[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalant Vitalant] (formerly Blood Systems, Inc. and merged with ''Central Blood Bank'') is a blood bank company. In their [https://www.vitalant.org/privacy-policy privacy policy]<ref name="Vitalant Privacy Policy">[https://www.vitalant.org/privacy-policy Vitalant Privacy Policy]</ref>
'''Vitalant''' (formerly '''Blood Systems, Inc.''' and merged with '''Central Blood Bank''') is a blood bank company. In their privacy policy<ref name="Vitalant Privacy Policy">{{Cite web |author= |title=Vitalant Privacy Policy |url=https://www.vitalant.org/privacy-policy |website=Vitalant |date=23 Dec 2024 |access-date=24 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218193040/https://www.vitalant.org/privacy-policy |archive-date=18 Feb 2026}}</ref> they claim to not sell or share your data. However, their website has embedded trackers for [[Meta]] and [[Google]], which can be verified by looking at Brave Shields within Brave Browser. This is especially an issue for Vitalant, since they deal with people's private medical information.
, they claim to not sell or share your data. However, their website has embedded trackers for Meta and Google, which can be verified by looking at Brave Shields within Brave Browser. This is especially an issue for Vitalant, since they deal with people's private medical information.{{InfoboxCompany
[[File:Vitalant website trackers in Brave 4 June 2025.png|thumb|Vitalant trackers indicated by Brave as of 4 June 2025.]]
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} (Formerly Blood Systems Inc.)
| Type =Non Profit 501(c)(3)
| Founded =2018
| Industry =Medical
| Official Website =https://www.vitalant.org/
| Logo =Vitalant logo 2025.jpg
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[[File:Vitalant Trackers in Brave 4 June 2025png.png|thumb|Vitalant trackers indicated by Brave as of 4 June 2025]]
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Vitalant (formerly Blood Systems, Inc. and merged with Central Blood Bank) is a blood bank company. In their privacy policy[1] they claim to not sell or share your data. However, their website has embedded trackers for Meta and Google, which can be verified by looking at Brave Shields within Brave Browser. This is especially an issue for Vitalant, since they deal with people's private medical information.
Vitalant trackers indicated by Brave as of 4 June 2025.
Add one-paragraph summaries of incidents below in sub-sections, which link to each incident's main article while linking to the main article and including a short summary. It is acceptable to create an incident summary before the main page for an incident has been created. To link to the page use the "Hatnote" or "Main" templates.
If the company has numerous incidents then format them in a table (see Amazon for an example).
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Vitalant category.