To foster complete transparency, all NAID AAA Certification® documents are available to service providers and their customers free of charge. To learn more about the program or apply, please download the application or one of the informational documents below.
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Physical Media & Product Destruction Operations
(North America)
Physical Media & Product Destruction Operations – Outside North America
(Includes options for Mobile and/or Plant-based service platforms)
Electronic Media Overwriting and/or Degaussing Operations
(Includes Physical Media Destruction, as well as On-site, Mobile and Plant-based service platforms)
Physical Media & Product Destruction Operations – Australia-only
(Includes options for Australian PSPF Endorsement, as well as Mobile and/or Plant-based service platforms)
Custodial NAID AAA Certification – Outside North America
(Applicable only to operations such as records storage, scanning and transportation services outside North America that do not offer secure destruction services but are willing to be meet other NAID AAA Certification requirements and commit to using a NAID AAA Certified service provider for all data destruction.)
Custodial NAID AAA Certification – North America
(Applicable only to operations such as records storage, scanning and transportation services in North America that do not offer secure destruction services but are willing to be meet other NAID AAA Certification requirements and commit to using a NAID AAA Certified service provider for all data destruction.)
These files are some of the files needed to operate a NAID AAA Certified business. For additional resources, login to the Members Only Portal and go to My Digital Library.
NAID offers programs for companies with multi-location operations. In order to qualify for the program, an applicant must have at least three (3) destruction locations. Learn about our 3-24 Branch program and 25+ Branch program. Contact the Certification Department for specifics regarding the multi-location program that best meets your company’s needs and how to apply. certification@isigmaonline.org | +1 602-788-6243.
Review Frequently Asked Questions to find the answers to many common questions. Still Need Help? Reach out to:
The association has staff available to answer your questions. Contact staff anytime at certification@isigmaonline.org or +1 602-788-6243
NAID offers a list of consultants available for hire to assist your company in the certification process, available in the NAID Market with additional approved consultants also available.
Contact the NAID AAA Certification Support Committee Chair, Margaret Meier, CSDS to be connected with another company already NAID AAA Certified, so that you can talk with someone who has walked this path before.
Register to attend the NAID & PRISM International Annual Conference & Expo which offers excellent sessions and exhibit hall opportunities to learn more about the benefits and of becoming NAID AAA Certified and how to utilize it as a sales tool.