Rules

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS (“OFFICIAL RULES”) BEFORE ENTERING COUNTRY

RISING PRESENTED BY COTTAGE SPRINGS (THE "CONTEST"). BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, AN ENTRANT REPRESENTS THAT THEY

SATISFY ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BELOW AND AGREE TO BE BOUND UNCONDITIONALLY BY THESE OFFICIAL

RULES AND ALL DECISIONS OF ACE BEVERAGE GROUP INC. (THE “CONTEST SPONSOR”).

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MUST BE 19 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, AND A RESIDENT OF CANADA.

1. ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible to participate, you must:

1. be 19 years of age or older;

2. be a legal resident of Canada (excluding Quebec);

3. be willing to featured in promotional materials, including but not limited to social media content, website

content, and traditional media content.

4. be willing and available to visit Starseed Entertainment in July 2025, for a minimum of two days, to receive

components of the prize.

5. be available and willing to perform at the following live events:

6. Hockey Fest 2025 - Finalists will be required to participate at one of three live events;

▪ May 3, 2025 (Belleville, ON)

▪ May 10, 2025 (Windsor, ON) or

▪ May 24, (Sudbury, ON) 2025.

▪ Dates & locations subject to change.

7. The Reklaws at The Kee to Bala

▪ Winner will be required to participate at both events

▪ August 1st, 2025 & August 2nd, 2025.

▪ Dates subject to change.

8. not be a member of the immediate families of an employee, contractor, agent or representative of the

Contest Sponsor, Starseed Entertainment or any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates,

agencies, distribution companies, the applicable liquor authorities, participating liquor licensees, prize suppliers,

or any of their respective shareholders, trustees, directors, officers, employees or agents, or any person who is

domiciled with any of the foregoing persons.

For the purpose of the Contest “immediate family” is defined as parent, spouse, sibling, child or any person

residing in the same household or domiciled with any such employees or representatives. The Provincial Liquor

Authorities or Licensed Retailers are not connected with this contest in any manner whatsoever and are not

liable in any way whatsoever in regard to any matter which relates to this contest.

9. Has not entered into an exclusive recording agreement with any 3rd party that would prevent the commercial

release of at least one recording via Starseed Entertainment.

2. HOW TO ENTER & HOW TO WIN: To participate in the Contest, entrants must have internet access and a valid email

address.

Enter your name, age, address, e-mail, telephone number and an audio or video clip of a musical performance to the

official entry form on https://www.CottageSprings.ca/CountryRising (the “Contest Website”). The Contest begins at

approximately 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on or about Monday, March 24th, 2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on

Monday, April 20th, 2025 (the “Contest Close Date”).All entries must be received on or before the Contest Closing Date or applicable entry period. Entries received after the

contest close date are void. Entrants must also provide the correct answer to the skill-testing question and be in

compliance with these contest rules in order to be eligible to win (the “Eligibility Requirements”). Limit one entry per

person during the promotion period.

Once you have completed a contest entry form in full, including providing the correct answer to a skill-testing question,

click “submit” and you will immediately see a message confirming that you have been entered into the contest. If

confirmed as a finalist meeting the eligibility requirements (defined above), a representative from the contest sponsor will

contact you via the phone number or e-mail address provided within the Web Submission Form at time of entry.

No communication will be entered into by the Contest Sponsor with entrants except with selected entrant(s). The

Contest Sponsor is not responsible for the failure, for any reason whatsoever, of a selected entrant to receive notification

or for the Contest Sponsor to receive a selected entrant’s response.

No responsibility is assumed by the Contest Sponsor for any inability of a potential entrant to successfully enter the

contest for any reason. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled,

illegible or incomplete entries. Proof of transmission (e.g. screenshots) does not constitute proof of receipt.

3. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

4. PRIZE: There is one (1) prize available to be won consisting of the following:

● $10,000 CAD Cash Prize

● Recording contract with Starseed Entertainment, to include but not limited to the recording and commercial

release of one (1) song, on terms prepared by Starseed Entertainment.

● Two (2) artist development sessions with Starseed Entertainment’s A&R team.

● One (1) songwriting session with a signed act of Starseed Entertainment.

● Professionally produced recording session, to include four (4) hours of recording time, with Starseed

Entertainment.

● Media training session with Penelope PR.

● Professional press photography shoot with Starseed Entertainment.

● Opening performance at one (1) Hockey Fest event.

● Opening performance slot at The Reklaws’ 2025 Kee to Bala dates, currently scheduled for August 1-2, 2025.

● Talent travel and hotel accommodations for each live appearance.

Alcohol is not a part of the Prize. The approximate retail value of the Prize is $30,000 CAD and is not transferrable,

resaleable or redeemable in whole for cash. The Contest Sponsor is not liable if the event associated with the Prize is

cancelled for any reason.

Contest Sponsor reserves the right to substitute all or part of the Prize with an item of equal or greater value in its sole and

absolute discretion.

5. AWARDING OF PRIZE: On April 23, 2025 the Contest Sponsor will select three (3) finalists from among all eligible

individuals who entered during the Contest Period at 12:00 p.m. EST. The selected finalists will be notified by the Contest

Sponsor via phone number or email address (provided within the Web Submission Form at the time of entry). If the

entrant has not responded to the Notification within three (3) days of receipt of such Notification, another individual

may, at the Contest Sponsor’s sole discretion, be selected in which case that entrant will become the selected finalist

and the previously selected entrant then will be disqualified and have no right to a Prize.The Contest Sponsor will select one (1) person from the (3) finalists on or about June 9th, 2025, following a period of live

performances and public voting. The selected individual will be notified by the Contest Sponsor via phone number or

email address (provided within the Web Submission Form at the time of entry). If the entrant has not responded to the

Notification within three (3) days of receipt of such Notification, another individual may, at the Contest Sponsor’s sole

discretion, be selected in which case that entrant will become the selected entrant and the previously selected entrant

then will be disqualified and have no right to a Prize.

Before the Prize is awarded, the potential winner will be required to sign a standard declaration of compliance with the

Official Rules and release forms releasing the Contest Sponsor, and each of their respective affiliates, parent companies,

subsidiaries, professional advisors, provincial liquor authorities and advertising and promotional agencies, and each of

their directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all

liability arising out of, pursuant to, or as a result of the carrying out of the Contest, including, without limitation, liability

arising from the acceptance of and usage of a prize as awarded, the administration of the Contest and the selection of

a potential winner.

If a potential prize winner does not respond to the Notification within the time stipulated, is found to be ineligible for any

reason, declines to accept a prize, or incorrectly answers the required mathematical skill-testing question, or runs-out of

time to correctly answer the required mathematical skill-testing question, the potential winner will be disqualified and will

forfeit a prize. The Contest Sponsor may then, at their sole and absolute discretion, select another eligible entrant who

will be subject to disqualification in the same manner. The Contest Sponsor will not be responsible for failed attempts to

notify any potential winner.

Prizes must be accepted as awarded. Prizes are non-transferable, non-resaleable and non-redeemable for cash. No

substitutions, except by the Contest Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize or any portion of a Prize with a

prize of equal or greater value. All decisions of the Contest Sponsor shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal.

Prizes may be forfeited if delivery cannot be effected following reasonable efforts by Contest Sponsor.

6. APPLICABLE LAW: The contest is subject to all applicable Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws and regulations. Any

dispute relating to this contest must be resolved before the Courts of Province of Ontario sitting in the City of Toronto,

Ontario, Canada, and the entrant hereby irrevocably submits and attorns to the original and exclusive jurisdiction of

those Courts in respect of any such dispute or matter.

7. PRIVACY & PERSONAL INFORMATION: By entering the contest or accepting a prize, entrants consent to the collection,

use, storage and distribution of their personal information, including without limitation their name, address, telephone

number, age and/or photograph by the Sponsor and Starseed Entertainment, in reference to all matters related to this

contest or in any publicity carried out by them without compensation and agree to abide by the Contest Rules and the

decisions of the independent contest organization, and the Sponsor, which are final. Such information is stored for only

so long as required to complete the purpose for which it was collected. The entrant's personal information shall not be

provided to any third party by the Sponsor without the entrant's consent. If an entrant would like their personal

information removed from the Sponsor's database at the conclusion of the contest, send this request in writing to the

Senior Brand Manager, Ace Beverage Group, 140 Geary Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6H 4H1.

8. RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION: By participating in the Contest and submitting an entry, each entrant (i) agrees to be

bound by these Official Rules, including all entry requirements, (ii) agrees that the decisions of the Contest Sponsor is final

and without appeal, (iii) remises, releases and forever discharges the Released Parties from any and all actions, causes

of actions, suits, debts, dues, accounts, claims, damages, liability, losses, harm, costs or expenses, including without

limitation any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person, including

personal injury, death, or property damage, arising out of, or in any way related to, directly or indirectly, the Contest,

including without limitation the entrant’s participation in the Contest, any breach of these Official Rules and Regulations,

the awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any Contest Prize (or any portion thereof), and any travel or

activity that is related to the receipt or use of any Contest Prize, and/or the violation or infringement of any intellectual

property rights or of any publicity, personality or privacy rights, and agrees to fully indemnify the Released Parties from

any and all claims by third parties relating to the foregoing.9. RELEASE: Before being declared a winner, the selected entrant will be required to sign one or more declaration,

indemnity and release forms in a form acceptable to the persons listed below, confirming compliance with the Contest

Rules and acceptance of a prize as awarded and indemnifying and releasing the Sponsor, the Liquor Boards, liquor

licensees, the independent contest organization, prize suppliers, their respective agents, representatives and associated

companies, and all of their respective directors, officers and employees from any liability in connection with this contest

or occurring as a result of the prize(s) being awarded.

10. GENERAL: All entries become the property of the Sponsor who assumes no responsibility for entries that are lost, late,

delayed, destroyed or misdirected for any reason whatsoever or for any computer errors or malfunctions. Neither the

Sponsor, prize suppliers, the Liquor Boards, liquor licensees or their respective agents shall be responsible for any errors,

negligence, losses or damages of any nature whatsoever that may arise or occur in connection with this contest or a

prize. The Sponsor does not assume any responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical

malfunctions, human or technical error, seeding or printing errors, lost, delayed or garbled data or transmissions, omission,

interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer line or network, computer equipment, software or

any combination thereof. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void. If for any reason, in

the opinion of the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, this contest is not capable of running as originally planned, or if the

administration, security, fairness, integrity or the proper conduct of this contest is corrupted or adversely affected,

including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures

or any other causes beyond its control, the Sponsor reserves its right to cancel, terminate, modify, amend, extend or

suspend this contest including canceling any method of entry, and select a winner from previously received eligible

entries. The Sponsor reserves the right to modify the Contest Rules without materially affecting the terms and conditions

hereof. The Sponsor in its sole discretion, further reserves the right to terminate any on-line portion of the contest and

conduct the drawing from all on-line entries previously received during the entry Period. The Sponsor reserves the right in

its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the

contest or to be acting in violation of the Contest Rules or otherwise in a disruptive manner. Any attempts to deliberately

damage any web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and

should such an attempt be made the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent of

the law. The Sponsor shall not be held responsible for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with

this contest including any damage to an entrant's computer equipment, system, software or any combination thereof,

as a result of their participation in this contest or from downloading any material from the contest web site, where

applicable. The Sponsor may modify or withdraw this contest, without liability if any printing/production errors occur,

without public notice.

11. ERRORS: The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the

Contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of winners,

or the distribution of a Prize or the Grand Prize. In no event will the Contest Sponsor be liable for more than the stated

number of Prizes in these Rules (at any level). If due to printing production, online, internet, computer or other error of any

kind a Prize notification misstates the applicable Prize that an entrant is able to win, or mistakenly declares an entrant to

be a potential Prize winner, the entrant will only be eligible to receive the applicable Prize that an entrant is eligible to

win based on Contest Sponsor official records and data (as determined by the Contest Sponsor in its sole an absolute

discretion).