur on
or about 10/2/2021. During the
grand prize judging competition, each grand prize finalist qualifier’s Bloody
Mary recipe will be used to create a Bloody Mary drink using Smithworks Vodka.
The drink recipe will be created by designated Smithwork’s
representatives and the grand prize finalist qualifier shall not be allowed to
be present or to create the Bloody Mary drink themselves. Sponsor shall approximately follow the
provided recipe, but shall have no responsibility to
follow any exact specifications or steps in the submitted recipe and shall not
be responsible for any incorrect steps or process used in creating the Bloody
Mary drink based upon the recipe.
After creating each grand prize finalist
qualifiers Bloody Mary drink, each Bloody Mary drink will then be taste-tested
by the Smithworks designated judge(s) (i.e. Blake Shelton or any other judge or personalities as
solely determined and designated by Smithworks based
upon availability). Following the
taste-test, the Smithworks designated judge(s) shall determine
and designate one (1) grand prize winning recipe. The remaining grand prize finalist qualifier
and two (2) semi-finalist qualifiers shall be designated as runner-up semi-finalist
First Prize winning recipes. The grand
prize winner and semi-finalist qualifiers shall be awarded their associated
prize award level as outlined below.
Grand
Prize Award (Maximum 1 winner): The grand prize winner shall be awarded the
following grand prize:
·
One
(1) Smithworks branded Bar Cart with an approximate
retail value (ARV) of $300; Make, model, color and options as solely determined
and designated by Sponsor, and based upon availability;
·
One
(1) Smithworks merchandise kit, consisting of the
merchandise items as solely determined and designated by Sponsor with an ARV of
$100;
·
One
(1) Smithworks Vodka Bloody Mary Contest trophy with
an ARV of $50.
Approximate retail value (ARV) of grand prize
award: $450.
Semi-Finalist
First Prize Award (Maximum 3 winners):
Each first prize winner shall receive one (1) Smithworks
merchandise kit, consisting of the merchandise items as solely determined and
designated by Sponsor. ARV of each first
prize award: $100.
Total ARV of all available prize awards: $750. All
merchandise items are awarded ‘as is’ without warranty, express or implied. Prize winners must accept delivery of prize
in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Prize shall be shipped only to the designated
winner residential address as submitted during initial registration and/or as
provided during winner notification, via the shipping carrier 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 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: No
alcoholic beverage is part of any prize award.
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. 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 Contest. 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 Contest constitutes permission for
the Sponsor and its designees to use entrants’ names, cities
and states of residence and/or likenesses 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 Contest,
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 Contest, 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 Contest.
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 Contest, including, without limitations,
errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this Contest,
administration or execution of the Contest, 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 Contest.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Contest 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 Contest, 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 Contest as determined by Sponsor/Administrator,
in their sole discretion. In the event of early termination of the Contest,
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 addition, by submitting any Entry, each Entrant transfers any and
all of his/her right, title and interest in and to such
Photo and Recipe Submission Entry, including but not limited to any and all
copyrights, trademark rights, "moral rights" and any and all other
proprietary rights that may exist, throughout the world, to Sponsor and expressly waives any rights s/he may have in
such submission and/or Entry. Each Entrant agrees Sponsor is the exclusive owner of all rights in
and to such Entry and/or submission (including the photo and Bloody Mary
Recipe), and will have the worldwide, perpetual right to copy, display,
reproduce, exhibit, edit, modify, assign, license, register for copyright or
trademark, distribute, sell or otherwise use and exploit the photo and recipe submission and all elements and/or derivative works
thereof, in whole or in part, alone or with other materials, in any media now
known or hereafter created or devised, for any reason whatsoever, without
compensation to Entrant.
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 a semi-finalist
qualifier and prize winner are dependent upon the total number of eligible
entries received from all entry methods combined, skill of each entrant in
creating a photo and Bloody Mary recipe and decisions of judges. Odds of being selected as a grand prize
qualifier are dependent upon voting results and decisions of judges. Odds of being determined as the grand prize
winner are dependent upon the decision of judge(s).
Official Rules &
Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules, or name
of prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 11/15/2021
to: Smithworks Vodka Bloody Mary Photo & Recipe
Contest, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting, official
rules or winners list.
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Sponsor: This Contest is sponsored by Pernod Ricard,
250 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10177.
Contest Administrator: The Contest is administered by Million Dollar
Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
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connection with this Contest or any prize(s) awarded in connection therewith.
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