Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Use of Personal Information:
Wildernessatthesmokies.com is the sole owner of the information
collected on www.wildernessatthesmokies.com. Wildernessatthesmokies.com
collects information from our users at several different points on our
website through cookies, log files, and/or third parties to create a
profile of our users. To protect your privacy,
wildernessatthesmokies.com does not sell or trade personally
identifiable information that visitors voluntarily provide in any
registration or contest submission. This personal information is used
to better understand visitors’ use of the wildernessatthesmokies.com
site, which helps us provide stronger content and functionality
appropriate to visitors’ needs. We do not share your profile with other
parties.

Log Files:
Like most standard website servers, we use log files. This includes
Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service
provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp
and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user
movement in the aggregate and gather broad demographic information for
aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally
identifiable information.

Tracking Clicked Links:
In order to create a better electronic community, we track patterns of
use in the emails we send out. We note which links are clicked in our
email communications to tell us what areas are of most interest to our
opt-in recipients. We may use this information to better personalize
the content and promotions that we send you in future mailings. A
"referrer" is the information passed along by a Web browser that
references the Web URL you linked from and is automatically gathered by
our Web server. This information is used to identify broad demographic
trends that may be used to provide information tailored to your
interests. You will not be personally identified from this information.

Communications from the Site:
Members of the site will occasionally receive newsletters, information
on services or special deals. Out of respect for the privacy of our
users we present the option to not receive these types of
communications. Please see the Opt-Out Policy section. If a user wishes
to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as
name and email address. Out of respect for our users’ privacy we
provide a way to opt-out of these communications. Please see the
Opt-Out section.

Security:
This website takes every precaution to protect our users’ information.
When users submit sensitive information via the website, their
information is protected both online and off-line. All of our users’
information is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the
information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally
identifiable information. ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our
security and privacy practices. The servers that store personally
identifiable information are in a secure environment, in a locked
facility.

Legal Disclaimer:
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to
disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a
good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a
current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on
our website.

Opt-Out Policy:
Wildernessatthesmokies.com will use email addresses and other
personally identifiable information to contact visitors who communicate
with us. For example, we email visitors who provide us with their email
addresses for specific purposes such as receiving our email
newsletters. After gathering any user information,
wildernessatthesmokies.com offers users the opportunity to remove their
information from our database so as not to receive future
communications or to no longer interact with the website until they
later chose to. Each email communication always contains instructions
on how to discontinue receipt. If a visitor at any time chooses to no
longer receive such information and opt-out from any future mailings,
they will have the opportunity to do so.

Notification of Changes:
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes
to this privacy statement so our users are always aware of what
information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if
any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the
privacy policy under which the information was collected. If, however,
we are going to use a users personally identifiable information in a
manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will
notify users via email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not
we use their information in this different manner. However, if users
have opted out of all communication with the site, then they will not
be contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this new
manner. In some cases where we post a notice we will also email users
who have opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of the
changes in our privacy practices.

Web Linking Policy:
Wildernessatthesmokies.com welcomes links to our site. All external
links to wildernessatthesmokies.com should be clearly identified. We
believe strongly in the utility of hyperlinks, which allow you to point
directly to content, whether on the same site or an external site.
Please use the headline of the link to which you would like to connect
from Wildernessatthesmokies.com.

Please Do Not:
Copy editorial content and paste directly on to your site. Attribute a
link on your site to wildernessatthesmokies.com and then link to
another site. Frame the wildernessatthesmokies.com content or otherwise
present it as your own. For specific questions regarding brand
standards and logo usage, contact info@wildernessatthesmokies.com.