Documents should be shredded that contain any of the following information:
- Bank Account Address
- Brokerage Account Information
- Credit Card Numbers
- Debit Card Numbers
- Driver's License Numbers
- Education
- Employment Information
- Insurance Policy Data
- Passport Number
- Social Security Numbers
- Telephone Numbers
Legal and regulatory violations may be incurred by NOT destroying the following information before discarding:
- Account Data
- Audits/Surveys
- Bank Statements
- Brochures
- Business Plans
- Canceled Checks
- Client Lists/Files
- Computer Reports
- Contracts
- Copies of Checks
- Credit Card Numbers
- Education Reports
- Executive Correspondence
- Files/Records
- Financial Statements
- Insurance Information
- Internal Memos
- Legal Documents
- Loan Information
- Market Research
- Medical Information/Records
- New Product Information
- Obsolete Contracts/Records
- Patient Names/Billing Information
- Payroll Records
- Personnel Files
- Phone Logs/Messages
- Photographs
- Presentations
- Price/Inventory Lists
- Profit & Loss Statements
- Proposals & Quotes
- Purchase Orders
- Receipts/Invoices
- R&D Files/Data
- Sales Reports
- Shipping Data
- Social Security Numbers
- Supplier Information
- Tax Records
- Training Information
- X-rays
