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How to Protect Your Private Data

Whether you manage client data or are simply in charge of keeping your own personal information secure, you’ll probably agree with us when we say that keeping certain information private is extremely important. If that information falls into the wrong hands, you could suffer from identity theft or even get tied up in a lawsuit. With all the ways someone could get their hands on sensitive information, it’s important to know how you can protect your private data.

  1. Limit What Data You Collect: If you’re handling client information, only take what is necessary. The more of their data you have, the more liable you are should something go wrong. It also ends up costing you more since sensitive information should be guarded with multiple layers of protection on limited devices.
  2. Limit Third Party Access: Whether these are your employees or other companies who request the information, put a cap on who can access sensitive data. The more people who can obtain the information, the more susceptible it is to being stolen. Whoever does have access to the data should be made aware of the severity of data protection issues.
  3. Have a Strict Privacy Policy: Often, the people who are giving you their information don’t fully understand how data collection works. Make sure to inform them of what data you’re collecting, how and where it’s stored, how it’s used, and who has access to it. This can all be explained through a company privacy policy.
  4. Have a Set Timeline for Storing Data: If you don’t need certain data anymore, there’s no reason to hold onto it. The longer you keep information, the more responsible you are for it. Delete sensitive information when you no longer have cause to use it. You should keep in mind that certain industries, such as finance and government agencies, must comply with federal data destruction rules.

How do you know if the way you’re disposing of your data is the proper way? When you use Complete Shredding Solutions you can rest assured that it is. We comply with all state and federal data destruction laws and provide media destruction and shred services in Nassau County, NY, and the Tri-state area. If your company has sensitive information that needs to be destroyed in New York, New Jersey, or nationwide, call us at 516-442-1624 or 212-939-7534.

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