Transparency and Integrity: What Drives Kim’s Commitment to You
At What Drives Kim, we hold a deep commitment to maintaining the utmost integrity in every story and review we share with you. Our mission is to provide a platform where honesty and authenticity shine through in every piece of content, whether it’s here or on other platforms where I write. Rest assured, our content remains uninfluenced by outside sources, even when it’s a sponsored post.
Affiliate Links and Banners: Supporting Our Journey
Occasionally, you may come across affiliate links or banners on What Drives Kim. These links serve to earn us a small commission if you decide to make a purchase through them. We believe in full transparency, and you’ll always find a disclosure button within every post containing affiliate links or other such elements.
It’s essential to understand that What Drives Kim operates as a for-profit business. This approach helps sustain our site and the enriching experiences we share with you.
Partnerships and Press Trips: Fueling Our Adventures
Our journey often involves collaboration with tourist boards, travel vendors (including hotels and tour agencies), to expand our horizons and enhance our knowledge of the travel industry. In some cases, these partnerships may cover part or all of our travel expenses. However, we want to emphasize that this doesn’t impact our opinions in any way. If we don’t like something, it simply doesn’t make it onto our site.
Our Ongoing Commitment to You
As What Drives Kim continues to evolve, you can trust that our dedication to providing honest reviews and fresh content remains steadfast. We’re committed to equipping you with the information you need to embrace the joy of cars and explore the world with confidence.
If you have any questions about our policies or would like to get in touch, please feel free to reach out through our contact page, accessible via the menu above.
Review and Compensation Policies
Reviews/Giveaways: Products reviewed on What Drives Kim are often provided by PR companies, and unless explicitly mentioned otherwise, we are not compensated for these reviews. Our reviews are based on our honest opinions and are not influenced by external factors. Some reviews may contain affiliate links, as explained below.
Compensation: What Drives Kim is a personal blog authored by Kim Smith, with occasional contributions from guest writers. We accept various forms of compensation, including cash advertising, sponsorships, paid insertions, press trips, and more. If you have questions about our blog, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Advertising/Affiliates: Companies whose brand, products, and values align with What Drives Kim and our readers may rent ad space on our sidebar with an image. We do not sell text ads. We also refrain from selling direct advertising to companies that conflict with our personal values, such as ads promoting cigarette use, unhealthy foods, dangerous behaviors, or other controversial subjects.
Corrections & Revisions: We strive to provide accurate and complete information on our blog. If corrections or revisions are necessary, we will make note of them in our next update. Minor corrections, such as grammar and spelling, may be made at any time.
Copyright & Ownership: All content on this website, unless otherwise noted, belongs exclusively to What Drives Kim and its owner(s). This content includes text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio and video clips, digital downloads, and software. It is protected by both U.S. and international copyright laws, and all rights are reserved. In case of dispute or infringement, we will vigorously defend our rights to this material.
Privacy Policy
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments: When visitors leave comments on What Drives Kim, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
Media: If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.
Contact Forms & Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year. If you have an account and log in, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded upon closing your browser. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Editing or publishing an article adds an additional cookie that expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) that behaves the same way as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, even if you have an account and are logged in on that website.
Analytics: Who We Share Your Data With & How Long We Retain It:
Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service. While we do not share personal information with third parties, we may use cookies to analyze content performance. You can disable cookies through your browser settings at any time.
This privacy policy is subject to change without notice, and we appreciate your understanding.
