Catch A Highball

THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VOID OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED.  DO NOT ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU ARE NOT 21 OR OLDER AND A LEGAL RESIDENT OF AND CURRENTLY RESIDING IN ONE OF THE FIFTY UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. SEE FURTHER ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS BELOW. THIS SWEEPSTAKES WILL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAW.

JIM BEAM® #CATCHAHIGHBALL SWEEPSTAKES

OFFICIAL RULES 

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  Making a purchase will not improve your chances of winning. Jim Beam #catchahighball Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) sponsored by Jim Beam Brands Co. (“Sponsor”) begins 12:00:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on May 6, 2021 ends 11:59:59 p.m. ET on May 20, 2021 (“Sweepstakes Period”).  At Sponsor’s sole discretion, the Sweepstakes Period may be extended, by one (1) hour increments, if an insufficient number of eligible Participants have been selected as winners and eligible to be awarded a Prize within the Sweepstakes Period.  You may enter the Sweepstakes via Instagram, as described in Rule 3 noted below.  Individuals who participate in the Sweepstakes or submit an entry are sometimes referred to herein as an “Participant.”

2. Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (“D.C.”) who are 21 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees, directors, officers and agents of Sponsor, their parent, affiliate, and subsidiary companies, their advertising and promotion agencies, any alcoholic beverage industry wholesalers, distributors, or licensed retailers, and members of their immediate families (defined for these purposes as spouse, biological, adoptive and step-parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) or households (whether related or not) of any of the above are NOT eligible to participate.  This Sweepstakes is void outside the 50 United States/D.C. and where prohibited by law.

3. How to Enter:

Entry via Instagram:  Beginning 12:00:00 a.m. ET on the Start Date of each applicable Entry Period, Participants Sponsor will post a call to action from the @jimbeamofficial Instagram handle and the @jimbeam Twitter handle (the “CTA Post”).  As soon as the CTA Post is issued, eligible Participants may participate in the Sweepstakes as provided herein.

After the CTA Post is made, during the Sweepstakes Period, Participant must a) log into their Instagram or Twitter account; b) “like” the CTA Post image; c) share a photo of a fly ball; and d) Tag @jimbeamofficial along with the hashtag [#CatchaHighball] to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes (“Entry”).  You must be a registered user of Instagram or Twitter and follow Jim Beam on Instagram or Twitter to enter the Sweepstakes via Instagram or Twitter.  Instagram and Twitter registrations are free and can be obtained by logging on to www.instagram.com and www.twitter.com following the online instructions to open an account.

Participant’s setting must be set to “unprotected” and/or “public” in order for your posts to be viewable by Sponsor and its agents. Only posts that are viewable by Sponsor and its agents will be considered an Entry. Participant must not use more than one (1) social media account to enter. If a Participant is suspected of using multiple social media accounts to enter Sweepstakes, any entries received by such means will be void. Entries must be in compliance with the Content Requirements specified in Rule 5 herein. Participants must comply with social media platform Terms and Conditions and accept their Privacy Policy. Message and data rates may apply if Participant enters Sweepstakes via mobile device.  Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, accept or reject any purported Entry that does not comply with these Official rules.  Purported Entries that are incorrect or incomplete, received outside the Sweepstakes Period (including after all Prize(s) have been redeemed), or that contain obscene, offensive, or any other language communicating messages inconsistent with the positive images with which Sponsor wishes to associate itself (all as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) will be void and disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for misspellings, typographical errors, or other issues that may affect the ability to locate or record a purported Entry. Due to the way Instagram operates their service, Sponsor may not be able to view or record purported Entries, receive or send communications, or otherwise detect participation from or interact with potential Participants who have social media account settings that make their updates, comments, posts or communications private, protected, or otherwise limited, in which case any such purported Participant will be disqualified and ineligible to receive a Prize.  Normal Internet access and phone/usage charges imposed by your online/phone service may apply. Each Entry and registration form entry (if applicable) must be manually key stroked and manually entered by the individual Participant; automated and/or repetitive submission of Entry or registration forms (including but not limited to entries made using any script, macro, bot or Sweepstakes service) will be disqualified. Do not resubmit your Entry.  Do not copy and paste the Entry into a new post or tweet.  Multiple entries will not be accepted.

By submitting an Entry, you grant Sponsor the right to display your name and the name of your account on social media, including but not limited to Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook, without limit.  Entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the social media account used to submit an entry.  The “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.  Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements of these Official Rules.  

NOTE ABOUT MOBILE DATA AND MESSAGING CHARGES: When you participate in the Sweepstakes via a mobile device and/or download or transmit data via your mobile device, data and messaging rates may apply according to the terms and conditions of your service agreement with your wireless carrier. Other charges may apply (such as normal airtime and carrier charges) and may appear on your mobile phone bill or be deducted from your prepaid account balance. Wireless carriers' rate plans may vary, and you should contact your wireless carrier for more information on rate plans and charges relating to your participation in this Sweepstakes. Check your mobile device’s capabilities for specific instructions.

4. Entry Errors/Tampering: Sponsor reserves the right to void all entries made through any third-party web site or service, or through any robotic, automatic, mechanical, programmed or similar entry duplication method, and to disqualify any individual using such a web site/ service or entry method, as applicable.  Sponsor is not responsible for:  any entries that are lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, damaged, garbled, destroyed, misdirected, or not received by Sponsor or its agents for any reason; (ii) any problems or technical malfunctions, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation or transmission, communication failures or human error that may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of entries; (iii) destruction of or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; (iv) causes beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control that jeopardize the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes; (v) any entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules; (vi) incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by entrants or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (vii) any typographical or other error in the printing or advertising of the offer, administration or execution of the Sweepstakes, or in the announcement of prizes or prize winners; (viii) cheating or fraud by any participant. 

All incomplete or non-conforming entries will be disqualified. All entries become Sponsor’s property and will not be returned.

If for any reason the Sweepstakes cannot be executed as planned, including but not limited to any printing, administrative, or other error of any kind, transmission failure, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, or if the Sweepstakes is compromised or becomes technically corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes and, if terminated before the original end date, to select the winners from among all eligible non-suspect entries received as of the date/time of termination.  Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify and prosecute any individual who tampers with or attempts to tamper with the entry process or who enters using any automatic or programmed entry duplication method.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY CORRUPT THE SWEEPSTAKES OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS.  SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY, PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

5.  Further Entry Conditions: Enter as often as you like, but each entry must be submitted separately.  Proof of submission of an entry does not constitute proof of receipt of entry by Sponsor.  By entering, entrants acknowledge their compliance with and agreement to be bound by these Official Rules and the Sponsor’s decisions.  All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

All Entry submissions must comply with the following requirements:

Content Requirements:  All Participants must use caution and common sense in creating their Entry.

THE ENTRY WILL BE RETAINED BY SPONSOR AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE NO PAYMENT, ROYALTY OR OTHER COMPENSATION FOR THE USE OF THE ENTRY, EXCEPT FOR THE FIFTY (50) PRIZE WINNERS 

The Entry must be suitable for publication and compliant with the following content requirements in the sole opinion of the Sponsor: 

1. Entry cannot be obscene, defamatory, dangerous, discriminatory, endorse any form of hate or hate group (as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor), infringing or otherwise inappropriate or unsuitable for publication to general audiences over the age of twenty-one (21) (as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion);
2. Entry cannot encourage excessive or irresponsible alcohol consumption, link alcohol to any activities that would be dangerous while consuming alcohol, including operating machinery, sailing, skiing, etc.;
3. Entry cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about any person or entity, including but not limited to the Sponsor or its affiliates, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor;
4. Entry cannot contain any material that may, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, infringe on the intellectual property rights of any third-party, including but not limited to, copyrights, patents, trade secret rights, or trademarks owned by others. Participants must use their own original material in the creation of the Entry. If an Entry contains any intellectual property, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, disqualify the Entry from the Contest.  In the alternative, Sponsor may ask the Participant to provide the appropriate legal documentation, as required by Sponsor, that demonstrates the Participant has received proper permission to use such third-party material in the Entry for all purposes related to this Contest and Sponsor’s use of the Entry. Failure to provide appropriate legal documentation, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion, will result in disqualification of the Entry without notice;
5. Entry cannot advertise or promote any third-party brand or product of any kind or contain any personal identification, including, but not limited to: license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, or street addresses;
6. Entry cannot contain materials embodying the names, voices, likeness, or other indicia of, or identifying any person, living or dead, unless appropriate permission and releases have been obtained for the use of such material in your Entry. Failure to provide this documentation upon Sponsor’s request will result in disqualification of the Entry without notice
7. Entries cannot be in violation of any applicable federal, state, and/or local laws, rules, and regulations;
8. In addition to the requirements and guidelines above, Entry may not contain obscene or pornographic material, contain defamatory or libelous statements, invade privacy rights, exploit individuals or in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations (as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion).

6.  Drawing/Odds of Winning: Prize Winners will be determined in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The drawing will be conducted on or about the day following the end of the Sweepstakes Period by Sponsor, or Sponsor’s agent whose decisions will be final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning will be determined by the total number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. EACH ENTRANT IS ELIGIBLE TO WIN ONLY ONE (1) PRIZE DURING THE SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD.  Prize winners, following verification of the winners, and may be announced by news release.  Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements of these Official Rules. 

7.  Prizes:

Prizes: 

Fifty (50) Prizes will be awarded during the Sweepstakes Period.  Each Winner (“Winner”) will receive a Jim Beam® Highball gift pack which includes one (1) highball mug., one (1) t-shirt and one (1) baseball cap. The Approximate Retail Value “A.R.V.” of each Prize is two hundred dollars ($200.00). 

The total ARV of all available prizes in this Sweepstakes is two thousand fifty dollars ($2,050.00). Any difference between the stated ARV and actual value of prize will not be awarded in any form. Prizes are non-transferable, and no prize substitutions or cash redemptions are allowed except by Sponsor in its sole discretion, or as otherwise provided herein.  Sponsor may substitute a prize (or portion thereof) of equal or greater value if an advertised prize (or portion thereof) becomes unavailable for any reason.  All income taxes on prizes are the winners’ sole responsibility. PRIZE WINNERS WILL BE ISSUED AN IRS FORM 1099 FOR THE VALUE OF THE PRIZE. No alcohol will be awarded as part of the prize.

All prizes will be awarded provided they are claimed properly in accordance with these Official Rules.

8.  Verification/Prize Claim: Winners must provide positive identification specified by Sponsor to claim or participate in a prize.  Winners will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and, where permitted by law, Publicity Release without additional compensation within ten (10) business days of notification or the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner, time permitting, in a random drawing from among all remaining entries. If prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or if Sponsor, in its sole discretion, deems a potential winner ineligible to receive a prize for any reason, the corresponding prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner, time permitting, in a random drawing from among all remaining entries.  Sponsor’s decisions will be final, binding and non-appealable in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. 

9.  Limitations on Liability: By entering, each entrant agrees to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor, and agrees to indemnify, release, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor, its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates and agencies, and the officers, directors and employees of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from and against any and all liability for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury (including without limitation emotional distress) and/or death, publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy or merchandise delivery arising from or in connection with participation in the Sweepstakes or the acceptance, possession and/or use/misuse of a prize (if awarded to him/her) or his/her participation in prize-related activities (if applicable), including but not limited to travel related thereto.

By accepting a prize, each winner agrees that any liability concerning or arising out of his/her prize rests solely with the common carrier on which the winner traveled, the hotel that provided lodging, or the manufacturer of the goods, (as applicable) and/or the respective affiliates of each of the foregoing. Furthermore, each winner, by accepting a prize, acknowledges that Sponsor has neither made nor is in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to such prize, including, but not limited to, its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose.

10. Consent to Publicity: By accepting a prize, winners further consent to Sponsor’s use of his/her name, voice, statements and/or likeness for advertising, promotion, public relations or trade purposes in commerce and in any media worldwide without limitation or additional compensation or notice, unless prohibited by law.

11. Disputes/Venue/Governing Law: By participating, entrants agree that: (a) 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 appropriate federal, state or local court located in the State of Illinois; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including but not limited to costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) to the extent allowed by applicable law, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages and/or any other damages, other than out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants’ rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of Illinois or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Illinois.

12. Personal Information: All personal information collected from entrants in connection with participation in this Sweepstakes will be used only as provided in Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at www.beamsuntory.com.

13. Winners List: For the names of the winners, send a self-addressed stamped business-size envelope after May 20, 2021 and no later than June 20, 2010 to: Winners List, - Jim Beam #CatchaHighball, P.O. Box 251328, West Bloomfield, MI 48325

14.  Sponsor:  Jim Beam Brands Co.     

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