Terms and Conditions
1. Introduction
Welcome to our website, SmokyMountainLake.com [Also referred to as Website, Webpage(s), Site(s) or We].
These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of our website. When a potential user, owner, guest, or anyone who visits and uses SmokyMountainLake.com, FindLakeRentals.com, our ReservationKey.com Calendar pages on those sites, any subdomain or any other website operated above where these terms and conditions have been posted further known as Website or Site(s), you acknowledge and agree that you are subject to the following terms and conditions, as well as our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Webpages and Sites.
By accessing this website, you accept these terms and conditions in full. Do not continue to use our website if you do not agree with all the terms and conditions stated on this page.
2. Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise stated, we own the intellectual property rights for all material on this website. You may view and/or print pages from the website for your personal use subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.
3. Restrictions
You are specifically restricted from all of the following:
• Publishing any SmokyMountainLake.com material in any other media from the website.
• Selling, sublicensing, and/or otherwise commercializing any website material.
• Publicly performing and/or showing any website material.
• Using this website in any way that is or may be damaging to this website.
• Using this website in any way that impacts user access to this website.
• Using this website contrary to applicable laws and regulations, or in any way that may cause harm to the website or to any person or business entity.
4. Your Content
In these terms and conditions, “Your Content” shall mean any audio, video, text, images, or other material you choose to display on this website. By displaying Your Content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide irrevocable, sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute it in any and all media. If requests are made to turn over any of your content in order to comply to legal litigation, investigations or some other legal matter, it is at our discretion whether or not we comply.
5. No Warranties for Advertisers or Users
This website is provided “as is,” with all faults, and we make no express or implied representations or warranties of any kind related to this website or the materials contained on this website, including but not limited to downtime of the site.
The Website is a Platform/Venue and the website owner is not a party to any Rental Agreement or other Transaction Between Users of the Site. Smoky Mountain Lake, LLC is a user of the Website and lists homes that are on the Smoky Mountain Lake, LLC rental program. All rental agreements and transactions of guests or users on the website who chose to book a property using Smoky Mountain Lake, LLC (TN Vacation Lodging Service #113) will be made off the website platform and between Smoky Mountain Lake, LLC and their guests/users of the website.
Hosts, Owners, and Property Managers agree to use this website as a venue via a paid subscription for users to find their rental property or business information via a contact form, web-linked form of contact, physical address, video, phone number, etc. Therefore, guests or customers must do their due diligence when selecting an advertiser with which to do business. The Website does not offer support for any part of the relationship between homeowner or property manager before or after a transaction with Homeowner or Property Manager.
SmokyMountainLake.com will set a listing to pending in order to confirm the address of the property, another website offering the same property by the same host, the owner or property manager and collect contact info of the former prior to allowing the property to be advertised. SmokyMountainLake.com is not responsible for any fraud or money loss due to a rental transaction of any kind, including but not limited to the change of rental ownership or rental status, including but not limited to dates of availability or double bookings.
The Website makes no representation about the quality, condition, safety or legality of the properties advertised, the truth or accuracy of the listings (including the content thereof or any review relating to any traveler or property), the ability of members to rent a vacation property or the ability of travelers to contract for properties are solely the responsibility of each user. Smoky Mountain Lake, LLC shall not be responsible or liable for any typographical errors, mapping errors, misinformation, wrongful/illegal/copy protected video uploads, or description misprints.
6. Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Smokymountainlake.com, its owners, heirs or assigns be liable for any indirect, consequential, or incidental damages arising out of or in connection with your use of this website either as a host, owner, property manager, business owner, guest or user including but not limited to any type of user of this site. Smoky Mountain Lake, LLC is not responsible for personal injury of any kind at ANY vacation rental listing or business on our website. RENTERS/USERS are solely responsible to confirm vacation rentals and businesses meet state and/or federal requirements in relation to vacation rentals or the business type. All information should be independently verified. Travelers are 100% responsible to validate the short-term and/or long-term legal requirements before renting.
By using SmokyMountainLake.com, the user agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Smoky Mountain Lake, LLC, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and successors and assigns. This indemnification covers any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with the user’s use of the website. This includes, but is not limited to, responsibility for accidents or deaths occurring at any vacation rental listing on the website.
7. Privacy Policy
7.1. Collection of Personal Information
We collect personal information such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers when you interact with our website. This information is used solely for communication purposes and to improve our services.
7.2. Use of Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us analyze website traffic and customize content. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or notify you when they are being used.
7.3. Data Security
We take data security seriously and implement measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. By using our website, you acknowledge and accept this risk.
7.4. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. Please review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
8. User Consent
By accessing and using our website, you explicitly consent to the terms and conditions outlined in this agreement. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please refrain from using our services.
9. Variation of Terms
We may revise these terms and conditions from time to time. Revised terms and conditions will apply to the use of this website from the date of the publication of the revised terms and conditions on this website.
10. Governing Law
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in The United States of America for the resolution of any disputes.