Industries We Serve: Nonprofits
How long should nonprofit organizations retain business-related records? Read on to learn more about our nonprofit shredding services. Aside from businesses, residential communities, educational facilities, and other entities, Legal Shred is proud to also service the nonprofit community. A nonprofit is a tax-exempt organization that serves the public interest. In general, the purpose of nonprofits…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About School Records
School Record Shredding? Here are some best practices for destroying student data. September is a month to say goodbye to summer and hello to school! Whether it’s elementary, middle school, high school, and even college, if you’ve been a student, then you most certainly have a student record. What exactly happens to those records once…
Read MoreBack to School Shopping? Protect Your Identity!
For the best identity theft protection, your back-to-school shopping will require extra diligence. It’s time to get ready to head back to school, which means parents, students, and teachers are busy hitting the stores, both online and off, for supplies, clothes, and last-minute essentials. According to Deloitte, 40 percent of parents surveyed by Deloitte said…
Read MoreIndustries We Serve: Education
Legal Shred offers secure, safe document destruction services for educational facilities. Document destruction is a must-have for any entity that deals with sensitive information. Improperly disposing of documents that contain personal information can lead to data breaches, identity theft, and wreak havoc on any business or institution’s reputation. Legal Shred proudly services all businesses and…
Read MoreWho We Serve: Residential Customers & Communities
Legal Shred is proud to offer residential shredding in addition to our other identity-protection services. We are in the business of helping, well, other businesses protect the identities of customers and clients, but we don’t just focus on the corporate world. As the identity protection specialist, Legal Shred is devoted to residential customers and the…
Read MoreIndustries We Serve: Law Firms
We assist law firms to build a secure and legal shredding program for their practices, which is why we are proud to bear the name Legal Shred. No one is more versed on legal matters than lawyers, so legal and compliant document destruction is not an unfamiliar topic with law firms across the country. As…
Read MoreIndustries We Serve: Financial Institutions
Financial Institutions, Shredding & GLBA: Legal Shred helps financial institutions to meet and exceed GLBA regulations. Financial companies, including banks, investment firms, accounting offices and even merchant services are hot targets for hackers and data thieves just because of very nature of what they deal with: money, and lots of it. This money belongs to…
Read MoreIndustries We Serve: Healthcare
For the healthcare industry, paper shredding is critical. Discover how Legal Shred provides a solution for HIPAA shredding requirements. Every organization, in all industries, of all sizes, in all locations, needs to look at the information they have, identify all types and forms of personal and/or sensitive information, and then establish reasonable procedures to appropriately…
Read MoreHow Do Shredding Trucks Differ From In-house Shredders?
How Do Mobile Shredding Trucks Differ From In-house Shredders? A brief look at the heart of our business: our mobile shredding trucks! So you’ve decided to contract with Legal Shred to help destroy your documents. Congratulations! You are taking an active part in protecting your identity by properly shredding your documents instead of tossing them…
Read MorePreparing For Your First Shredding Visit
Preparing For Your First Shredding Visit Ready for your first shredding visit? Here are a few tips to make your visit easier. Whether you’re a business or homeowner, chances are you probably have some papers that you can do away with. It’s a good habit to go through old documents that you no longer need,…
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