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Listings and business owner help
Learn how a listing gets maintained, what a claim confirms, and how to request a correction without claiming a business.
Listings and claims
Why is my business listed?
A profile may begin with publicly available business information or information supplied to Iowa Local Guide. Publication alone does not mean the business has paid, been recommended, or had every detail independently verified.
What does claiming a listing mean?
An approved claim connects an authorized owner or representative to the profile so they can manage eligible information. It does not certify service quality, licensing, insurance, safety, or legal compliance.
Does claiming require a paid subscription?
No. Requesting and approving a claim does not by itself create a paid subscription. Any optional paid service must be presented separately with its own price and terms before purchase.
Request a claim
Start at Claim a business listing. We ask for one item showing that the business exists at or serves the listed location and one item showing that you own, manage, or are authorized to represent it. A storefront photo can support the first question, but it does not establish your authority by itself.
Do not email government-issued identification, Social Security numbers, tax identifiers, account numbers, payment details, passwords, or unrelated personal information. We may instead confirm a request through an independently sourced business phone number, website, domain email, filed business record, or listed owner or officer.
Claims are evaluated using the submitted evidence. Some domain-matched claims may be approved automatically; other requests require manual review, especially when information is incomplete or ownership is disputed.
Corrections, closures, and disputes
You do not need to claim a listing to report an incorrect phone number, address, website, duplicate, relocation, rebrand, or closure. Send the listing URL and the corrected information through Contact and corrections.
A correction does not transfer control of a listing. When authority or ownership is disputed, we may pause account access or requested changes while reviewing supporting information.
Listings and editorial guides
A directory listing and an editorial recommendation are different. Payment does not constitute evidence that a business belongs in a guide, and an owner cannot purchase undisclosed editorial praise. Material commercial involvement is disclosed near the affected recommendation.
Read our editorial standards for how guides are selected, researched, disclosed, and corrected.
Need help?
Contact us about an existing claim, an ownership change, impersonation, or a listing correction. Include the listing URL but do not send sensitive identity or financial documents through the general contact channel.