Companies can incur fines of up to £500,000 if data is mishandled, lost or stolen.
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Identity theft is one of the UK’s fastest growing crimes with 3/4 ‘s of the UK population having been exposed to ID fraud.
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Personal data theft is behind 65% of all fraud cases in the UK.
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Identity theft is Britain's fastest-growing white-collar crime, increasing at nearly 500% a year
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An annual figure of £1.3 billion pa is the minimum quantifiable cost to the economy arising from identity fraud
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Document Retention

We are often asked how long should businesses retain customer data, and whilst there is no specific minimum or maximum period of time, theData Protection Actadvises that:

“Personal data processed for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.”

It’s a good idea to decide within your business how long it is necessary to keep confidential data, to help you do this:

Review the length of time you keep personal data
Consider the reason you hold the information for
Securely delete information that is no longer needed for this purpose or these purposes
Update, archive or securely delete information if it goes out of date.

We offer a secure onsite and offsite shredding service to businesses and domestic clients in the York, Harrogate, Leeds, Hull, Beverley and surrounding areas so please get in touch and see how we can help you?

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Paper Recycling

The shredded paper is 100% recycled and turned into other paper products right here in the UK.

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Free Site Audit

We will visit you to make sure that your premises is secure and your staff and clients information is not able to get into the wrong hands.

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24 Hour Collection Service

We are able to offer a 24 hour collection service so we do not disturb the day to day running of your business.

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