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We’re giving away $1,000 in back to school shopping sprees to four lucky students between the ages of 4-18! Kids are encouraged to show off their best floss, enter [with assistance from their parent(s)/guardian(s)] via Facebook or Instagram between August 21st and 28th. Submit your video in the comments on our Facebook post for a chance to win, and share to the post to get likes on your video for a shot at the fan favorite title!

1st Place
Receives a $500 back to school shopping spree

2nd Place
Receives a $300 back to school shopping spree

3rd Place
Receives a $100 back to school shopping spree

Fan Favorite
The video with the most likes, comments, & shares receives a $100 back to school shopping spree

Prizes will be gift cards to either Jordan Creek Mall or Crossroads Mall

How to Enter & Contest Rules

From August 21st to August 28th, we’ll be accepting entries via Facebook and Instagram. Video entries must be from a child between the ages of 4-18. The video must feature Flossing and must be thirty seconds or less. Entrants must be within 30 miles of the Des Moines metro and Ames metro areas.

  • Enter on Facebook by submitting a video in the comment section of this Facebook post and include the hashtag #C21FlossChallenge
  • Enter on Instagram by tagging @century21_sre AND using the hashtag #C21FlossChallenge
  • Enter on Instagram by tagging @century21_sre_cfw AND using the hashtag #C21FlossChallenge

The winner will be notified and announced on August 30th on the CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate Facebook!

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Official Rules & Fine Print

CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate 2018 Back-To-School Floss Challenge Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. BUSINESS OR EMPLOY WITH CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE REAL ESTATE DOES NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.

  1. Eligibility: This Contest is open only to those who submit a video in comment reply on the original Contest Facebook post or who submit a video via an Instagram post with both tags @century21_sre and #C21FlossChallenge OR @century21_sre_cfw and #C21FlossChallenge and who are under 18 years of age as of the date of entry. The Contest is only open to legal residents residing within 60 miles of the Greater Des Moines, Ames or Cedar Valley, Iowa Metro areas, and is void where prohibited by law. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
  2. Agreement to Rules: By participating, the Contestant (“You”) agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules and You represent and warrant that You meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, You agree to accept the decisions of CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate as final and binding as it relates to the content of this Contest.
  3. Contest Period: Entries will be accepted via qualified Facebook and Instagram post comments (qualified post requirements outlined in the first rule), starting on August 21, 2018, and ending August 28, 2018, 5pm CST.
  4. How to Enter: The Contest must be entered by submitting an entry in comment reply to the original Contest Facebook post or via an Instagram post with both tags @century21_sre and #C21FlossChallenge OR @century21_sre_cfw and #C21FlossChallenge. The entry must fulfill all Contest requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win. Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate. One entry per child. You must provide the information requested, including Contestants name and age at the time of submission. You may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple email addresses, identities, or devices in an attempt to circumvent the rules. If You use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules, your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate.
  5. Prizes: The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Winners of the Contest (the “Winners”) as selected by the CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate’s Marketing department, will receive a $500, $300 and $100 shopping gift card, respectively to either Jordan Creek Mall (West Des Moines) or  Crossroads Mall (Waterloo). In addition, one “Fan Favorite Winner”, as determined by highest count of Facebook “Likes” will be awarded a $100 shopping gift card to either Jordan Creek Mall (West Des Moines) or Crossroads Mall (Waterloo). No cash or other prize substitution shall be permitted except at CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate’s discretion. Prizes are nontransferable. Any and all prize related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or local taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of Winners. No substitution of prizes or transfer/assignment of prizes to others or request for the cash equivalent by Winners is permitted. Acceptance of prize constitutes acceptance of Winners’ responsibility to submit photos/video of shopping trip to CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate within 2 weeks of receipt of prize and permission for CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate to use Winners’ name, likeness, and Contest entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
  6. Winner Selection and Notification: Valid Contest entries submitted to Facebook and Instagram will be judged by CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate’s Marketing department for determination of 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Winners, any posts within the comments on Facebook for will be eligible for online public voting via Facebook “Likes”, beginning on August 21st, 2018 at 8:00AM CST and ending August 28th, 2018 at 5:00PM CST, for determination of Contest “Fan Favorite Winner”.  At close of voting period, Contest entry with highest number of Facebook “Likes” will be deemed Contest Winner. Winners will be notified by Facebook message and public Facebook post within five (5) days following identification of Winners. CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate shall have no liability for Winners’ failure to receive notices due to security settings or for Winners’ provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If Winners cannot be contacted, are ineligible, fail to claim the prizes within 5 days from the time award notifications are sent, or fail to timely return a completed and executed declaration and release as required, the prize may be forfeited and alternate Winners may be selected. Receipt by Winners of the prize offered in this Contest is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY WINNERS (AT CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE REAL ESTATE’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN WINNERS’ DISQUALIFICATION AS A WINNER OF THE CONTEST, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS A WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
  7. Rights Granted by You: By entering this content (video), You understand and agree that CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate, anyone acting on behalf of CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate, and CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate’s licensees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, name, video, picture, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Contest, and biographical information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes, without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent. By entering this content, You represent and warrant that your entry is an original work of authorship, and does not violate any third party’s proprietary or intellectual property rights. If your entry infringes upon the intellectual property right of another, You will be disqualified at the sole discretion of CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate. If the content of your entry is claimed to constitute infringement of any proprietary or intellectual proprietary rights of any third party, You shall, at your sole expense, defend or settle against such claims. You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate from and against any suit, proceeding, claims, liability, loss, damage, costs or expense, which CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate may incur, suffer, or be required to pay arising out of such infringement or suspected infringement of any third party’s right.
  8. Terms & Conditions: CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest should virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other cause beyond CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Contest. In such case, CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate may select the Winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate. CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or violates these Terms & Conditions. CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Contest, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by Contest rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such attempt be made, CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  9. Limitation of Liability: By entering, You agree to release and hold harmless CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.
  10. Disputes: THIS CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND STATE OF IOWA, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating in this Contest, participant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in the State of Iowa having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances shall participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Contest). Participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
  11. Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate website. To read the Privacy Policy, click here.
  12. Winners List: To obtain a copy of the Winners’ names or a copy of these Official Rules, mail your request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate, 1620 SW Magazine Road, Ankeny, Iowa 50023, United States. Requests must be received no later than Friday, September 28th, 5pm CST.
  13. Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Contest is CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate, 1620 SW Magazine Road, Ankeny, Iowa 50023, United States.
  14. Facebook and Instagram: The Contest hosted by CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook or Instagram.