SOUR PUSS 2024 MYSTERY FLAVOR
CONTEST CANADA
(the “Contest”)

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES 

  1. ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible to enter and win the Contest, you must be a resident of Canada and of legal drinking age in the province of your residence. You are not eligible to enter or win, if you are: (a) an employee of Phillips Distilling Co. (the “Sponsor”), or any of its respective affiliates, advertising or promotional agencies (together, the “Releasees”); (b) an employee or contractor of a provincial liquor authority, or a participating licensed establishment, or, any liquor licensee authorized by a provincial liquor authority; (c) anyone who is involved in the development and/or administration of the Contest; or (d) a member of the immediate family (defined as parents, siblings, children and spouse, regardless of where they live) or household (whether related or not) of any of the above persons. 

  2. HOW TO ENTER: Contest begins at 12:00 a.m. EST on July 1, 2024, and all entries must be received by 1:00 am EST on August 31, 2024 (herein referred to as the “Contest Period”). 

To enter the Contest, you must post to your account on either Facebook or Instagram social media on the Internet a single photograph, or a digitally-recorded “reel” of no more than fifteen (15) seconds, containing no more than two (2) clear facial images of a human being, a pet, or a combination of the two, and you must use the two hashtags: “#SourPuss” and “#topsecretself” on your post.   

Each entrant is limited to one entry per day. If you attempt to or are suspected of attempting to enter more than once per day or use robotic, automatic, programmed or any entry methods not authorized by these rules, it shall be deemed as tampering and will void your entries. Entry forms become the property of Phillips Distilling Co. and will not be returned to you.  All Entries must be received and recorded during the Contest Period. Only the methods of entry described herein are valid. No other forms of entry are valid.  To be valid, each entry must comply with all of these Official Rules.   
 
Sponsor will not consider any entries containing images that are deemed by the Sponsor (acting in its sole and absolute discretion) to be damaging, disparaging, sexual, offensive, violent, or otherwise inappropriate for publication by Sponsor on social media. 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: There is no cost to complete or submit a photographic entry. A purchase does not improve your chances of winning. 

  1. WINNING ENTRY SELECTION. Sponsor will choose (in in its sole and absolute discretion) one submitted, qualifying entry as the Contest winner and the person submitting the chosen entry will be the “Winner”.  To determine the Winner, Sponsor will compile a list of no more than ten (10) entries (the “Finalists”) that meet quality and excellence criteria determined by Sponsor, which criteria will include but not be limited to, image quality and framing that allows for clear understanding of the scene, the absence of sexual or offensive content, the absence of political, religious or polemical content, and the absence of violence or any illegal activity.  Sponsor will determine the Winner by a random draw from among the chosen list of Finalists.

  2. PRIZE DETAILS: One prize will be given to the Winner (the “Prize”) consisting of the following Sour Puss promotional materials:  
  • 50 stickers  
  • 1 Fanny pack  
  • 2 Frisbees  
  • 2 Bucket Hats 
  • 1 empty bottle containing a label in which the winning entry is included within the standard Sour Puss Top Secret 002 label. 

 

Sponsor will deliver the Prize to the Winner 4-6 weeks after selecting the Winner. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of the Prize is $250 US.  If the originally chosen Winner cannot accept the Prize as specified, the originally chosen Winner will forfeit such Prize and the Sponsor will award the Prize to an alternate Winner chosen by Sponsor via another random draw from the remaining Finalists. Any difference between the stated value and actual value of the Prize will not be awarded. 

The Prize is not transferable or assignable and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions in cash or otherwise, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a Prize of equivalent monetary value if the Prize or any part of the Prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason. The Releasees will not be responsible, however, if weather conditions, labour disputes, travel bans, plague, epidemic, pandemic, natural disaster, any national emergency, war, civil commotion, acts of terrorism, acts of government or any agency thereof or other factors beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control prevent all or any part of the Prize from being fulfilled. In any such event, the Winner will not be provided with a substitute Prize or cash equivalent. The Sponsor will only release the Prize to the verified Winner. Return of any Prize or Prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate eligible Winner.  

  1. WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: A representative of Sponsor or an agent of Sponsor will first notify the Winner of the results of the Contest. Following confirmation of the Winner’s ability to receive the Prize, Sponsor will announce the Winner on its website (https://sourpusscanada.com/) and by showing the Winner’s first name, last initial, city, and province on the Sponsor’s Facebook and Instagram social media sites.  

  2. PERSONAL INFORMATION: By entering this Contest, entrants consent to the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information for the purposes of administering the Contest, including, but not limited to, for the purpose of receiving one or more messages, whether electronic or not, from the Sponsor or its designated representative, which may provide entrants with information regarding the Contest or otherwise further the administration of the Contest. The entrant will be deemed to have solicited these messages from the Sponsor by virtue of entering the Contest. By accepting the Prize, the winner consents to the collection, use and disclosure to the public of their names, addresses (city, province/territory), voices, statements and photographs or other likenesses for publicity purposes in connection with the Contest in any media or formats, including but not limited to the Internet, without further notice, permission or compensation. Personal information will not otherwise be used or disclosed without consent. This section does not limit any other consent(s) that an individual may provide the Sponsor or others in relation to the collection, use and/or disclosure of their personal information. See Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://sourpusscanada.com/terms-conditions/ for details regarding the use of personal information collected in connection with this Contest.   

  3. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Without limiting the limitations of liability set forth elsewhere in these Official Contest Rules, and for greater certainty, the Releasees will not be liable for: (a) any incomplete, illegible, or inaccurate information, whether caused by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or by any technical or human error which may occur in the capturing and/or processing of entries; (b) the theft, loss, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; (c) any problems with, or technical malfunctions of, telephone networks or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs; (d) any failure of any entry to be received by or from Sponsor and/or entry to be captured or recorded for any reason including but not limited to traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof; (e) damage to a participant’s or other person’s system occasioned by participation or downloading of materials in this Contest; (f) any typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, these Official Contest Rules, the selection and/or announcement of eligible qualifiers and/or Winner, and/or the distribution of the Prize; and/or (g) any combination of the above. 

  4. RIGHT TO TERMINATE, SUSPEND OR AMEND: Subject in Quebec to the jurisdiction of the Regie des alcools des courses et dex jeux (“RACJ”), Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, suspend or amend this Contest, in whole or in part, without prior notice.

  5. LIQUOR AUTHORITIES: The provincial liquor authorities are not connected with this Contest in any manner whatsoever and are not liable in any way whatsoever with regard to any matter relating to this Contest.  

  6. MISCELLANEOUS. 
    1. All decisions of the Sponsor, or any contest judging organization designated by it, are final and binding without right of appeal in all matters relating to this Contest and by entering this Contest, all entrants agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules. The Releasees will not be responsible for illegible, incomplete, lost, misdirected, affected by equipment failures, errors, failures or late entries which will be void. No correspondence will be entered into except with selected entrants (or any other entrant(s) as deemed necessary by the Sponsor). Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws. For Quebec residents: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the RACJ for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the RACJ only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement. 
       
    2. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to disqualify from this Contest and any future Contest or other promotion conducted by Sponsor, any individual that it finds or believes to be not in compliance with these Official Contest Rules; to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  
       
    3. Subject only to applicable law and any required regulatory approval, the Sponsor reserves the right and without prior notice, to adjust any of the dates and/or timeframes stipulated in these Official Contest Rules, to the extent necessary, for purposes of verifying compliance by any entrant or entry with these Official Contest Rules, or as a result of any technical or other problems, or in light of any other circumstances which, in the opinion of the Sponsor affects the proper administration of the Contest as contemplated in these Official Contest Rules, or for any other reason. 
        
    4. The Official Contest Rules shall be printed in English and French. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these English Official Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, the terms and conditions of these English Official Contest Rules shall prevail, govern, and control to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.