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Rules of the game

ACE “Meet Your Hometown Athlete” Promotion (the “Promotion”)



NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.



THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION IS OPEN ONLY TO MALE U.S. CITIZENS WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING “PROMOTIONAL CITIES”: (1) BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, (2) DETROIT, MICHIGAN, (3) SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, OR (4) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. VOID OUTSIDE THE PROMOTIONAL CITIES AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. THIS PROMOTION WILL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO U.S. LAW. PROMOTION BEGINS AT 12:00:00 A.M EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (“EDT”) ON JUNE 2, 2008, AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM EDT ON JULY 20, 2008 (THE "PROMOTION PERIOD"). DO NOT ENTER THIS PROMOTION IF YOU DO NOT CURRENTLY RESIDE IN ONE OF THE PROMOTIONAL CITITES.



1. HOW TO PLAY: To participate in the Promotion, visit www.ACEformen.com, complete the online survey entry form with all required information, and submit as instructed on-screen during the Promotion Period. All entries must be received by 11:59:59 P.M. EDT on July 20, 2008. Limit one entry per person and per email address. Additional entries that are received from the same person or email address will be disqualified. Entries become the property of ACE, a division of Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (“Sponsor”) and will not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt by Sponsor. Entries made through any robotic, automatic, mechanical, programmed or similar entry duplication methods are ineligible and will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual and all entries using such methods. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entry, such entry will be deemed made by the person named on the entry form. Any lost, late, misdirected or incomplete entries, or entries not in conformance with these Official Rules, will be disqualified.

2. ELIGIBILITY: Promotion is only open to male U.S. citizens who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and who are legal residents of one of the following Promotional Cities at the time of entry and at the time the prize is awarded: (1) Boston, Massachusetts, (2) Detroit, Michigan, (3) San Diego, California or (4) Seattle, Washington. Employees of Sponsor and its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, Promotion judges, and members of each of their immediate families (defined as spouses, parents, children and siblings, whether such family members are biological, adoptive, step or in-law) and those living in the same household of such employees are not eligible to enter or win.



3. WINNER SELECTION: Entries from each Promotional City will be reviewed by representatives of Sponsor and/or the Celebrity Athlete associated with that city*, who will select two entrants to receive the “Celebrity Athlete Meet & Greet Experience” (as described in Rule 4, below) for that Promotional City. Selection will be based on how memorable and interesting the survey question answers are, and the desire of the applicable Celebrity Athlete to meet the entrant. Judging shall take place on or about July 28, 2008 from all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. Odds of being selected to participate in the Celebrity Athlete Meet & Greet Experience depend on the number and quality of eligible entries received for each Promotional City. In addition, on or about July 28, 2008 five (5) entries from among all entries received will be selected in a random drawing to win a First Place prize (as described in Rule 4, below). Odds of winning a First Place prize depend on the number of all eligible entries received.

* Celebrity Athletes are as follows:



a. For Boston, Massachusetts: Glen Davis, professional basketball player

b. For Detroit, Michigan: Justin Verlander, professional baseball player

c. For San Diego, California: Kris Dielman, professional football player

d. For Seattle, Washington: Daryl Tapp, professional football player



4. PRIZES/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES:



a. Celebrity Athlete Meet & Greet Experience: Two (2) entrants from each Promotional City will be awarded the Celebrity Athlete Meet & Greet Experience which will consist of a meeting for the winner and one (1) guest with the Celebrity Athlete associated with the Promotional City for up to fifteen (15) minutes at a time and place (in the Promotional City) designated by Sponsor based on the Celebrity Athlete’s availability. Each winner of the Celebrity Athlete Meet & Greet Experience, and such winner’s guest, will receive one (1) jersey and one ball (of the type associated with the Celebrity Athlete) which the Celebrity Athlete will autograph at the Meet & Greet. Winners and guests are not allowed to bring additional items for autographs. Sponsor is not responsible for any expenses associated with winners’ and guests’ travel to or attendance at the Meet & Greet destination. Approximate retail value (“ARV”): $280.00.

b. First Place Prize: Five (5) entrants total will be awarded the complete line of ACE Man-Sized Grooming Tools consisting of

Item # Product Name

65001 Dual Action Tweezer

65002 Precision Tweezer

65003 3-in-1 Splinter Tweezer

65006 Detail Facial Scissors

65007 Safety Scissors

65010 Fingernail clippers

65011 Toenail Clippers

65012 Nail Brush

65013 Nail File Pick

65014 Dual Action Trimmer

65019 Excursion Bag

65026 ComfortFlex™ Vent Brush

65027 ComfortFlex™ Brush

65030 Dandruff-Control Brush

65033 ComfortFlex™ Pocket Comb

65036 ComfortFlex™ Comb

65037 Fogless Shower mirror

ARV: $160



Total ARV of all Prizes: $3,040.

5. PRIZE NOTIFICATION/WINNER VERIFICATION: The potential winners will be notified by phone, email or mail and will be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, liability release and, except where prohibited by law, a publicity release within seven (7) days of date printed on prize notification, or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected from the remaining eligible entries received, time permitting. Guests of the winners of the Celebrity Athlete Meet & Greet Experiences may not be minors unless winner is the parent or legal guardian of the guest. Guests of winners must sign and return a liability/publicity release within time frame specified by Sponsor. If guest is an eligible minor, in accordance with these rules, then winner must execute such documents on said guest’s behalf.



Prizes are non-transferable except as provided herein or at the discretion of the Sponsor. No prize substitutions or cash redemptions, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if for any reason an advertised prize cannot be awarded as intended in these rules; and potential winners agree to such substitution as a condition of entry in this Promotion. Winner is responsible for payment of any income taxes on prizes under applicable federal, state and local laws. Sponsor advises potential winners to seek independent tax counsel prior to accepting a prize.

By accepting the prize, each winner consents to the use of his/her name, photograph, quote and/or likeness for advertising/publicity purposes in commerce and in any and all media worldwide without limitation or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.



If any prize notification letter or prize is returned as undeliverable, or if appropriate affidavits and releases are not received within the prescribed period, the corresponding prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner, chosen at random from the remaining eligible entries received, provided that adequate time remains to do so before the event date. All prizes properly claimed will be awarded. Judges’ decisions are final in all matters relating to this Promotion.

6. MISCELLANEOUS: By entering and/or accepting a prize, each entrant and/or winner (a) agrees to release Sponsor and its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective employees, directors, officers, shareholders, agents, attorneys, successors or assigns (collectively “Releasees”), from any and all liability, loss or damage of any kind incurred with respect to participation in this Promotion, the awarding, receipt, possession, and/or use or misuse of any prize, or participation in prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel related thereto); and (b) consents to the use of his/her name, likeness, quotes and/or identity for advertising and publicity purposes by Releasees, with no additional compensation, as



permitted by law. Releasees are not responsible for and are hereby released from liability with respect to: (i) electronic transmissions/entries that are lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, damaged, garbled, destroyed, misdirected, or not received by the Sponsor or its agents for any reason, (ii) any problems or technical malfunctions, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation or transmission, communication failures or human error that may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of entries, or for destruction of or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, (iii) failed or unavailable hardware, network, software or telephone, cable or satellite transmissions, damage to entrants’ or any person’s computer and/or its contents, or causes beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control that jeopardize the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion or (iv) any entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules. All incomplete or non-conforming entries will be disqualified. Releasees are further not responsible for and are hereby released from liability with respect to incorrect or inaccurate entry information

whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion or by any technical or human error which may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of the entries. If for any reason this Promotion is not capable of running as planned, or if this Promotion or any Web site associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper playing of the Promotion and processing of entries per these Official Rules, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Promotion. In the event this Promotion is cancelled, Sponsor reserves the right to conduct a random drawing to award the prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect, entries received prior to the time of the action or event warranting such cancellation.

7. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY ANY SUCH PERSON AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM HIM/HER TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.



8. WINNERS LIST: For the names of the winners, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: ACE “Meet Your Hometown Athlete” Winner Request, 1775 Woodstock Road, Suite 200, Roswell, GA 30075. All requests must be received by July 21, 2008.



9. PRIVACY POLICY: The personal information collected from each entrant in the course of the Promotion will be used by the Sponsor for the purposes of administration of the Promotion and as otherwise permitted in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.

Please see Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at www.ACEformen.com for more information.



10. The Promotion is sponsored by ACE, a division of Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 400 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1100 Atlanta, GA 30339.