Why Business Owners Must Destroy Data

Online, November 15, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Are you aware that as a business owner you could be responsible for the destruction of confidential documents?

Under the Data Protection Act companies and individuals have to keep personal information to themselves. This is why many firms now shred confidential material for fear private documents could end up in the wrong hands.

If you are a business owner it is conceivable that you could be asked to prove that certain confidential documents no longer exist.

If you were to suffer a data breach your business or organisation could be fined up to Ј500,000.

Tom Gilruth from Topwood Ltd argues that the best way to prove destruction has gone ahead is to show an official certificate of destruction. This document would verify when and where the data was destroyed. A reputable company such as Topwood Ltd would provide you with the documentation.

Topwood Ltd serves the North West of England and North Wales and has a vast amount of experience when it comes to disposing of confidential material.

The company even has a mobile industrial shredder for hire which can be taken to a business for documents to be destroyed there and then. The reliable service is secure and ensures that your business is complying with the Data Protection Act.

Secure shredding of documents that are no longer required is an important part of compliance with privacy laws and rules.

Data Protection legislation stipulates that once confidential information is no longer needed it must be securely destroyed. Shredding documents and destroying hard drives is the preferred method because after documents have been shredded, they cannot be pieced back together again.

However, it is essential that a document outlining what and when sensitive documents were destroyed is kept in a safe and secure place. This could be the only proof you have to show the confidential data has been destroyed.

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