Currently, we live in a society that has access to a large amount of information. The reckless use of the confidential information that is handled can cause serious economic sanctions for companies or users.

If we take into account the legal deadlines for data retention do not exceed 5 years in most cases. Another problem derived is the accumulation of confidential data, or whose storage involves a considerable loss of space within our organization.

The Organic Law of Protection of personal data considers as “personal data” any information concerning identified or identifiable natural people and is intended to guarantee and protect personal data through the correct treatment of them that includes, ultimately , its destruction.

All information has a precautionary period; this means that once the validity of a document or information is exhausted, there is a period to retain the document as a precaution. After this period it is advisable to safely delete it.

GREENTEK SOLUTIONS LLC, is a company that helps companies achieve a secure destruction of all their information stored on digital media offering as a certificate of destruction.

What is a Certificate of Destruction?

A Certificate of destruction is a document issued by companies authorized for document management in which it is stated that personal data has been deleted as indicated by law.

The data included in the Certificate of destruction include the identification of the company that deals with the deletion, the person responsible for the files and the level of destruction, day of destruction, method of destruction, final particle size, place of destruction, and other important data that guarantee the secure and definitive destruction of the information.

A destruction certificate has the legal value granted by each certified destruction company before government or private agencies that require it; forcing this destruction company to comply with very strict protocols and continuous audits to avoid bad practices in this sector at the level world.

After the destruction, a certificate of secure destruction is created, signed by representatives of both parties that certifies the total destruction of the supports and their subsequent recycling in accordance with the law.

Now that you know the importance of having a certificate of secure destruction, we invite you to contact GREENTEK SOLUTIONS LLC to provide you with the support and advice you need for the proper disposal of all your IT assets and confidential information.

All GREENTEK SOLUTIONS LLC processes are legally regulated and always in compliance with the most demanding environmental regulations and laws.