Legal

Last Revised: March 1, 2025

The following terms and conditions (the “Terms of Service” or “Agreement”) constitute an agreement between you, whether as a casual visitor or a registered user (“User”, “you” or “your”) and 6AM City, Inc. and its affiliates, successors and assigns (“6AM City”, “us”, “our” or ‘we”) regarding your use of 6AM City Site and/or Services (all as defined below). 6AM City is the owner and operator of the www.6amcity.com website, and any associated subdomains (collectively, the “Site”), 6AM City newsletters, social media platforms, email notifications or any related applications provided by us (collectively, the “Services”), and all content and features contained in the foregoing.

BY ACCESSING THE SITE OR UTILIZING ANY OF THE SERVICES AND/OR REGISTERING WITH US, YOU SIGNIFY THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE INCLUDING OUR PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.

THE SECTIONS BELOW TITLED “BINDING ARBITRATION” AND “CLASS ACTION WAIVER” CONTAIN A BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER. THEY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. PLEASE READ THEM.

Modifications to the Terms of Service

6AM City, in its sole and absolute discretion, may make changes or modifications to the Site or to this Agreement (including any policies or agreements which are incorporated by reference herein) at any time and without prior notice to you, and such changes or modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting to this Site. You acknowledge and agree that (i) 6AM City may notify you of such changes or modifications by posting them to this Site and (ii) your use of this Site or the Services after such changes or modifications have been made (as indicated by the “Last Revised” date at the top of this page) shall constitute your acceptance of this Agreement as last revised. In addition, 6AM City may occasionally notify you of upcoming changes or modifications to this Agreement by email. We therefore recommend that you keep your account information including, but not limited to, your email address, current.

You agree that the 6AM City will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, or discontinuation of the Site or any part thereof.

Eligibility

This Site and the Services are available only to Users who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. By using this Site or the Services, you represent and warrant that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and legally competent.

If you are visiting this Site from a country other than the country in which our servers are located, your communications with us may result in the transfer of information (including your registration or Personal information, as described below) across international boundaries. By visiting this Site and communicating electronically with us, you consent to such transfers.

License

Subject to these Terms of Service, 6AM City grants you a non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited license to use and access the Site solely for your own personal, noncommercial use.

Certain Restrictions

The rights granted to you in these Terms of Service are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Site or the Services, whether in whole or in part, or any content displayed on the Site or the Services; (b) you shall not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Site or the Services; (c) you shall not access the Site or the Services in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service; and (d) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Site or the Services may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means. Unless otherwise indicated, any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Site or the Services shall be subject to these Terms of Service. All copyright and other proprietary notices on the Site (or on any content displayed on the Site) or the Services must be retained on all copies thereof.

Acceptable Use Policy

The 6AM City community, like any community, functions best when its Users follow a few simple rules. By accessing and/or using the Site or any Services, you agree to comply with these community guidelines (the “Community Guidelines”) and that: Your use of the Site and the Services including any content you submit, will comply with this Agreement and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations; you will not impersonate another User or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity, nor will you collect or harvest (or permit anyone else to collect or harvest) any User Content (as defined below) or any non-public or personally identifiable information about another User or any other person or entity without their express prior written consent; you will not use this Site or the Services in a manner (as determined by 6AM City in its sole and absolute discretion) that is illegal, infringing, defamatory, harassing, or abusive, that violates the privacy or publicity rights of another User or any other third party, or that is otherwise objectionable;. you will not use this Site or the Services for hate speech, hate crimes or violence; You will not use this Site or the Services to send spam or other unsolicited bulk email, for computer or network hacking or cracking, or to transmit any viruses, worms, bugs, Trojan horses, malware, or other code, files or programs designed to, or capable of, disrupting, damaging or limiting the functionality or security of the Site or the Services; you will not copy or distribute in any medium any part of the Site or the Services, except where expressly authorized by 6AM City; you will not access 6AM City Content or User Content (as those terms are defined below) through any technology or means other than through this Site itself, or as 6AM City may designate; you will not use this Site or the Services, including any of 6AM City’s related technologies, for any commercial use without 6AM City’s express prior written consent; and you will not take any action that imposes or may impose (in our sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our technical infrastructure.

No Support or Maintenance

You acknowledge and agree that 6AM City will have no obligation to provide you with any support or maintenance in connection with the Site.

Intellectual Property

The content on this Site and the Services including without limitation the text (such as the articles found on our blog or in our daily newsletter), software, scripts, source code, API, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos and interactive features and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (“6AM City content”), are owned by or licensed to 6AM City in perpetuity, and are subject to copyright, trademark, and/or patent protection in the United States and foreign countries, and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws. 6AM City content is provided to you “as is”, “as available” and “with all faults” for your information and personal, non-commercial use only and may not be downloaded, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any purposes whatsoever without the express prior written consent of 6AM City. No right or license under any copyright, trademark, patent, or other proprietary right or license is granted by this Agreement. 6AM City reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to 6AM City content, this Site and the Services, and this Agreement does not transfer ownership of any of these rights.

If you violate any part of this Agreement, your permission to access and/or use 6AM City content and the Site or the Services automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of 6AM City content.

The trademarks, service marks, and logos of 6AM City (“6AM City Trademarks”) used and displayed on the Site and the Services are registered and unregistered trademarks or service marks of 6AM City. Other 6AM City product and service names located on the Site or the Services may be trademarks or service marks owned by others (the “Third-Party Trademarks,” and, collectively with 6AM City Trademarks, the “Trademarks”). Nothing on the Site or the Services should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use the Trademarks, without our prior written permission specific for each such use. Use of the Trademarks as part of a link to or from any site is prohibited unless establishment of such a link is approved in advance by us in writing. All goodwill generated from the use of 6AM City Trademarks inures to our benefit.

The Site and the Services have been specially designed to present 6AM City content in a unique format and appearance. We are concerned about the integrity of 6AM City content when it is viewed in a setting created by a third party that includes advertising or other materials that we have not authorized to be displayed with our content. Elements of the Site and the Services are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other state and federal laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part, by any means, including, but not limited to, the use of framing or mirrors. Neither you nor any third party shall make use of 6AM City content in any manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights, including copyright, or that has not been authorized by us.

Our Use of User Content

Some of the features of this Site or the Services may allow Users to view, post, publish or share their ideas, opinions, preferences or feedback (e.g., through a “like” or “comment” function) relating to 6AM City news articles or current events (“On-Site User Content”). We may also make available interactive services through third-party websites and third party social media platforms (“Third Party Platforms”) (e.g., 6AM City-designated hashtags, including but not limited to #6AMcity #GVLtoday, #GVLtonight, #GVLyesterday, #GVLguides, #GVLmornings, #GVLeats, #yeahGVLtoday #CurioCity #WakeUpLocal, #JoinTheConversation and comment or posting sections on 6AM City-related pages hosted on third party social media platforms) pursuant to which Users can post associated content (“Off-Site User Content,” together with On-Site User Content, “User Content”). By posting or publishing User Content to this Site or to the Services or to Third Party Platforms, you represent and warrant to 6AM City that: (i) you have all necessary rights to publish or distribute User Content, either because you are the sole author and owner of the User Content and have the right to publish or distribute the same, or because you have the appropriate publication and distribution rights, licenses, consents, and/or permissions to use from the copyright or other owner of the User Content; and (ii) such actions by you do not violate the rights of any third party. You shall be solely responsible for any and all of your User Content and the consequences of, and requirements for, distributing it.

6AM City has no obligation, either express or implied, to treat your User Content as confidential or to develop or use your User Content, and no compensation is due to you or to anyone else for any intentional or unintentional use of your User Content. You acknowledge and agree that 6AM City may be working on the same or similar content, it may already know of such content from other sources, it may simply wish to develop this (or similar) content on its own, or it may have taken / will take some other action.

If you post, publish, email share via any multimedia platform your User Content to this Site, Services, or to Third Party Platforms, you authorize 6AM City to use the intellectual property and other proprietary rights in and to your User Content to enable inclusion and use of the User Content in the manner contemplated by this Site, the Services, the Third Party Platforms and this Agreement. Accordingly, you hereby grant 6AM City a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), irrevocable, and transferable license to use, publish, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, combine with other works, display, and perform your User Content in connection with this Site, the Services, the Third Party Platforms and 6AM City’s business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing all or part of this Site or Services in any media formats and through any media channels without restrictions of any kind and without payment or other consideration of any kind, or permission or notification, to you or any third party.

Monitoring and Enforcement of User Content

6AM City reserves the right, but has no obligation, to pre-screen User Content and decide whether any item of User Content is appropriate and/or complies with this Agreement. 6AM City may remove any item of User Content (in the case of Off-Site User Content, remove any repost or publication of such Off-Site User Content from a Third Party Platform, the Site or the Services) and/or terminate a User’s access to this Site or the Services for posting or publishing any material in violation of this Agreement, for otherwise violating this Agreement (as determined by 6AM City in its sole and absolute discretion), or for any reason or no reason in 6AM City’s sole discretion, at any time and without prior notice. If 6AM City terminates your access to this Site or the Services 6AM City may, in its sole and absolute discretion, remove and destroy any data and files stored by you on its servers.

Feedback

If you provide 6AM City with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Site (“Feedback”), you hereby assign to 6AM City all rights in such Feedback and agree that 6AM City shall have the right to use and fully exploit such Feedback and related information in any manner it deems appropriate. 6AM City will treat any Feedback you provide to 6AM City as non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that you will not submit to 6AM City any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary. 6AM City has the full authority to publish your feedback or any information provided to 6AM City on any of it’s platforms.

Term and Termination

Subject to this Section, these Terms of Service will remain in full force and effect while you use the Site or Services. We may suspend or terminate your rights to use the Site or Services at any time for any reason or for no reason in our sole discretion, including but not limited to any use of the Site or Services in violation of these Terms of Service. Upon termination of your rights under these Terms of Service, your right to access and use the Site and Services will terminate immediately. 6AM City will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your rights under these Terms of Services, including for termination of any associated Account or deletion of your User Content.

Copyright Infringement

6AM City respects the intellectual property of others and asks that users of our Site and Services do the same. In connection with our Site and Services, we have adopted and implemented a policy respecting copyright law that provides for the removal of any infringing materials and for the termination of access to users of our online Site and Services who infringe intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights. If you believe that one of our users is, through the use of our Site and Services, unlawfully infringing the copyright(s) in a work, and wish to have the allegedly infringing material removed, the following information in the form of a written notification (pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)) must be provided to our designated Copyright Agent:

1. Your physical or electronic signature;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work(s) that you claim to have been infringed;
3. Identification of the material on our site or services that you claim is infringing and that you request us to remove;
4. Sufficient information to permit us to locate such material;
5. Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
6. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the objectionable material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or under the law; and
7. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of the copyright that has allegedly been infringed or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Please note that, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any misrepresentation of material fact (falsities) in a written notification automatically subjects the complaining party to liability for any damages, costs and attorney’s fees incurred by us in connection with the written notification and allegation of copyright infringement.

Links to Third-Party Websites & Ads

This Site and the Services may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by 6AM City. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and do not constitute an endorsement by 6AM City of the content on such websites nor of the business practices of those operating those websites, nor is 6AM City affiliated with or endorsed by those websites or the persons or companies who operate them. 6AM City has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, terms and conditions, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. In addition, 6AM City does not censor or edit the content of any third-party websites. By using this Site or the Services, you expressly release 6AM City from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website. Accordingly, 6AM City encourages you to be aware when you leave this Site or the Services and to review the terms and conditions, privacy policies, and other governing documents of each other website that you may visit.

You hereby release and forever discharge 6AM City (and our officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns) from, and hereby waive and relinquish, each and every past, present and future dispute, claim, controversy, demand, right, obligation, liability, action and cause of action of every kind and nature (including personal injuries, death, and property damage), that has arisen or arises directly or indirectly out of, or that relates directly or indirectly to, the Site or Services (including any interactions with, or act or omission of, other Site users or any Third-Party Websites & Ads).

Indemnity

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless 6AM City its and affiliates, and their directors, officers, managers, employees, shareholders, agents, and licensors, from and against all claims, demands, disputes, losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or in relation to these Terms of Service, the Site, or the Services. 6AM City reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this Section. In such event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as is reasonably requested by us.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

Your access to and use of the Site and the Services is at your sole risk. If you are dissatisfied with any of the materials contained on the Site, the Services, or with any of these Terms of Service, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing and using the Site and/or Services.

THE SITE, THE SERVICES, AND ALL 6AM CITY, INC CONTENT ARE AVAILABLE “AS IS.” 6AM CITY, INC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE, THE SERVICES OR ANY 6AM CITY, INC CONTENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, AND INACCURACIES IN THE NEWS, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, THE SERVICES, OR ANY 6AM CITY, INC CONTENT. WE DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, THE SERVICES, ANY 6AM CITY, INC CONTENT OR ANY INFORMATION OR GOODS THAT ARE AVAILABLE OR ADVERTISED OR SOLD THROUGH THE SITE, THE SERVICES, OR ANY 6AM CITY, INC CONTENT. WE DO NOT PROVIDE OR AUTHORIZE THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL, LEGAL, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE THROUGH THE SITE, THE SERVICES, OR ANY 6AM CITY, INC CONTENT, AND SO WE DISCLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF MEDICAL, LEGAL, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION THAT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE SITE, THE SERVICES, OR ANY 6AM CITY, INC CONTENT; RATHER THAN RELYING ON THIS INFORMATION, YOU SHOULD SEEK ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL. WE DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING, NOR DO WE ENDORSE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT, OR OTHER MATERIAL OR DATABASE DISPLAYED, UPLOADED, OR DISTRIBUTED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, THE SERVICES, OR AVAILABLE THROUGH LINKS IN THE FOREGOING. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CORRECT ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE SITE AND THE SERVICES. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT THE SITE, THE SERVICES, OR MATERIALS THAT MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE FOREGOING DO NOT CONTAIN VIRUSES, WORMS, “TROJAN HORSES,” MALWARE, OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MATERIALS. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR HARM ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH FEATURES. IF YOU RELY ON THE SITE, THE SERICES, OR THE FOREGOING, YOU DO SO SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

6AM City, INC, its affiliates, and their directors, officers, managers, employees, shareholders, agents, and licensors are not liable for incidental, indirect, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages of any kind, including lost revenues or profits, loss of business, or loss of data, in any way related to THE SITE, THE SERVICES, OR ANY 6AM CITY, INC CONTENT, or for any claim, loss, or injury based on errors, omissions, interruptions, or other inaccuracies in THE SITE, THE SERVICES, OR ANY 6AM CITY, INC CONTENT. Any claim against us shall be limited to the amount you paid, if any, for use of THE SITE, THE SERVICES, OR ANY 6AM CITY, INC CONTENT.

Limitation of Liability in Certain States

CERTAIN STATE LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY AND THAT OF OUR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND OUR AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Binding Arbitration

All disputes arising out of or related in any way whatsoever to this Agreement, including the scope, the construction or application of this Agreement, shall be resolved by binding arbitration governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in force. NEITHER PARTY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE SUCH DISPUTE IN COURT OR TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL. DISCOVERY AND APPEAL RIGHTS MAY ALSO BE LIMITED IN ARBITRATION. The arbitration hearings and all meetings pursuant to this section shall be held in Greenville County, in the State of South Carolina. If the parties cannot agree upon a single arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days after demand by either of them, each party shall select one arbitrator knowledgeable about Internet commerce in South Carolina, and notify the other of its selection, and such two arbitrators shall select a third from a list of arbitrators (with knowledge of the Internet industry) qualified by the AAA in South Carolina. If this procedure for selecting arbitrators fails, then a neutral arbitrator based in South Carolina with knowledge of Internet commerce in South Carolina shall be selected by the AAA to resolve the dispute. The arbitrator(s) shall conduct a hearing within sixty (60) days after their selection. A majority of the arbitrators (if there is more than one pursuant to this clause) shall determine the decision/award, which shall be rendered within ten (10) days after the completion of the hearing. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding upon the parties both as to law and to fact, and shall not be appealable to any court in any jurisdiction. The parties shall share the expenses of the arbitrators equally. Nothing in any indemnification provision hereunder shall be construed as having any bearing on the award of attorneys’ fees or arbitrators’ fees under this section. With respect to the foregoing, you hereby waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non convenes and waive the right to trial by jury in any such dispute.

Class Action Waiver

You agree that any arbitration or proceeding shall be limited to the dispute between us and you individually. To the full extent permitted by law, (i) no arbitration or proceeding shall be joined with any other; (ii) there is no right or authority for any dispute to be arbitrated or resolved on a class action-basis or to utilize class action procedures; and (iii) there is no right or authority for any dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons or group of persons. You agree that any controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party, unless agreed to by 6AM City in its sole discretion.

Miscellaneous

Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and assigns. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of South Carolina without regard to conflict of laws principles. The titles and headings of this Agreement are for convenience and ease of reference only and shall not be utilized in any way to construe or interpret the agreement of the parties as otherwise set forth herein. This section and the sections entitled Intellectual Property, Indemnity, Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability, Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Each covenant and agreement in this Agreement shall be construed for all purposes to be a separate and independent covenant or agreement. If an arbitrator, arbitration panel, or court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision (or portion of a provision) of this Agreement to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions (or portions of provisions) of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and shall be found to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by an authorized representative of 6AM City. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties concerning the subject matter, and supersedes all existing agreements and all other oral, written or other communication between the parties concerning its subject matter.

Electronic Communications

The communications between you and 6AM City use electronic means, whether you use the Site, Services or send us emails, or whether 6AM City posts notices on the Site, Services or communicates with you via email. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from 6AM City in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that 6AM City provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were in a hardcopy writing.

Ecommerce Advertising

6AM City reserves the right to edit, classify, reject or cancel any portion or all advertising as determined in the publishers sole discretion. Any advertising language that does not comply with Federal, State or local laws including, without limitation, those regarding the prohibition of discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation will be rejected.

Ecommerce Refund Policy

Due to the nature of placing a classified ad online with 6AM City, we do not offer refunds on listing fees. Once an ad is posted, the advertisement will immediately gain exposure to our visitors, however, no guarantees are made as to the success of the advertisement. We adhere to the following policy with respect to requests for refunds of listing fees:

• We will not provide a refund, for any reason, once the advertisement has been published. Advertisements cancelled prior to publishing will be refunded in full.
• Due to the type of advertising sold online, no prorated refunds will be made for any ad cancelled following the first day of publication.
• Advertising should be checked for errors by the advertiser on the first day of publication.
• No typographical mistakes by the advertiser will be considered for adjustment and no credit is made for errors that do not materially affect the value of the advertisement.
• No refunds are offered to advertisers who wish to cancel enhancements to an ad posting after the advertisement has been published the first time in any digital format.
• Credit for 6AM City’s intentional or unintentional decision to not publish advertisement will be allowed. 6AM City may elect to not publish content at its sole discretion.
• Approved refunds for credit card transactions will be made as credits to the credit card account used in the initial transaction.

Entire Terms of Service; Assignment

These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Site and Services. 6AM City’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms of Service, and your rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by you without 6AM City prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. 6AM City may freely assign these Terms of Service. The terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Service shall be binding upon assignees.

Copyright/Trademark Information

Copyright ©2025 6AM City, Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks, logos and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on the Site or Services are our property or the property of other third parties. You are not permitted to use these Marks without our prior written consent or the consent of such third party which may own the Marks.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Agreement, please contact us via email at hello@6amcity.com or regular mail at the following address:

6AM City, Inc.

Attn: Legal

PO Box 2505

Greenville, SC 29602

864-735-8590

Copyright © 2025 6AM City, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Last Revised: March 1, 2025

6AM City, Inc (“6AM City”, “us”, “our” or “us”) is the owner and operator of the www.6amcity.com website, and any associated subdomains (collectively, the “Site”), social media platforms, and email notifications (all of the foregoing, along with any related applications provided by us, collectively referred to as the “Services”), and all content and features contained in the foregoing. 6AM City respects your privacy, and we created this privacy policy (the “Policy”) to explain how we collect, use and disclose your information when you access the Site and use the Services. The Policy is only applicable to our Site and our Services and not to any other website, service or online platform. Terms that are not defined in this Policy have the meaning given them in our Terms of Service.

BY ACCESSING THE SITE, UTILIZING ANY SERVICES AND/OR REGISTERING WITH US, YOU SIGNIFY THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS POLICY, INCLUDING OUR TERMS OF SERVICE, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.

Types of Information Collected

Personal Information

6AM City may ask you for some or all of the following types of information which may be identifiable to you when you register for our Services, access various content or features, or directly contact the Site: (i) contact information, such as your email address and name; (ii) your age; and (iii) information for the purpose of authenticating yourself or your account (collectively “Personal Information”). You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all Personal Information you submit to 6AM City.

We also collect and store the Personal Information you voluntarily submit to us through registering with us or uploading or posting User Content through the Site or Services. If you are signed into your social media (e.g., Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, or similar) account and you “like” or “comment” on 6AM City content or other User Content, your social media username will be displayed and so available to the public. You agree that your username, likes, feedback, and any associated comments may become public information; we therefore urge you to exercise caution when deciding to disclose any Personal Information on the Site or through the Services.

In addition, if you choose to purchase or subscribe to a feature or Services of 6AM City that requires a Fee, you will be required to provide us with your billing information, including, without limitation, bank account numbers, credit card or debit card numbers, account details, ACH information, and similar data (collectively, “Billing Information”).

Non-Personal Information

Cookies and Other Technologies. We may utilize cookies and other technologies, such as web beacons or geolocation information, to recognize you, customize your experience, and serve advertisements. Cookies are very small files placed on your computer, and they allow us to count the number of visitors to 6AM City and distinguish repeat visitors from new visitors. They also allow us to save User preferences and track User trends. This Policy covers the use of cookies by 6AM City and does not cover the use of cookies by any third party websites or advertisers. If you do not want us to deploy cookies in your browser, you can opt out by setting your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when a website tries to put a cookie in your browser software. If you choose to disable cookies in your browser, you can still use the Site and the Services, although your ability to use some of the features may be affected.

Information Collected Automatically. We automatically receive and collect information such as your IP address, the URLs of websites you arrive at 6AM City Sites from or leave 6AM City Sites to go to, your type of browser and language, access times, the content of any undeleted cookies that your browser previously accepted from us, your operating system, your mobile provider, your mobile device, and your ISP. We may use such information to better understand how 6AM City visitors use the Site to analyze trends, administer the website, prevent fraud, and gather broad demographic information.

Our Use of Your Information

Our primary purpose in collecting information, both Personal Information and other, is to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customized experience. You agree that we may use your information to: provide the Services and customer support you request; troubleshoot problems and prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities; customize, measure and improve our Site and Services, content and advertising; tell you about and administer our Site and Services, targeted marketing, service updates, contests, sweepstakes, rewards, and promotional offers based on your communication preferences; monitor and enforce our Terms of Service; communicate with Users (as defined in our Terms of Service) about products and/or services you may be interested in; and verify your eligibility to use the Site.

Our Disclosure of Your Information

6AM City is committed to maintaining your trust and we want you to understand when and with whom we may share information collected about you. We may disclose Personal Information, Billing Information and Non-Personal Information to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, respond to claims that a listing or other content violates the rights of others, or protect anyone’s rights, property, or safety. Such information will be disclosed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

We may also use and/or share your Personal Information, Billing Information and Non-Personal Information with, and you authorize us to use and/or share this information with:

• Service providers under contract who help with our business operations. We employ these companies and people to perform tasks on our behalf and need to share your information with them to provide products and services to you.
• We will share your Billing Information with a third party service provider as necessary to process your payments. The third party service provider stores your Billing Information; we do not store this information. Storage by the third party service provider of your Billing Information is subject to the privacy policies and practices of the third party service provider and is not subject to the terms of this privacy policy. By providing your Billing Information, you acknowledge and agree to use of such information by the third party service provider for purposes of processing your payment to us, and you agree to release us and hold us harmless of and from any claims that may arise from the third party service provider’s storage or use of your Billing Information.
• Our affiliates and promotional partners, so they can offer you special products, services, discounts, tickets, and other items or services. Likewise, we may receive information from such affiliates and promotional partners to offer our Users special items or services.
• We may combine your information with information we collect from other companies and use it to improve and personalize our services, content and advertising.
• We may sell or rent your information (other than Billing Information) to third parties for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
• In an ongoing effort to better understand our Users, we may analyze certain Non-Personal Information in anonymized and aggregate form in order to operate, maintain, manage, and improve the Site and Services. This aggregate information does not identify you personally. We may share and/or license this aggregate data to our affiliates, agents, business and promotional partners and other third parties. We may also disclose aggregated user statistics in order to describe the Services and these products and services to current and prospective business partners and to other third parties for other lawful purposes.
• We may share some or all of your Information with any of our parent companies, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control with us.
• As we develop our businesses, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, sale of assets, dissolution, or similar event, the Information may be part of the transferred assets.

If you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us or participate in our ad-customization programs, simply indicate your preference by following the directions provided with the communication or advertisement.

Advertising Relationships Privacy Policy

This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a CafeMedia (“CafeMedia”) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and CafeMedia will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about CafeMedia’s data usage, click here: https://www.cafemedia.com/publisher-advertising-privacy-policy

Google Analytics Privacy Policy

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

No Spam or Spyware

We do not tolerate spam. Spamming is explicitly prohibited by our Terms of Service. If you would like to report an incident of spamming or other unauthorized communications from other Users, please contact us via Contact Us page on the Site. We maintain the right to investigate such incidents and take such action as we deem appropriate in our sole discretion.

Account Protection

We take commercially reasonable steps to protect your information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Nevertheless, no transmission over the Internet and no data storage method can be guaranteed to be safe 100% of the time. 6AM City cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to 6AM City or guarantee that your end user data stored on the Site or the Services may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our industry standard physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. In particular, e-mail sent to us may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail.

The Site is hosted on servers in the United States. Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By providing us with any information, you consent to its transfer and storage in the United States.

Email Communication

We may use your email to deliver 6AM City’s daily newsletter, as well as for other promotional (e.g., new product offerings, special offers by us or other third parties) purposes. Email messages we send you may contain code that enables our database to track your usage of the emails we send you, such usage includes whether the email was opened and what links (if any) were clicked. If you send an email to us, or fill out our “Feedback” form, we will collect your email address and the full content of your email, including attached files, and other information you provide.

You may indicate your preference to opt out of receiving promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the promotional email you receive or by contacting us directly via the Site. You acknowledge that it may take up to 10 days for us to process an opt-out request. Please note, however, that you cannot opt out of receiving transactional e-mails related to your account with us.

Third Parties

Except as otherwise expressly included in this Policy, this document addresses only the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. If you disclose your information to other Users on our Site or on other sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. We do not control the privacy policies of third parties, and you are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties where applicable. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose your Personal Information to others.

Children

Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important to us. For that reason, 6AM City does not knowingly collect or solicit Personal Information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not give us any Personal Information. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide Personal Information through the Site or Services without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Information to us, please contact us, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

How to Request Personal Information be Deleted

You have the right to request that we delete your personal information by making a formal request in writing via the Contact Information provided herein.

We may not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights to have personal information deleted. This means that we may not deny you services, however we may provide a different level or quality of services, where that difference is reasonably related to the value provided to us by your personal information.

Please note that we may take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to information or acting on your request to exercise your rights. In connection with such verification, we may ask you to provide a copy of your drivers license along with verification of ownership of the email address associated with the personal information that you wish to be deleted.

You may designate an authorized agent to make a request to know or request to delete on your behalf. To designate an authorized agent, you must provide the agent with written permission to submit the request. We may still require you to verify your identity directly. As permitted by law, we may refuse a request if the agent does not provide adequate proof of their authorization.

Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right, at any time, to add to, change, update, or modify this Policy. Any such changes to this Policy will be posted here on our Site so we urge you to please visit this page frequently. In all cases, use of information we collect is subject to the Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. Please refer back to this Privacy Policy on a regular basis.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us via email at hello@6amcity.com, using our online Contact Us form at https://6amcity.com/contact or by regular mail at the following address:

6AM City, Inc.

Attn: Legal

PO Box 2505

Greenville, SC 29602

864-735-8590

Copyright © 2025 6AM City, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR CONTENT SUPPLIED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

Last Revised: March 1, 2025

These terms and conditions constitute a valid and binding agreement between 6AM City, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “6AM City”) and yourself (hereinafter referred to as “Supplier”) with respect to the information, text, artwork, photography, digital content, and/or any comments in regards to the materials requested (the “Materials”). 6AM City is the owner and operator of several media products and social media platforms including but not limited to 6AM City, AVLtoday, ATXtoday, BOStoday, CHStoday, CLTtoday, NOOGAtoday, COLAtoday, CBUStoday, DALtoday, FTWtoday, GVLtoday, INDYtoday, KCtoday, LALtoday, LEXtoday, LOUtoday, 608today, NASHtoday, NOVAtoday, ORLtoday, PDXtoday, RALtoday, RICtoday, SACtoday, SATXtoday, SDtoday, SEAtoday, sixandmain, SJtoday, TBAYtoday, WStoday and all associated products, publications, and events owned and or operated by 6AM City. Social media platforms utilized by 6AM City include but are not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube.

License

Supplier gives and grants 6AM City an unlimited, perpetual and irrevocable License to use the Materials in all forms of media (i.e. advertising, brochures, proposals, e-marketing, direct mail, web, displays, artwork, in editorial, video, on social channels, etc.) now known or hereinafter developed for the purpose of advertising, marketing and promoting 6AM City throughout the United States, its territories and possessions and with respect to the Internet, throughout the world.

Supplier’s Warranty

Unless otherwise provided in this agreement, Supplier hereby represents and warrants that: (a) the Materials are the original creation of Supplier, (b) Supplier owns all right, title and interest in the Materials, (c) no third party has any rights in, to, or arising out of, the Materials; and (d) the Materials do not infringe or otherwise violate the rights any third party.

Indemnity

Supplier agrees to indemnify and hold 6AM City and its directors, officers, employees, managers, owners, agents, licensors and assigns (the “indemnified parties”) harmless from and against any claim, loss, damage, suit, judgment, liabilities or expense, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, or any other losses of any kind arising out of or in connection with the use of the Materials, including but not limited to claims asserting violation of the rights of privacy or publicity, and infringement of copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights, that the indemnified parties may suffer as a result of a breach or alleged breach of the foregoing warranties or as a result of claims or actions of any kind or nature resulting from the use in any manner of the Materials.

Supplier’s Approved Rights

Supplier agrees that no mock-up, draft, or other material need be submitted to him/her for any further approval, and that 6AM City will have no liability to Supplier for any distortion or illusionary effect resulting from use of the Materials. 6AM City shall have the unlimited right to exploit the Materials as it sees fit, including the right to alter or rearrange the Materials. Supplier also understands and agrees that 6AM City is a media outlet and is permitted to share the images as deemed appropriate for editorial purposes. Additionally, 6AM City is permitted to share the images as desired to support meetings, conferences, and events for promotional purposes.

Supplier Acknowledgement

Supplier acknowledges and agrees that by his/her reply to the link with a hashtag: #yeahGVLtoday, or any other link or hashtag which may be used or instructed by 6AM City or its subsidiaries in its sole discretion, (i) it shall be deemed that he/she is automatically bound by these Terms and Agreements with full enforcement, and in such a way, 6AM City can use the Supplier’s Materials for any of their purposes according to these Terms and Conditions; (ii) Supplier certifies that he/she is at least 18 years of age, has fully read and understands these Terms and Conditions, and has had any questions regarding their effect or meaning answered to his/her satisfaction.

Entire Agreement and Amendments

The terms and conditions set forth herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties and shall supersede all prior agreements. No waiver, modification or addition to this agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the parties thereto.

Use of Materials

6AM City shall not be required to utilize Supplier’s services or the Materials.

Governing Law

The provisions hereof shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Supplier agrees and confirms that the consideration that the Supplier has received from 6AM City for the opportunity to have materials and/or comments used by 6AM City constitutes full, adequate and fair remuneration for all rights of every kind and nature in the rights granted to 6AM City.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Agreement, please contact us via email at hello@6amcity.com or regular mail at the following address:

6AM City, Inc.

Attn: Legal

PO Box 2505

Greenville, SC 29602

864-735-8590

Copyright © 2025 6AM City, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Investing

† This email communication is not an offer to buy or sell any securities and is not in any way a solicitation from 6AM City, Inc. No representations or warranties are made as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein. Only those representations and warranties that are made in a definitive written agreement relating to a transaction, when and if executed, with the company or companies that have advertised herein, shall have any legal effect.

Gambling/Betting

† For entertainment purposes only. Must be 21+ to place wagers. Please play responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit RG-help.com.

Ketamine

† Legalities in your state may vary. Consumers are advised to consult a physician before trying new products and to always read a company’s and/or product’s full terms and conditions. The information about providers and services contained in this newsletter does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation.

THC/CBD

† Legalities in your state may vary. Consumers are advised to read the company’s terms and conditions, consult a physician before trying products, start only with small amounts, and to not consume products before driving or before a drug test. The information about providers and services contained in this newsletter does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation.

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EDITORIAL ETHICS POLICY AND GUIDELINES

LAST REVISED: MARCH 1, 2025

The media landscape is continually innovating, therefore the ethics and guidelines of our company will evolve over time to ensure that we are always positioned to maintain our audience’s trust.

6AM’s growing network of modern local media brands are redefining how communities consume, engage, communicate, connect, and experience their cities. As 6AM facilitates and participates in these local conversations, our team members uphold these five core values:

• RESPONDING with agility
• Leveraging ENGAGEMENT to achieve synergy
• Listening with intentional CURIOSITY
• ACTING LIKE AN OWNER by delivering solutions that move us all forward
• Having fun through PRIDE IN PLACE

Additionally, many individuals at 6AM operate in an editorial capacity, therefore it is required that all team members always act in an ethical manner that embodies transparency, objectivity, impartiality, veracity, fairness, and accuracy in our content.

CONTENT WE COVER

6AM covers the most relevant, hyper-local news and events happening in our cities. Key content focus areas include city guides, civic conversations, food and drink, lifestyle, history, and local news.

6AM curates and provides narrative around the most relevant local conversations. 6AM’s editorial filter is designed to capture and evaluate content from several sources to ensure the validity and accuracy of the content distributed via our platforms.

6AM utilizes accreditation and links to attribute resources. Resources and research are intended to strengthen credibility of content and drive further discovery to those sources.

6AM believes in and makes an intentional effort to consider the broad diversity of thought and interests of our community members.

6AM embraces our value of leveraging engagement by inviting everyone to participate in the conversation. We recognize that individuals are limited in their depth of knowledge to their own personal experiences. Therefore, we have created a system of tools, technology, feedback channels, community resources, and much more to ensure that we are able to hear all of the voices in our community when making editorial decisions to best educate and activate our readers locally.

6AM actively seeks out diverse voices and subjects for our daily coverage, and works hard to make sure our content reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. It is not enough to cover topics of diversity during relevant holidays or designated months. We believe it’s important to showcase the diversity of our communities in our coverage year-round by listening with intentional curiosity.

6AM refrains from covering national news and events.

6AM refrains from covering politics. As it relates to local elections, 6AM is committed to educating and activating the communities we serve with actionable information that supports and encourages voter participation. As it relates to political topics, 6AM refrains from covering issues that are controversial or highly politicized on a national level, including local news related to such topics.

6AM also refrains from covering topics related to crime and punishment.

6AM refrains from indicating personal or brand preference in our coverage. This is done in an effort to avoid bias or perceived bias in an ever polarized media landscape. Thus, 6AM provides only factual information to educate readers when it is directly related to any potentially controversial topic in our respective markets.

All information conveyed to our staff by external parties is for consideration only. The decision to include content in our products is at the sole discretion of our editorial staff if the content is determined to be relevant, inline with our product guide, and valuable for our audience.

STAFF was historically used as an author on our website when content was written and edited collaboratively by multiple contributors (including interns, freelance writers, and full-time editorial staff). Effective November 15, 2022, our articles directly represent the bylines of all contributing writers by name.

WE SUPPORT PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND GROWING COMMUNITIES

6AM is committed to facilitating dialogue in a positive way. As our editorial staff are sourcing content to include in our products, community content creators who contribute locally in a positive and productive manner have a higher likelihood of inclusion.

6AM views growth in the positive and we support the facilitation of productive conversations that allow all members of the community to become educated, so that they can actively participate in a community’s growth in a manner that best supports their perspectives and exposes them to others.

We believe in a healthy and productive dialogue around growing city topics including infrastructure, tourism, housing, diversity and inclusion, economic development, nonprofits, sustainability, budget, connectivity, public safety, etc. We believe that by educating our readers on how they can proactively participate in conversations regarding the challenges and opportunities associated with a growing city, we can activate them to participate in a manner that has the best long-term outcome for the community as a whole.

FACT-CHECKING AND CORRECTIONS

6AM’s editorial staff strives to be accurate, factual, honest, balanced, unbiased, and relevant. We lean on our audience to provide opinions and additional perspective, so we can focus on the facts. Our editorial filter is designed to aggregate the community’s content, and our local editorial staff lead conversations designed to educate and activate our communities.

6AM relies on limited editorial resources to process and distribute large volumes of content every day. We make every effort to be accurate upon publication. Additionally, as we report on content in the public domain, it may be beyond our ability to verify all information. We may choose to share any information, as sourced in the public domain, to facilitate a productive conversation around a relevant topic.

If our staff is made aware of the need for a correction, we provide transparency to our audience by updating published content and issuing a correction the following day or as soon as possible and appropriate. When corrections are to be made, we make them across all published platforms, as possible. It is important to note that our core product is an email newsletter and, similar to a newspaper, it is not possible to make corrections to the digital copy once delivered via email.

A correction will only be issued if new information is provided that either adds clarity to an article or invalidates the content as originally published. Additionally, 6AM will issue corrections for typos or factual errors that could cause our audience to misinterpret the content. It is our policy to leave all editorial content live once published, with additional context or corrections as appropriate. Removal of content from our platforms may happen in rare instances due to legal or extenuating circumstances, and must always be approved by executive editorial leadership. Removal of, or material changes to, content will never be directed or influenced by advertisers, community leaders, or similar parties to support their respective agenda or opinions.

GIFTS AND INVITATIONS

6AM staff are permitted to accept gifts, invitations, and offers of limited value on behalf of the company, provided all staff in the relevant market are made aware of the gift/invitation/offer as it was made to the company, not to the staff member personally. All information conveyed to our staff is for consideration only, regardless of the manner in which it was shared. The receipt of gifts or other consideration in no way guarantees or compromises editorial coverage of an event, product, or service. It is at the sole discretion of our editorial staff to share or write about a given topic, provided it is determined to be relevant and adds value to our audience inline with our editorial content strategy.

GIVEAWAYS

From time to time, 6AM will conduct giveaways or similar contests for our audience. Rules for giveaways and contests will be posted and are binding for those who elect to participate. At times, giveaways and contests will be sponsored by an advertiser or facilitated on behalf of another entity. Our decision to conduct a giveaway or contest in no way is an endorsement of the entities involved or their products.

BRANDED CONTENT

(PAID, SPONSORED, IN-KIND, AFFILIATE)

All Branded Content is managed by 6AM’s in-house Client Success Team and is created by the Client Success Team on behalf of, or in conjunction with, an advertiser. Advertisers may be permitted to review, make suggestions, and/or approve Branded Content.

Branded Content does not necessarily reflect the views of 6AM or its editorial staff. 6AM will refuse publication of Branded Content that, in its own judgment, would be detrimental to the credibility, character, or values of the company.

See Advertiser Publishing Policy here.

OWNERSHIP + FUNDING DISCLAIMER

6AM City, Inc. is owned and operated by a leadership team located at the company headquarters in Greenville, S.C. 6AM’s investor portfolio includes a variety of angel investors based in the United States. 6AM’s editorial content is not controlled or influenced by its investors in any manner. From time to time, investors in 6AM may purchase advertising as appropriate for their respective businesses, on par with all other advertisers.

6AM City, Inc.

PO Box 2505

Greenville, SC 29602

Legal@6AMcity.com

Copyright © 2025 6AM City, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

EDITORIAL SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

LAST REVISED: MARCH 1, 2025

At 6AM City we encourage everyone to join the conversation, and in fact, we appreciate when you do. In order to maintain a space for safe + productive conversations, we’ve established the following guidelines for our social media and digital platforms.

To help us create more of the content you’d like to see + to help us stay informed about all the things happening in our community, we encourage you to:

• Like, comment on, and share content from our pages

• Tag us in your posts:

  • 608today: @608today and #608today
  • ATXtoday: @ATXtoday and #ATXtoday
  • AVLtoday: @AVLtoday and #AVLtoday
  • BOStoday: @BOStoday and #BOStoday
  • CBUStoday: @theCBUStoday #CBUStoday
  • CHStoday: @CHStoday and #CHStoday
  • CLTtoday: @ourCLTtoday and #CLTtoday
  • COLAtoday: @COLAtoday and #COLAtoday
  • DALtoday: @DALtoday and #DALtoday
  • FTWtoday: @FTWtoday and #FTWtoday
  • GVLtoday: @GVLtoday and #GVLtoday
  • INDYtoday: @theINDYtoday and #INDYtoday
  • KCtoday: @theKCtoday and #KCtoday
  • LALtoday: @theLALtoday and #LALtoday
  • LEXtoday: @theLEXtoday and #LEXtoday
  • LOUtoday: @theLOUtoday and #LOUtoday
  • NASHtoday: @theNASHtoday and #NASHtoday
  • NOOGAtoday: @NOOGAtoday and #NOOGAtoday
  • PDXtoday: @thePDXtoday and #PDXtoday
  • RALtoday: @RALtoday and #RALtoday
  • RICtoday: @theRICtoday and #RICtoday
  • SATXtoday: @SATXtoday and #SATXtoday
  • SEAtoday: @theSEAtoday and #SEAtoday
  • TBAYtoday: @theTBAYtoday and #TBAYtoday
  • WStoday: @ourWStoday and #WStoday
• Message us with your questions, feedback, tips, ideas + suggestions

We value that we have created a community where everyone feels welcome to share their thoughts, opinions, and ideas, and ask that those who engage on our platforms maintain respect for one another. The following will not be tolerated on our social media feeds or website:

• Hate speech of any kind, or derogatory language towards protected classes as defined by the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
• Profanity, vulgarity, or obscene words or images.
• Spam.
• Promotional posts.
• Posts that bully, slander, attack or threaten another individual or organization.
• Posts suggesting or encouraging illegal or otherwise dangerous activities.

Content that 6AM City deems as violating this policy may be hidden or removed without notice. Individuals who 6AM City deems to have violated this policy may be blocked or removed without notice.

DISCLAIMERS:

• Comments on any post from a 6AM City market account do not reflect the views or values of 6AM City, unless those comments are directly from the 6AM City market account.
• Our teams work diligently to monitor our social media platforms and to take action when content has violated our Editorial Social Media Policy. If you find offensive or prohibited content on our platforms, we encourage you to notify us and/or to report the content on the platform directly.

SOCIAL MEDIA CORRECTIONS POLICY:

• 6AM City does not remove photos from our social feeds unless the photo and/or caption contains incorrect information and it is not possible to make a correction to the post
• If a Facebook post has incorrect information, we will edit the post with the correct information and issue a correction in the comments.
• If a Tweet has incorrect information, we will screenshot the original Tweet before deleting it, then Tweet the screenshot of the original Tweet with a correction.
• If an Instagram caption has incorrect information, we will edit the caption with the correct information, and issue a correction in the comments.

6AM City, Inc.

PO Box 2505

Greenville, SC 29602

Legal@6AMcity.com

Copyright © 2025 6AM City, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

EDITORIAL AI DISCLAIMER

LAST REVISED: MARCH 1, 2025

Newsrooms around the globe are exploring how artificial intelligence will impact the future of journalism and reporters’ relationships with their audience. At 6AM City, we are committed to sharing with our readers how AI supports our work and provide transparency on how it is used in our newsletter products.

Why does the team use AI?

Just as AI is evolving on a daily basis, so is our use of it as a tool. Our team is exploring ways in which AI can support our reporting, but we remain committed to maintaining our unique voice and audience trust through our network of editors located in cities across the country.

Using AI can give our team members more time to explore their cities, attend events, build local connections, and deliver engaging content by alleviating administrative time restraints. For example, tasks like transcribing interviews — which in the past could take hours — take only minutes thanks to tools like Otter.ai.

Our usage of AI may change over time, but our commitment to transparency and our editorial ethics will not.

Do you believe AI will replace staff writers?

No. Our editors are experts in their cities in a way that AI can never be — they live in your communities, try new restaurants, attend festivals, and chat with locals. Our publications continue to celebrate cities and help residents become more engaged with their communities.

Have any other questions? Feel free to drop us a line.

6AM City, Inc.

PO Box 2505

Greenville, SC 29602

Legal@6AMcity.com

Copyright © 2025 6AM City, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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LAST REVISED: MARCH 1, 2025

6AM is a for profit company and the primary source of revenue comes from selling advertising. This allows the company to provide our products at no cost, ensuring that all interested parties have the ability to access relevant local content that educates and activates members of our communities.

In order to ensure editorial integrity, 6AM has outlined our advertising business model to provide transparency and maintain credibility with our audience. 6AM manages all paid Branded Content through a centralized Branded Content Studio, Client Services, and Sales team; independent from each market’s editorial staff.

We build brand awareness by integrating our advertisers into our daily conversations, in non traditional ways, positioning them in a manner that is consistent with the editorial consumption of our products.

We evaluate advertising relationships on a case-by-case basis and work with brands whose content connects with our audience. 6AM’s editorial staff is not included in the decision to accept or reject specific advertisers. This intentionality has created an industry leading advertising portfolio of community brands.

We do not accept political advertising in an effort to maintain a politically neutral position in local media.

We work with brands and businesses that offer products and services that our audience uses everyday. We do our best to share content from our advertisers that we find interesting, relevant and useful.

The advertisers we work with are frequently independently relevant and often “earn” their way into the headlines naturally.

6AM ensures that any Branded Content will be clearly distinguished from editorial content across all platforms and will always be marked with an asterisk or similar mark.

Advertisers are responsible for ensuring that their ads comply with all applicable laws, regulations and guidelines.

6AM may at its discretion deny or remove any advertising that may be determined to be damaging to our brand; or is in its opinion vulgar, profane, offensive, illegal; or promotes illegal substances, hate, violence, discrimination; or is determined to be a personal attack against an individual or organization.

6AM refrains from indicating personal or brand preference as it relates to the following topic areas: politics, religion, sexuality, entitlements, human rights, gun control, and similar topics that are controversial or highly politicized on a national level. This is done in an effort to avoid bias or perceived bias in an ever polarized media landscape. 6AM follows these same standards with our advertisers.

We are committed to transparency and maintaining editorial integrity, and we welcome dialogue about our business practices as we always strive to better serve our communities, and realize that no set of guidelines can address every situation or issue that may arise in the course of doing business. We can always be reached at hello@6AMcity.com to provide feedback, suggestions, concerns, or otherwise from any interested parties.

See Editorial Ethics Policy and Guidelines here.

If you’re interested in learning more about advertising opportunities, click here to get in touch with our team.

6AM City, Inc

PO Box 2505

Greenville, SC 29602

Legal@6AMcity.com

Copyright © 2025 6AM City, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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OFFICIAL RULES

SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. ELIGIBILITY. The Awards are only open to those organizations that have been selected by 6AM City, Inc.

2. THE CATEGORY LISTS. 6AM City and its partners will request online nominations via Newsletter and Social Promotion beginning July 29 and continuing until such time as 6AM City desires (exact dates to be decided by 6AM City) , 6AM City will publish an entrants list of up to 10-15 businesses, services or products by category for public voting to identify 6AM City Today’s Best Winners (each a “Category List”). Once a Category List is published, voting will commence for 25 days for each Category List (the “Voting Period”). At the end of the Voting Period, the voting will close and 6AM City will announce the 6 nominees with the most votes as Today’s Best winners in their respective Category Lists within 15 days. 6AM City will publish a list of winners.

3. VOTING. Entrants may share the 6AM City approved contest style NOMINEE Badge and promote their entry in the Today’s Best Awards to their fans and followers, but cannot run a promotion / giveaway for votes. Entrants must stop using the NOMINEE Badge once voting closes. Voters must be at least 18 years old to vote in the 6AM City Today’s Best program. The Voting starts when the relevant Category List is published and ends 25 days later at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time. Users must provide a valid email address to vote and are limited to one vote per IP address and/or email address per day, per Contest List. By submitting a vote, users are opting into 6AM City newsletters for the respective city in which they voted. The use of any automated voting system, bot, macro, script or vote manipulation is prohibited and any votes linked to this behavior will be void. Entrants are prohibited from offering prizes or other offers and inducements to the public to vote. This includes vote farming, fraudulent voting practices or inappropriate promotion to entice votes that would artificially inflate the businesses standing in the 6AM City Today’s Best program.

4. WINNERS AND PRIZE. Each Category List winner will be given the opportunity to purchase a license allowing them to use the Today’s Best Winners badge (“Winners Badge”). The use of the Winners Badge is subject to the terms of a separate trademark license agreement between 6AM City and the winner.

5. SPONSOR. The 6AM City Today’s Best Awards are run by 6AM City. The decisions of 6AM City for all aspects of the promotion, including but not limited to the final winners, are final and binding in all aspects. 6AM City will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Awards.

6. PARTICIPATION. 6AM City will use its reasonable endeavors to inform those Entrants that have been selected for participation in the Awards. By participating in the Awards, Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. If you do not wish to participate please contact 6AM City at subscribers@6amcity.com. 6AM City maintains final say in the voting and reserves the right to remove Entrants, votes or voters that attempt to manipulate or abuse the promotion in any way. 6AM City reserves the right to disqualify persons and businesses suspected of tampering with voting or abusing aspects of this Award.

7. USE OF TRADEMARKS. 6AM City owns all the rights, title and interest to the names and logos including 6AM City Ranked and the 6AM City Today’s Best Badge. None of the 6AM City Today’s Best Badges may be used, reproduced or published in any form without prior written permission from 6AM City.

8. CANCELLATION AND TERMINATION. If for any reason any aspect of the Awards is not capable of running as planned, including by reason of lack of eligible votes, computer virus, communications network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any cause beyond the control of 6AM City, subject to applicable laws and regulations, 6AM City may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the awards, or invalidate any affected votes.

9. GOVERNING LAW. The Awards and these Official Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of South Carolina without regard to the conflict of laws provisions. Entrants agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state of South Carolina.

FULLCOURT GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL RULES

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

2. Eligibility.

Subject to the additional restrictions below, the FULLCOURT GIVEAWAY (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to legal U.S. residents who are 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees and contractors of 6AM City, Locked On Podcast Network (“Sponsors”), TEGNA Inc., and each of their respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees or contractors, are not eligible to enter or to win.

3. How to Enter. The Sweepstakes will begin at 12:01 a.m. (E.T.) on April 7, 2025 and end at 11:59 p.m. (E.T.) on April 30, 2025 (the “Entry Period”).

Internet Entry: During the Sweepstakes Period, enter by subscribing to a Locked On Podcast Network NBA newsletter and clicking the link in your first email for your chance to win.

Maximum one (1) entry per person per newsletter.

You may enter the Sweepstakes as often as you like but only one (1) prize per person. Enter as often as you like provided that multiple entries by means of software generated or other automated processes will be disregarded.

Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries, or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. Your computer must accept cookies, or any successor or similar technology, which may be used for the purpose of entry tracking. Ad blocking software on your computer needs to be disabled so that it doesn’t interfere with processing your entry. By entering, you agree to receive e-mails from Sponsor or those directed by Sponsor. You can opt-out of the receipt of such e-mails by following the directions in any email received from Sponsor. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned.

4. Winner Selection.

On or about May 1, 2025 One (1) Grand Prize Winner, one (1) first prize, and one (1) second prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

5. Prizes and Odds. Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a $2,500 Gift Card to Best Buy (ARV: $2,500). First Prize: One (1) First Prize Winner will receive a $300 Gift Card to GameTime (ARV: $300). Second Prize Winner will receive a $200 Gift Card to Fanatics (ARV: $200).

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winners will be notified on or about May 1, 2025 at the email address provided on winner’s entry form. Sponsor will email during regular business hours at the email provided on entry form. Failure to reach winner by email after two (2) attempts, return of email notification as undeliverable, or failure of winner to respond to email notification within forty-eight (48) hours of the date and time on the email may result in disqualification of winner, forfeiture of their interest in all prizes, and selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries.

Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are nonassignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned as directed by Sponsor. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to the publication of their name, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.

7. Participation. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Sweepstakes as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Sweepstakes is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date. Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, postage-due, misdirected or illegible entries or votes, or for failure to receive entries or votes or other electronic communications due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. The authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry will be considered the entrant. An “authorized account holder” shall mean the natural person assigned to such e-mail account by the Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with such e-mail account. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. Any questions regarding the number of entries or votes submitted, or the owner of an ISP account, shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

8. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

9. Sponsor. The Full Court Giveaway is sponsored by Locked On Podcast Network. The decisions of Sponsor regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Sweepstakes shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Sweepstakes. For a list of winners (available after May 28^th, 2025 or a copy of these Official Rules, visit lockedonpodcasts.com. If you have any questions regarding this Sweepstakes, please contact Brandon Duenas at b.duenas@lockedonpodcasts.com.