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Why Accountants use our shredding services

Another firm of Accountants has started using our scheduled shredding services this week. The reasons why Accountants in particular use are services are numerous, but most fall into the following categories:

To protect client privacy. Accountants often have access to sensitive client information, such as social security numbers, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers. If this information falls into the wrong hands, it could be used for identity theft or other financial crimes. Shredding documents ensures that this information is destroyed and cannot be accessed by unauthorized individuals.

To comply with data protection laws. The GPDR (General Data Protection Regulation), introduced in 2018, governs how data must be handled. These rules require businesses to take steps to protect personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Shredding documents is one way to comply with these laws.

To protect the Accountant’s business. If an Accountant’s office is hacked or burgled, and sensitive client information is stolen, the accountant could be held liable for damages. Shredding documents helps to mitigate this risk by making it more difficult for criminals to obtain sensitive information.

In addition to these legal and ethical reasons, accountants should also shred clients’ documents for practical reasons. Old documents can take up a lot of space, and they can be difficult to store securely. Shredding documents frees up space and makes it easier to keep the office organized.

If you are an Accountant, it is important to have a document shredding policy in place. This policy should specify which documents should be shredded, how often they should be shredded, and who is responsible for shredding them.

Here are some additional tips for accountants on document shredding:

>Shred all documents that contain sensitive client information, such as social security numbers, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers.

>Shred documents as soon as they are no longer needed.

>Use a cross-cut shredder to ensure that documents are shredded into small, unreadable pieces.

>Dispose of shredded documents in a secure manner, such as by placing them in a sealed bag or container.

>Keep a record of when and how documents were shredded.

By following these tips, accountants can help to protect client privacy, comply with data protection laws, and protect their businesses from data breaches.

iData Destruction – serious about recycling

You may think that by using iData Destruction secure shredding services you are protecting your clients, employees and business reputation from malicious threats – and you’d be right.

Well there is another benefit, you may be unaware of.

iData Destruction is not only an accredited shredding business but a committed recycler of paper.

Post destruction 100% of your paper is recycled becoming new paper products within days.

We collect, shred, certify and recycle 25,000 kgs of paper every single week.

What are the statistics..

Each week, and on your behalf, iData Destruction recycles paper saving the environment:

425 Trees

650 cu. m. of Water

57.5 cu. m. of Landfill Space

8000 Ltrs of Oil

102,500 Kwh of Electricity

Show your employees and customers you take recycling seriously

All our clients have the free of charge option to receive a statement detailing the annual sum of their recycling activities. By displaying it, you can demonstrate your organisations commitment to waste minimisation and environmental responsibility.

Recruitment Consultancy Requires a Regular Shredding Service

An existing Client, a Recruitment Consultancy, has opened a new branch in Aintree.

As part of daily activities, confidential waste paper is produced in regular quantities.

By using our Regular Shredding Service, locked consoles are placed within the office for all the staff to use. Ops, Accounts and Management can all use the same container as once unwanted confidential papers are posted through the slot on the console, no else can view the document.

On a scheduled 4 weekly we arrive, shred and provide a Certificate of Destruction assisting in GDPR compliance.

Post destruction all the shredded paper is recycled, becoming new paper products in a matter of days.


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