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MICROMED CARDIOVASCULAR, INC.  SAFE HARBOR PRIVACY POLICY

MicroMed has established a comprehensive privacy program designed to assure respect and protection of the data privacy rights of our constituents, including employees, consumers, healthcare professionals, clinical research subjects and investigators, customers and investors in the European Economic Area from whom MicroMed receives personal information. MicroMed is committed to handling this personal information in accordance with the Safe Harbor privacy principles and the 15 FAQs that make up the Safe Harbor Framework.

MicroMed complies with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from European Union member countries and Switzerland. MicroMed has certified that it adheres to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement.

MicroMed’s Safe Harbor certification with the U.S. Department of Commerce can be found at http://web.ita.doc.gov/safeharbor/shlist.nsf/webPages/safe+harbor+list. For more information about the Safe Harbor Principles, please visit the U.S. Department of Commerce website at http://export.gov/safeharbor/.

1. NOTICE
   When MicroMed collects personal information, we will provide timely and clear notice that describes what personal information is being collected, how it will be used, and the entities with whom it may be shared.
2. CHOICE
   MicroMed will provide choices to our constituents about the ways personal information is used and shared, and will respect the choices that are made by each individual.
3. RELEVANCE
   MicroMed will collect only personal information that is needed for specific, identified purposes, and will not use it for other purposes without obtaining written, legally binding consent.
4. RETENTION
   MicroMed will keep personal information only as long as it is needed for the purposes for which it was collected, or as permitted by law.
5. ACCURACY
   MicroMed will take appropriate steps to make sure that personal information in our records is accurate.
6. ACCESS
   MicroMed will provide ways for our constituents to access their own personal information, as required by law, so that inaccuracies can be corrected.
7. SECURITY
   MicroMed will take appropriate physical, technical, and organizational measures to protect all personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
8. SHARING
   Except as described in this policy, MicroMed will not share any personal information with third parties without written, legally binding consent.
9. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER
   If personal information is transferred to another country, MicroMed will take appropriate measures to protect individual privacy and the personal information that is transferred.
10. ENFORCEMENT
    MicroMed will regularly review how well these privacy commitments are being fulfilled, and will provide an independent way to resolve complaints about our privacy practices.

To access your information, ask questions or learn more about MicroMed privacy practices, or to register a complaint, please contact us at:

MicroMed Cardiovascular, Inc.
Human Resources
8965 Interchange Drive
Houston, Texas 77054
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Phone: (713) 838-9210
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