Certificate of Destruction samples
Annotated, redacted sample reports so you know what a good certificate contains.
Learn moreHard drive wiping, degaussing and shredding for offices and data centres in Pune. Onsite or offsite, with a certificate for every job.
PrivAce Technologies destroys data on hard drives, SSDs, tapes, phones and laptops for organisations in Pune. Drives are wiped with verification, degaussed or shredded, at your premises or at the facility. Every job is recorded at handover and covered by a Certificate of Destruction.
Methods follow NIST SP 800-88 guidelines. Erasure reports are generated by recognised erasure software such as Blancco and BitRaser.
Pune's global capability centres usually follow a parent company data-handling standard written for Europe or the United States. Those standards typically ask for NIST SP 800-88 aligned sanitisation, per-device erasure reports, and a certificate that ties each serial number to a method and a date.
We produce erasure reports and certificates in that format, with serial lists when your audit needs them. Onsite destruction in Pune is planned on a fixed date. Offsite destruction uses documented transport to the facility, with the handover record signed at pickup.
Degaussing only works on magnetic media. Flash storage needs a different method. This is the most common mistake we see in vendor proposals.
| Media | Verified software wipe | Degaussing | Shredding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard disk drives (HDD) | Yes, drive can be reused | Yes, drive is permanently unusable | Yes |
| SATA SSDs | Yes, with firmware-level erase | No effect | Yes, with a small shred size |
| NVMe SSDs | Yes, with sanitize or crypto erase | No effect | Yes, with a small shred size |
| Backup tapes (LTO) | Not practical | Yes, tape cannot be reused | Yes |
| Phones and tablets | Yes, factory reset on encrypted devices plus verification | No effect | Yes |
| USB drives and memory cards | Sometimes | No effect | Yes |
Onsite suits banks, insurers and any team whose policy forbids media leaving the building. Offsite suits larger volumes and lower urgency.
Annotated, redacted sample reports so you know what a good certificate contains.
Learn moreCan a hard drive be used after degaussing? What cannot be degaussed?
Learn morePhysical destruction for drives that will never be reused.
Learn moreSend us the policy. Most global standards map to NIST SP 800-88 methods and per-device reports, which we provide. Where a policy asks for something we do not do, we say so before the job.
Yes, on a planned date. Onsite work in Pune is scheduled in advance because the team and equipment travel from Mumbai.
Wiping overwrites or cryptographically erases the drive so it can be reused. Degaussing erases magnetic media with a strong magnetic field and leaves the drive unusable. Shredding physically destroys the media. The right choice depends on the media type and whether you want resale value.
Yes. The Certificate of Destruction states the media destroyed, the method and the date. Software wiping also produces a per-device erasure report.
Yes. Encrypted phones and tablets are reset and verified, or physically destroyed if you prefer.
Not listed? You are almost certainly still covered. See the full Pune coverage page.
Last reviewed 30 September 2026. Sources: NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2.
Tell us the media types and approximate count. We recommend the method and confirm whether onsite or offsite fits your policy.
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