Vote:Win Contest Rules

THE MENESSENTIALS VOTE AND WIN CONTEST (THE "CONTEST") IS INTENDED TO BE CONDUCTED ONLY IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE CANADIAN AND US LAW. THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST IF YOU ARE NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF CANADA OR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE NINETEEN (19) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CONTEST RULES (THE "CONTEST RULES"). VOID IN WHOLE OR IN PART WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for this Contest, an individual must: be a legal resident of Canada or the United States of America; be nineteen (19) years of age or older at the time of entry; and be unaffiliated with MenEssentials or its Contest Sponsors. By "unaffiliated," we mean an immediate family member (father, mother, spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, whether or not they reside in the same household) of anyone employed by or affiliated with MenEssentials and its Contest Sponsors. Affiliated individuals may cast a single ballot in our Consumer's Choice Grooming Awards, but their entries will not be valid for this contest.

2. CONTEST PERIOD. The Contest begins at 00:00:01 Eastern Standard Time ("EST") on Saturday, March 1, 2008, and closes at 24:00:00 EST on Saturday, May 31, 2008 (the "Contest Period").

3. NO-PURCHASE ENTRY. No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. To enter without making a purchase, complete and submit the survey located at http://menessentials.com/vote/index.php?sid=19694&lang=en (the "Contest Website"). You must register your full name and valid email address to complete and submit the survey. Submission of the completed survey constitutes a "No-Purchase Entry" in the Contest.

Limit of one (1) No-Purchase Entry per registered person / email address. No-Purchase Entries shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the No-Purchase Entry. For the purpose of these Contest Rules, "authorized account holder" of an email address is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Service Provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. The potential winner may be required to provide Sponsors with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning No-Purchase Entry.

4. COUPON CODE ENTRIES. To enter the Contest with your MenEssentials purchase, you must type a special code into the Coupon Code field and click the SUBMIT COUPON button during Step 1 of the checkout process. You will find this special code on the last page of the Grooming Awards survey, after you have completed and submitted your responses. This coupon code automatically enters your full Billing information into the Contest. This coupon code also entitles you to one (1) dollar off any order whose product total (exclusive of shipping or applicable taxes) is $10 or over. This coupon code may be used with other valid MenEssentials coupon codes. You may use this coupon code as often as you wish during the Contest Period. Submission of the coupon code constitutes a "Coupon Code Entry" in the Contest and may be used in addition to your No-Purchase Entry.

You must type in the correct coupon code and you must click the SUBMIT COUPON button before completing your order to successfully submit your Coupon Code Entry with your order. We cannot apply the coupon code after you submit your order and forget to enter it or forget to click the SUBMIT COUPON button during Step 1 of the checkout process.

5. PRIZES. Vote:Win Prizes include one (1) Grand Prize of a Samsung 40" flat panel LCD HDTV, valued at approximately US $1200; one (1) Second Prize of a Samsung P2 8GB MP3 and Video Player with Touchscreen Display, valued at approximately US $250; and fourteen (14) Grooming Prizes that consist of ten (10) Anthony Logistics for Men Shave Cabinet Gift Sets, valued at US $60 each, two (2) Baxter of California Travel Kits, valued at US $50 each, and two (2) Barc Power Duo Gift Packs, valued at $40 each. Approximate total retail value of the Prizes is Two Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty Dollars (US $2,230.00). Actual value of each Prize may vary.

Grand Prize is subject to availability at the time Winners are announced; if unavailable, MenEssentials will substitute another make and/or model of flat screen LCD HDTV of equal value. One prize per Contest Winner ("Winner"). Winner is not entitled to monetary difference between actual prize value and stated approximate prize value, if any. Prizes will be distributed within thirty (30) days after Winners have been successfully contacted by MenEssentials and notified of their prizes and have complied with the Contest Rules.

6. WINNER SELECTION. Sixteen (16) Winners shall be selected as follows: On Monday, June 2, 2008 in Ottawa, Ontario at 10:00:00 EST, sixteen (16) potential winners will be selected by a random draw from all eligible Entries received. The odds of being selected as a potential winner are dependent upon the number of eligible Entries received. Before being declared a Winner, the selected potential winner will be required to answer a skill-testing question, and to comply with these Contest Rules.

If for any reason a potential winner cannot be contacted by email, or does not respond to an email notification that he or she has won a prize in the Contest, then another potential winner will be drawn at random. Neither MenEssentials nor the Contest Sponsors shall be liable if our email Prize notification is blocked by the potential Winner's spam detector or some other filtering device or software system. Responsibility for the successful receipt of our email Prize notification rests solely with the prospective Winner. To ensure that you receive our email Prize notification, please add service@menessentials.com to your Inbox safe list or Address book.

7. RELEASE. By accepting their Prizes, Winners agree to release MenEssentials and Sponsors and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, sponsors and administrators (collectively, the "Releasees") from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in this Contest, participation in any Contest-related activity or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising therefrom. Winners also agree to grant to Sponsors the unrestricted right, in the Sponsors' collective or individual discretion, to produce, reproduce, publish, broadcast, communicate by telecommunication, exhibit, distribute, adapt and otherwise use or re-use the Winners' names and cities and states/provinces of residence in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with the Contest and the promotion and exploitation thereof.

8. INDEMNIFICATION BY ENTRANT. By entering the Contest, entrant releases and holds Releasees harmless from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant, Releasees or any other person, including without limitation, personal injury, death, or property damage, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, participation in this Contest, any breach of these Contest Rules, or in any prize-related activity. The entrant agrees to fully indemnify Releasees from any and all claims by third parties relating to the Contest, without limitation.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Sponsors assume no responsibility or liability for lost, late, misdirected or incomplete Entries, notifications, responses, replies or any Release, or for any computer, online, telephone, hardware, software or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an Entry. Sponsors are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest. Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries. Sponsors are not responsible for any problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, email, players, or browsers, on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing. Sponsors are not responsible for any injury or damage to entrant or to any computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Contest. Entrant assumes liability for injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the Contest, or by the acceptance, possession, use of, or failure to receive any prize. Sponsors assume no responsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned for any reason, including those reasons beyond the control of the Sponsors, such as infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or corruption of the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the Contest Website, and/or MenEssentials.com.

10. CONDUCT. By entering this Contest, entrant agrees to be bound by these Contest Rules throughout the Contest Period. Entrant further agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsors, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant found to be: (a) violating the Contest Rules; (b) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, the Contest Website, or any MenEssentials Corporation website; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions or use and/or general rules or guidelines of any MenEssentials Corporation property or service; and/or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE CONTEST WEBSITE OR ANY RELATED WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

11. PRIVACY / USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. Entrant grants Sponsors the right to: (A) Use his or her personal information for the purpose of administering the Contest; (B) Use his or her name and city and state/province of residence for publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation unless prohibited by law; and (C) Use his or her name and his or her respective city and province of residence in connection with the Contest Website, other related websites and/or any other media now known or hereafter devised. Personal information will not be provided to any third party other than as provided for in these Contest Rules. Sponsors and any third party agents of the Sponsors will use personal information only for purposes related to this Contest and will be required to protect all personal information in a manner that is consistent with the MenEssentials Corporation Privacy Policy.

12. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, logos, slogans and representations are owned by Sponsors and/or their affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

13. TERMINATION. Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, amend, modify or terminate all or any portion of this Contest at any time for any reason without prior notice.

14. LAW. These are official Contest Rules. This Contest is subject to applicable federal, state/provincial and municipal laws and regulations. These Contest Rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable federal, state/provincial and municipal laws or the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over the Sponsors. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Contest Rules or the rights and obligations as between the entrant and the Sponsors in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario including procedural provisions without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction's laws.