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EXPERIENCE: HARLEM IS A VALUED RESOURCE – “Thank you for this wonderful resource. I share it with others to keep it know to all.” “It’s a great guide to navigate around Harlem. I always know what’s happening!” “Great way to check out the restaurants and get an overall feel for the atmosphere and service.” “Love it. Thank you for all you do!” “Thank you for providing the opportunity for people to ‘experience harlem.’” ​ Our weekly newsletter offers what’s unique and undiscovered. Driving consumers to your business and to learn more. Our opt-in email list reaches over 5,000 subscribers and we leverage our social media channels to amplify your message. Our social media channels deliver an additional 2.5M+ impressions annually. AUDIENCE Our audience consists of multi-cultural, urban professionals who thrive on discovering unique and different experiences. They are the first to tell their friends – they are influencers. • 65% are women • 77% are single • 72% are between 25-54 • 81% have obtained a college degree • 35% have children • 34% own their homes • 73% earn $50K or more • 79% dine out 2 or more times per week ​ RATES Our dedicated email package reaches our opt-in list of 5,000+ subscribers + social media touts. We request artwork at least one week in advance of your desired send date to ensure we have enough time to set up/test your email. OPTION 1 - Great addition to any campaign - (1) Dedicated email (artwork supplied by client) - (3) Social media posts (one post on each platform - FB/T/I) + FB boost - Investment - $300 OPTION 2 - Great way to ensure consistent visibility throughout the year - (4) Dedicated emails (artwork supplied by client) - (12) Social media posts (one post on each platform - FB/T/I) + FB boost - Investment - $1,000 (save $200) ​ ​ RESERVE NOW Work With Us Tell us a bit about you and what you're working on. We might be able to help. First Name* Last Name* Email Business name* Project description I want to subscribe to the newsletter. GET IN TOUCH

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About Experience Harlem There is so much history and culture in Harlem and it truly doesn’t get enough recognition. Harlem is a part of Manhattan, but rarely is it referenced in this way. Since my first-ever visit to Harlem, NY, in the summer of 1997, I fell in love with the Black Mecca. When I came to NY in 2003, there was hardly any mention of Harlem in mainstream media outlets such as Time Out or Zagats. I saw a space and opportunity to use my background and experiences to launch an Experience Harlem. Launched in 2006, Experience Harlem is an award-winning media and consulting company highlighting upper Manhattan's best shopping, dining, arts & culture in our guides , blog, events and more. ​ Since 2006 we have: - Worked with over 200 small businesses, corporations, non-profits and arts & culture institutions - Created and distributed over 500K guides - Created and produced bar and restaurant crawl events between 2010 – 2015 delivering over 10,000 participants to restaurants in central Harlem and garnering thousands of media impressions including ABC, CBS, NBC, NY1, NY Amsterdam News and The Daily News and more. - Delivered millions of impressions via our social media channels and emails. ​ ​ Experience Harlem President & Founder, Angie Hancock was a marketing leader with Fortune 500 corporations such as Sara Lee, Ann Taylor Inc, Mars Inc. (M&M’s), ESSENCE and EBONY Magazines. She obtained her MBA in marketing and entrepreneurship from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, is a CPA and was awarded The Network Journal’s 40 Under Forty Achiever, Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce Women of Distinction, Bradhurst Merchant Association’s Business of the Year and Harlem Fashion Week Black Girl Magic Honoree . Angie Hancock, Founder & President Special thanks to our community partners:

Scroll Down 15 Years of Harlem Love “We’ve only scratched the surface, we’ll continue along the path to support enterprises and small-business owners. We have a ton of work to do to protect our cultural legacy as the demographic shifts.” The essential uptown guide to shopping, dining arts & culture. Get the latest info on the stops, shops, eats, sips and more uptown has to offer Experience: Harlem continues to be the most comprehensive source for shopping and services, eating and culture in Harlem. From jazz and food at the historical American Legion to the world-famous Apollo to the annual sold-out restaurant crawl on Lenox Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, Experience: Harlem has it for you. With our annual guide, Experience: Harlem remains up to date with information, new openings and more. Share Your Favorite Harlem Experience Use the hashtag #ExperienceHarlem to share the moments that made you fall in love with Harlem! Harlem is Black History The Guides The essential uptown guide to shopping, dining arts & culture. Get the latest info on the stops, shops, eats, sips and more uptown has to offer. The Summers The truth is the rent is too damn high and so is everything else. We were there with you taking in the beauty, and rich legacy of historic Harlem for everyone's favorite price. FREE! The Movements Harlem is the Mecca of Black culture and everyone seems to want in on it. Our guides helped you find businesses owned and operated by your people. The Staples Those downtown guides can't be trusted with where to go Uptown. We've had you covered since Day 1, helping you find the best spots in Harlem. The Memories Shop Harlem, Shop & Sip, and more are about connecting the legacy of Harlem to the moments with family and friends that you'll never forget.

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Cookie Policy ​ Experience Harlem Inc. (referred to as "Experience Harlem Inc.") uses cookies on its website www.experienceharlem.com (“Website”). Below, you can find out more about cookies and how to control them. ​ By using the Website you are deemed to accept the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not accept the use of cookies please disable them following the instructions in this Cookie Policy, by using the Cookie Consent Tool or by changing your browser settings so that cookies from this Website cannot be placed on your computer or mobile device. This Cookie Policy should also be read in conjunction with our Online Privacy Notice and our Website Terms of Use. ​ What is a cookie? Cookies are a small amount of data generated by a website and downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Such cookies are sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to any other visited website that recognizes that cookie. 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Privacy Policy Last updated on July 14, 2021. Please also see our Terms of Service . Experience Harlem Inc. (EH) takes your privacy seriously; we want you to understand how we do and don’t use information about you. We’ve set this Privacy Policy up, along with our Terms of Service , to communicate about data collection and usage with users of EH’s digital platforms — which include, e.g., this website and any other EH websites that link to this Privacy Policy, our apps, and any embeddable content that we may make available for display on outside websites or digital platforms (collectively, the “EH Platform”). Please note that the EH Platform often includes links to third party sites or services, such as social media platforms, and sites or services owned or controlled by Experience Harlem Inc. and other partners. This Privacy Policy does not cover any third party sites or services, or your use of them; we suggest that you review those sites’ policies to learn more about their privacy practices. ​ How We Collect and Use Information We Collect Some Information Directly On certain occasions when you interact with the EH Platform – e.g., by joining as a member, signing up for a newsletter, or entering a contest – you may submit information of your own accord, or be asked to do so to participate in certain activities. Some examples of information that you submit and we collect may include: Name and login information Email address Mailing address Your phone number Responses to surveys or contests Photos or videos Comments on articles Information about pledges/donations ​ ​ In this Privacy Policy, we will refer to this type of personally identifiable information as “Personal Information.” ​ EH and the EH Platform are based in the United States. If you voluntarily submit Personal Information to us while located or residing in a country outside the United States, you understand that you are voluntarily agreeing to the use and processing of such information as provided in this Privacy Policy, including transfer of your information to the United States, a jurisdiction which may not offer the same framework for the protection of personal information as the jurisdiction in which you are located. ​ We Collect Some Information Automatically EH uses cookies and other tagging or tracking technologies that interact with your browser to increase our digital functionality and offer responsive elements based on your and other users’ actions (e.g., to store your preferences or password and understand your platform use patterns). ​ When you use the EH Platform, we may automatically recognize information like your IP address, what type of device you’re using, high-level location information (e.g., city or state), and your user behavior (such as how long you stay on the website and which links you click on). Some of the third party vendors that we use to provide services for the EH Platform (e.g. analytics) may also use their own tracking technologies on our digital properties to help us run and optimize our platforms. These third parties may collect information about your online activities over time and across the EH Platform and other online properties. ​ How We Process, Store and Use Personal Information We only collect Personal Information as discussed above – and use the Personal Information we receive within or through the EH Platform and family of services for purposes disclosed in this Privacy Policy or in connection with your submission of information. In general, our main purpose in collection, use, and storage of information is to further our mission by making the EH Platform work better for you and by staying in touch with you about EH events or offerings that may interest you. So, for example, we may email to invite you to join a new newsletter list, tell you about Greene Space events, or ask you to renew your membership when it expires. Our usage of your Personal Information is necessary for our legitimate interest in and purpose of staying in touch with you and administering and promoting the EH Platform. If you do not wish to be contacted, please indicate your preference when you submit your contact information – by opting out on the pledge form or using the opt-out links provided at the bottom of our emails and newsletters. We will do our best to make your requested change in a timely manner. ​ Please do note that if you share Personal Information through certain EH Platform publishing features, it may become public (e.g. if you include your email address in a comment or your name in a content submission, that information may be seen by other users or used for attribution). Aggregated and De-Identified Information We may use information that has been aggregated and anonymized or de-identified to assess and improve the EH Platform, including to enhance your user experience, to select third-party vendors who best meet our needs, and to help foundation and corporate funders better understand our audience. We may sometimes produce data and analysis results with this aggregated or anonymized information that help us understand our users and their interactions with the EH Platform. To accomplish this we may share aggregated or anonymized information with third parties – and may also share the resulting data and analysis (which will not include any Personal Information). Opting Out of Tracking If you wish to disable cookies and other use-tracking technologies, your browser settings may enable you to do so. Please be aware, though, that disabling cookies may change or reduce the functionality of the EH Platform in certain contexts (e.g., we will not be able to store your listening preferences). Users who wish to opt out of Google Analytics data collection may use Google’s own browser add-on to do so. We may sometimes work with third parties, including sponsors, who serve ads on the EH Platform that are based on their assessment of your personal interests and browsing history (on the EH Platform and elsewhere). The tracking technologies used by such third parties are subject to their own privacy policies, and we are not involved in or responsible for their activities or use of any data they collect. If you do not want to see personalized advertising, you may seek to opt out by visiting http://www.aboutads.info . Information Security and Storage EH uses industry standard physical, digital, and training-based security measures to protect user information against theft and misuse. All EH Platform websites are protected by Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security features. EH Platform’s collection and handling of payment information is PCI-compliant. ​ We May Share Information in Limited Circumstances With Vendors As noted above, we may engage outside companies to help us develop, operate, and improve the EH Platform. Our third party vendors receive Personal Information only as reasonably necessary to complete services for EH, and are contractually bound to maintain confidentiality of information and prohibited from using or disclosing Personal Information without permission from EH. In certain instances, we may agree to allow a vendor to use aggregated data about activity on the EH Platform for general improvement or benchmarking purposes – but only where this data is anonymized or de-identified, so none of our users can be identified from it as individuals. ​ For Mailing Lists We may occasionally share users’ names and postal addresses (but not email addresses) with carefully selected nonprofit organizations. If you do not want your address exchanged in this way, please contact Experience Harlem Inc. to ask that your name and address be removed from any shared mailing lists. ​ It is EH policy not to sell or exchange email addresses or phone numbers with any other company or organization. If we ever do want to share this information with someone else (e.g., if we collect your email while ticketing an event and want to share with our co-presenter), we will ask for your permission. ​ As Required By Law If we determine on a good faith basis that we are required by law (e.g., pursuant to a subpoena or judicial order) to share your personal or other information, we will endeavor to share it only to the extent we determine is reasonably necessary to comply with the request. ​ Other Sites and Services As we mentioned previously, our digital platforms contain links to third party sites and services that do not follow the same privacy practices as EH. In some cases, the EH sites may also include embedded tools or widgets that are provided and controlled by third parties, or that permit you to submit information to third parties (e.g., the Facebook “like” button). These services and tools – and any third party sites that you reach from links on EH platforms – are governed by the terms and policies of those third parties. Please review these sites’ and services’ privacy policies for more information. Contests and User Engagement From time to time, we may offer various opportunities for you to interact with EH – in particular, by entering contests through the EH Platform or by sending us your writings/audio/photos/videos in response to specific crowdsourcing requests. Please note that these opportunities may have their own rules; these rules, which govern your participation in these contests or activities, may give EH additional rights to use entries or submissions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between such rules and this Policy, the rules will govern and take precedence. Children Under 13 Years of Age EH does not knowingly solicit or collect information from children ages 12 and under without obtaining explicit parental consent. If you become aware that your child (who is under 13) has provided us with information without your consent, please contact us; upon request, we will work to delete your child’s Personal Information from our files within a reasonable time. Access to Your Information Because we value the longevity of our relationships with our supporters, we do generally retain user information in our database. If you would like to access, transfer, review, or correction of or to your Personal Information, or to request that it be deleted or restricted in use, please contact us — depending on your location or country of residence, you may have a legal right to make these requests and to contact supervisory authorities if you are not satisfied with our response. Changes to Privacy Policy EH may change and update this Policy from time to time. We will post Policy updates to this page, and may send notify members of our mailing lists of changes by email as well; will email users who have registered login information at the email address associated with their account. We will not post updates or send email notification regarding changes to the third party services list , which may be updated from time to time. Any changes will only take effect prospectively from the date of the change; continued use of the EH Platform constitutes consent to any new Policy. Contact Information You may find our contact information at: https://www.experienceharlem.com/contact . If you have any questions or requests related to your Personal Information or this Privacy Policy,

Terms of Service Last updated: July 2021 ​ 1 IMPORTANT INTRODUCTION These are the Experience Harlem website (www.experienceharlem.com ) (“Website”) terms and conditions of use ("Terms"), which apply to the use of the Experience Harlem Inc. and EH Consulting (collectively referred to as “Experience Harlem”) Website by end users. By accessing the Website you agree to be bound by: (i) these Terms; and (ii) Experience Harlem's Privacy Policy, found here and incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms or the Privacy Policy then you are not entitled to enter this Website. ​ ARBITRATION NOTICE: UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE YOU FIRST AGREE TO THESE TERMS BY FOLLOWING THE OPT-OUT PROCEDURE SPECIFIED IN THE “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” SECTION BELOW, AND EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DISPUTES DESCRIBED IN THE “ARBITRATION “SECTION BELOW, YOU AGREE THAT DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND Experience Harlem WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. ​ These Terms constitute an agreement between us and contain the entire terms of your use of the Website and all matters which are referred to herein. These Terms supersede any prior written or oral agreement between us relating to such matters. We may change these Terms from time to time in our sole discretion and you agree to be bound by such changes. You should periodically review this site for such changes. Nothing in the Terms shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits. ​ You confirm that, in agreeing to accept these Terms, you have not relied on any representation that is not expressly included in these Terms. You may only use the Website for your personal and non-commercial use. The Website is controlled and offered by Experience Harlem from its facilities in the United States of America. Experience Harlem makes no representations that the Website is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Website for other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law. 2 GRANT OF LICENSE These Terms provide you, the User, with a personal, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use this Website conditioned on your continued compliance with these Terms. Users may print and download materials and information on this Website solely for personal and noncommercial use, provided that all hard copies contain all copyright and other applicable notices contained in such materials and information. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, a User may not modify, copy, distribute, broadcast, transmit, reproduce, publish, license, transfer, sell, scrape, mirror, frame, or otherwise use any information or material obtained from or through this Website. Experience Harlem may permit you to use certain applications for limited purposes such as using the embeddable media player to show videos on your blog or web site for noncommercial purposes. You may not modify, build upon, or block any portion of the embeddable media player in any way. As a further condition of use of this Website, all Users warrant to Experience Harlem that they will not use this Website for any purpose that is unlawful, prohibited by any applicable regulation or is otherwise inconsistent with these Terms. 3 USER ACCOUNTS In order to use some parts of the Website, you may need to create an account. You must never use another Website user's account. You must provide full and accurate information when you create your account with us. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account regardless of whether you know about such activity, so we suggest that you keep your account password secure. You must notify us immediately if you are aware of any unauthorized use of your account. When joining Experience Harlem via a User account you will be asked to create an account which you can do via a number of social network accounts or with an email address and secure password. When logging in or creating an account via a social network the Experience Harlem appointed supplier Auth. will ask the nominated application for permission to access selected data, which enables the service to work – for example your “friends” list. This data is stored by Experience Harlem with your profile. You can choose what personal information is displayed on experienceharlem.com. When you login to the Website using social networks the application will check for any changes stored by Experience Harlem and update your Experience Harlem profile accordingly. Additionally if you amend details about yourself within your account profile this data will be retained as the master copy of your data. If you choose to deactivate your Experience Harlem account all your data is deleted from Experience Harlem within the set time period outlined at deactivation. Please note however, that our servers may maintain your information on backup copies and that such information may not be immediately deleted. ​ 4 USER SUBMISSIONS We may now or in the future allow the submission to the Website of videos and/or other communications or materials by users of the Website (collectively "User Submissions"). User Submissions must comply at all times with these Terms and with any separate terms and conditions relating to such User Submissions that we may publish on the Website from time to time. A review is your description of the experience you had with friends, family or on your own at a restaurant, event, bar, venue, attraction or exhibition. We encourage reviews that are informative, entertaining and helpful for others and an explanation of what you enjoyed or didn’t. By submitting a User Submission review to the Website you agree that the review is based on your own experience and is your genuine opinion, that you have no personal or business relationship with what you are reviewing and have not been offered any incentive or payment to write your review. You acknowledge and agree that Experience Harlem has a zero-tolerance policy on fake reviews. By submitting User Submissions to the Website you hereby grant: (a) to Experience Harlem a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable, non-exclusive license and right to use, reproduce, share, copy, modify, publish, edit, translate, reformat, host, aggregate, distribute, perform, and display the communication alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or hereafter developed without territorial or time limitations, and to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sub-licensees; and (b) to each user of the Website, an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, license to access the User Submissions through the Website. By submitting User Submissions to the Website you warrant, represent and undertake to us that you have full power and authority to grant the rights and licenses relating to the User Submissions set out in these Terms and the User Submissions you submit: (i) do not infringe any third party's intellectual property rights (including without limitation copyright and/or trademarks), other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; and (ii) do not violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation; and (iii) are not defamatory, libellous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing; and (iv) are not obscene or pornographic; and (v) do not violate any laws regarding unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising; and (vi) do not include e-mail addresses, urls or phone numbers or any other personally identifiable information; and (vii) are not a report of someone else's experience. Millions of Experience Harlem users like you rely on both our reviews and other users reviews when looking for inspiration and how to get the best out of the city. Helpful reviews should be: ​ a) User-friendly – No profanity, threats, prejudiced comments, hate speech, sexually explicit language, or other content that is not appropriate for other users ​ b) Those that detail first-hand experiences. ​ c) Unique and Independent – You should write one review on any given event, restaurant, or attraction. ​ d) Original – No substantially quoted material from other sources, including (but not limited to) websites, e-mail correspondence, other reviews, etc. ​ e) Non-commercial - No promotional material of any kind, including self-promotional URLs. We reserve the right to reject any URL, e-mail address, or phone number for any reason. f) Submitted by persons over the age of 13 ​ g) Submitted with a valid e-mail address ​ h) Submitted with no HTML tags and no excessive ALL CAPS, slang, or typographic symbols. We do not endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and we expressly disclaim any and all liability in connection with User Submissions. We do not permit copyright infringing activities or any infringement of any other intellectual property rights on the Website. We reserve the right to remove the User Submissions without notice for any reason in our absolute discretion, including, without limitation, breach of the User Submission Conditions and/or breach of any intellectual property rights. Experience Harlem allows the management or representatives of events, venues, restaurants or attractions to respond to reviews written by users on the Website and these should be identified by your user account. Experience Harlem reserves the right to remove a review or management response at any time for any reason. If you believe any of the User Submissions on the Website are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, objectionable or infringe any intellectual property rights please contact us. You acknowledge that when using the Website, you may be exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that we are not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against us with respect thereto. We encourage you to share your opinion about a feature we’ve written or a review that has been written by us or by one of our users. We like comments that are your view of another’s opinion and are constructive – whether or not you agree with that opinion. ​ 5 NOTICES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES You agree to accept all communications from Experience Harlem regarding use of the Website at the addresses you provide to Experience Harlem. Experience Harlem is entitled to rely on the e-mail address and mailing address that you last provided to us. You agree to waive all claims resulting from failure to receive communications because of changes in your e-mail address or mailing address not communicated to Experience Harlem. You agree to be bound by any affirmance, assent or agreement you transmit through the Website. You agree that, when in the future you visit the Website, your agreement or consent to these Terms will be legally binding and enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten signature. ​ 6 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS All material contained on this Website, unless otherwise indicated, is protected by law to the fullest extent possible including, but not limited to, United States copyright, trade secret, and trademark law, as well as other state, national, and international laws and regulations. Except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, nothing contained on this Website shall be construed as granting a license or other rights to you in any intellectual property of Experience Harlem or any third party. The software and other technology components of this Website, and the contents, selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of the Website are Copyright © Experience Harlem America Inc. and all other trademarks, names, logos, and icons identifying Experience Harlem or Experience Harlem’s goods or services are proprietary marks of Experience Harlem or its affiliates. Copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights in the Website, or portions thereof, may be held by third parties. Such third-party intellectual property rights may not be used without the prior written permission of their respective owners. Removing or altering the copyright notice and any other proprietary notice on any material on this Website is strictly prohibited. ​ 7 PRIVACY POLICY Please see Experience Harlem’s Privacy Policy for a summary of Experience Harlem’s practices regarding the collection and use of personal information. ​ 8 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS User’s access to this Website is governed by all applicable federal, state and local laws. ​ 9 CODE OF CONDUCT You may not, nor may you allow others to, directly or indirectly, do any of the following: ​ (a) Attempt to or actually disrupt, impair or interfere with the operation of, alter or modify the Website or any content. This includes, without limitation, interfering with, defeating, or circumventing any security function of the Website, or attempting to do so. (b) Collect or attempt to collect any information about others, including, but not limited to passwords, account or other information. (c) Restrict or inhibit any other authorized user from using and enjoying the Website. This includes, without limitation (i) using, or attempting to use, any account without the user’s permission, or (ii) obtaining or soliciting another user’s password or other personal information under false pretences. (d) Post, store, or transmit any knowingly inaccurate or misleading personal information. (e) Post, store, or transmit any unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, inflammatory, pornographic, profane, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by Experience Harlem) information or material. (f) Post, store, or transmit any information or material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. (g) Post, store, or transmit any information or software that contains a virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other harmful or disruptive component. (h) Except as expressly permitted herein or on the Website, modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, resell, retransmit, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Website. (i) Post, store, or transmit materials in violation of a third party’s copyright or other intellectual property contractual or proprietary rights. You are solely responsible for determining whether any material you post, store, or transmit is subject to a third party’s rights. (j) Use the Website for any unlawful purpose. ​ 10 ASSUMPTION OF RISK Use of the Internet and this Website is solely at your own risk and is subject to all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations. While Experience Harlem has endeavored to create a secure and reliable Website, please be advised that the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to/from this Website over the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Accordingly, Experience Harlem and its employees, agents, directors, officers, proprietors, partners, representatives, shareholders, attorneys, predecessors, successors, and assigns are not responsible for the security of any information transmitted via the Internet. The User assumes sole and complete risk for using this Website and must make his or her own determination as to these matters. ​ 11 LAW ENFORCEMENT Experience Harlem reserves the right to view, monitor, and record activity on the Website without notice or permission from you. Any information obtained by monitoring, reviewing, or recording is subject to review by law enforcement organizations in connection with investigation or prosecution of possible criminal activity on the Website. Experience Harlem will also comply with all court orders involving requests for such information. ​ 12 LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES Experience Harlem may offer links to third-party web sites that may offer various products, services, and/or information. Users should be aware that use of these third-party web sites may be subject to separate terms and conditions, information collection practices, and other provisions. Experience Harlem cannot ensure that users will be satisfied with any products or services offered and/or purchased from such third-party web sites. Experience Harlem does not endorse any of the products or services offered in any third-party web sites. Further, Experience Harlem has not taken any steps to confirm the correctness, accuracy, or reliability of any information contained in any third-party web sites. Before proceeding with any transaction with any third-party web site, whether the transaction is on-line or off-line, it shall be the sole responsibility of the User to conduct whatever investigation such User deems necessary and appropriate. ​ 13 EVENTS BEYOND Experience Harlem'S CONTROL Users expressly absolve and release Experience Harlem from any claim of harm resulting from a cause beyond Experience Harlem’s control including, but not limited to, failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, computer viruses, unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes, natural disasters, strikes or other labor problems, wars, terrorism, or governmental restrictions. ​ 14 DISCLAIMERS WHILE Experience Harlem ENDEAVORS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION, THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. MOREOVER, Experience Harlem MAY MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND/OR CHANGES IN THIS WEBSITE OR IN THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY REASON. YOU, THE USER, ASSUME THE SOLE RISK OF MAKING USE OF, AND/OR RELYING ON, THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. Experience Harlem MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, LEGALITY IN YOUR JURISDICTION, OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. SUCH INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. ​ 15 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, Experience Harlem SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE, ANY DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, ANY DELAY OR INABILITY TO ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT, UNAUTHORIZED USE OR MISUSE OF YOUR ACCOUNT, ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF Experience Harlem HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES SUCH AS CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, Experience Harlem’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE SHALL NOT EXCEED $100. ​ 16 INDEMNITY You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Experience Harlem and its affiliates and all of their employees, agents, directors, officers, proprietors, partners, representatives, shareholders, attorneys, predecessors, successors, and assigns, from and against any and all claims, proceedings, damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses), relating to or arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Website; (ii) any breach by you of these Terms; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including, without limitation, any copyright, property or privacy right; and (iv) any claim that your content and User Submissions caused damage to a thirty-party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms and your use of the Website. You shall not in any event settle any matter without the prior written consent of Experience Harlem to be withheld at Experience Harlem’s sole discretion. ​ 17 WEBSITE ACCESS AND TERMINATION This Website is controlled and operated by Experience Harlem from its offices within the United States. Experience Harlem makes no representation that materials in the Website are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to them from territories where any of the contents of this Website are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Website from other locations do so of their own volition and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Experience Harlem reserves the right at any time and for any reason to deny you access to the Website and to terminate this Agreement. ​ 18 SUBMISSIONS Any ideas, suggestions, information, know-how, material, or any other content (collectively, “Content”) received through this Website will be deemed to include a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license for Experience Harlem to adopt, publish, reproduce, disseminate, transmit, distribute, copy, use, create derivative works, display, (in whole or part), or otherwise act on such Content without additional approval or consideration, in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such Content, and User hereby waives any claim to the contrary. ​ 19 DISPUTE RESOLUTION (a) Agreement to Arbitrate You and Experience Harlem agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use of the Website and associated services (collectively, “Disputes”) will be settled by binding arbitration, except that each party retains the right: (i) to bring an individual action in small claims court and (ii) to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of a party’s copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents or other intellectual property rights (the action described in the foregoing clause (ii), an “IP Protection Action”). Without limiting the preceding sentence, you will also have the right to litigate any other Dispute if you provide Experience Harlem with written notice of your desire to do so by email at angie@experienceharlem.com or regular mail within thirty (30) days following the date you first agree to these Terms (such notice, an “Arbitration Opt-out Notice”). If you don’t provide Experience Harlem with an Arbitration Opt-out Notice within the thirty (30) day period, you will be deemed to have knowingly and intentionally waived your right to litigate any Dispute except as expressly set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any IP Protection Action or, if you timely provide Experience Harlem with an Arbitration Opt-out Notice, will be the state and federal courts located in the Southern District of New York and each of the parties hereto waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Unless you timely provide Experience Harlem with an Arbitration Opt-out Notice, you acknowledge and agree that you and Experience Harlem are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action or representative proceeding. Further, unless both you and Experience Harlem otherwise agree in writing, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of any class or representative proceeding. If this specific paragraph is held unenforceable, then the entirety of this “Dispute Resolution” section will be deemed void. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, this “Dispute Resolution” section will survive any termination of these Terms. ​ (b) Arbitration Rules The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by this “Dispute Resolution” section. (The AAA Rules are available at www.adr.org/arb_med or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879.) The Federal Arbitration Act will govern the interpretation and enforcement of this Section. ​ (c) Arbitration Process A party who desires to initiate arbitration must provide the other party with a written Demand for Arbitration as specified in the AAA Rules. (The AAA provides a Demand for Arbitration form available at https://www.adr.org/aaa/faces/rules/formsearch/conform.) The arbitrator will be either a retired judge or an attorney licensed to practice law and will be selected by the parties from the AAA’s roster of arbitrators. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator within seven (7) days of delivery of the Demand for Arbitration, then the AAA will appoint the arbitrator in accordance with the AAA Rules. ​ (d) Arbitration Location and Procedure Unless you and Experience Harlem otherwise agree, the arbitration will be conducted in the county where you reside. If your claim does not exceed $10,000, then the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of the documents that you and Experience Harlem submit to the arbitrator, unless you request a hearing or the arbitrator determines that a hearing is necessary. If your claim exceeds $10,000, your right to a hearing will be determined by the AAA Rules. Subject to the AAA Rules, the arbitrator will have the discretion to direct a reasonable exchange of information by the parties, consistent with the expedited nature of the arbitration. ​ (e) Arbitrator’s Decision The arbitrator will render an award within the time frame specified in the AAA Rules. The arbitrator’s decision will include the essential findings and conclusions upon which the arbitrator based the award. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator’s award of damages must be consistent with the terms of the “Limitation of Liability” section above as to the types and amounts of damages for which a party may be held liable. The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the claimant and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the claimant’s individual claim. If you prevail in arbitration you will be entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses, to the extent provided under applicable law. Experience Harlem will not seek, and hereby waives all rights it may have under applicable law to recover, attorneys’ fees and expenses if it prevails in arbitration. (f) Fees Your responsibility to pay any AAA filing, administrative and arbitrator fees will be solely as set forth in the AAA Rules. However, if your claim for damages does not exceed $75,000, Experience Harlem will pay all such fees unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of your claim or the relief sought in your Demand for Arbitration was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)). (g) Changes Notwithstanding the provisions of the “Important Introduction” Section above with regard to changes to these Terms, if Experience Harlem changes this “Dispute Resolution” Section after the date you first accepted these Terms (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms), you may reject any such change by sending us written notice (including by email to legal@experienceharlem.com ) within 30 days of the date such change became effective, as indicated in the “Last Updated” date above or in the date of Experience Harlem’s email to you notifying you of such change. By rejecting any change, you are agreeing that you will arbitrate any Dispute between you and Experience Harlem in accordance with the provisions of this “Dispute Resolution” section as of the date you first accepted these Terms (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms). 20 DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. Experience Harlem reserves the right to remove any material on the Website which allegedly infringes a third party’s copyright. It is Experience Harlem’s policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances subscribers or account holders who have been adjudicated as repeat infringers on our Website and associated services. As per the DMCA, you can send a DMCA take down notice to the Experience Harlem Copyright Agent (designated as such pursuant to the DMCA) named below which must provide at minimum the following information: - A physical or electronic signature and your full legal name; - Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; - Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit Experience Harlem to locate the material, including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on the Website(s) where such material may be found; - Your address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted; - Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice: - “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use).” - “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.” COPYRIGHT AGENT FOR COPYRIGHT NOTICES ONLY SHOULD BE DIRECTED BY EMAIL: Experience Harlem Legal Department Email: angie@experienceharlem.com Non-copyright matters will not be addressed by the copyright agent. 21 GOVERNING LAW These Terms will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without respect to its conflict of laws principles. 22 WAIVER Failure to insist on strict performance of any of these Terms will not operate as a waiver of any subsequent default or failure of performance. No waiver by Experience Harlem of any right under these Terms will be deemed to be either a waiver of any other right or provision or a waiver of that same right or provision at any other time. 23 SEVERABILITY If any part of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be invalid or unenforceable (either by an arbitrator appointed pursuant to the terms of the “Arbitration” section above or by court of competent jurisdiction, but only if you timely opt out of arbitration by sending us an Arbitration Opt-out Notice in accordance with the terms set forth above), then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most clearly matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of these Terms shall continue in effect. 24 RELATIONSHIP No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between a User and Experience Harlem as a result of this Agreement or User’s use of this Website. 25 ENTIRE AGREEMENT These Terms and Conditions, together with the Experience Harlem Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated as if set forth fully herein, represent the entire agreement between the User and Experience Harlem with respect to use of and material available on or through this Website, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written between the User and Experience Harlem with respect to this Website. Any rights not expressly granted herein are expressly reserved.