Newsletter October 2016, Recycling News And Information
What’s New?
Since our last Newsletter in June, Recycling Your IT has been very busy expanding its operations. Bellow explains the changes in brief:
Collection Areas
The New General Data Protection Regulation
The new European data protection legislation, otherwise known as the General Data Protection Regulation, has been implemented with regards to the protection of individuals and processing personal data.
The regulation includes protection of individuals with regards to processing personal data. It’s becoming a vital component of EU privacy and human rights law.
Should You Destroy Your Data On Or Off Site?
While there is no law yet stating if data should be destroyed on or off site, there are many legal requirements that need to be followed when keeping and destroying data.
There are two main requirements under the Data Protection Act that are relevant here:
I.T Asset Recovery
I.T. Asset recovery is ideal for those companies that have legacy equipment in bulk that still has a significant value.
This service comes with the same convenience as a normal I.T. Recycler IE: they will collect your items, then refurbish or reuse your asset. The main difference is these type of companies specialise in getting the highest return for your equipment.
