December 10K CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES

SUBJECT TO PRE-APPROVAL OF STATE AUTHORITIES WHERE REQUIRED BY LAW.

NO WINE PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO PARTICPATE

Employees, officers, directors and agents of Acker (“Sponsor”), its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, web masters and web suppliers, and manufacturers/importers/wholesalers/distributors and other retailers of alcohol beverages and their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouse) regardless of where they live or those living in the same household as such employees/officers/directors/agents (whether related or not)] are ineligible. Void where prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of similar value should the delivery of wine by the Sponsor to the contest winner be prohibited.

1. ENTRY

We’re super excited to ring in the New Year with a giveaway to take on 10K! Enter via the internet.

1. Follow @ackerwines on Instagram, if you don’t already!
2. Tag a friend in the comments who’d love us, too!
3. When they follow @ackerwines you’ll get a chance to win! The more you tag and they follow - the more chances you’ll have to win!

Only entries received during the relevant Contest Period and otherwise fully compliant with these Official Rules are “Valid Entries.” Entrants expressly agree to assume the risk of lost, late, incomplete, illegible, stolen, undelivered or misdirected entries.

If you are not an existing Instagram user, you will be required to agree to the Instagram Terms of Use and Privacy Policy located at https://www.ackerwines.com/contest-rules/ , and create a free Instagram account in order to submit your entry in the Contest. Once registered with Instagram, follow @ackerwines (the “Contest Group”) by clicking the “follow” link from the Contest Group page. Review the official Contest rules and check the box indicating “I have read, understand and agree to the terms and conditions. Submissions that do not adhere to the foregoing and following requirements will be considered void and will not be considered in this Contest. Odds of winning depend on the number of Valid Entries received. Winner will be selected at random from the valid entries.

No responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or its agencies for lost, late, incomplete, misdirected or illegible entries; or for any computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, availability or garbled or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/web site/use net accessibility or availability, traffic congestion or unauthorized human intervention.

Prize is valued at $200.

Alternate means of entry. You may enter the contest by sending or delivering one or more post cards marked “Contest” addressed to: Acker 160 W 72nd Street, NY, NY 10023. Listing your name, address, email address and telephone number. You may also drop off the post card entries at the above address. Each post card must contain your name, address, telephone number, and email address.

Giveaway ends Sunday, 1/8 at 11:59 ET. One follower will be selected at random and contacted via DM. Winner must respond by 1/11. Open to US residents only.

2. SPONSOR.

Acker Merrall & Condit Co., 160 W. 72nd St. NY, NY 10023

3. SELECTION OF WINNER.

On or about 1/08/23, Sponsor or an independent individual or entity designated by Sponsor will select one (1) winner at random from all Valid Entries. In order to receive the prize, winner must provide his or her social security number and will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release within ten (10) business days of initial notification, or an alternate winner will be selected. Email or telephone notification shall be deemed to have occurred on the date Sponsor or Sponsor’s designee first attempts to make contact with potential winner, and mail notification shall be deemed to have occurred on the date such notification is postmarked or should an electronic delivery system be utilized, the date the email is sent. Sponsor is not responsible if it sends an email and the email is not received for any reason. If for any reason the prospective winner is found to be ineligible or does not respond to claim the prize in a timely manner, an alternate winner will be selected. If prize notification is returned as undeliverable, it will result in disqualification and the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner. Any non-response by a potential winner, or Sponsor’s failure to receive a response from any potential winner with the prescribed ten (10) business day period will result in disqualification and the selection of an alternate winner. In the event of any non-compliance of these Official Rules, the potential winner will be disqualified, and an alternate winner will be selected. Sponsor is not responsible for unsuccessful efforts to notify any potential winner.

4. PRIZE.

GRAND PRIZE – The Winner of the Contest will receive a gift certificate to make a purchase on ackerwines.com in the amount of $200. If the winner lives in a location where delivery of alcoholic beverages by the Sponsor is not permitted, and if permitted by the law of that jurisdiction, Sponsor may substitute a non-alcoholic gift from the ackerwines.com website. The Prize is not assignable or transferable. Federal, state, local and income taxes on the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

5. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.

By participating, entrant (a) agrees to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects; (b) releases and agrees to hold harmless Acker Merrall & Condit Company its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies and the officers, directors, shareholders, representatives and employees from any and all liability whatsoever arising from his/her participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of prize. Where legal, by the accepting prize, winner agrees to the Sponsor’s use of his/her name, photograph or likeness for advertising or publicity purposes, and any and all rights to said use, without notice or further compensation.

Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website; or to be acting in violation of these official rules. Any attempt to defraud Sponsor (as determined by Sponsor or Sponsor’s agency, in the sole discretion of any party) will result in disqualification. Any attempted form of entry other than as set forth in these Official Rules is void. Any person who attempts to participate with multiple emails and/or street addresses, under multiple identities or uses any device or artifice to enter will be disqualified. Use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or like online entry methods is prohibited. In the event of a dispute as to online entries submitted by multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account used to enter the Contest at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these official rules.

The authorized account subscriber is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

6. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.

Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Instagram or website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the web site. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for injury or damage to entrants' or to any other persons’ computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the website.

If, for any reason, the online component of the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the online component of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, modify or suspend the online component of the Contest. In such event, the judging of entries will consist of all eligible online entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. Notice of such cancellation/modification/suspension will be posted on the website.

IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, ITS PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF INSTAGRAM OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM INSTAGRAM. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS. ALL LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

7. PRIVACY

Information collected from participants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://www.ackerwines.com/terms-conditions/#legal-privacy. Sponsor will not sell personal information submitted with entry to outside solicitors.

10. WINNERS LIST/OFFICIAL RULES.

For the name of the winner or a copy of the official rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

ACKER CONTEST
ACKER MERRALL & CONDIT COMPANY
160 W 72nd Street, NY, NY 10023.

11. THE SPONSOR.

ACKER MERRALL & CONDIT COMPANY IS A NEW YORK CORPORATION.

All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners in the United States and abroad. All rights reserved.

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