As most companies start to think about making changes to allow them to become GDPR compliant by 25th May this year, there are three areas in which Appleyards can assist you. GDPR tackles the use and storage of personal data both in physical and digital forms and the fines for non compliance are potentially massive.
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Document Storage
GDPR requests that you store all personal documents in a secure manner. If you are keeping paper records belonging to your staff or clients then these should be kept securely. If you can ensure this is secure on your premises then this will work but if not Appleyards can offer a managed archive storage system that will tick all your GDPR boxes
Secure Destruction
Through its sister company Simply Shredding Hull, Appleyards offer a secure destruction service for all paper records. This again will help you meet your GDPR requirements as you are not allowed to retain personal information beyond what is deemed to be a reasonable period. This will often by around 6 years.so you need to check what paper records your are retaining.
IT Destruction
Losing data stored on old computers already can lead to fines and these are likely to only increase with the new legislation. Most businesses tend to keep old IT equipment including servers, laptops and computers. Appleyards can help remove, destroy hard drives and recycle any of these items for you.
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