Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to TheSmokyMountains.com ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

• Email address (when subscribing to our newsletter)
• Account information (if you create an account)
• Saved favorites and preferences
• Comments or feedback you submit

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect:

• Device and browser information
• IP address and location data
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring website addresses

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Provide and improve our services
• Send newsletters and updates (with your consent)
• Personalize your experience
• Analyze website usage and trends
• Prevent fraud and enhance security

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a "device") by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, "Tags") may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser's cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser's cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP Address
• Operating System type
• Operating System version
• Device Type
• Language of the website
• Web browser type
• Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. For specific information about Mediavine Partners, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect certain features of our website.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services that collect information, including:

• Google Analytics - for website analytics
• Mediavine - for advertising
• Supabase - for authentication and data storage
• LiteAPI - for hotel booking services

Affiliate Disclosure

TheSmokyMountains.com participates in affiliate programs, including those offered by Viator, Tiqets, and hotel booking platforms. When you click on affiliate links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Opt out of marketing communications
• Opt out of personalized advertising

Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@thesmokymountains.com
Website: TheSmokyMountains.com