Security & data protection

Your data, accounted for at every step.

We treat data as something to be evidenced, not just handled. Here’s exactly how we protect it — the standards we work to, how we prove a job, and what we’re willing to put in writing.

1

Chain of custody

Every item is logged in on arrival, tracked through each step, and reconciled out — with a record for the whole batch. Nothing is handled off the books, and you can see what happened to each card.

2

Certified erasure to recognised standards

We erase to NIST SP 800-88 Rev.1. Clear overwrites and verifies; Purge uses the card’s own hardware secure erase to reach remapped and retired blocks an overwrite can’t; Destroy physically ends the media. Every level is verified by read-back — the method on the certificate is the level achieved, not attempted.

3

Personal data and UK GDPR

Footage of identifiable people — CCTV, dashcam, bodycam — is personal data. Disposing of a card with that data recoverable is a breach. A format doesn’t remove it and flash hides data from overwrites, which is exactly why Purge matters. Our certificate is your evidence of compliant disposal.

4

Secure by design hardware

The devices we send into the field are built to be trusted when no one is watching: secure boot so only signed software runs, encrypted storage tied to the unit, and per-device keys so one compromise isn’t a fleet compromise. Security is designed in, not bolted on.

5

Evidence you can stand behind

Each card leaves with a per-item certificate carrying its identity, the method achieved and an evidence-integrity reference. It’s generated from the record the line captured, so it’s verifiable — not a claim typed after the fact.

Standards we work to

  • NIST SP 800-88 Rev.1 (Clear · Purge · Destroy)
  • UK GDPR / Data Protection Act 2018
  • Chain-of-custody handling
  • Read-back verification on every erase

Credentials

We’re actively building our formal security and cyber accreditations — the ADISA, Cyber Essentials and ISO marks that data-destruction buyers rightly expect — and we’ll show each one here as it’s in place, never before. If you have a specific assurance requirement, ask us and we’ll tell you honestly where we stand today.

Responsible by default

Sustainability & WEEE

The greenest card is the one you don't replace. Certified erasure and recertification put healthy media back into service instead of into the bin — cutting both cost and e-waste. Reuse first is the heart of what we do.

When media genuinely reaches end of life, it's handled responsibly: disposed of under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations, with the Duty of Care documentation to match, and materials recovered for UK recycling rather than landfill.

Our waste-carrier and producer registrations are being put in place as we scale the destruction side — we'll state them here once held.

Have an assurance requirement?

Tell us what you need to satisfy, and we’ll tell you plainly how we meet it — or where we’re headed.