Más+ by Messi™ “F-O-O-T-Y” Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 48 CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE (OR AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR STATE OF RESIDENCE, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER) OR OLDER AT TIME OF ENTRY. VOID IN ALASKA, HAWAII AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
1. Eligibility: The Más+ by Messi™ “F-O-O-T-Y” Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age (or age of majority in their state of residence, whichever is higher) or older at the time of entry. Void in Alaska, Hawaii 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 Sweepstakes or win the Prize: Más+ Next Generation Beverage Co. (“Sponsor”), its parent company, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies (including VCCP USA, LLC and HP2 Promotions), distributors and retailers of Más+ by Messi™ products. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and HP2 Promotions (the independent judging organization, “Administrator”) which shall be final and binding in all respects. All federal, state and local laws apply.
2. Sweepstakes Overview: Sweepstakes begins on March 3, 2025 at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends March 15, 2025 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. Internet access and an Instagram account are required to enter the Sweepstakes. An account on Instagram may be opened for free, although a compatible mobile device is required for optimal use of the social media platforms. To open an Instagram account, go to https://www.instagram.com. You are encouraged to review Instagram’s Terms of Use BEFORE opening an account; see https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870/. The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram.
3. To Enter: Más+ by Messi will post multiple messages advertising the Sweepstakes on the brand’s official Instagram social media channel. Complete all of these steps:
(1) Follow @masbymessi on Instagram (if you do not already).
(2) Tag two (2) friends in the comments of the Sweepstakes post.**
(3) Like the Sweepstakes post.
**Friend must be someone personally known to you, a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or age of majority in their state of residence (whichever is higher) or older and whom you believe is interested in learning about the Más+ by Messi™ product. You are advised to obtain the friend’s consent before tagging them. When tagging friends, you must include the hashtag #MasbyMessiSweepstakes to disclose to the public that you are doing so in conjunction with entering a sweepstakes promotion advertising Más+ Next Generation Beverage Co.’s Más+ by Messi™ product; if you fail to include #MasbyMessiSweepstakes when tagging friends, you will not be entered in the Sweepstakes.
If you wish, you may include content in addition to #MasbyMessiSweepstakes when tagging friends. Including additional content is not required and will not affect your odds of winning the Prize. If you choose to include additional content, such content must be your sole, original work and not copied, in whole or in part, from any source. If Sponsor determines that such additional content violates the rights of any third party (including but not limited to trademark, copyright, rights of publicity or privacy) or is inappropriate, offensive, hateful, reflects negatively on the goodwill and business reputation of Más+ Next Generation Beverage Co. or its Más+ by Messi™ product, or disparages, defames or insults Mr. Messi, you will not be entered in the Sweepstakes.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT POSTED BY A PERSON IN CONJUNCTION WITH ENTRY REPRESENTS SOLELY THE VIEWS/OPINIONS OF THE PERSON THEMSELVES AND DOES NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS/OPINIONS OF SPONSOR (OR MR. MESSI PERSONALLY) IN ANY MANNER. NEITHER SPONSOR NOR MR. MESSI PERSONALLY WILL REVIEW ANY ADDITIONAL CONTENT PRIOR TO THE POSTING OF SAME BY ANY SUCH PERSON AND EACH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH.
Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, damaged, stolen, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, inaccessible, incorrect, or garbled entries or other Sweepstakes materials, all of which are void. Without limiting the foregoing, no entry will be received if all the above steps are not completed. If any step is omitted, no entry will be received. (The order in which the steps are completed will not affect one’s ability to enter the Sweepstakes or his/her odds of winning the prize.)
All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
Information collected in connection with this Sweepstakes will be used in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy and these Official Rules. In the event of any discrepancy between the Privacy Policy and these Official Rules, the Privacy Policy shall prevail, control and govern. Before entering the Sweepstakes, you should also consult the Privacy Policy of Instagram https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/?entry_point=ig_help_center_data_policy_redirect.
4. Entry Restrictions: Limit of one (1) entry per person per post, for a maximum of up to three (3) entries per person. Violation of the entry limit will result in all additional entries being void. But, Sponsor reserves the right to void all entries (and disqualify entrant from the Sweepstakes altogether) if Sponsor/Administrator determines in its sole discretion that a given person has engaged in egregious, blatant or repeated violations of the entry limit. Tagging more than two (2) friends will not result in additional entries or increase one’s chances of winning. If a person tags more than two (2) friends, entry is contingent upon tagging of all friends being in compliance with these Official Rules. If a person tags no friends or only one (1) friend, he/she will not be entered in the Sweepstakes. Proof of submission of entry does not constitute proof of receipt of same or proof of entry. Any acknowledgment of receipt of entry by Sponsor/Administrator does not constitute any representation of eligibility for the Sweepstakes nor is it otherwise binding upon Sponsor. Entries generated by script, macro, robotic, programmed or like means are prohibited and will be disqualified. Use of third-party entities
(e.g., commercial sweepstakes-entry services) to enter Sweepstakes on a person's behalf voids entry and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the corresponding Instagram account. Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is assigned to an Instagram account by Instagram. All decisions by Sponsor and Administrator as to the identity of entrant are final and binding in all respects.
If participating in the Sweepstakes via mobile device, message and data rates may apply. You may be charged by your wireless carrier for participating in the Sweepstakes by using your mobile device. It is therefore recommended that you consult your wireless carrier’s pricing plan BEFORE participating in the Sweepstakes via your mobile device. Not all mobile devices offer wireless Internet access and wireless Internet access may not be available in all areas.
5. Prize:
Prize (1): One (1) bottle of Más+ by Messi signed by Leo Messi and one (1) $250.00 generic Gift Card. Gift Card will be chosen by Sponsor at its sole discretion and subject to terms and conditions of use as indicated thereon. Approximate Retail Value of Prize is $1,250.00. Approximate Retail Value does not reflect re-sale value of Prize.
Prize does not come with a certificate of authenticity.
All costs and expenses relative to acceptance/use of Prize not specified herein (for example, any costs/expenses in conjunction with display of Prize; any desired insurance on Prize) are solely the winner's responsibility.
If Prize is declined by a winner, no alternate prize or compensation will be awarded in conjunction therewith.
6. Winner Determination/Odds: Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. The random drawing will be conducted by Administrator, an independent judging organization, on or about March 17, 2025. Odds of winning the Prize depends on the number of eligible entries received for the random drawing.
Potential winner will be notified via Instagram direct message. BE SURE TO CONFIGURE YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS TO ACCEPT DIRECT MESSAGES FROM @masbymessi. To remain eligible to win the Prize, potential Winner must still follow @masbymessi at the time of winner notification. Administrator will use commercially reasonable efforts to contact potential winner. Sponsor and Administrator disclaim any and all liability in conjunction with attempts to contact potential winner.
Potential winner will be required to sign before a Notary Public an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and a Publicity Release (where lawful) within five (5) business days of date indicated thereon. In the event of noncompliance with this requirement or if potential winner cannot be contacted for any reason, Prize will be forfeited without compensation of any kind and an alternate winner may be selected from among all remaining eligible entries received for the random drawing.
7. Prize Restrictions:. No prize substitution or cash redemption except at Sponsor’s sole discretion due to unavailability for any reason and only then for prize of comparable value. The 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. By accepting the Prize, the 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.
Taxes on the Prize are the winner’s sole responsibility and the winner will be issued W-9 IRS Tax Form with the Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and Publicity Release (where lawful) and a subsequent 1099 IRS Form.
Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning the Prize. 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.
8. Releases: By participating, entrant indemnifies, releases and agrees to hold harmless (a) Más+ Next Generation Beverage Co. , its parent company, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, and advertising and promotion agencies (including VCCP USA, LLC and HP2 Promotions); (b) the directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders, employees, successors and assigns of any of the above organizations; and (c) Meta Platforms, Inc (“Released Entities”) from any and all liability arising from participating in the Sweepstakes, any Sweepstakes-related activity and/or the acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of the Prize (as applicable). Except where prohibited by law, acceptance of Prize constitutes 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, the Más+ by Messi™ product or the Sweepstakes for advertising, publicity and trade purposes by Sponsor without further compensation or any notice or approval of any kind.
9. Limitations of Liability: Sponsor’s computer is the official clock for all purposes of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assumes no responsibility under any legal theory for (a) any incomplete, incorrect or inaccurate information whether caused by web site or Instagram users, tampering, hacking or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error; (b) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of any web site or entries; (c) any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line-systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, programming or failure of email on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or any combination thereof, or for injury or damage to entrant’s or to any other person’s computer or mobile device (or any information/materials stored thereon) related to or resulting from downloading materials from any web site or participating in the Sweepstakes; or (d) entries being inaccessible, irregular or defective in any respect due to filtering by or other operation of the functionality of Instagram; and (e) late, lost, illegible/garbled, incomplete, damaged, inaccessible, corrupted or jumbled email transmissions or entries regardless of cause (and, all such entries are void.)
10. Force Majeure: If the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned for any reason beyond the control of Sponsor (e.g., natural disaster, pandemic/epidemic, unauthorized intervention, fraud, civil commotion), Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and conduct the Sweepstakes and select the winner from among all eligible entries received for the random drawing prior to the action taken by Sponsor or otherwise in a manner which is fair, equitable and in accordance with these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Notice of such action by Sponsor will be posted on www.masbymessi.com and on @masbymessi .
11. Tampering: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR TO DEFRAUD SPONSOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY SUCH PERSON FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES AS WELL AS TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
12. Additional Conditions of Participation: Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical, technical, or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of the Prize. 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 these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, control and govern. If an entry is lost, destroyed or corrupted, the entrant’s sole remedy shall be receipt of a replacement entry for the random drawing, time permitting and if otherwise feasible; if not feasible (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), Sponsor shall not have any liability of any kind relative to same. Only the type and quantity of prizes described in these Official Rules as set forth above (that is, one [1] prize) are available to be won in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision of these Official Rules in a given instance shall not represent the waiver of such provision. Should a court of competent jurisdiction deem a given provision of these Official Rules to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision will be replaced with a substitute provision which is valid/legal/enforceable and most closely approximates the original intent of Sponsor. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision of these Official Rules.
13. Disputes: This Sweepstakes 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 Sweepstakes, entrant agrees (a) that any and all disputes regarding the Sweepstakes 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 participating in the Sweepstakes (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.
14. Winner’s List: For winner’s list, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to The Más+ by Messi™ “F-O-O-T-Y” Sweepstakes, 167 N. Green Street, 6th Floor, Chicago, IL 60607. All requests must be received by April 15, 2025. Winner’s list will be available after April 16, 2025.
Sponsor: Más+ Next Generation Beverage Co., Chicago, IL
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