Sending physical records to an offsite facility doesn't outsource your legal liability if that vendor fails to protect your information.
Conducting regular audits of your storage provider's access controls, environmental conditions, and destruction protocols is mandatory.
- When was the last time you physically inspected your offsite records storage facility?
- Do your vendor contracts include strict Service Level Agreements for retrieval times and secure shredding?
Action Item: Request the latest security and environmental audit report from your offsite storage vendor.