Why Shred?
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Why Shred? |
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The Law
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Identity theft is one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises. Companies have a moral and Financial obligation to safe guard their customers, employees, and share holders from this threat. Your organization must comply with laws and regulations, requiring that it protect certain information when it is discarded. An increasing number of states require organizations to shred or face steep fines. At the federal level, HIPAA (healthcare), Gramm-Leach-Bliley (financial), and FACTA (consumer information) require specific physical safeguards, such as shredding, to meet compliance. Stiff penalties could result! For more information about HIPPA laws visit www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacysummary.pdf |
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Your Customers |
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Whether your customers are consumers
concerned about Identity Theft and Privacy, or companies concerned
with protection of trade information, you are entrusted with information
they consider to be extremely confidential.
You have an “implied contract” to protect that information simply based on the fact that you are collecting the data to conduct business. They have the legal right to expect you to take every precaution to protect it, including shredding it before it is discarded. |
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Your Public Image |
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Dumpster Diving has become Investigative
Journalism 101. With all the privacy compliance laws, it is the first
place reporters look when trying to grab a quick headline.
Privacy is the newest consumer awareness issue. Confidential information in your dumpster is an easy source of sensation headlines. |
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Your Employees |
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Employees (past and present) have
a legal right to have their personal information protected by shredding
before it is discarded.
Insurance records, employment applications, time cards, health records, accident reports and attendance records are examples of information that legally must be protected. |
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Corporate Ethics |
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In this day and age, it is very
important that your organization exhibits the highest ethical standards.
Casually discarding company information, show a callous disregard for customer and shareholder welfare. It exposes customers to the threat of Identity Theft and other fraud. It also risks you company losing its trade secret protections in court. |
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Your Trade Information Rights |
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The courts have demonstrated many
times that they will not recognize trade protections if a company doesn’t
take every step to protect the information themselves. Casual disposal
of information has been the basis for courts to deny trade information
rights, which otherwise would have been enforceable.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that you forfeit the right of ownership to discarded information. The Moral of the Story: |
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Why Use An Information Destruction Contractor? |
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• Employees are more productive
when focused on their core responsibilities.
• Safety - even small machines could cause injury if they grab clothing or accessories. • Reduced capital and employment expenditures. • Employees are most likely to realize the value of discarded company information. • Company information such as payroll, legal and employment issues, and correspondence should not be exposed to most employees. • In-house shredding will not handle large volumes and may prompt employees to circumvent the destruction process. |
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Why Use An AAA Certified NAID Member? |
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As part of the only organization
dedicated to increasing the security and ethics of the information destruction
industry, NAID MEMBERS are bound to a strict code of conduct.
As INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, they take their business and your trust seriously enough to promote NAID’s efforts to improve the industry. NAID MEMBERS hold themselves to a Higher Standard. AAA Certification involved an independent audit of our equipment, employees, policies, and our destruction plant.
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Why Not Just Recycle It? |
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While NAID MEMBERS recycle
everything they can after they destroy it, recycling alone does not
establish the necessary requirements of information destruction, such
as:
• how it was destroyed • where it was destroyed • who destroyed it • when it was destroyed • legal chain of custody • fiduciary obligations |
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