Policies

Privacy Policy 

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to 
vantedgemedical.com, and Vantedge Medical and governs data collection and usage. For the 
purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Vantedge Medical include 
vantedgemedical.com and Vantedge Medical. By using the Vantedge Medical website, you consent to the data practices described in 
this statement. 

Collection of your Personal Information 
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, Vantedge Medical may collect personally
identifiable information, such as your: 

• First and Last Name 
• E-mail Address 
• Phone Number 
• Company

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. 
However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to 
use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a 
sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers 
from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or 
other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will 
use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services 
and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-
personal information in the future. 

Use of your Personal Information 
Vantedge Medical collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have 
requested. 

Vantedge Medical may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or
services available from Vantedge Medical and its affiliates. 

Sharing Information with Third Parties 
Vantedge Medical does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. 

Vantedge Medical may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email 
or postal mail, or provide customer support. All such third parties are 
prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Vantedge Medical, and
they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. 

Vantedge Medical may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in 
the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or 
comply with legal process served on Vantedge Medical or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or 
property of Vantedge Medical; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of 
users of Vantedge Medical, or the public. 

Tracking User Behavior 
Vantedge Medical may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Vantedge Medical, in order to determine what Vantedge Medical services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized 
content and advertising within Vantedge Medical to customers whose behavior indicates that they are 
interested in a particular subject area. 

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Automatically Collected Information 
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by 
Vantedge Medical. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access 
times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, 
to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Vantedge Medical 
website. 

Use of Cookies 
The Vantedge Medical website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A 
cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be 
used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, 
and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. 

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The
purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For 
example, if you personalizeVantedge Medical pages, or register withVantedge Medical site or services, a cookie helps Vantedge Medical to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. 
When you return to the same Vantedge Medical website, the information you previously provided can be 
retrieved, so you can easily use the Vantedge Medical features that you customized. 

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept 
cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you 
choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the 
Vantedge Medical services or websites you visit. 

Re-targeting
We have contracted a third-party ad network to manage our advertising on other sites. Our ad
network service provider uses cookies, Web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect 
information about your activities on this and other websites and to then provide you
with advertising on other websites.
If you wish to not have this information used for the purpose of serving you targeted ads, you
may opt out. Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You may continue
to receive generic non-targeted ads.

Links 
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the 
content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they 
leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally 
identifiable information. 

Security of your Personal Information 
Vantedge Medical secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Vantedge Medical 
uses the following methods for this purpose: 

• SSL Protocol 

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is 
protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. 

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or 
alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or 
any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to 
protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy 
limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and 
privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site 
cannot be guaranteed. 

Right to Deletion 
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will: 

• Delete your personal information from our records; and 
• Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records. 

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information 
if it is necessary to: 

• Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the 

terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, 
provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context 
of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between 
you and us; 

• Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal 

activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity; 

• Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 
• Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of 

free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law; 

• Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act; 
• Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the 

public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our 
deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the 
achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent; 

• Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on 

your relationship with us; 

• Comply with an existing legal obligation; or 
• Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is 

compatible with the context in which you provided the information. 

Children Under Thirteen 
Vantedge Medical does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the 
age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for 
permission to use this website. 

E-mail Communications 
From time to time, Vantedge Medical may contact you via email for the purpose of providing 
announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general 
communication. 

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from 
Vantedge Medical, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button. 
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Third Party Communications
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of 
certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from third-party 
partners of DFS by contacting us here:

• Web page: Contact Us
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: +1-(408)-245-5150

Changes to this Statement 
Vantedge Medical reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you 
about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the 
primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, 
and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services 
available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified 
Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy. 

Contact Information 
Vantedge Medical welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Vantedge Medical has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Vantedge Medical at: 

Vantedge Medical 
[Vander-Bend Manufacturing, Inc.]

2701 Orchard Pkwy, San Jose, CA 95134

Email Address: [email protected]

Telephone number: +1-(408)-245-5150

Effective as of November 8th, 2023

CODE OF CONDUCT
Respect the law. Treat everyone, coworkers, customers, and suppliers with dignity and respect. Take care of the environment and your workplace. Take no personal gain besides salary, benefits and satisfaction from your work. Honor the privacy of personal information and customer intellectual property. And above all act ethically and honestly in all dealings remembering that no performance goal or production need is more important than individual and collective integrity.

CONFLICT MINERAL POLICY
4.2.3,F-13, Conflict Free Minerals Policy, Revision 1
The mining and trading of Coltan (the metal ore from which Tantalum is extracted), Wolframite (the metal ore from which Tungsten is extracted), Cassiterite (the metal ore from which Tin is extracted), and Gold, and their respective derivatives, originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) or adjoining countries (the “DRC Region”) has financed conflict, resulting in widespread human rights violations and environmental degradation. Section 1502(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Conflict Minerals Law”) requires SEC reporting companies to undertake an inquiry as to the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals and to report their “DRC Conflict-Free” status.

Vantedge Medical (Vander-Bend Manufacturing) supports the objectives of this legislation, which aims to minimize violence and environmental damage in the DRC Region. We will exert reasonable effort in making good faith country of origin inquiries of Vander-Bend suppliers. Vander-Bend Manufacturing expects that all suppliers comply with Conflict Minerals Law and provide all necessary declarations using the EICC / GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. These measures will be used in conjunction with industry initiatives such as the Conflict-Free Smelter Program to reasonably assure that the Tantalum, Tungsten, Tin or Gold in the products we manufacture do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit unauthorized armed groups in the DRC Region. Vander-Bend Manufacturing will assess future business with suppliers who are noncompliant with this policy.

Vander-Bend Manufacturing is committed to ethical practices and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Vantedge Medical (Vander-Bend Manufacturing and subsidiaries) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to hiring, placement, evaluation, promotion, termination, layoff, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Vander-Bend will continue to make equal opportunity a reality at all levels of the organization.

QUALITY POLICY
Vantedge Medical (Vander-Bend) is our customers’ manufacturing arm, producing their products with intelligence and care, as an extension of their vision.

To achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction, we will:

• Strive to understand and communicate their needs throughout our company.
• Create positive customer interactions through knowledge and respect.
• Assist them in improving product quality, performance, and value by providing skilled, practical engineering support and advice.
• Objectively measure our performance and seek continuous improvement.

This shall be achieved by compliance with customer and regulatory requirements in an ideal, safe, and environmentally friendly workplace by employees and suppliers chosen and rewarded for their productivity, knowledge, skill, and dedication.