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Data protection is an important consideration for all company employees, regardless of their role, therefore all staff should be appropriately trained on how to comply with the Data Protection Act. In today’s information age a simple envelope containing an individual’s address could be used to help steal their identity for fraudulent purposes. As a result.
One challenge to all businesses is when something doesn’t go according to plan. Circumstances can change at any time and will occasionally have a detrimental effect to your own business, despite being out of your control. Disposing of your confidential data in a secure manner is an area where you cannot afford to risk anything.
Meeting data protection legislation within a company means more than just disposing of paperwork. Personal and confidential data is stored across many different formats of electronic media. Hard drives, X-rays, data tapes, CD’s, DVD’s, floppy discs and USB sticks are just a small sample of the things you should consider for media destruction. These require.
Disposing of confidential documents in a responsible and secure manner has become increasingly important over the years. Companies are obliged to comply with data protection legislation. Non-compliance can put a business at risk of large fines and even criminal prosecution. Environmental impact is another consideration in confidential waste management. Are you at risk of not.
Thanks to the Data Protection Act 1998, your company is responsible for the proper handling of confidential data, ensuring that it is both stored and (where necessary) destroyed correctly. Under the law (Section 55A), companies can be fined up to half a million pounds sterling for breach of this responsibility. So it’s important to know.