Shred them yourself instead of 3rd Party Shredding.

*In accordance with Clause 5 Para 2, Clause 24 Para 1, Clause 28 Para 1, 3 sub-para h, Clause 32 Para 1, sub-para b and d and Clause 82 Para 2 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of this information.

I do the shredding - In-house Data Destruction

For in-house data destruction, the data carrier gets destroyed by personal shredding. The document shredder can be used at the desk or as a central machine in the open-plan office.

The regular effort which has to be made is limited to oiling the cutting unit and emptying the waste bin.

The necessary investments are buying the document shredder and the related consumables.

With this version you achieve the highest level of data protection.

3rd Party Shredding - Mobile Shredding Service on-site or Stationary Shredding Service

The 3^rd party shredding can be done by two different ways – on the one hand by mobile shredding service on-site or on the other hand by stationary shredding. The first two steps are identical: The data carriers get thrown in a central and locked data protection container. Afterwards, this container is emptied, e.g. 1x per week by the service provider. In the next step in mobile shredding service on-site all the containers in the company are stored in a central location. While in the stationary shredding service all the containers are transported to the service provider in a lorry. By using the mobile shredding service on-site, the data media carriers are now getting destroyed with other media in the mobile shredding system, while by stationary shredding the containers are in an intermediate storage at the service provider´s facility. In the last step the data carriers get destroyed with many other data carriers in a stationary shredding system, similar to the mobile shredding service on-site.

The regular effort for both types of 3^rd party shredding include the inspection of the service provider for adherence contact* as well as the archiving of the minutes / certificates for the statutory period.

For both variants of 3^rd party shredding, investments include the rent for containers, the costs for data destruction and a possible price increase.

With the mobile shredding service on-site you achieve a medium level of data protection, with stationary shredding service a low level of data protection.