What to Shred – Secure Document Shredding
Every business produces proprietary information that requires shredding once its usefulness has expired. In fact, companies are legally bound to destroy confidential documents related to their employees or clients.
When these laws are ignored and information ends up in a dumpster, a business exposes itself to the dual risk of criminal exploitation and civil prosecution—as well as the loss of credibility in the eyes of valuable clients. Protect yourself using our secure paper shredding services.
In order to mitigate risk, secure papers and documents on the personal, corporate, and client levels should be destroyed on a regular schedule, as soon as it has outlived its usefulness. A Shred Ahead provides a secure paper shredding service.
No matter what type of data your business generates—the information you choose to protect when in use should also be protected when you discard it!
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Personal Information Addresses ATM receipts Bank account information Bank statement Brokerage account information Cancelled & voided checks Credit & debit card numbers Credit reports and histories Drivers’ license numbers Employee pay stubs Employment records Insurance policy data Investment documents Medical and dental records Passport number Resumes Social Security number Telephone number Tax forms Travel itineraries Used airline tickets |
Files and Records Account records Audits Bank statements Competitive information Computer records Contracts Correspondence Diligence files Fax machine ribbons Financial records Insurance records Intellectual property records Internal memos Invoices Legal documents Market research Marketing material Obsolete contracts Official notices Payroll records Personnel files Phone records Planning documents Price lists Purchase receipts Sales forecasts Tax records Training information X-rays |
Client Data Business plans Cancelled checks Computer reports Credit card numbers Executive correspondence New product information Obsolete collateral Photographs Presentations Price/inventory lists Proposals and quotes Proprietary documents Receipts/invoices R&D files/data Non-Document Destruction CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/DVDs Computer Backups Microfiche X-Rays Videotapes Cassette Tapes Casino Chips Product Samples Prototypes |
