Data protection & confidentiality

When you are outsourcing your accounting, it is natural that you are concerned about the data protection and its implications. We clearly understand this and we are also aware that protection and privacy of your data is paramount to your business. That is why we take very careful measures to assure you, 100% peace of mind.

First of all, we are a US corporation with a UK branch and so we are bound by the same data protection and privacy laws as you are. So we have to adhere to the expected standards even if you are never going to ask us about it. We are also registered for data protection. Now, shall we have a look at some of our data protection measures?

Data protection measures

Systems

Highly secured servers located at data center in USA
Networks and computers protected by software/hardware firewalls
Multiple levels of password protection and system monitoring software
128-bit encryptions for file transfer through secure web portal

Office premises

24/7 manned security and CCTV monitoring
Biometric finger scan systems to restrict access to unauthorised personnel
No removable media like printers, USB based pen drives and CD’s
Multiple office locations with disaster recovery plan

Employees

Non-disclosure agreements with every employee
Independent security screening of every employee before employment
Training for data protection and privacy policies

Apart from these security measures, we conduct internal and external security audits every year to ensure that we follow them and to identify any areas of improvisation. Our aim is to be at the benchmarking standard of security for the entire outsourcing industry.

When you decide to outsource with us, you will actually get a trusted partner who will go the extra mile to assure your peace of mind. You are guaranteed a risk free outsourcing experience. If you have any fears about the data protection, please do not hesitate to contact us anytime.

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While deciding to use the virtual accountant for your business, then you must clearly decide weather to go for an individual virtual accountant who is geographically closely located to you or if this does not matter. If geography does not matter, then it is better to go for a company that provides virtual accountant, than an individual virtual accountant. This is because, as individuals they will have limited scope for expansion and often there is no backup or additional hands to review and quality check the work.

Virtual accountants from Integra work from our offices in India and none of our virtual accountant work from home. This way we will ensure that the work produced by one virtual accountant is reviewed by another person before it reaches you. Also it gives tremendous scope for you to add in more heads during busy period of business. You can also assign the jobs on the fly, without having to worry about the work load of your virtual accountant.

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