Restricted data is subject to retention and destruction standards imposed
by federal and state laws, regulatory mandates, and campus policies.
The UF data retention schedule is available on the Smathers Library site.
As important as it is for faculty and staff to know data retention standards, it’s equally important to know how to properly discard restricted data. Different media requires different destruction methods. For example, just throwing away paper records or deleting restricted data from a PC or other device does not meet university requirements. Paper records, CDs, and DVDs with restricted data cannot be reused and should be cross-cut shredded or incinerated. The sanitization and destruction standards policy should be mandatory reading for anyone in the UF community prior to working with or handling restricted data.
UF Property Surplus provides campus with secure media disposal services. They have two drop-off locations, at Building 811 off of Elmore Drive and at the UFIT Help Desk in the Hub. Faculty and staff who have questions about working with or properly disposing of restricted data are welcome to email UF’s Information Security Office.