Who this policy covers
This policy covers maineretirementhomes.com, an informational directory maintained by Maine Retirement Homes. It does not cover the websites of listed facilities or other sites we link to. See About & Contact for our purpose and how to reach the maintainer.
Browsing and site security
You do not need an account to browse. Our hosting and security providers, Hostinger and Cloudflare, process technical request information to deliver the site, diagnose failures, and reduce abuse. This can include IP addresses, requested URLs, browser information, and request times. Their practices are described in the Hostinger privacy policy and Cloudflare privacy policy.
Search and filter choices appear in the page URL so you can share a search. Do not enter personal, medical, or financial information in the directory search or URL.
Your care-home shortlist
When you save a home, its directory identifier is stored in this browser’s local storage. Up to four selections stay until you remove them, clear the shortlist, or clear browser data. They are not placed in the URL, submitted to our server, or sent by the shortlist feature to analytics or advertising services. Other people using this browser can see the saved list. The comparison page does not load analytics or ads. If browser storage is unavailable, selections last only on the current page.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 on directory, facility, and guide pages to understand visits and how people use the site. Analytics is held back until Google’s consent service confirms consent, or confirms that its European consent requirements do not apply and no applicable opt-out blocks it. Missing or unconfigured consent data keeps analytics off. When permitted, Google can process page URLs, referrals, interactions, browser or device information, and cookie identifiers. Read how Google uses information from sites that use its services and Google’s privacy policy.
Our shortlist, Privacy, About/Contact, correction form, and correction confirmation pages do not load Google Analytics or the AdSense advertising library. Google’s consent service loads on these pages only if you ask to open its privacy controls. On other pages, the consent service loads independently of whether there is an ad placement; it processes technical request information and stores privacy choices.
Advertising and third-party vendors
Google AdSense supports the site through advertisements. Google and other advertising vendors may use cookies or similar identifiers to select, deliver, and measure ads, including ads based on previous visits to this site or other websites. Google’s advertising cookies can enable Google and its partners to personalize ads across sites. We wait for the applicable privacy signals before requesting ad units. For European visitors, declining the required advertising consents means no ad units are requested. A supported US-state opt-out or a browser Global Privacy Control signal keeps analytics and ad units off on this site.
Advertising partners may process information under their own policies. Google describes its partners and their privacy information in its ad technology provider information. An advertisement is not an endorsement of a facility, and advertising does not change the public-source facts in a listing.
Your cookie and advertising choices
Open Privacy settings to turn off analytics and ads for this site, change Google’s European consent choices, or use the US-state “Do not sell or share” control when it applies. The same settings link is in every page footer. You can still browse and contact us when you decline.
The site-wide off choice is stored in a first-party preference cookie for up to six months and applies to this browser on our main and www domains. A first-party browser-storage timestamp notifies other open tabs on the same domain of a change. Google stores its regional choices separately. Clearing browser data removes saved choices. If your browser prevents us from saving your preference, the settings panel warns you.
Withdrawing permission disables further Analytics collection and removes the ad units on the current page. We also attempt to remove this site’s readable Google Analytics cookies. The new Google choices are checked again on the next page. This cannot undo information already sent or delete cookies controlled by other websites. Browser privacy controls and the following tools offer additional options.
- Manage Google personalized ads in My Ad Center.
- Manage participating third-party advertisers through Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out choices.
- Use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on where supported.
- Your browser can block or delete cookies. Choices may need to be repeated on other browsers or devices, or after clearing browser data.
Where a consent or privacy message is displayed, use its controls to review the available choices. These external opt-out tools do not necessarily stop all advertising or all technical data processing.
Correction reports and contact requests
The correction form collects the facility name or website topic, issue category, message, and any source URL you provide. Your name and follow-up email are optional. Reports receive an identifier and submission time and are stored in a private review queue outside the public website directory.
We use reports to investigate public directory facts, respond when appropriate, and handle website or privacy questions. Reports are not published automatically. A verified public fact may be used to update a listing; reporter contact details and private message contents are not part of that update. Do not send medical records, health details, financial information, or other sensitive personal information.
The form uses a hashed connection address and recent submission times for rate limiting; the raw address is not stored in the report itself. The form does not automatically email your report contents.
Storage and retention
Pending and reviewed reports remain in private storage for review and follow-up. There is currently no automatic deletion schedule for these reports. Hosting, security, analytics, advertising, and email providers have separate retention practices and settings; we do not promise a single retention period for all systems.
Access to reports is restricted, but no internet service can guarantee absolute security. Please send only what is needed to explain a public-record issue or website question.
Privacy questions and requests
Email [email protected] or use our contact form options to ask about this policy or request access, correction, or deletion of information you submitted. Describe the request without resending sensitive details. We may need to verify that the request concerns your information. Applicable rights and exceptions depend on your circumstances and location.
When you email us directly, your email address and message are processed by email providers and received in our mailbox, separately from the correction form’s review queue. We use that information to handle your inquiry.
If our practices change, we will update this page and its revision date.