WHITE CLAW^® Hard Seltzer Cattle Country Music Festival Tickets Giveaway

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. This GIVEAWAY is open only to legal residents of the State of texas who are 21 years of age or older at time of entry. Void elsewhere and wherE prohibited or restricted by law. 

1. Eligibility: The White Claw^® Hard Seltzer Cattle Country Music Festival Tickets Giveaway is open only to legal residents of the state of Texas who are 21 years of age or older at the time of entry. Void elsewhere and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers and directors of the following entities and members of their immediate families (defined as parent, child, sibling, spouse) or same households (whether related or not) are NOT eligible to enter the Giveaway or win a Prize: Mark Anthony Brands Inc. (“Sponsor”), Wine Country Festival, LLC d/b/a Cattle Country Fest (hereinafter referred to as “Cattle Country”), each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, prize suppliers, advertising and promotion agencies (including HP2 Promotions), as well as alcohol beverage licensees (i.e., alcohol beverage suppliers, importers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers). By participating in the Giveaway, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and HP2 Promotions (the independent judging organization or “Administrator”) which shall be final and binding in all respects. All federal, state and local laws apply. 

2. Giveaway Period: Giveaway begins at 09:00:00 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on March 25, 2024 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. CT March 29, 2024.  

3. How to Enter: There is one (1) way to enter this Giveaway.
   
   Via Instagram:  During the Giveaway Period, click on the designated button in the Giveaway invitation to access the Website. After verifying your age, complete and submit the entry form with all required information, including your name, Instagram handle, state of residence, e-mail address, and your agreement to these Official Rules. Note: clicking button alone will not result in entry; recipient of Giveaway invitation must complete and submit entry form in order to be entered in the Giveaway. Internet access and a valid e-mail address (as well as an Instagram account) are required to enter the Giveaway. You may be charged for wireless Internet access according to the terms of your plan with your cellular or “wi-fi” provider. All entries must be received no later than 11:59:59 p.m. CT on March 29, 2024. Receipt of entry may be acknowledged but such acknowledgment does not constitute any representation of eligibility for the Giveaway nor is it otherwise binding upon Sponsor. All entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged (except perhaps as noted above) or returned. No alterations or forged entries are permitted. Prizes will be awarded to the name corresponding to the e-mail address provided on the entry form. Third party usage fees may apply.
   
   The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram.

4. Entry Restrictions: Limit one (1) entry per person, family, household or address during the Giveaway Period. Violation of this entry limit will result in only the initial entry being accepted. Automated entries are prohibited and any use of such automated devices will cause disqualification. But Sponsor reserves the right to void all entries (and disqualify any entrant from the Giveaway altogether as well as to prohibit such entrant from participating in future promotions offered by Sponsor) if Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that a given person has engaged in egregious, blatant or repeated violations of the entry limit or if he/she has forwarded the Giveaway invitation to another person. Proof of submission of entry does not constitute proof of receipt of same or proof of entry. All entries become the sole property of the Sponsor. Sponsor/Administrator assume no responsibility for illegible, lost, late, damaged, incomplete, late or lost entries due to data or computer glitches or other programming/technological/electronic error, malfunction or failure of any kind, regardless of cause; and, all such entries are void. Data rates may apply to entries submitted via mobile device. Collection and use of your personal information is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy, accessible at https://www.whiteclaw.com/privacy; you are also advised to review Meta Platforms, Inc.’s privacy policy for its Instagram social media platform, accessible at https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/?entry_point=ig_help_center_data_policy_redirect.

5. Prizes & Prize Restrictions: Two (2) Prizes will be available to be awarded.

1. Each winner will receive tickets for winner and one (1) verified guest to attend the Cattle Country Music Festival in Gonzales, Texas, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 12-14, 2024 (the “Festival”). Each Prize consists of up to *two (2) 3-day VIP Admission Tickets (up to $549 value per ticket) to the Festival (for winner and one [1] verified guest), and $100 for the winner in the form of a Gift Card that may be used any additional expenses not specified in these Official Rules such as but not limited to travel (Gift Card Issuer will be chosen by Sponsor at its sole discretion and is subject to terms and conditions of use as indicated thereon). Approximate Retail Value of each Prize is up to $1,198.00 (depending on the number of tickets awarded). Total Approximate Retail Value of all Prize is up to $2,396.00. Limit of one (1) Prize per person, family, household, and address.
   
   
2. As noted, the actual value of the Prize may vary depending on the number of tickets awarded. Should actual value of the Prize awarded be less than the stated Approximate Retail Value for any reason, said winner will not receive the difference in cash or otherwise. No other prize will be awarded.
   
   
3. All other additional expenses not specified in these Official Rules are the sole responsibility of the winner. NO TRAVEL OR LODGING WILL BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE PRIZE. A winner and a winner’s guest are exclusively responsible, at their sole expense, for making any and all travel arrangements in conjunction with attending Festival.
   
   
4. Winner’s guest must be 21 years of age or older and a legal resident of one of the 50 United States or District of Columbia and must sign and return a Guest Release (where lawful) prior to attending the Festival; in the event of noncompliance by a winner’s guest, said winner must accept the Prize without said guest, the value of the Prize will be reduced accordingly, and no substitute prize or compensation will be awarded in conjunction therewith. (For clarity, the same individual must function as winner’s guest for all three [3] days of the Festival.)
   
   
5. IF A POTENTIAL WINNER CANNOT ATTEND FESTIVAL ON THE DATES STATED ABOVE OR IF A POTENTIAL WINNER DOES NOT WISH OR IS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE FESTIVAL, SAID PRIZE WILL BE FORFEITED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT COMPENSATION AND, IF TIME PERMITS, AN ALTERNATE WINNER MAY BE SELECTED AT SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION.
   
   
6. Alcohol beverages are not part of the Prize. Prizes will only be awarded to a verified winner with a street address within the state of Texas. The Festival is a rain-or-shine event. By claiming tickets, each winner and each winner’s guest agree to Ticket Policy and Terms of Use Policy. Tickets are non-transferable and resale of tickets are prohibited. Venue restrictions may also apply. Ticket delivery method is at sole discretion of the Sponsor/Cattle Country which will be either sent to a winner by mail, e-mail, mobile ticketing or placed at venue Will Call the each (??) day of Festival under said winner’s name. A winner must be present to pick up tickets and a valid photo ID will be required if tickets are placed at Will Call. A winner and a winner’s guest must abide by all Festival/venue policies. No alternate prize or compensation will be awarded if tickets are unused for one or more days of selected Festival for any reason. Festival may be modified, curtailed or even cancelled altogether at the sole discretion of Cattle Country and other individuals of requisite authority due to scheduling and/or other circumstances beyond their control. When attending the Festival, winner and winner’s guest must follow all policies and instructions of Cattle Country, and other individuals of requisite authority at all times as well as acting in a respectful and courteous manner at all times, the preceding includes but is not limited to refraining from heckling, bothering, interfering with music artist(s), in conjunction with their performance; by way of example, taunting, physically and/or verbally abusing music artist(s). In addition, winner and winner’s guest must act appropriately at all times when engaging in activities at the Festival such as swimming in Cowboy Cove. Admission to the venue is subject to all rules, requirements, and policies, including, without limitation, all security, safety and health requirements and policies, put in place, including requirements relating to face masks and enhanced health screenings that may be updated from time to time. Winner and winner’s guest must also comply with all applicable laws, policies, orders, protocols, and guidelines issued by federal, state, and local authorities respecting COVID-19 and other communicable diseases, and attendance is conditioned on such compliance. Without limiting the foregoing, the Festival is an outdoor event which is subject to the vagaries of weather.
   
   
7. Sponsor, Cattle Country and other individuals of requisite authority reserve the right to not award any Prize to, or to revoke the Prize from a winner or a winner's guest who Cattle Country or venue personnel deem may, in their sole discretion, be intoxicated, be a safety risk, have violated any venue policy or law, and/or may bring Sponsor, Cattle Country, and other individuals of requisite authority, into disrepute, and under such circumstances, Sponsor, Cattle Country, and other individuals of requisite authority shall NOT have any liability or obligation to a winner and/or a winner’s guest of any kind.
   
   
8. *If a winner chooses to attend the Festival without a guest (or a guest does not timely return signed liability release and publicity release [where lawful]), said winner will receive the prize in increments appropriate for the actual number of attendees (i.e., for winner him/herself) and no substitute prize or compensation will be awarded in conjunction therewith. If a winner chooses to accept the Prize without a guest, winner will still receive the $100 Gift Card. For the avoidance of doubt, award of the Gift Card element of the Prize is contingent upon the winner attending the Festival. Should winner or winner’s guest decide not to attend one or more days of the Festival after issuance of tickets, no alternate prize or compensation will be awarded.
   
   
9. COVID-19 WARNING: Winner and winner’s guest understand and agree an inherent risk to exposure to COVID-19/Coronavirus epidemic/pandemic exists in any place where people gather. COVID-19/Coronavirus is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. Winner and winner’s guest assume all risks, hazards, and dangers arising from or relating in any way to the risk of contracting a communicable disease or illness—including, without limitation, exposure to COVID-19/Coronavirus or any other bacteria, virus or other pathogen capable of causing a communicable disease or illness, weather that exposure occurs before, during or after the Festival and regardless of how caused or contracted—and winner and winner’s guest waive any and all claims and potential claims against Mark Anthony Brands Inc., Cattle Country, and other individuals of requisite authority, and each of their respective parents, partners, divisions, subsidiaries, officers, directors, members, managers, agents, affiliates, and employees — relating to such risks, hazards and dangers. Winner and winner’s guest also agree to fully comply with all applicable government mandates and venue policies (as permitted by law) so as to protect against the spread of COVID-19/Coronavirus. Such mandates/policies may include mask-wearing, social distancing, completion of a health questionnaire as well as conditioning venue admission/Festival attendance upon a negative COVID-19/Coronavirus test and/or provision of adequate and satisfactory proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19/Coronavirus. If a winner or a winner’s guest refuse to comply with such mandates/policies or if a winner or a winner’s guest cannot satisfy applicable conditions, he/she will be denied admission to a venue/Festival on one or more days of Festival, with Sponsor, Cattle Country, and other individuals of requisite authority  not having any liability under any legal theory to said winner and/or said winner’s guest (as applicable).

6. Winners Determination/Odds: Subject to the verification of eligibility, winners will be determined in a random drawing on or about April 1, 2024 conducted by HP2 Promotions, an independent judging organization, whose decisions will be final in all matters relating to this Giveaway. Odds of winning will be determined by the total number of eligible entries received.

7. Notification/Verification/Alternates: Each potential winner will be notified by e-mail on or about April 1, 2024 and potential winner will be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release (where lawful) and complete a W-9 Taxpayer Information form and potential winners must return all required items to Sponsor for receipt within two (2) business days of initial notification or Prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to another winner at Sponsor's sole discretion, time permitting. In the event of noncompliance with this requirement or if a potential winner cannot be contacted for any reason, Prize will be forfeited without compensation of any kind and an alternate winner may be selected (again, time permitting). Alternative winners are subject to all eligibility requirements and must return requested verification materials within two (2) business days of notification (or within such other specified time period).

8. General Conditions: Entry in the Giveaway constitutes an entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to abide by and accept the terms and conditions of these Official Rules. No prize substitution except at Sponsor’s sole discretion for Prize of comparable value. Prize is not redeemable/exchangeable for cash (excluding the Gift Card component of same where required by applicable law). Prize is not transferable except with Sponsor’s prior consent which may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion without liability of any kind. All federal, state and local taxes on the Prize are each winner’s sole responsibility. By accepting the Prize, winner waives the right to assert as a cost of winning the Prize, any and all costs of redemption or travel to redeem the Prize and any and all liability that might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem the Prize. All costs and expenses associated with a Prize acceptance and use that are not specified herein are the sole responsibility of each winner.
   
   Taxes on the Prize are each winner’s sole responsibility. As noted above, each winner will be required to complete a W-9 Taxpayer Information Form along with the Affidavit of  Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release (where lawful) and will be issued a 1099 IRS Form (as the value of the Prize equals/exceeds $600) or other tax documents required by law. Upon receipt of the Prize, said winner shall be required to comply with any and all applicable federal, state and local law, rules and regulations.
   
   Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning the Prize furnished in connection with the Giveaway. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE PRIZE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPONSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
   
   
9. Releases: By participating, entrant indemnifies, releases and agrees to hold harmless (a) Mark Anthony Brands Inc.,  Cattle Country, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, prize suppliers, and advertising and promotion agencies (including HP2 Promotions) as well as Meta Platforms, Inc. (collectively “Released Parties”); and (b) the directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders, employees, successors and assigns of any of the above organizations; from any and all liability arising from participating in the Giveaway (including but not limited to risk of illness or even death arising directly or indirectly, in whole or part, from contracting COVID-19/Coronavirus), any Giveaway-related activity and/or the acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of the Prize (as applicable). Without limiting the foregoing, Released Parties make no representation, warranty or guarantee of any kind regarding the Prize or any part thereof; this includes but is not limited to the warranty of merchantability or fitness for intended purpose. Except where prohibited by law, acceptance of a Prize constitutes each winner’s agreement to the use of his/her name, address (city, state), likeness, voice, photograph or other indicia of persona and/or statements regarding the Sponsor or the Giveaway for advertising, publicity and trade purposes by Sponsor and its designees (including Cattle Country), without further compensation or any notice or approval of any kind.

10. Online/Website Entry Conditions: In the event of a dispute, entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address provided on entry form. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by an internet access provider, online service, or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses. Potential winner agrees to furnish requested documentation confirming potential winner’s status as the authorized account holder. If such a dispute cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for lost, late, damaged, illegible, misdirected, incomplete entries, or for entries not received due to lost, failed, delayed or interrupted connections or miscommunications, or to other electronic malfunctions, delays, or errors of any kind in the transmission or receipt of entries; or for defect of any kind which prevents a person from properly accessing the Giveaway online/website. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether caused by online/website visitors or by any human or technological error that may occur in the processing of entries in this Giveaway. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend all or a portion of the Giveaway, should viruses, bugs or other causes beyond control of the Sponsor corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Giveaway.

11. Caution: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS GIVEAWAY IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY SUCH PERSON FROM THIS GIVEAWAY (IF APPLICABLE), PROHIBIT SUCH PERSON FROM PARTICIPATING IN FUTURE PROMOTIONS OFFERED BY SPONSOR, AS WELL AS TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

12. Improper Conduct: Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participation in or use of any or all portions of this Giveaway, and refuse to award the Prize if any entrant engages in any conduct Sponsor deems to be improper, unfair, otherwise adverse to the operation of the Giveaway or detrimental to other entrants of the Giveaway. Such improper conduct includes, without limitation, falsifying personal information required during entry or the Prize claim, violating any term or condition stated here, accumulating entries through methods such as automated computer scripts or any other programming techniques, allowing others to use an entrant’s personal information for the purpose of accumulating entries, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise tamper with the computer programs/technology in connection with this Giveaway. Entrants agree that Sponsor may void a Prize an entrant may have won and/or require the return of the Prize an entrant may have won (or its value) as a result of such improper conduct. Entrants further acknowledge that any forfeiture of the Prize and/or return of the Prize shall in no way prevent Sponsor from pursuing other avenues of recourse such as criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct.
    
    
13. Sponsor’s Rights: Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, abbreviate, or suspend this Giveaway should it be compromised by computer virus, program bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor, including but not limited to fire, flood, epidemic, pandemic, 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, without any compensation or liability to any entrant. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical, technical, or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the promotion or in the announcement of the Prizes. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Giveaway materials and the terms and conditions of the official rules, the official rules shall prevail, govern and control.
    
    Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any damage to an entrant’s or any other person's mobile device or computer which is occasioned by participating in the Giveaway or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor is not responsible for lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, satellites, Internet service providers, or other connections; or for miscommunications, failed, jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected computer, telephone or cable transmissions; or for any technical malfunctions, failures, difficulties or other errors of any kind or nature; or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information. The preceding expressly includes but is not limited to any communications sent by or sent to Sponsor which is not properly and timely received and accessible by Sponsor or its agencies for any reason. Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Giveaway, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Giveaway, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Giveaway if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Giveaway is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of the Giveaway as contemplated herein. If the Giveaway is modified, terminated or suspended, Sponsor will select the winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received (if any) or otherwise in a manner determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion to be fair, appropriate, and consistent with these Official Rules. Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances, and, if not feasible, Sponsor shall not have any liability of any kind. Only the type and quantity of prizes described in these Official Rules (i.e., two [2] Prizes) will be available to be won in the Giveaway. These Official Rules cannot be modified or amended in any way except in a written document issued in accordance with law by duly authorized representatives of Sponsor. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
    
    

14. Disputes: This Giveaway is governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without respect to conflict of law/choice of law doctrines of Illinois (or of any other jurisdiction which would lead to the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than Illinois). To the fullest extent permitted by law, as a condition of participating in the Giveaway, entrants agree (a) that any and all disputes regarding the Giveaway which cannot be resolved between the parties shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a federal or state court located in Cook County, Illinois; (b) to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and to waive any right of inconvenient forum, change of venue or any like right; (c) that any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in entering the Giveaway (if any), but in no event attorney’s fees, with all other forms of remedy – including but not limited to punitive, incidental, or consequential damages and injunctive relief – being expressly waived.
    
    
15. Winners’ List: For list of winners, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to “WC Cattle Country Music Fest Sweeps”, 167 N. Green Street, 6^th Floor, Chicago, IL 60607. All requests must be received by April 29, 2024.  Winners’ list will be available after May 13, 2024.
    
    Sponsor:  Mark Anthony Brands Inc., Chicago, IL
    
    All Registered Trademarks, used under license by White Claw Seltzer Works, Chicago, IL. Nutritional information available at whiteclaw.com
    
    PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY.  HARD SELTZER WITH FLAVORS.  
    
    Wine Country Festival, LLC d/b/a Cattle Country Fest as well as any talent performing at the Festival are not sponsors of the Giveaway and are in no way responsible for the administration of the Giveaway or the verification of the winners or the fulfillment of prizing. All inquiries regarding the Giveaway should be directed to Sponsor.