--- title: Privacy Policy description: Read Shred America’s Privacy Policy to learn how we protect your data and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. --- Toggle navigation [![Shred America Shredding Service Provider](https://info.shredamerica.com/hubfs/ShredAmerica.svg) ](https://shredamerica.com/) - [Home](https://shredamerica.com) - [About Us](https://shredamerica.com/our-story) - [Locations](https://shredamerica.com/location-finder/) - [Blog](https://knowledge.shredamerica.com/) - [Contact](https://shredamerica.com/contact-us) - [![(866) 747-3387](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3955837/1de85763-5a78-468d-b560-d3bef5f848d2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3955837/1de85763-5a78-468d-b560-d3bef5f848d2) # **Privacy Policy** Effective date: November 1, 2024 (Replacing former policy dated August 26, 2019) **Applicability** Shred America, LLC ("us", "we", or "our") operates the [https://shredamerica.com](https://shredamerica.com) website ("website"). We are also provided secure data destruction, storage, and scanning services. (“services”) to individuals (data subjects), and businesses and government entities (data controllers). This page informs you of our information management policies and the choices you have regarding the collection, use, and retention of your Personal Data when visiting our website, when shared with our organization, or when utilizing our services. By using the website, you agree to the collection, use, and retention of information in accordance with this policy and, where applicable, in accordance with your preferences as described herein. **The Nature of Personal Data Collected** Personal Data is collected through a number of channels. At no time will we collect more Personal Data than is needed to perform the actions outlined herein, share it with third parties for the purpose of unrelated marketing or outreach, or retain it for longer than necessary for the purposes described herein. **Collection and Use of Personal Data Collected by Our Website** While using our website, you may voluntarily provide us with certain Personal Data. Where such Personal Data is requested by us and voluntarily supplied by you, you are agreeing to the terms of this policy. Such Personal Data may include, but is not limited to:  Email address  First name and last name  Phone number  Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City  Cookies and Usage Data (dependent upon your selected preferences) We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by the unsubscribe link, by following the instructions provided in any communications we send, or by contacting us directly. We may also collect information through your use of our website ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include your computer's Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data, provided there 1) is an existing business relationship, 2) you have voluntarily provided Personal Data, and/or 3) you have opted-in to one or more of the Usage Data options. We will use Personal Data collected by our website to:  Provide information regarding our services,  Provide and maintain the website,  Notify you about changes to the website,  Allow you to participate in interactive features of the website when you choose to do so,  Provide customer support,  Gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the website  Monitor the usage of the website,  Detect, prevent, and address technical issues,  Provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or otherwise demonstrated an interest unless you have opted to not receive such information. **Tracking & Cookie Data** We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to gather information on your activity on our website and we hold certain information. You have control of your personal cookie preferences for our website, which you establish upon your first visit, and which can be accessed and changed at any point by clicking the “cookie settings” link at the very bottom of every page. Additionally, you can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Tracking and cookie data will be used to allow for greater website functionality, ascertain the frequency of website visits, the time spent on the site, and the pages on our website you visit. Internet browsing utilities may also use cookies and tracking mechanism to obtain information on your behavior. These mechanisms can be disabled by settings within the specific Internet browsing utility. Your preferences regarding the use of browser enabled cookies or other tracking mechanisms are a function of your browser settings. **Personal Data Collected as a Result of Employment** There is the possibility that Personal Data will be collected, used, and retained in the course of a Data Controller or Data Subject using our services. This may include social security numbers, one or more account numbers, and information regarding your use of our services. Personal information collected as the result of using our services will be used to fulfill transactional, contractual, legal, and regulatory obligations. Personal Data Collected as a Result of Employment Personal Data of employees, contractors and agents will be collected, used, and retained to fulfill required contractual, legal, and regulatory obligations. This may include but may not be limited to social security numbers, various account numbers, personal financial information, health conditions, employment history, criminal history, and information pertaining to work performance. Any information used to evaluate suitability for hiring or to determine ongoing employment will be obtained through a qualified Credit Reporting Agency, as required by and subject to the requirements of the Fair and Accurate Credit Reporting Act. **Cross-border Transfer of Personal Data** Your Personal Data may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country. or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there Your selected preferences and/or your voluntary submission of Personal Data such represents your agreement to that transfer. Our website and our organization take reasonable steps to ensure that Personal Data collected, used, and retained is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and that no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate data protection and privacy controls in place. Additionally, the organization strives to adhere to relevant specifications of the EU- U.S. Data Privacy Framework which have been determined to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to the United States. **Universal Compliance** In recognition of the fact that citizens of jurisdictions outside the United States are afforded the data protection and privacy rights of their home countries, we strive to comply with all data protection and privacy laws, including but not limited to those in the United Kingdom, European Union, Japan, and Australia. **Disclosure of Data** **Disclosure for Law Enforcement** Under certain circumstances, we may be legally required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency). Unless prohibited to do so by the nature of the disclosure requirement, we will inform the affected individual or client of such disclosure requests as soon as is reasonably possible. **Disclosure for Reasonable Cause** We may disclose your Personal Data if given reasonable cause in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:  Comply with a legal obligation,  Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing,  Protect the personal safety of users or the public,  Protect against legal or civil liability. **Accessing Your Data Subject Rights** We will take reasonable steps to safeguard all Personal Data from unauthorized access and use it only for the purposes you expressly agree, in accordance with global data protection and privacy regulations. Furthermore, Personal Data will not be sold to or shared with a third-party for marketing purposes or other purposes not outlined within this Privacy Policy. Upon receipt of a verified and valid written request from you, we will provide access to any of the Personal Data we possess about you and correct or amend such personal information as may be legitimately warranted upon being provided written notification from you. Your Personal Data will be retained for 5 years from your last interaction with us or the resolution of any outstanding transaction whichever is longer. You also have the right to have your personal information deleted from our records provided there are no open transactions, including but not limited to outstanding fees owed to us, by written request. Access to historical information, and all warrantees relevant to the use of our website and Service are forfeited upon deletion. We reserve the right to retain whatever information is required to legally defend ourselves, or satisfy our legal or regulatory retention obligations. You can access your Data Subject Rights by submission of the form linked here: [https://info.shredamerica.com/data-subject-request-form](https://info.shredamerica.com/data-subject-request-form) Data Subject Requests (DSRs) may also be mailed or couriered to our headquarters address: Shred America, 3356 Hwy 51, Fort Mill, SC 29715. We will respond to valid DSR submissions within 30 days of receipt. **Use of Subcontractors** It may be necessary for us to retain subcontractors to perform services. When this occurs, we will perform and demonstrate reasonable due diligence in their selection and use. Such subcontractor due diligence will include an executed, commensurate, written contract. **Use of Internet Service Providers** We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our website ("Service Providers"), provide the service on our behalf, perform website-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our website is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. **Analytics ** We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our website.  Google Analytics Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our website. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Website available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy's Terms web page: [https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) **Behavioral Marketing** Shred America, LLC uses marketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our website. Depending upon your selected cookie settings, we and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our website. You are full control of our use of Behavioral Marketing via your selected cookie preferences.  Google Ads (AdWords) Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing service is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: [http://www.google.com/settings/ads](http://www.google.com/settings/ads) Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on - [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout) - for your web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy's Terms web page: [https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en)  Facebook Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc. You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page: [https://www.facebook.com/help/164968693837950](https://www.facebook.com/help/164968693837950) To opt-out from Facebook's interest-based ads, follow these instructions from Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217](https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217) Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt- out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA [http://www.aboutads.info/choices/](http://www.aboutads.info/choices/),  the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada [http://youradchoices.ca/](http://youradchoices.ca/)  or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe [http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/](http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/),  or opt-out using your mobile device settings. For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook's Data Policy: [https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation](https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation)  **Links to Other Sites** Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. **Children's Privacy ** Our website, organization and/or services DO NOT address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to securely and completely delete such information. **Changes to This Privacy Policy** We review and update this Privacy Policy on an annual basis or as made necessary by regulatory developments. Should this Privacy Policy be materially amended in the course of such review, you will be notified via an email to the email address of record. The current effective date and reference to the prior effective date of the policy are listed at the top of this document. ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/95yrnkT8VDUfzlBuZcaQijeXDX6PX2jnKOaVu_Vhs4axwGnCxiP1F8KppybpGRgHexgm9d9p6KyepZV-ZAkqlmGHHu_ZMCyUBgmjw9C37iTp_vce07sztKzHBoRuvfIRy119W-P835bw-BsdQEViMA) About Shred America Our paper shredding services are provided with absolute professionalism, reliable and timely. We are local and Marine Veteran owned and conduct ourselves as you would expect of a seasoned Marine. 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