HEINEKEN®
UCL SWEEPSTAKES
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE HEINEKEN® UCL 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.
Note: In
order to win or claim the grand prize (see below), entrants must have a
valid passport with at least seven (7) months from the end of their scheduled travel
return date before passport expires. Grand prize winners’ guest
must also have a valid passport with at least seven (7) months from the scheduled travel return date before passport expires. In
the event a passport and/or visa is required and winner and/or winner’s guest
does not have a valid passport, winner and/or guest has ninety (90) days from
date they are notified that they are a winner or guest to obtain a valid
passport and/or visa, or winner will be disqualified and prize may be awarded
to an alternate winner.
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 6/1/2026.
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/uefa-champions-league and follow the on-screen entry instructions. (You may also enter the Sweepstakes drawing
online via Social Media by finding a Heineken UCL 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 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 6/1/2026.
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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.
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There is a maximum limit of one (1) prize award per person,
email address or household during the entire Sweepstakes Period, except that
second prize winners shall still be eligible for the grand prize drawing.
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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)
Second Prize Awards (18):
eighteen
(18) second prize awards will be available to be awarded. The second prize
consists of: one (1) Heineken branded scarf. Brand, design, and color of scarf
as solely determined and designated by Sponsor.
Total approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each second prize: $15. Total ARV of all available second prize
awards: $270.
All second 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.
(b)
Grand Prize Award (1): one (1) grand prize award
will be available to be awarded. The grand prize consists of:
a trip for two (2) people (winner and one
guest, age 21 or older) to Madrid, Spain to attend the 2027 UEFA Champions
League Finals match scheduled for June 2027, subject to date change.
The 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 Madrid, Spain; hotel accommodations for two (2)
people—one room, double occupancy—for four (4) nights at the Sponsor designated
hotel in the Madrid, Spain metro area; two (2) tickets to attend the 2027 UEFA
Champions League Finals match in Madrid, Spain (seat locations based upon
availability and as solely determined and designated by Sponsor); and two (2)
Heineken branded scarves. Brand, design,
and color of scarf as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Total ARV of grand prize award: $10,000.
Resale of tickets is prohibited. Seat locations shall be at the sole
determination and discretion of Sponsor, and based
upon availability. All tickets are
subject to any applicable stadium, league and/or team restrictions and
regulations, including COVID-19 testing and/or vaccination requirements or
policy. Winner and guest must abide by all stadium, league and team policies. Sponsor,
stadium, league and/or teams reserve the right to revoke full or partial prize
from winner or winner’s guest who it and/or stadium, league or team personnel
deem may, in their sole discretion, be intoxicated, be a safety risk, have
violated any stadium, league or team policy or law, and/or may bring Sponsor
into disrepute.
The terms and conditions of the tickets awarded as part of the prize
will govern in the event the match is delayed, rescheduled, postponed,
cancelled or attendance is restricted or prohibited due to weather, pandemic, an
Act of God, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, work stoppage or any other
reason. Sponsor will not be responsible for any match date delay, rescheduling,
postponement or cancellation due to weather, pandemic, Acts of God, acts of
terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage or any other event that may cause
the cancellation, rescheduling or postponement of the match.
Prize winner must
accept delivery of tickets in the method as solely determined and designated by
Sponsor (i.e. mobile ticket delivery, will call pick up at box office or
other ticket delivery method). In
the event of any mobile or digital ticket delivery, winner is solely
responsible for any required software application required to download, access,
accept transfer, access or redeem mobile or digital ticket delivery. Tickets shall be shipped or delivered to
winner only to the registered residential address, email address or mobile
phone number (for digital tickets) as provided at the time of initial online entry, and shall be shipped via the shipping carrier or
delivered as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Once shipped or delivered, ticket portion of
prize award shall be considered delivered to winner and Sponsor shall have no
responsibility for any shipment that is delayed, damaged, lost, misdelivered,
not received or stolen. Where
applicable, winner shall look solely to shipping
carrier or digital ticket delivery service for any delayed, damaged, lost,
misdelivered or stolen shipment.
Exact transportation and accommodation details,
dates, times, and terms to be determined at the sole discretion of Sponsor.
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, at its sole discretion, or prize will be
forfeited. Actual value of trip will be
dependent upon airfare fluctuations, hotel room rates and other factors at time
of booking. In the event
the actual value of less than the approximate retail value, winner will not
receive any alternate compensation or prize award for
the difference.
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 guests.
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.
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. In the event that
the winner and/or winner’s guest does not have a valid passport, winner and/or
guest has thirty (30) days from date they are notified that they are a winner
or guest to obtain a valid passport and/or visa, or winner will be disqualified
and prize may be awarded to an alternate 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 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 $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 being selected as a prize winner are dependent on
the number of eligible entries received.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
Potential second prize winners will be selected
in a random drawing to be held on or about 6/3/2026 from among all eligible
entries received to select eighteen (18) potential second prize winners.
Potential grand prize winner will be selected
in a random drawing to be held on or about 6/3/2026 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 complete, 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 not 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® UCL Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
All requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 8/1/2026 and received
by 8/15/2026.
12. SPONSOR: HEINEKEN USA Inc.,
White Plains, NY.
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