Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, we have Liability insurance of 1,000,000/3,000,000 and Errors & Ommissions.
Yes, we are NAID AAA Certified (National Association For Information Destruction)
We recycle the paper for further security in making sure your documents can never be used again, also this benefits our environment.
If requested we will do everything possible to give you same day service or arrive within 24 hours at your preferred location. We also offer residential shredding and will arrive at your home at a scheduled time that works for you.
Yes, we will provide all Bins and Consoles at no Charge for recurring customers.
We always answer the phone quickly and professionally. We provide the quickest pickup times in the industry and our pricing is very competitive.
Customers are welcome to watch material shredding at our facility or on our mobile shredding trucks.
Offsite shredding is cheaper and very secure. We are able to process more material quicker. The average mobile shredding truck only handles 3500 Lbs per hour and our facility shredder handles close to 14,000 Lbs per hour.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 regulates the healthcare industry in the United States and assures that healthcare organizations will be responsible for the secure electronic transmission, secure storage and disposal of patient information.
Mandates that financial institutions that obtain nonpublic personal information through the normal course of their business must develop precautions to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information, and to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such records. This includes secure storage, disposal, and sharing of confidential information.
Banking and credit issuing Insurance Stocks, bonds, and investing Financial service providers.
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 also known as the FACT Act was signed into law on December 4, 2003. In general, the Act amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"). The Act contains a number of provisions intended to combat consumer fraud and related crimes, including identity theft, and to assist its victims. Specifically the act requires the destruction of PAPERS CONTAINING CONSUMER INFORMATION. It is hard to imagine any business or organization that is not bound by this law.
The proposed DISPOSAL RULE
Sec. 682.3 Proper disposal of consumer information.
A) Standard. Any person who maintains or otherwise possesses consumer information, or any compilation of consumer information, for a business purpose must properly dispose of such information by taking reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information in connection with its disposal.
B) Examples. Reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to or use of consumer information in connection with its disposal would include implementing and monitoring compliance with policies and procedures that require the burning, pulverizing, or shredding of papers containing consumer information so that the information cannot practicably be read or reconstructed.
Legal Shred is HIPAA Compliant and follows all the policies and procedures with our NAID Certification