Secure shredding service
The UK’s Data Protection Act, as well as other legislation, is in place to hold companies accountable to prescribed security standards. You have a legal obligation to protect your company and customer information which is why a secure shredding service is integral to your business operation. Failing to properly dispose of records can result in reputational damage, financial penalties and even, prison.
Non-compliance is expensive for many reasons. Should your customers discover that you have not properly secured or protected their confidential information, your relationships could be irreparably damaged and result in a loss of business. Many people are now more aware of the threats and consequences of identity theft and expect your storage facilities to take the necessary security precautions. If a data breach does occur, your customers are unlikely to forgive you.
A secure document storage facility is essential to keeping your customers’ data safe but some documents are subject to a retention limitation period. In other words, if you hold onto them past a certain date, then you are at risk. It’s thus important that you know when and how to dispose of the documents that you no longer need to retain. A lack of diligence in this regard can create costly legislative issues that you’d much rather avoid.
A secure shredding service is critical to any data retention policy. It’s a cost-effective measure to ensure that you don’t incur expensive penalties – which can reach up to half a million pounds – as a result of non-compliance. Secure shredding is also an important part of corporate social responsibility, as paper is recycled efficiently after shredding.
Our secure shredding service
In addition to destroying paper documents, we can also dispose of magnetic tapes, DVDs, X-rays, and CDs, safely and efficiently. The destruction of various types of media will differ in price but our shredding costs are competitive and we can put together a bespoke deal for customers with specific shredding needs.
Only once all the information has been destroyed to our satisfaction will we provide a Certificate of Destruction. This gives our customers the confirmation and reassurance they need that all their data has been disposed of.
Why Access Records Management?
Customer loyalty is essential to your business and thus it’s critical to protect their confidential information. Storing documents and data on-site, and shredding them in-house, is an inefficient use of resources and can pose an unnecessary security risk.
Our document storage and secure shredding services will give you the reassurance you need to offer your customers a safe and confidential solution. What’s more, your storage and disposal processes will meet all legislative requirements, eliminating any risk of non-compliance or expensive penalties.
For shredding services London businesses can use our local service. Contact our team today to get a quote for our secure shredding service by completing the form on this page.