As a business owner you have a responsibility to safe guard your customers/clients personal information. Here are some tips for you to do that.
1. Have a good reason for requesting the personal information you gather.
2. Acquire personal information in a safe manner so that it cannot be overheard or seen by others.
3. Limit the availability of personal identifying information to selected staff.
4. Control access to databases containing personal information with passwords.
5. Shred paperwork containing personal or sensitive information.
6. Render electronic documents and databases containing personal information unreadable prior to disposal.
7. Avoid displaying, using or exchanging personal information (especially Social Security numbers -- but also employee or membership cards, timecards, work schedules, licenses or permits, and computer access codes).
8. Conduct regular background checks on ALL employees (including mailroom staff, cleaning crews, temp workers, and computer or hotline service techs) with access to identifying or personal information.
9. Train personnel in the proper procedures regarding information handling and disclosure.
10. Use alternative identifiers for employees, clients and customers and require health insurance providers to do the same.
See last month's Parker's Points Top Ten Ways to Avoid Identity Theft (Personal) on my website.
Top 10 Ways to Avoid Identity Theft - To learn more about this author, visit Alvah Parker's Website.
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Alvah Parker
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Alvah Parker is a Practice Advisor (The
Attorneys’ Coach) and a Career Changers’
Coach as well as publisher of "Parker’s
Points", an email tip list and "Road to
Success", an ezine. Subscribe now to
these free monthly publications at her
website www.asparker.com/samples.html
Alvah Parker began her career as a high
school chemistry teacher. She later
transition to a sales career at AT&T. As
a Sales Professional at AT&T for 15 years
she was elected to the prestigious Counsel
of Leaders for the top 3% of the sales
force. After leaving AT&T she
transitioned into a coaching career and
also volunteers as a SCORE Business
Counselor where she advises and counsels
small business owners.
Parker’s Value Program© enables her
clients to find their own way to work that
is more fulfilling and profitable. Her
clients are attorneys and people in
transition who want to find work that is
in line with their own life purpose.
Alvah is found on the web at www.aspar
ker.com. She may also be reached at
781-598-0388.
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