DATA-EX® was founded in 1988 by the Westarp family and offers security and professional destruction of files and data carriers. With our own large shredder systems, we have specialized in the professional disposal and destruction of files and data carriers. DATA-EX® developed into a medium-sized company under the management of the managing director Jochen Westarp.

In order to guarantee the greatest possible protection of your sensitive data, DATA-EX® is regularly certified as a specialist company for file and data media destruction (according to DIN 66399). All employees are also subject to the duty of confidentiality in accordance with Section 5 of the Federal Data Protection Act.

CERTIFIED QUALITY

DATA-EX® works according to the DIN standard for data carrier destruction. It provides the framework for closed process security and consists of 3 parts: DIN 66399-1, DIN 66399-2 and DIN-SPEC 66399-3.

It enables you to determine the protection classes and security levels and to choose the appropriate process chain for your needs.

PROTECTION CLASSES 1-3

The main focus of DATA-EX® is the destruction of files and data carriers. It is important to note which security level is used for the material to be destroyed, because there are different levels depending on the protection class.

In order to take account of the principle of economic efficiency and appropriateness when destroying files / data carriers, it is necessary to divide the data into protection classes. The degree of the need for protection is decisive for the choice of the security level with regard to destruction.

SECURITY LEVELS

DATA-EX® offers the possibility of using different security levels for files and data carriers. If there are data carriers with different security levels at the point of collection, it is recommended, for ecological and economic reasons, to separate the different security levels at the point of collection.

If this is not possible, then destruction must be carried out in principle and uniformly in accordance with the higher security level in order to minimize the risk of inadequate destruction of data carriers with sensitive data due to incorrect assignment.