Aurom understand
that when Corporate and SME businesses consider
how to dispose of surplus IT equipment,
the route should be chosen with great care.
Today, its disposal as general waste is
not an option as dumping, otherwise known
as Fly Tipping, is illegal and should not
even be considered.
Furthermore data security
is extremely important which is why a traceable
disposal path in accordance with EU Legislation
is always given by Aurom.
For all bodies disposing
of IT equipment there are a number of key
issues. Certainly from both financial and
environmental aspects, reuse is a more beneficial
option than recycling, and recycling must,
in turn be considered better than waste
disposal.
Some of the areas covered
by Aurom include:
Data Wiping
The 1998 Data Protection
Act which came into force 1st March 2000,
states in Chapter 29 Part II that Rights
of Data Subjects and others, makes the Data
Controller liable to make compensation to
any individual who suffers damage or distress
by reason of any contravention of any of
the requirements of this Act. Hence, for
any data containing equipment, the data
controller must ensure that recorded information
is effectively wiped from equipment by the
disposer or his agent before being disposed
of.
Aurom is fully compliant
with this and any equipment such as disk
drives etc will be data wiped in accordance
with the Data Protection Act 1st March 2000.
Software Wiping
Generally software should
also be wiped from any data storage device
before disposal. The End User Licence Agreement
may only be transferable as part of a sale
or transfer of the computer, together with
all component parts, the media and printed
material, any upgrade, the EULA and, if
applicable, the Certificate(s) of Authenticity
and the recipient agrees to the terms of
the EULA.
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