Overview

Lake Wedowee Discovery is a local information, discovery, advertising, and community visibility website serving Lake Wedowee, Wedowee, Randolph County, and surrounding areas. This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how information may be collected, used, shared, and protected when visitors use this website, submit forms, request placement, inquire about advertising, join a newsletter, or contact us.

By using this website, submitting information, or contacting Lake Wedowee Discovery, you agree to the practices described on this page.

Information Visitors May Provide

Visitors may voluntarily provide information through contact forms, advertising inquiries, listing submissions, newsletter signups, event submissions, business spotlight requests, real estate-related submissions, church or community submissions, and other public-facing forms.

• Name, business name, organization name, or contact person.
• Email address, phone number, website links, or social media links.
• Business, property, event, church, organization, or listing details.
• Photos, logos, descriptions, addresses, service areas, or public-facing information submitted for review.
• Payment or order-related information when paid placement or advertising is requested.

How Submitted Information May Be Used

Information submitted to Lake Wedowee Discovery may be used to review requests, respond to inquiries, publish approved listings or features, process advertising or placement requests, communicate with submitters, improve the website, and support local visibility services.

Public-facing information submitted for listings, features, spotlights, events, church listings, real estate pages, business pages, or community pages may be edited, formatted, published, declined, removed, or updated at the discretion of Lake Wedowee Discovery.

Cookies and Basic Website Data

Lake Wedowee Discovery may use basic cookies, browser storage, server logs, analytics tools, embedded content, maps, forms, and third-party services to help the website function, understand general visitor activity, improve site performance, and support visitor submissions.

Cookies are small files or browser-based tools that help websites remember information or support normal website functions. Visitors can usually control cookies through their browser settings.

Third-Party Services

Lake Wedowee Discovery may use third-party services to operate parts of the website and submission process. These services may collect or process information according to their own policies.

• Form and submission tools, such as Fillout or similar form providers.
• Payment processors, such as Stripe or similar payment services.
• Google services, maps, search tools, business profile tools, or analytics tools if used.
• Email, newsletter, or communication tools.
• Website hosting, image hosting, content delivery, storage, security, or technical service providers.
• Embedded content or links from outside websites, social platforms, maps, videos, or public profiles.

Lake Wedowee Discovery does not control the privacy practices of outside websites or third-party platforms. Visitors should review the privacy policies of those services when using them.

Advertising, Listings, and Public Features

Businesses, property owners, real estate professionals, churches, organizations, event organizers, and other submitters may provide information intended for public display. Approved public-facing information may appear on Lake Wedowee Discovery pages, cards, listings, articles, spotlights, directories, maps, posts, or related promotional materials.

Submitted content may be reviewed before publication. Submission does not guarantee publication, placement, ranking, approval, continued visibility, or permanent display.

Payments

When payment is required for advertising, placement, listing visibility, spotlight features, or related services, payment may be handled through a third-party processor such as Stripe or another payment provider. Lake Wedowee Discovery does not store full credit card numbers on this website.

Payment processors may collect payment details, billing information, transaction records, and related data according to their own privacy and security policies.

Email and Communication

If visitors contact Lake Wedowee Discovery, submit a form, request advertising, join a newsletter, or ask to be featured, we may use the provided contact information to respond, follow up, request clarification, send updates, or communicate about related services.

Newsletter or email update recipients may unsubscribe or request removal when applicable.

Information Sharing

Lake Wedowee Discovery does not sell personal information as a standalone product. Information may be shared when necessary to operate the website, process submissions, handle payments, publish approved public content, communicate with submitters, comply with legal requirements, protect the website, or work with service providers.

Public information submitted for listing or feature purposes may be displayed publicly on the website or related public-facing materials.

External Links

Lake Wedowee Discovery may link to outside websites, social media pages, business profiles, real estate listings, maps, event pages, church pages, government resources, and other third-party resources. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, security, accuracy, or availability of outside websites.

Children

Lake Wedowee Discovery is intended for general local, visitor, business, real estate, and community information. It is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children. If a parent or guardian believes a child has submitted personal information, they may contact us to request review or removal.

Updates to This Policy

This Privacy & Cookie Policy may be updated as the website grows, new services are added, new tools are used, or legal and operational needs change. The updated version will be posted on this page.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy & Cookie Policy may be sent through the Lake Wedowee Discovery contact page.

Contact Lake Wedowee Discovery