Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 8, 2026
CorbinKY.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website at corbinkycityguide.com, a local city guide and business directory serving Corbin, Kentucky and the surrounding Whitley and Knox County area. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data. By using this website, you agree to the practices described below.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
Information you provide directly
When you use our contact, inquiry, or advertising inquiry forms, we collect the information you submit, which may include:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number (if provided)
- Your business name (if applicable)
- The content of your message or inquiry
- Any other details you choose to include
Information collected automatically
When you visit our site, we and our third-party partners may automatically collect certain technical and usage data, including:
- IP address and browser type
- Pages visited and time spent on pages
- Referring website URLs
- Approximate geographic location (derived from IP)
- Device and operating system information
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries, contact requests, and advertising inquiries
- Operate, maintain, and improve the website and its business directory
- Analyze website usage and visitor trends to enhance user experience
- Display relevant advertising through Google AdSense and other partners
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activity
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
3. Third-Party Services
We rely on third-party services that may collect information when you use our site:
Google AdSense & Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings page at google.com/settings/ads.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s previous visits to our website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
Affiliate Links & Amazon Associates
CorbinKY.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Some links on this site are affiliate links, marked with rel="sponsored". If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. When you click an affiliate link, Amazon or other affiliate partners may place cookies on your device to track the referral and attribute purchases. These cookies are governed by the partner’s own privacy policy, such as Amazon’s Privacy Notice. Affiliate relationships never influence our local business listings.
Analytics
We may use analytics tools to collect and analyze usage data such as page views, session duration, and traffic sources. This data is aggregated and used to understand how visitors interact with the site so we can improve its content and functionality.
4. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality.
- Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense and other ad partners to display and measure ads, including personalized ads based on your browsing history.
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some features of the site. For more information about managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.
5. Data Retention
We retain information submitted through inquiry and contact forms for as long as necessary to respond to your request and for legitimate business record-keeping purposes. Aggregated analytics data may be retained indefinitely. You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us (see Section 7).
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate personal data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Opt out of personalized advertising
- Object to or restrict certain processing of your data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 7.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us: