OFFICIAL RULESJUSTIN'S FURRY FRIEND CONTEST
ENTRY INTO THE JUSTIN’S FURRY FRIEND CONTEST ("CONTEST") CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE INCLUDED IN ANY PRIZE.
CONTEST ENTRY DATES: Overall Contest begins April 1, 2025 and ends April 30, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (“PDT”) ("Contest Period").
WHO MAY ENTER: Open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (excluding residents of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam) who are at least 21 years of age at time of entry (“Entrant”). Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Contest subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations. Employees of JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery LLC (“Sponsor”) and its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, or any other party associated with the development or administration of this Contest, and such employees’ immediate family members (parent, spouse, sibling, child, and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”), are not eligible to enter or win. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of the winners.
CONTEST ENTRY/OBJECTIVE: The objective of the Sweepstakes is for an entrant to be selected at random and rewarded for following the entry instructions provided below.
HOW TO ENTER:
To enter the Contest, during the Contest Period, an Entrant must complete the entry requirements below to earn one (1) entry into the Contest (“Entry”):
- Follow @justinwine on Instagram
- Visit the JUSTIN Winery Estate located at 11680 Chimney Rock Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446 (“the Estate”) with their dog.
- Take a picture of their dog at the Estate which meets the specified criteria.
- Post the picture as an in-feed post on their personal Instagram account, tag @justinwine, and include the hashtags #JUSTINFurryFriends and #JUSTINWineContest.
Entrant’s Instagram account settings must be set to public and must remain public during the Contest Period and until the prizes are awarded.
Content Restrictions
Entry must:
- Not contain material that violates the Instagram Community Guidelines;
- not make false statements about Sponsor’s products or those of its competitors
- be the original work of the Entrant
- not include any illegal conduct or any stunts or behaviors performed in a dangerous or reckless manner.
- not have been previously published in any medium (excluding any social media site) or submitted in any other competition;
- not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, including copyright infringement when used as provided for in these Official Rules;
- not disparage Promotion Entities or any other person or party affiliated with the
Promotion and administration of this Contest;
- not in any way prominently feature any brand names, logos or trademarks other than those of Sponsor;
- not include personally identifiable information;
- not contain content not created by Entrant;
- not include or reference anyone other than Entrant unless Entrant has written permission (and can provide evidence of such permission at Sponsor’s request and satisfaction) from such person to use their names and likenesses in the Entry, and to grant the rights listed in these Official Rules. Minors must not appear or be referenced without that minor’s parent’s/legal guardian’s express written approval.
- not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, lewd, pornographic, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
- not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and
- not contain material that is in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any of the 50 United States or DC.
There is no limit on the number of times a person can enter the Contest during the Contest Period. HOWEVER, DO NOT SUBMIT THE SAME ENTRY MULTIPLE TIMES. To enter, you must (i) have a valid Instagram account, (ii) follow the entry requirements provided by Sponsor, and (iii) provide any required information requested. Signing up for an Instagram account is free of charge. Entering the Contest constitutes your consent for Sponsor and its affiliates and subsidiaries to use your information to send you marketing communication, promotions and special offers they feel may be of interest to you subject to the terms of Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. You may opt-out from receiving further marketing communication from Sponsor by following opt-out instructions sent by Sponsor. Any Entry that does not include all required information and adhere to the foregoing and following requirements will be considered void and will not be considered in the judging of this Contest.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram. You understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and not to Instagram. The information you provide will only be used for the administration of this Contest and in accordance with these Official Rules.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
All Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 30, 2025 to be eligible for the Prize. For purposes of these Official Rules, "receipt" of an Entry occurs once the Entry is posted.
Use of Entries, Names, and Social Media Handles: By submitting an entry, entrant: (a) grants a license to Sponsor and its designees to use entrant’s name (first name, last initial) and/or social media handles on the Sponsor’s websites (including www.justinwine.com/), www.instagram.com/justinwine, or any other website related to the Contest, or to use the Entry at any time or times, in any media, and entrant shall have no right of notice, review or approval of any such use of the Entry, his/her name, and/or social media handles; and (b) acknowledges and agrees that the Entry, his/her name, and/or social media handles, image or likeness may be used in whole or in part, alone or in combination with other works, and that the Entry may be changed or modified, as solely determined by Sponsor or its designees (other than for the Contest itself). Entrant further agrees that nothing herein in any way obligates Sponsor or its designees to make any use of his/her Entry and Sponsor’s failure to use the Entry shall not result in any liability to Sponsor or its designees. Entrant also acknowledges and agrees that the relationship between him/herself and Sponsor is NOT confidential, fiduciary or otherwise special and that Sponsor has wide access to ideas, stories, designs, concepts and other literary/artistic materials submitted to it by outside sources or being developed by its own employees (and/or third parties working on Sponsor’s behalf) and that such ideas/stories/designs/concepts/literary/artistic materials may be competitive with, similar to (or even identical to) the Entry submitted by entrant; and, entrant agrees that Sponsor and its agencies shall have no liability in conjunction with same.
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entry for any reason, in its sole and absolute discretion.
RELEASES: By entering the Contest, contestants agree to release and hold harmless the Promotion Entities, any prize providers, Instagram, and each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) from and against any claim, cause of action, liability, loss, injury or damage, including, without limitation, personal injury, death or damage to personal or real property, to entrant or any other person or entity arising out of, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, participation in this Contest, or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), the substitution of a prize in accordance with these Official Rules, the administration of the Contest, the operation of the Contest and the various methods of entry or the Released Parties’ use of any of the rights granted herein. The Released Parties assume no responsibility for the conduct of any contestant or voter or the responses of anyone appearing in any Entry.
JUDGING CRITERIA: The potential winner will be selected on or around May 9, 2025 following evaluation of eligible entries received. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received and are not selected by random draw. Winners are subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these Official Rules.
To determine the winners of this Contest, a panel of qualified judges, determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will evaluate the eligible entries based on the following Judging Criteria:
a. Creativity and Originality (25%)
b. Relevance to the Theme (25%)
c. Quality and Composition (25%)
d. JUSTIN branded elements featured in the photo (25%)
The Entrant with the highest-scoring Contest Entry will be the potential winner. In the event of a tie, the Entrant whose Contest Entry received the highest score for Creativity and Originality of Contest Entry, as determined by the qualified judges in their sole discretion, will be deemed the applicable potential winner from among the tied Entrants. Sponsor will not disclose judging scores.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: The winner of the Prizes will be announced on or about May 9, 2025.
The potential winner will be notified via private message through Instagram and may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and, where lawful, a publicity release as well as any other documents which may be required by Sponsor, all of which must be received fully-executed within seven (7) days of date printed on notification or he/she may be disqualified. If after three (3) attempts to contact a potential winner, Sponsor has been unable to do so, he/she will be disqualified. In the event it is determined that a winner has not complied with these Official Rules, has failed to execute and return any required documents within the specified time period, has made false statements or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, then such winner will be disqualified. Should a winner make any false statement(s) in any document required by Sponsor or prize supplier, such winner will be disqualified and required to promptly return to Sponsor the value of his/her prize. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, or if any potential winner declines or refuses their prize, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, any runner up may be declared the alternate winner. Further, Sponsor reserves the right to forfeit or award any unclaimed or leftover prizes at its sole discretion. All prize awards are subject to verification of eligibility as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion and strict compliance with these Official Rules.
PRIZES: There will be one (1) Contest Winner. The Contest Winner will receive:
- One (1) night stay at the JUST INN for up to two (2) guests.
- Terms and conditions: The winner must travel at their own cost to redeem. Airfare or travel compensation is not included. Advanced reservations are required for redemption of this offer, blackout dates apply, bookings are subject to availability at the time of booking. The complimentary night is not reusable or transferable. Winner and winner’s guest must be 21+ years. Stay must be completed by 05/31/2026.
The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of the prizes is: $800 USD. Actual value of the Prizes may vary depending on fluctuations in price for any portion(s) of the Prizes, product availability, Contest winner location, local taxes, and available store offers at the time of purchase. Any difference between the stated ARV and actual value of the Prize will not be awarded.
Terms and Conditions: Except where prohibited, an Entrant eligible to win a Prize may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release (“Affidavit/Release”) and, if applicable, an IRS W-9 form for tax purposes as well as any other documents which may be required by Sponsor. The Released Parties will be held harmless from any liability, loss, injury or damage, including, without limitation, personal injury, death or damage to personal or real property, to Entrant or any other person or entity due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize.
TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES TO BE AWARDED IN THIS CONTEST IS $800 USD.
All prizes are awarded by Sponsor. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes (including income and withholding taxes) and any other expenses, costs or fees associated with acceptance and/or use of the prizes not specified herein as being awarded. Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer prizes or redeem prizes for cash, credit or merchandise except as specified; provided, however, that Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or any portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. LIMIT ONE (1) PRIZE PER PERSON FOR THE ENTIRE CONTEST. Additional restrictions may apply.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Winning constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) for Sponsor and its designees to use a winner’s name, Entry, hometown, likeness, prize won, and photo (all at Sponsor’s discretion) for future advertising, publicity in any and all media now or hereafter devised throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission. The Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, stolen, altered, garbled, incorrect, incomplete or delayed Entries or votes; all of which will be void. The Released Parties are also not responsible for problems uploading or downloading any Contest-related information or materials from the web site or for any other technical malfunctions of electronic equipment, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer hardware or software failures, phone lines, failure of any Entry or vote to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, traffic, congestion on the internet or the web site, or for any other technical problems including telecommunication, miscommunication or failure, and failed, lost, delayed, incomplete, garbled or misdirected communications which may limit a contestant’s ability to participate in this Contest. The Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether network, printing, typographical, human or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or malfunctions which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of Entries, the submitting or tabulating of votes, the announcement of the prizes or in any Contest-related materials. Mass Entries or votes or Entries or votes generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices may, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Contest in the event it becomes infected by a computer virus or is otherwise technically impaired, and to cancel or suspend the Contest in its entirety should tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or other causes corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest and, if terminated, at Sponsor’s discretion, determine the winner using all non-suspect, eligible Entries received up to time of cancellation using the judging procedure and Judging Criteria outlined above. In the event of a dispute regarding Entries received from multiple users having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account at the time of Entry will be deemed to be the contestant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the email address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual (and void his/her Entry and vote) it finds to be tampering with the Entry or voting process or the operation of this Contest or website, intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other contestant, Sponsor or any of its representatives or to otherwise be acting in violation of these Official
Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER SUCH REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND TO DISQUALIFY SUCH CONTESTANT FROM THE CONTEST.
MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS: By participating in the Contest, contestants (i) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor and judges, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest, (iii) agree to receive electronic communications from Sponsor, as well as any information or promotional material that contestants optin to receive, and (iv) represent and warrant that they will abide by and comply with Instagram’s policies regarding the use of each of their services. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify any person it believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules and void all associated Entries and/or votes.
ARBITRATION AND CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Contest, entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and held at the AAA regional office nearest the contestant; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering this Contest), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and Sponsor in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of California, USA without regard to California’s choice of law rules.
WINNERS LIST: If you would like the name of the winner (available after May 9, 2025), please send a selfaddressed stamped envelope by no later than August 30, 2025 to: JUSTIN’S FURRY FRIEND CONTEST Winner, c/o JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery LLC, 11444 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90064.
SPONSOR: JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery LLC, 11444 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90064
THIS CONTEST AND THESE OFFICIAL RULES MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, REPRINTED OR PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE IN ANY FORMAT WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE SPONSOR.