Ghost Tequila’s #SpicyGhostSightings Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE INCLUDED IN ANY PRIZE. MUST BE
21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The Ghost Tequila’s
#SpicyGhostSightings Sweepstakes (the "Promotion") begins at 12:00:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on October 14, 2022 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on October 31, 2022 (the “Promotion Period”). The Promotion contains a game of chance (“Sweepstakes”). The computer clock of the Sponsor (defined below) is the official time-keeping device in the Promotion.
This promotion uses Instagram™ and is not endorsed, sponsored or administered by Instagram, Instagram,
Inc., or Meta Platforms, Inc. All Instagram™ logos and trademarks displayed on this promotion are property of Instagram, Inc.
1. ELIGIBILITY: The Promotion is open only to legal residents of 49 of the 50 United States (excluding Maryland) and the District of Columbia, who are 21 years of age or older as of date of entry. Employees, officers and directors of GT Spirits, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Realtime Media LLC (“Administrator”) and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, contest, fulfillment and marketing agencies, (collectively, “Promotion Parties”), alcohol beverage manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling & spouse and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same households as such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate in the Promotion. By participating, you agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Void in any state not listed above and where prohibited by law, rule or regulation. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
2. HOW TO ENTER THE PROMOTION: There are two (2) methods of entry as outlined below.
INSTAGRAM ENTRY: To participate, log into your Instagram account (must be made public) become a follower of @ghosttequila and post a photo or video and a caption sharing your spicy ghost story. In the caption of each submitted photo/video, include the hashtags #spicyghostsightings and #Sweepstakes as well as mention the account @ghosttequila. Collectively the photo/video, associated #spicyghostsightings and #Sweepstakes hashtags and the @ghosttequila mention are your entry (a “Sweepstakes Entry”). Entrants can open an Instagram account for free by registering with instagram.com. Limit of one (1) Sweepstakes Entry per person, per email address throughout the Promotion Period.
TIKTOK ENTRY: To participate, log into your TikTok account (must be made public) become a follower of @perfectly_spicy and post a video and a caption sharing your spicy ghost story. In the caption of each submitted video, include the hashtags #spicyghostsightings and #Sweepstakes as well as mention the account @perfectly_spicy. Collectively the video, associated #spicyghostsightings and #Sweepstakes hashtags and the @ghosttequila mention are your Sweepstakes Entry. Entrants can open a TikTok account for free by registering with https://www.tiktok.com/signup. Limit of one (1) Sweepstakes Entry per person, per email address throughout the Promotion Period.
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES: To earn additional entries, once logged into your Instagram account (must be made public) become a follower of @ghosttequila and post a photo or video of a Ghost Tequila product (either physical or in advertising) and in the caption include the hashtags #spicyghostsightings and #Sweepstakes as well as mention the account @ghosttequila. Collectively the photo/video, associated #spicyghostsightings and #Sweepstakes hashtags and the @ghosttequila mention are your additional entry (an “Additional Entry”). Entrants can open an Instagram account for free by registering with instagram.com. Limit of one (1) Additional Entry per person, per email address throughout the Promotion Period.
3. SWEEPSTAKES DRAWING/ODDS: On or about November 1, 2022, the Administrator will conduct a random drawing from all eligible Entries received within the Promotion Period and select One (1) Promotion Prize winner. Odds of winning a Promotion prize depend on the number of eligible Entries received.
4. WINNER NOTIFICATION: The potential prize winner will be notified by direct message on Instagram within three (3) business days of winner selection or as soon as reasonably practicable. Potential winner will have five (5) days to respond to winning notification before forfeiting their prize. The potential winner will be sent an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release via email. All forms must be completed, signed and returned to Administrator within three (3) days of date of issuance. Potential winner becomes the “Winner” only after verification of eligibility by Sponsor. If such potential winner cannot be contacted within a reasonable time period, if the potential winner is ineligible, if any notification is returned undeliverable, or if the potential winner otherwise fails to fully comply with these Official Rules, he/she will forfeit that prize and an alternate winner will be selected from among all remaining entries for that drawing.
5. PRIZES/PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Three (3) Promotion Prizes will be awarded during the Promotion, consisting of:
• GRAND PRIZE (1): One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded consisting of:
o One (1): Tequila for a year awarded in the form of a $1,000 prepaid gift card, which winner may choose to use to purchase tequila.
The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the Grand Prize is $1,000.00
• RUNNER UP PRIZES (2): Two (2) Runner Up Prizes will be awarded consisting of:
o One (1): Halloween Party for you and your friends awarded in the form of a $300.00 prepaid gift card
The ARV of the Runner Up Prizes is $300.00
The total ARV of all prizes is $1,600.00
ALCOHOL IS NOT PART OF THE PRIZE.
WINNER MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: The Promotion prize will be fulfilled approximately four (4) to six (6) weeks after the Promotion has ended. Prize will be awarded only upon winner redemption, confirmation, verification and final approval by Sponsor. No substitution, transfer of any prize or cash alternative permitted, except by Sponsor who reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value, if prize, or portion of prize, becomes unavailable. Promotion Parties are not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, delayed, or undelivered prize.
PRIZE IS AWARDED “AS IS” WITH NO GUARANTEE. ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED BY THE PROMOTION
PARTIES. ALL PRIZE DETAILS ARE AT SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION. ANY COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH PRIZE ACCEPTANCE AND USE NOT SPECIFIED HEREIN AS BEING PROVIDED ARE WINNERS’ SOLE RESPONSIBILITY.
6. GENERAL: Each winner hereby expressly grants to the Promotion Parties and their respective designees all rights to use and publish his/her name, likeness (photographic or simulated), voice, and province of residence for all purposes, including without limitation, advertising, marketing, promotional and publicity purposes in connection with this Promotion (“Advertising”), in any and all media now or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity, without any form of notice or any amount or kind of compensation or permission, except where prohibited by applicable law. All copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights in such Advertising shall be owned by Sponsor and/or its licensors, and each winning participant hereby disclaims and waives any claim of right to such Advertising. Such Advertising shall be solely under the control of Sponsor and/or its licensors, and each winner hereby waives any claim of control over the Advertising content as well as any possible claims of misuse of such winning recipient’s name, likeness or voice under contract, tort or any other theory of law. The Promotion Parties do not assume any responsibility for any disruption in the Promotion Parties, including but not limited to the failure or interruption of Facebook or any internet service provider. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures and other statements contained in any Promotion materials and the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern, and control. In no event will more prizes be awarded than those listed in Rule #5. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. All decisions as to these Official Rules and interpretations thereof are exclusively within the sole discretion of the Promotion Parties and may be changed from time to time without notice. The Promotion Parties reserve the right to cancel or modify the Promotion at any time without notice. A potential winner may be requested to provide the Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning Entry. If, in Sponsor’s sole determination, a dispute cannot be resolved, the Entry will be deemed ineligible. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. Entries that are incomplete, garbled, or corrupted are void and will not be accepted.
7. CONDUCT: By participating in this Promotion, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Promotion Parties, which shall be final, binding and non-appealable in all respects. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. The Promotion Parties reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the participation process or the operation of the Promotion, or to be acting in any manner deemed by the Promotion Parties to be in violation of the Official Rules, or to be acting in any manner deemed by the Promotion Parties to be unsportsmanlike or disruptive, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person and void all associated Entries and/or registrations. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A USER, YOU OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE PROMOTION PARTIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: The Promotion Parties assume no responsibility or liability for (a) lost, late, stolen, undelivered, inaccurate, incomplete, delayed, misdirected, damaged or garbled registrations, Entries, URLs, or emails; (b) any incorrect or inaccurate Entry information, or for any faulty or failed electronic data transmissions; (c) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of Entries or registrations at any point in the operation of this Promotion; (d) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, cable, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of the Promotion; (e) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet or the Web Site or any combination thereof or for computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Promotion, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Promotion, the processing of Entries, social networking posts, or registrations, the announcement of the prize, or in any other Promotion-related materials; or (f) any injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in the Promotion. If, for any reason, the Promotion (or any part thereof) is not capable of running as planned for reasons which may include, without limitation, infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion, then the Promotion Parties reserve the right at their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion in whole or in part. If terminated, the Promotion Parties will award the prize from among all non-suspect, eligible Entries received for the Promotion up to the time of such action.
9. RELEASES: All participants, as a condition of participation in this Promotion, agree to release, hold harmless and indemnify Instagram and the Promotion Parties from and against any and all liability, claims, damages, or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in connection with (i) participation in any aspect of the Promotion, (ii) the receipt, ownership or use of the prize awarded, including any travel associated with any prize, (iii) participant’s registration material on any related website, or (iv) any typographical or other error in these Official Rules.
10. CHOICE OF LAW AND JURISDICTION: Except where prohibited, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants or winners, Sponsor, and administrator in connection with this Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any other jurisdiction), which might otherwise cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Any action seeking legal or equitable relief arising out of or relating to the Promotion or these Official Rules shall be brought only in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. You hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction of said courts and waive any claim of forum non-convenience or lack of personal jurisdiction they may have.
11. PRIVACY: Except as noted in these Official Rules, information collected for this Promotion is used only for the purpose of Promotion administration and winner notification and will not be re-used, sold or shared in any manner by the Promotion Parties or any third parties unless you have elected to receive additional information or promotional material from the Sponsor, or a third party. By participating in the Promotion, participant agrees to all of the terms and conditions of the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://www.ghosttequila.com/privacy. In the event of any discrepancy between the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy and these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall control and govern.
12. TAX INFORMATION: All federal, state, local, and other taxes on the prize and any other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided, are the sole responsibility of the applicable winner. A 1099 tax form (preceded by a W9 Form) will be issued to the Grand Prize Winner.
13. WINNERS LIST: To receive the list of the winners of the prize, send a #10 self-addressed, stamped envelope for receipt by November 15, 2022 to: Ghost Tequila’s #SpicyGhostSightings Sweepstakes Winners List Request, c/o Realtime Media, 1001 Conshohocken State Road, STE 2–100, West Conshohocken, PA 19428.
SPONSOR: GT Spirits, Inc., 862 E 2nd Street, Unit 6, Boston, MA 02127; https://www.ghosttequila.com/; https://www.ghosttequila.com/privacy
ADMINISTRATOR: Realtime Media LLC, 1001 Conshohocken State Road, STE 2–100,
West Conshohocken, PA 19428; https://www.rtm.com/; https://privacy.rtm.com/PrivacyPolicy.pdf