1 st Choice Document Destruction th Avenue, Milaca, Minnesota Office: Cell: Website: COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL MOBILE SHREDDING SERVICES 1st Choice Document Destruction, is a family owned business, located in Milaca, Minnesota and serves North and Central Minnesota. Our services include commercial/residential shredding and cardboard/phone book recycling. 1st Choice Document Destruction provides a secure removal and destruction of our customer's confidential records. We provide an onsite certified, confidential shredding service, so our customers can comply completely with all federal and local confidentiality laws. About Us Services We Provide Mobile Unit: 1 st Choice Document Destruction’s uniformed professional will arrive onsite and on time for a prearranged appointment. The documents will be shredded in a secure environment on board the truck. The customer is encouraged to observe the document destruction. A Certificate of Destruction will be issued and upon request, a CD video tape of the shredding process can be obtained. Secure Containers: 1 st Choice Document Destruction offers several different size security containers depending on the customer’s needs. Recycling: 1 st Choice Document Destruction recycles 100% of the paper waste produced. We also offer free phone book and cardboard retrieval. Hard Drive Destruction: COMING SOON! Whether your company is large or small, there will always be a need to destroy your company’s private information. Financial, payroll, tax returns, correspondence and lists containing your customers vital information, just to name a few, should all be destroyed through shredding. Everyone has the right to privacy and the legal right to have this information protected. If you do not protect this information, it is very possible that your company can be brought up on criminal charges. If your customers feel that you are not protecting their best interests, than you could very well lose them. There are laws requiring the retention of documents and how long they need to be kept in order to comply. Setting up a schedule and sticking to it is very important. Documentation of the destruction process is important if your company becomes involved in a legal situation. 1 st Choice Document Destruction can provide secure locked containers to hold your documents. We can set up a schedule that is perfect for your situation. Our mobile unit will make regular pickups, shred your documents in a secure environment and provide documentation that the process has been completed. If you choose to store your documents in a storage facility, make sure it is a very secure environment. If they offer a document destruction service, check into their process. Do not let them choose the contractor! You must stay vigilant. Your company will still be responsible if your company information ends up in the wrong hands. It is wise to have someone in upper management or security personnel witness the destruction of these important documents. Keep your confidential documents private. Follow the guidelines listed above and be assured that 1 st Choice Document Destruction will offer a secure and legal choice for your company to comply with the federal and local laws concerning the destruction of sensitive documents. Guidelines for Protecting Confidential Documents

Legal & Regulatory Laws HIPPA Gramm/Leach/Bliley Privacy Act Economic Espionage Act Trade Secret Protections FACTA Other ID Theft Laws Implied Contract Breach These laws are very strict and if the documents are not handled properly there are legal ramifications for your company. CALL TODAY FOR A FREE QUOTE st Choice Document Destruction, LLC Health Insurance Protability and Accountability ACT (HIPPA) The HIPPA law came into affect in Any organization that has medical information must comply. Doctors, hospitals, health insurance applications and claim records must all be destroyed in order to prevent unauthorized access. Fair Credit Reporting Act (FACTA) FACTA came into law in One of the provisions requires that any information taken from a credit report be destroyed. This law requires organizations and individuals to take reasonable steps to destroy information. Gramm/Leach/Bliley This law is the same as HIPPA only it is for financial institutions. They must have written policies in place to protect the personal financial information of their customers. Some companies that are covered under this law are check cashing businesses, payday lenders, mortgage brokers, professional tax preparers and courier services. Payroll/personnel records Credit Information Business Plans/financials Medical files and information Bank records/statements Legal Contracts Below you will find examples of some of the documents that should be destroyed. Liability Concerns