MICHIGAN BEEF GRILLING PHOTO CONTEST

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

Contest Rules:

Contest runs 8/20/21 – 8/22/21. To be eligible you must be 18 years or older and a resident of the continental US. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Facebook and/or Instagram. Winner will be randomly selected and contacted by Michigan Beef Industry Commission (“Sponsor”) social media channels on August 23, 2021. Terms and conditions* may apply.   

*Contest is open to anyone 18 or older living in the continental United States. The Michigan Beef Industry Commission has the right to change prizes at any point in the contest. One winner will be randomly drawn from valid entries.

Follow these 3 easy steps to be entered to win:

  • Like Michigan Beef on both Facebook @MichiganBeefIndustry and Instagram @MiBeef
  • Take a photo grilling beef, share it on Facebook OR Instagram
  • Tag us! @MiBeef for Instagram and @MichiganBeefIndustry on Facebook- Whichever social media platform you prefer!   

Photos may not contain, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, any content that: 

  • is sexually explicit or suggestive; unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; profane or pornographic; contains nudity; 
  • promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing); promotes any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous; promotes any particular political agenda or message; 
  • is obscene or offensive; endorses any form of hate or hate group; appears to duplicate any other submitted Entries;   
  • defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people or companies; contains trademarks, logos, or trade dress (such as distinctive packaging or building exteriors/interiors) owned by others, without permission; contains any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses; 
  • contains copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings, and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media), without permission; 
  • contains materials embodying the names, likenesses, voices, or other indicia identifying any person, including, without limitation, celebrities and/or other public or private figures, living or dead, without permission; 
  • contains look-alikes of celebrities or other public or private figures, living or dead; 
  • communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which we wish to associate; and/or 
  • violates any law.   

By entering, Entrant warrants that the photo (1) is original and does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, (2) has not been previously published, and (3) has not won any previous awards.  If the photo contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant, and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the photo, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the use and exhibition of the photo by Sponsor in the manner set forth in these Rules, including, without limitation, name and likeness permissions from any person who appears in or is identifiable in the photo. Sponsor reserves the right to request proof of these permissions in a form acceptable to Sponsor from any entrant at any time. Failure to provide such proof may, if requested, render Entry null and void.  By submitting a photo, entrant warrants and represents that he/she and any persons appearing or who are identifiable in the photo, consent to the submission and use of the photo in the contest and to its use as otherwise set forth herein.  

OWNERSHIP/USE OF ENTRIES:  By submitting a photo, each entrant agrees Sponsor shall own the photo submitted (including all rights embodied therein) and that it and its designees may exploit, edit, modify, and distribute the photo and all elements of such photo, including, without limitation, the names and likenesses of any persons or locations embodied therein, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity without compensation, further permission or notification to entrant or any third party. 

PRIZE: Two (2) Tickets to the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner 300 Xfinity Series® Race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 19, 2022.  All applicable federal, state and local taxes, any other expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specifically listed herein as being provided including, air/ground transportation, hotels, meals, gratuity, etc., are the responsibility of each winner.  Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. No substitution, transfer or cash redemption of prizes is permitted, except by Sponsor, which reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. Potential winner will be contacted in a private message on the respective social media platform used to enter the Contest, and announced in a comment box or a reply of the entry post.  The potential winner must respond to such notification within one (1) day and provide an email to receive further prize collection instructions.  Each potential winner will be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a publicity release (except where prohibited), a liability release and a copy of his/her valid personal identification card bearing his/her photograph, name, age, and address within seven (7) days of date of issuance.  Return of prize or prize notification as undeliverable, failure to sign and return requested documentation within the specified time period, the inability of Sponsor to contact a potential winner within a reasonable time period or noncompliance with these Official Rules by any potential winner will result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, the prize may be awarded to a runner-up.   

GENERAL CONDITIONS: By entering this Contest and/or accepting any prize, entrant agrees: (1) to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, Michigan International Speedway, LLC , Daytona International Speedway, LLC, their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, limited liability and affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees, members, agents and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from liability of any kind or nature for any loss, claims, damages, or injuries of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from entrant’s participation in this Contest or from the acceptance and use/misuse of any prize; and (2) to abide by, and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor relating to participation in the Contest, selection of winners and awarding of prizes, which shall be final. Acceptance of any prize constitutes permission to use winner’s name, biographical information, city and state of residence, voice, photograph, image and/or likeness for advertising, promotional and other purposes in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity, without further compensation, notification or permission from entrant or any third party and without prior notice, approval or inspection, and to execute specific consent to such use if asked to do so, unless prohibited by law. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or 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 Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prize[s], or in any Contest-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest or website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Should any portion of the Contest be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, or should the Contest be unable to run as planned for any other reason, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the potential winner in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. 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 entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. “Authorized account subscriber of the e-mail account” is the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses. 

CONSUMER PRIVACY: Information submitted to Sponsor by any entrant is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://www.mibeef.org/privacy-policy.

Michigan International Speedway®, Daytona International Speedway® and their logos are registered trademarks and are used with permission. Michigan International Speedway, LLC and Daytona International Speedway, LLC are not sponsors of this contest.