Why is having a policy important?

An effective records retention policy provides protection during litigation and helps ensure compliance with federal and state regulations. In addition, an operative policy forms an effective foundation of a disaster recovery or business continuity plan. Added benefits also include facilitating your business' operations by promoting efficiency and freeing up valuable storage space.

The DocuTech Advantage

By utilizing our unique blend of technology with a legal emphasis, we have assisted businesses and organizations research, create, and implement their records retention policies. And it is this prescient vision that protects our clients during an audit or litigation.

Our services include:

• Helping to identify the types and sources of both electronic and hard copy documents;
• Evaluating the business need for the various types of electronic records and documents.
• Determining the retention or destruction period for classes of records.
• Establishing a storage and retrieval system for retained records
• Helping to develop, communicate, train, and enforce the policy
• Creating and maintaining a system for placing a "litigation hold" on records when a claim is threatened, administrative claim commenced, or a law suit filed (providing protection against sanctions for destroyed documents.)