ICEHOUSE ÒDEFEND THIS HOUSEÓ SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
1.
ELIGIBILITY: The Icehouse ÒDefend This HouseÓ
Sweepstakes (ÒSweepstakesÓ) is open only to legal residents of AL, DC, FL, GA, MD,
NC, SC, TN, VA and WV, 21 years of
age or older. Employees of MillerCoors LLC (ÒSponsorÓ), its parent companies,
divisions, dealers, affiliates,
shareholders, officers, directors, agents and representatives, subsidiaries,
distributors, advertising and promotional agencies, and suppliers involved in
promotion, and their immediate families (spouse,
parents, children, siblings, and in-laws) and individuals residing in the same
households of such individuals are not eligible. Employees of alcohol beverage retailers
and distributors are also not eligible.
Void where prohibited by law.
2.
HOW TO ENTER: Look for an official
Entry Code printed inside specially-marked Icehouse packages, generally available
through 12/20/09, while supplies last. Enter by Texting the Entry Code on your wireless
SMS-enabled phone to 96171 between 8:00:00 am Eastern
Time (ÒETÓ) on 9/1/09 and 5:59:59 pm ET on 12/31/09 (the ÒSweepstakes PeriodÓ). After you text the Entry Code to 96171, you will receive a reply text message asking you
to indicate your date of birth (mmddyyyy) and State of residence (SS). After
you reply to the text messages with an eligible date of birth and State, you
will be sent a reply text message confirming entry and a code to access the
football gear discount store to purchase discounted items. There is no monetary
value associated with access to the discount store. Successful entry will put
entrants in a State specific drawing for each participating State. If you do not reply with an eligible
date of birth and State, you will not receive an entry in to the sweepstakes
and you will not receive access to the football gear discount store. Standard text-message rates apply to
each message sent or received. Other charges may apply; check your mobile plan
for rates/details. Sponsor cannot guarantee this program will be available on
all carriers. To cease receiving messages regarding the Sweepstakes, send the
word STOP to short code 96171. Your entry will remain
eligible for the Sweepstakes, but you will not receive future text messages
except for notification if you are selected as a potential winner.
ALTERNATE
METHOD OF ENTRY: Eligible residents may text ÒDEFENDÓ to 96171 to enter without
purchase. To enter without using an SMS-enabled phone or incurring text message
charges, visit www.icehouse.com/defend during the Sweepstakes Period and enter
the requested information.
Limit
one (1) entry per person, phone number, and/or e-mail address per day from all
methods of entry combined. If more
than one (1) entry is received from one person in a single day, only the first
entry received will be considered valid.
For purposes of this promotion, a ÒdayÓ is the 24 hour period between
12:00:00 am ET and 11:59:59 pm ET. All entries must be received by 5:59:59 pm ET
on 12/31/09.
3.
PRIZES/APPROXIMATE
RETAIL VALUE (ÒARVÓ):
|
PRIZE |
PRIZE DESCRIPTION/ARV |
NUMBER AVAILABLE |
|
Grand |
$1,500 Prepaid Card for
suggested use toward the ultimate football experience |
10 (1 per eligible
State) |
Prepaid cards are
subject to terms set by the issuer.
Prepaid Cards are preloaded in the amount of $1,500 and not merchant
specific. Prepaid cards can be used anywhere issuer is accepted.
4. RANDOM DRAWINGS: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will be
selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received from residents
of each of the 10 eligible states. Random drawings to be conducted on or about
1/7/10 by The Ignition Network, an independent judging organization, whose
decisions are final in all matters.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for
the applicable drawing.
5. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential Grand prize winners will be
notified by mail/overnight delivery or phone for text entry and will be
required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity
Release (except where prohibited) within 7 days of attempted notification or
prize will be forfeited in its entirety and may be awarded to an alternate
winner. Failure to provide all required information and a signature on the
documents will result in forfeiture of winnerÕs right to claim a prize and may
be awarded to an alternate. In the event of noncompliance with these official
rules, or if prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the
prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner.
6. PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Prizes are not transferable. No substitution or cash equivalent of
any prize permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Federal,
state, and local taxes on prize and any expenses relating to the acceptance and
use of prize not specified herein are the responsibility of winner.
7. ADDITIONAL
TERMS: Sponsor is not responsible
for incomplete, lost, late, damaged, illegible or misdirected mail/e-mail, or
for any technical problems, malfunctions of any telephone lines, computer
systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network
connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or
any combination thereof. In the
event of a dispute, text entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the
person who is the primary account holder responsible for the account of the
wireless phone number used to enter the Sweepstakes. Sponsor not responsible for any damage to any participantÕs
computer system/software related to or resulting from participation or
downloading any materials in this promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit the
participation of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected, or if the
individual fails to comply with any requirement of participation as stated
herein or with any provision in these official rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO
DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS
PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for
undeliverable e-mails resulting from any form of active or passive e-mail
filtering by a user's internet service provider and/or e-mail client or for
insufficient space in userÕs email account to receive e-mail. Sponsor
reserves the right to modify the promotion or disqualify entrant if fraud,
misconduct or technical failures destroy the security, fairness or integrity of
the promotion as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Proof of submitting entries will not be
deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or the like methods of
participation will void all such submissions by such methods. In the event of a
printing/production error, irregular code/message or computer error, neither MillerCoors LLC, its
distributors, alcohol beverage retailers, affiliates, subsidiaries, printers,
advertising and Sweepstakes agencies, nor their respective agents and agencies shall have any liability. Liability for any irregular or damaged Entry Code is limited
to replacement with another. In
the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the promotion or the
integrity and/or feasibility of the promotion is severely undermined by any
event beyond SponsorÕs control, including but not limited to fire, flood,
epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public
enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, war (declared
or undeclared), terrorist threat or activity, or any federal, state or local
government law, order, or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction,
infection by computer virus, unauthorized intervention, technical failures or
other cause not reasonably within SponsorÕs control (each a ÒForce MajeureÓ
event or occurrence), SponsorÕs shall have the right, in its sole discretion,
to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel or terminate the promotion without any
further obligation. If Sponsor, in
its discretion, elects to abbreviate the promotion as a result of a Force
Majeure event, a notice will be posted on-line; In the event of cancellation Sponsor
will award the prizes in a random drawing from among all valid and eligible
entries received up to the time of such Force Majeure event, providing a
sufficient number of entries are received. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to the Sponsor
and its agencies to use winner's name and/or likeness for purposes of
advertising and trade, without further compensation, unless prohibited by
law. By accepting prize, winners
agree to hold Sponsor, their respective representatives, directors, officers,
agents, divisions, dealers, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, advertising
and promotional agencies, employees and assigns (ÒReleased PartiesÓ), harmless
against any and all claims and liability arising out of use of any prize. By participating in this promotion,
entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the
judges, which are final. Except
where prohibited, entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes
of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or the prizes
awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of Wisconsin in the U.S.,
without respect to any conflict of law issues, and entrants agree that such
shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and
exclusively by the Federal or State Courts of Wisconsin. Sponsor not responsible for any
typographical, technical, or other error in the printing of the offer,
administration of the promotion or in the announcement of prizes. 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.
Prize supplier has no responsibilities in the conduct or administration
of this Promotion.
8. WINNERS LIST: For the names of
prize winners, available after 1/7/10, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Icehouse Defend Sweepstakes Winners,
P.O. Box 11528,South Bend, IN
46634-0528 for receipt by 1/31/10.
Sponsor: MillerCoors LLC, 3939 West Highland Blvd., Milwaukee,
WI USA 53208.