b'How We Do ItData is more than 1s and 0s. It is the vacation photos, business pitch documents, family recipes and Christmas wish lists. Our detailed process at Shift2 ensures that each computer is protected and expertly handled from when it arrives, up, through and until it leaves our doors.Every computer we receive at Shift2 goes through a processthat matches (and even exceeds) the data cleaning standards set by the U.S. Government. The Shift2 team makes sure thatno personal information or files remain behind.With a focus on quality, we thoroughly and individually check each computer to ensure its in top-condition for the next owner.At Shift2 we meet and exceed NIST 800-88 Guidelines which is the standard used by The U.S. Department of Defense. Our certified hard drive data erasure includes multiple random overwrites, firmware level erasure, freeze lock removal and full verification. Our process targets every portion of the drive during erasure, including remapped sectors and removes hidden areas. Every time an erasure is performeda Certificate of Erasure is issued to verify and certify that it was a success.'