Your Business, Your Safety and the Law

State and Federal lawmakers have enacted several laws requiring businesses to protect their customer data. Shred Safe provides you with the economical and ecological answers to comply with the law and your business needs.

Healthcare

•The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA Law)
Passed in 1996 by the U.S. Congress, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires health care organizations to "maintain reasonable and appropriate, technical, and physical safeguards to prevent intentional or unintentional use or disclosure of protected health information."

Financial Sector & Banking

•The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLB)
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act targets financial industries, requiring banks and lending institutions to limit information sharing and provide privacy notices explaining what sharing does occur. What this means: Financial companies should shred to comply.

All Industries

•Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
Administered by the Federal Trade Commission, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act was enacted December 2003 with specific shredding rules added June 2005 including guidelines for ID theft prevention.

•Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 enhances corporate responsibility in financial reporting. Administered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SOX includes some of the most far reaching reforms of American business practices since the 1930's.