⚠️ Hidden Risks in Asbestos Surveying: Is Your Data Being Sold?

Every asbestos survey you complete captures highly sensitive information: site addresses, client details, photographs, asbestos sample results, and positive locations. This data isn’t just important to you and your client—it’s also extremely valuable to third parties.

Here’s the danger: many cloud-based service providers include terms that allow them to share or even sell your data. That means the asbestos results you upload today could be packaged, analysed, and passed on to unknown organisations tomorrow—without your knowledge or consent.

Unfortunately, too many companies in the asbestos surveying sector fail to carry out proper due diligence on their providers. They assume the data is safe simply because it’s in “the cloud.” But without asking the right questions, you may already be exposing your clients’ private information.

Think about the consequences:

• Client trust destroyed if they discover their property and asbestos details were leaked.

• Legal and compliance risks if data sharing breaches confidentiality agreements.

• Competitive exposure if sensitive survey results fall into the wrong hands.

  
  

This isn’t scaremongering—it’s happening across industries, and asbestos surveying data is no exception.

What you must do right now:

• Read the fine print in your provider’s contracts.

• Ask directly: Do you sell or share our data?

• Switch providers if they cannot guarantee total privacy.

  
  

Your duty doesn’t end when the survey is complete. Protecting your client means protecting their data. Don’t wait until a breach forces the lesson—take action now.

Is your Data Secure