Transfer or not – That is the question
Posted on Oct 12, 2010
Any company contracting an information destruction service should require that it provide them with a signed testimonial, documenting the date that the materials were destroyed. The certificate of destruction, as it is commonly referred, is an important legal record of compliance with a retention schedule. It does not, however, effectively transfer the responsibility to maintain the...
Read MoreTwo irrefutable rules of document security
Posted on Sep 28, 2010
When it comes to the paper that you, your business, employer, or employees produce you are exposed. Live by these TWO IRREFUTABLE RULES of DOCUMENT SECURITY and you will eliminate significant risk: Incidental Business Records Discarded On A Daily Basis Should Be Collected, Protected or Destroyed. Without a program to control it, the daily trash of every business contains information that could...
Read MoreIt’s good to be predictable
Posted on Sep 14, 2010
Every document has a life—some live for a day, and others for a very long, long time. Your archives have been around awhile, but it’s important that you don’t let them “live” beyond their usefulness. I’m talking about the retention period; it takes into consideration the useful value to the business and the governing legal requirements. No record should be kept longer than this...
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