Every business will hold some data in one form or another and it is important that these businesses also have a process in place for this data being disposed of effectively. The processes and procedures that are put in place for this will differ for each company and will depend on the type of data that is being kept as well as the type of business and any legal requirements to store data that are imposed on the sector that the business is linked to. For example, legal, medical and educational sectors have stronger requirements for keeping data on the individuals within the business than other companies that perhaps sell products.
Once the legal requirements for holding data have been established a process can be created for destroying this data when it is no longer required. This process should include a method for removing paper copies of data such as using a Confidential Waste Disposal Bristol company such as www.printwaste.co.uk/confidential-shredding/confidential-shredding-bristol/ to take away the paper copies and destory them safely and efficiently.
When data is being stored digitally there needs to be a procedure in place for deciding on who has access to what data and then a process in place for removing this data when it is no longer needed. This may involve an off-boarding process that includes deleting data such as names and addresses.