ICE MOUNTAIN X WINDY CITY SMOKEOUT (“Sweepstakes”)
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility: The “Sweepstakes” is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of BlueTriton Brands, Inc., Merkle Inc., and their parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules. Sponsor’s and Administrator’s decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
2. Sponsor: BlueTriton Brands, Inc., 900 Long Ridge Rd., Building 2, Stamford, CT 06902.
3. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on June 14, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on June 29, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Promotion Period"). Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.
4. How to Enter: To enter, during the Sweepstakes Period, take the following actions on Instagram to receive an entry:
(a) Follow @icemountainwtr & @windycitysmokeout on Instagram
(b) Tag a friend in the comments
Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means or by any means which subvert the entry process are void. If you use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent these Official Rules, your entry may be void. Entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged.
An entry containing content that is derogatory, profane, defamatory, libelous, slanderous, disparaging, lewd, obscene, threatening, sexually explicit, pornographic, illegal or otherwise inappropriate or objectionable, as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, will be deleted and the user will be disqualified. Any entry that fails to comply in all respects with these Official Rules is subject to disqualification, as determined by Sponsor.
5. Drawing: On or about July 30th, potential winners will be selected by a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. A potential winner will be notified by Sponsor posting a “You’re a potential winner” comment via a direct message on Instagram. Potential winners will be asked to send a message back to confirm their winner status and officially accept the prize. Once received, Sponsor will notify a potential winner of their winner status and will fulfill the prize after confirmation, if determined to be eligible. Prize will be electronically delivered to the confirmed winner. Any winner who does not send a message within 36 hours of initial notification, who fails to return all required documentation within the time period stated, and/or who is otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules may forfeit the prize. If a prize is forfeited, Sponsor may select one (1) alternate winner for such prize, after which the prize shall remain unawarded.
SENDING A DIRECT MESSAGE VIA INSTAGRAM TO SPONSOR IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED WAY TO RESPOND TO ADMINISTRATOR’S WINNER NOTIFICATION.
6. Prize: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Two (2) tickets in the form of wristbands (one (1) wristband for winner and one (1) wristband for winner’s guest) to Windy City Smokeout in Chicago, IL (7/13/23-7/16/23), terms and conditions apply and a $1,000 check. Winner is solely responsible for all travel, lodging and any other expenses associated with attending the concert. There exists an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 in any public place where people are present. COVID-19 is a contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. By traveling and attending the concert, winner and guest voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19. Failure to comply with any required COVID-19 requirements, may result in forfeiture of the wristbands. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $1,598.00. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. Winners are responsible for all federal, state, and/or local taxes, surcharges and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.
7. Release: By receipt of any prize, winners agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Administrator, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes each winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any and all media now known or hereinafter invented without territorial or time limitation, for advertising or publicity purposes, worldwide, without further notice and payment or consideration. If you are drawn as a winner, your information may also be included in a publicly available Winner List.
9. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, if any fraud, technical failures, human error, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, or any event or cause beyond Sponsor’s control (e.g. events such as natural calamities, national emergencies, wide spread illnesses, declarations of war, acts of God, acts of terrorism) interferes with any aspect of the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to fulfillment of the prize(s), as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance and may modify the prizes offered herein. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, 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. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
10. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes, if it is possible. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims
11. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan or the appropriate Michigan State Court located in Oakland County, Michigan; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, 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 the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan
12. Use of Data: Information collected from entrants and winners is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy, which is accessible via the following link: https://bluetriton.com/privacy-policy. Entrants understand that they are providing their personal information to Sponsor.
WINNERS LIST: For a list of the winners, send a stamped, self-addressed #10 envelope to ICE MOUNTAIN X WCSO (“Sweepstakes”) c/o BlueTriton Brands, Inc., 900 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06902. Requests for the list must be postmarked by July 4th , 2023
SPONSOR: BlueTriton Brands, Inc., 900 Long Ridge Road, Building 2, Stamford, CT 06902.
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