US OPEN NORTHEAST
SWEEPSTAKES PRESENTED BY HEINEKEN®
Full
Official Rules
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TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE US OPEN NORTHEAST SWEEPSTAKES
PRESENTED BY HEINEKEN® (“SWEEPSTAKES”)
IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE TWENTY-ONE (21)
YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF DATE OF ENTRY AND RESIDE IN THE STATES OF NEW
JERSEY AND NEW YORK. 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 United States residing in the states of New Jersey and New York 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”), each of their parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, alcoholic
beverage suppliers, wholesalers, distributors, and importers, alcoholic
beverage retailers, Sponsor’s advertising and promotional agencies, and employees, officers, and
directors of the United States Tennis Association Incorporated (“USTA”), USTA
National Tennis Center Incorporated and their family of companies, subsidiaries,
and affiliated companies. All federal,
state, and local regulations apply.
2. START/END
DATES:
Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on 7/1/2025
and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on 8/31/2025 (“Sweepstakes Period”).
3. HOW TO
ENTER – INTERNET ENTRY: To enter, scan the QR Code on applicable point-of-sale
signage materials using your mobile device’s camera or directly visit www.Heineken.com/us/en/promos/usopene. Follow the on-screen entry instructions to be
entered in the Grand Prize 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 8/31/2025.
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
regardless of method of entry, 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 (Heineken,
Amstel, Dos Equis, Murphy’s, Newcastle, Red Stripe, Strongbow, Tecate, and
Tiger).
4. PRIZES:
All
Sweepstakes prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Any prize depiction
is for illustrative purposes only and shall not be relied upon. No part of
any prize includes any alcoholic beverages. Prize
is not transferable or redeemable for cash. No substitution of prize by winner
is allowed, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or
greater value at its sole discretion.
Grand
Prize (1): one
(1) grand prize will be available to be awarded. The grand prize consists of: two (2) tickets
to attend the 2025 US Open Men’s Singles Final match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in
Flushing, NY scheduled to be played on 9/7/2025. Sponsor reserves the
right to substitute alternate match date and session
in its sole discretion, based upon availability. Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of grand
prize: $500.
Winner’s guest must be
twenty-one (21) years of age or older. Any expenses or costs not expressly
stated in the description of the prize above, including, but not limited to,
transportation, accommodations, parking fees, meals,
incidentals, gratuities, surcharges, service or facility charges, personal
charges at lodging, security fees, taxes, or other expenses, are the sole
responsibility of winner.
Resale of tickets is prohibited. Prize winners must accept delivery of prize in
the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor (i.e. mobile ticket
delivery 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, accept transfer, access or redeem mobile or
digital ticket delivery. Once transferred
or delivered, prize shall be considered delivered to winner
and Sponsor shall have no responsibility for any delivery that is delayed,
damaged, lost, misdelivered, not received or stolen.
Seat locations shall be as
solely determined and designated by Sponsor, based upon availability. Each ticket subject to all ticket terms and
conditions, as well as all policies and procedures, including security and
guest conduct, health and safety and applicable bag and prohibited items policies,
of the hosting venue and the United States Tennis Association Incorporated (“USTA”). Winner and guest must comply and abide by
all applicable venue and event policies and policies in connection with the prize, and follow the instruction of any event staff or
security. Without limitation of the
foregoing, Sponsor, USTA and the venue reserve the right to revoke tickets
and/or to remove or deny entry to winner and/or his/her guest who engage in a
non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten, or harass any other person at any game, or whom are deemed to be
intoxicated, be a safety or security risk, have violated any venue or event policy
or law, and/or may bring Sponsor or USTA into disrepute.
US Open schedule of play, as well as session dates, number of matches and starting times (and the
opening of the venue gates) are determined in the sole discretion of USTA
and/or venue, as applicable, and may be subject to change. The terms and
conditions of the tickets awarded as a prize will govern in the event a match
is rescheduled, postponed, delayed, cancelled or attendance is restricted or
prohibited for any reason including due to force majeure, weather, pandemic, an
Act of God, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, work stoppage, government
regulation or any other reason. Sponsor will not be responsible for any match
delay, rescheduling, postponement or cancellation, and no prize substitution
shall be provided by Sponsor in any such event.
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.
5. ODDS OF WINNING:
Odds of winning are dependent on the total
number of eligible entries received.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
Potential grand prize winner
will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received,
to be held on or about 9/2/2025 to select one (1) potential grand prize winner. Drawing will be
conducted by Sponsor or its appointed agent, and all decisions are final.
Potential winner will
be contacted by telephone and/or email. If the potential winner cannot be
reached within twenty-four (24) hours of first
notification attempt, if any prize or prize notification is returned as
undeliverable, if the potential winner rejects his/her prize, or in the event
of noncompliance with these Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected from
among all remaining eligible entries. Upon forfeiture of any prize, no
compensation will be given.
The potential winner will be required to sign
and return, where legal, a Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity
Release within three (3) days of receipt and notification that he/she is a
potential winner. No potential winner will be an official winner until his/her Declaration
of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release has been returned and
eligibility has been formally verified by Sponsor. If the potential winner
fails to comply with these Official Rules and/or to submit the required
documentation within the designated time period,
he/she will be automatically disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an
alternate winner, time permitting.
7. LICENSE AND RELEASE:
Participation
in the Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes 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, the United States Tennis Association
Incorporated, USTA National Tennis Center Incorporated, City of New York, 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 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 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 States of New Jersey or New York. 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 list of winners, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope, with sufficient postage, to Winners List, US
Open Northeast Sweepstakes Presented by Heineken, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ
07095. All requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 10/31/2025 and
received by 11/15/2025.
12. SPONSOR: HEINEKEN USA Inc.,
White Plains, NY.
United States Tennis
Association Incorporated is not a sponsor of the Sweepstakes,
and is in no way responsible for the administration of the Sweepstakes,
the verification of winners or the fulfillment of prizing. All inquiries regarding the Sweepstakes
should be directed to Sponsor and not to United States Tennis Association
Incorporated.
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