THE SIMPLE GRAPE APPLE WATCH SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN.

BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, ENTRANT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES. Sponsored by The Simple Grape. (“Sponsor”)

The Simple Grape Apple Watch Instagram Sweepstakes (“Contest”) encourages its fans to follow Sponsor on Instagram and to create a post featuring The Simple Grape bottle and post to Instagram to enter for a chance to win 1 Apple Watch SE(the “Prize”).

1) ELIGIBILITY:
Persons entering the Contest (“Entrant” or “Entrants”) must be twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of entry. The Contest is open to any United States citizen that is a resident of the United States (and its territories), who has a valid United States email address, is the authorized user or owner of a valid public Instagram account, who follows Sponsor on Instagram at the time of the Submission through the time a Prize is claimed by the Entrant (“Follower”), and who enters the Contest through the method of entry described in Section 3 below. All other Entrants are ineligible. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor and its affiliated companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, their immediate families and/or household members are not eligible to participate.

2) TIMING:
The Contest will take place beginning on July 18, 2023, at or around 10:00 am (EST) and ending on October 31, 2023 at 11:59 pm (EST) (the “Entry Period”).

3) CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION AND HOW TO ENTER:
During the Entry Period, Sponsor will post instructions on its Instagram page (@thesimplegrapewine) describing how Followers can enter the Contest for a chance to win. To enter the Contest, Entrants must comment on The Simple Grape Giveaway Instagram Post and tag a friend in the comment and follow @thesimplegrape on Instagram (a “Submission”). All Submissions must: (i) not infringe on or violate a third-party’s rights; (ii) not violate any law; (iii) not be inappropriate, offensive, digitally manipulated, or incomplete; and (iv) be posted during the Entry Period. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to void any Submission that does not meet this criterion. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, deleted, incomplete, or late Submissions. Entrants may not use any automated system to participate, and Submissions entered using automated systems will be disqualified in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

4) SELECTION OF WINNER:
Sponsor or its designee will randomly select five (5) winners (“Winner”) from all eligible Submissions at the conclusion of the Entry Period based on the Entrant submitting an eligible Submission. The potential Winner will be notified by Sponsor via Instagram with additional instructions on how to claim the Prize. Prizes will be awarded upon verification by Sponsor that all Contest requirements have been met by the potential Winners. Each potential Winner will have forty-eight (48) hours from the time Sponsor sends the notification to accept and complete the official Winner notification email requests confirming acceptance of the Prize.
If a potential Winner does not claim the Prize by responding to the notification within forty-eight (48) hours or if a potential Winner is deemed ineligible for any reason in Sponsor’s sole discretion, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Prize or choose to award the Prize to an alternate Winner by randomly selecting from among all remaining eligible Entrants. Alternate Winners are subject to all requirements set forth in these Official Rules. Sponsor shall have no responsibility or obligation to any Winner who is unable or unavailable to accept or utilize the Prize. Odds of winning will be determined by the total number of Submissions and the total number of Submissions is not capped.
Awarding of a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

5) PRIZES: After verification of Winner’s eligibility and Winner’s acceptance of the Prize, five Winners will receive one (1) Apple Watch ($1000). Each Prize must be accepted as awarded and no substitution, transfer, conversion or assignment of Prizes will be allowed, unless, at the discretion of the Sponsor, a substitute Prize of comparable or greater value is awarded because the advertised Prize is unavailable. All federal, state, local, and other taxes, fees, and expenses related to the use, acceptance, and possession of the Prize, if any, are the sole responsibility of the Winner.
at https://www.thesimplegrapewine.com/terms-of-use.

6) GENERAL: Entrant agrees to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules. Only Entrants that fulfill the requirements in these Official Rules are eligible to win the Contest. Decisions of Sponsor are final and binding in all matters related to these Official Rules and the Selection of Winners (as described in Section 4). The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law. Any Entrant suspected of tampering with or disrupting any aspect of the Contest will be disqualified. By your participating in the Contest, Entrant (i) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, (ii) represents and warrants that the Submission is original, owned by Entrant, and not previously published, (iii) agrees to release, indemnify, and hold Sponsor and Sponsor’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, losses, and damages of any kind arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from Entrant’s participation in the Contest and acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any Prize, and (iv) grants Sponsor a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, sublicensable, transferable right to exploit the copyright in the Submission in any media now known or hereafter invented, without compensation or notification, except as prohibited by law.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram. By entering the Contest, you understand that you are providing your personal information to Sponsor and not to Instagram. All personal information submitted to Sponsor is subject to the terms and conditions of Sponsor’s privacy policy, which can be found at

https://www.thesimplegrapewine.com/privacy-policy

If you do not comply with these Official Rules, Sponsor reserves the right to deem your Submission ineligible. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant who engages in harassment or bullying. If for any reason, the Contest is not operating as intended, as a result of infection by computer viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. In such event, Sponsor may award the Prize to the most qualified Submission from among the eligible Submissions received up to the time of the impairment.
Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, 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. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any Entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter the Contest will be deemed to be the Entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned to a Instagram account. Winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

7) PUBLICITY:
Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

8) LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF SPONSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE INABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST. Some jurisdictions may not permit limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or exclusion of implied warranties. Check your local laws to determine if any of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail or email; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any Prize.

9) DISPUTES:
Except where prohibited, Entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims 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 a federal or state court in Franklin County, Ohio. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Entrant or Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio.

10) WINNERS LIST:
For a list of winners, please send an email request to kobrandwine@gmail.com  by November 30, 2023