Why Shred?
- In Addition to Being Cost Effective – It’s the Law.
- Your organization must comply with laws and regulations, requiring that it protect certain information when it is discarded. Medical and Dental offices should refer to this link for more information about proper document disposal http://www.properphidisposal.net
- 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.
- Employees have a legal right to have their personal information protected by shredding before it’s discarded.
- In this day and age, it is very important that your organization exhibits the highest ethical standards.
- Casual disposal of information has been the basis for courts to deny trade information rights, which otherwise would have been enforceable.
- Identity theft and unauthorized disclosure of private information has reached epidemic proportions. According to the Better Business Bureau, last year alone this crime claimed more than 8.9 million victims. But information theft is not just something that affects consumers. The FBI estimates that information theft costs American businesses as much as $24 Billion in losses each and every year.
- With over 40 federal laws mandating that all businesses, healthcare facilities and financial institutions protect the confidential information of their customers, clients and patients, it’s imperative that you establish a shredding program. Failure to do so can expose your organization to severe fines, bad publicity and lost business.
There are many laws in effect that require businesses to protect the privacy of their clients. Not knowing these laws is a mistake with legal and financial consequences which are both easily avoidable. Breaking these laws is as easy as throwing a piece of paper in the trash. Please see our Compliance section on this website for more information about privacy laws.
