Privacy Policy

National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, Inc. (NIC) recognizes that users may have concerns about privacy issues as they navigate the Internet. NIC is committed to using reasonable efforts to provide users with a safe, secure environment in which to secure information. NIC will use reasonable efforts to ensure that the information you provide remains private and is used only for the purposes stated below. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit our website, including, as applicable, making a purchase through the NIC online store on our website.

Collected Information

We collect general information about the users of our site. This information helps us determine which parts of the site visitors find most valuable as well as how we can continually improve the services we provide. For example, we automatically collect certain information about the device that you use to access our site, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device/browser (see below).

We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers and to administer our Website. We may also use your email address to communicate with you (see below).

Users may use NIC’s website without registering, but registration must occur in order to use any of the personalization services. Our site’s registration form requires specific contact information: name, e-mail address, etc. We use the customer contact information to learn more about our visitors. The contact information is also used to contact users when necessary. Contact information may be shared with our affiliate, NIC MAP Vision.

We may also share the information we collect in conjunction with your use of NIC’s website to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect NIC’s rights as we deem necessary.

Links to Other Sites

NIC’s website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to users and not as an endorsement by NIC of the contents on such third-party Websites. NIC is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party websites. Links to third-party websites are performed at your own risk.

NIC does not warranty, or guarantee, or make any representation with respect to, the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of communications posted by users, nor does NIC endorse any opinions expressed by users. User acknowledges that any reliance on material posted by other users will be at the User’s risk.

E-mail messages

NIC communicates with its users by e-mail for specific web-related functions, such as password reminders. Because these messages are critical to site use, users will not be able to opt-out of receiving these messages.

Users who register with NIC receive e-mails from us that we feel may be of interest, including messages from our affiliate, NIC MAP Vision. Registered users may opt-out of receiving messages from NIC by:

  • Unsubscribing from such e-mails, per the directions therein; Sending a written request to NIC, One Park Place, Suite 450, Annapolis, MD 21401 Attention: Senior Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing; or
  • Calling NIC at 410-267-0504, and asking for the Senior Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing.
  • For information regarding NIC MAP Vision’s privacy policy, visit: https://www.nicmapvision.com/privacy-policy/

Cookies

At NIC, we use a feature on your Internet browser called a “cookie”. A cookie is a small file that your web browser places on your device’s hard drive to identify you as a user. NIC does not use cookies to collect any personal information about users, nor do we sell or make them available to other organizations.

You may disable the cookie function on your browser or erase the contents in your cookies file. To do this, consult the help features in your browser and program manager. However, please bear in mind that doing this prevents the NIC website from recognizing you as a previous user.

EU Residents

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access the personal information that NIC holds about you, and to ask that your personal information is corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us by:

  • Sending a written request to NIC, One Park Place, Suite 450, Annapolis, MD 21401 Attention: Senior Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing; or
  • Calling NIC at 410-267-0504, and asking for the Senior Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing.

Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfil contracts we might have with you (for example, if you make a purchase through the NIC online store on our website), or otherwise to pursue NIC’s legitimate business interests referenced above. Please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to the United States.

Children’s Guidelines

NIC meets the guidelines of TRUSTe’s Children’s program.

General Inquires & Feedback

NIC authors and publishes original content on its website, therefore we don’t accept guest posts.

NIC encourages visitors to submit feedback. Any feedback that is submitted becomes the property of NIC. We may use this feedback for marketing purposes, or to contact visitors for more information. To provide feedback, contact us.

Privacy Policy Updates

Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted here so that visitors will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about NIC’s privacy policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, contact us.