SELECTSHRED | IMPORTANT REASONS FOR DOCUMENT SHREDDING
The media, politicians, experts, and professionals are all saying it — Florida’s economy is growing and getting stronger. What that means is that no matter how insistent you are that your office, profession, or industry is paperless, the truth is that you will be generating a lot of paper.
Realtors, appraisers, lawyers, accountants, doctors, engineers, etc. are all busy. They are surrounded by paper. Desks are full of paper, boxes are on the floor, and boxes are in storage. They are scanning to digitize information but that scanned paper must still be secured, destroyed, and disposed of promptly and responsibly. http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/09/17/3633412/south-florida-economy-growing.html
Instead of holding your old files until there is no space left in the office or storage, consider shredding your sensitive information promptly. Here are three good reasons why you should shred — the law and liability, your customers, and your reputation.
Federal laws and regulations require you to protect confidential information even when you no longer need it. FACTA for credit report information, HIPAA for healthcare information, and GLBA for financial information require shredding of sensitive documents to meet compliance. Otherwise, you might face daunting fines.
Customers, clients, and patients must have their information protected from identity theft and their privacy should be also protected. Collecting customer, client, and patient data brings with it the responsibility to protect that data from its collection and retention until it is no longer needed.
Your reputation is priceless. Therefore, shredding your sensitive information not only meets compliance with federal laws and protect your customers, clients, and patients, it protects you from data breaches, protects you from dumpster divers (who are not only looking for customer data but could also be looking for your trade secrets) and reporters looking for a story about your business.
From Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Palm City, Jensen Beach, Rio, Hobe Sound, Port Salerno, Sewall’s Point, Jupiter, North Palm Beach, Jupiter Island, West Palm Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens — there is nothing casual about discarding confidential information. If you want to avoid fines, protect your customers, protect your reputation, and protect your proprietary information…you must shred.
Richard & Gloria Kinkead
SelectShred, Inc.
T: (772) 463-3166
