Frequently Asked Questions

What is document scanning?

How much do scanning services cost?

What Is the lead-time to schedule a service?

Why should I scan my documents?

What are the benefits of scanning services?

What types of documents can be scanned?

What’s the turnaround time on a scanning project?

What file formats are supported for scanned documents?

How do I calculate the number of documents I have to scan?

Is there a size limit for documents that can be scanned?

Do I need to prepare the documents before sending them for scanning?

Can you scan double-sided documents?

How does indexing work?

What is the difference between imaging and digitizing?

Do you offer OCR (Optical Character Recognition) services for scanned documents?

How is document destruction handled?

How does document destruction work?

What is the lead-time to schedule destruction service?

What if I need ongoing destruction services?

Are the paper shreds recycled?

Can the shred trucks handle hard drives and electronics as well?

What happens to the shredded paper after the process?

Are your shredding services compliant with privacy regulations?

Can I get a certificate of destruction for my records?

Are your shredding services available in my area?

Can you handle large volumes of shredding for businesses?

What is mobile shredding?

What is off-site shredding?

What is purge shredding?

How much does document destruction cost?

Can I just rent or buy a shredder?

What types of documents should be considered for destruction, and how do I identify them?

What types of documents should be considered for destruction, and how do I identify them?

Can I schedule a one-time shredding service, or do you offer recurring shredding plans?

Can I receive a Certificate of Destruction after the shredding service is complete?

What is the difference between on-site and off-site document destruction services?

How does hard drive destruction work?

How much does hard drive destruction cost?

How secure are hard drive destruction services?

What happens to the hard drives after destruction?

Can I witness my hard drives being destroyed?

Do you provide a certificate of destruction?

What devices have hard drives that I should destroy?

What are the most common hard drive destruction methods?

How does electronic destruction work?

How much does electronic destruction cost?

How secure is electronic destruction?

Can I witness the destruction process?

What electronics can I destroy?

What happens to the electronics after they're destroyed?

Why can't I just sell, trade, or donate my devices instead of destroying them?

Will I receive a certificate of destruction?

What is day-forward scanning?

Do you offer on-site document scanning services, or do we need to send our documents to your facility?

Is it better to scan documents with phone or scanner?

Can I access my scanned documents or stored records remotely?

Are there any legal or compliance considerations I should be aware of when digitizing my documents?

How secure is the scanning process?

What happens to my original paper records after scanning?

How does walk-in scanning work?

Do you offer OCR (Optical Character Recognition) services for medical records?

Are there any size or quantity limitations for medical records scanning projects?

What is the purpose of medical records scanning, and how can it benefit our healthcare facility?

What industries can benefit from scanning services?

How much will a large format scanning service cost?

How long will a large format scanning service take?

Is there any prep work that needs to be done before scanning my large format documents?

What is considered a large format document?

What format will my digital large format documents be returned in?

Can I edit my large format documents after they're scanned?

How secure are your large format scanning services?

How are large format documents scanned?

Is there any prep work that I need to do before I give my blueprints to my service provider?

How do blueprint scanning services work?

What additional services are offered for large format documents?

Do you offer on-site scanning for large format documents?

How much will a blueprint scanning service cost?

How secure are blueprint scanning services?

What file formats are available for scanned blueprints?

What types of blueprints can be scanned?

What is microfiche?

What is microfilm?

Are there any additional services provided for blueprints?

How long will my blueprint scanning service take?

What types of microform can be scanned?

Why should I consider microfilm and microfiche scanning services?

What is an aperture card?

What is COM fiche?

How secure are your off-site facilities?

How do document storage services work?

How should I store my microform before scanning?

How much will microform scanning cost?

How is document destruction handled?

How much does document storage cost?

What level of accessibility is provided?

What is the process for document retrieval?

How do I prepare my documents for off-site storage?

What types of documents can I store with your services?

How secure are cloud storage and document management services?

Can the service provider assist with document digitization?