Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information SmokyFans Business (business.smokyfans.com, “we”, “us”) collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. It’s written to be plain and short.

What we collect

• Things you send us. When you use our claim or advertising form, we collect your name, email, phone number (optional), your role, the business name, website and your message.
• Accounts. If you create an account to manage a listing, we store your username, email address and the listing details you add.
• Reviews and comments. If you post a review, we store what you write, the name you give and your email address (your email is not shown publicly).
• Usage data. Like most websites, our server records basic technical data such as IP address, browser type and pages visited. We use privacy-friendly analytics to count visits and popular pages, and we may use Google Analytics, which sets cookies and is covered by Google’s privacy policy.
• Cookies and local storage. We use cookies to keep you signed in and to remember simple preferences (for example, whether you collapsed the weather alert bar).

How we use it

• To answer your request, verify that you own or manage a business, and set up or update your listing.
• To run, secure and improve the website.
• To show reviews and listing details you choose to publish.

We don’t sell your personal information.

Business listings

Free listings contain business information (name, address, website, category) gathered from public chamber of commerce and visitor-bureau member directories. Business owners can ask us to correct or remove a listing at any time.

Third-party services

Pages may include content or links from other services, such as maps (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps), YouTube videos, weather alert data from the U.S. National Weather Service, and links to smokyfans.com. These services have their own privacy policies. Our hosting and email providers process data on our behalf to run the site.

How long we keep it

We keep form requests as long as needed to handle them and for our business records, and account and listing data while your account or listing is active. You can ask us to delete your information sooner.

Your choices

You can ask to see, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, or close your account. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. To make a request, use our contact form and choose “Question / something else”.

Children

This site is meant for adults. We don’t knowingly collect information from children under 13.

Changes

We may update this policy. We’ll change the “last updated” date above when we do.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Reach us through the contact form.