“Tokyo-Mitsubishi International plc prefers to work with an organisation such as Computer Aid who can make good use of such equipment than to scrap it or store it for long periods. Giving our old computers to Computer Aid International has proved so much easier than arranging for disposal/scrapping equipment ourselves.

We called up Computer Aid and they verified their policy of securely removing any applications and data from the computers and then arranged to collect the PCs. Computer Aid accepts full liability upon receipt of computers so all we had to do was list the equipment that was removed. This year (2002) we made our first major donation of 250 units and we intend to make further donations whenever possible.”

Nick Pye, Hardware Support Manager, Technology Department, Tokyo-Mitsubishi
International plc. (part of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi group)

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales is pleased to be involved with the charity Computer Aid International. As an organisation, we are conscious of our environmental responsibilities and are therefore pleased that our old PCs continue to be used, rather than being dumped. We are also interested in helping children in under-developed countries to learn about technology and our hardware gives them this opportunity.”

Phil Warburton
Information Protection Manager
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

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We donated our old PCs to Computer Aid International because we wanted to ensure they would be put to good use. It’s the first time we’ve disposed of PCs like this and it was remarkably straightforward so we will definitely be donating again.”

James McKinnie, IT and Database Manager, British Lung Foundation

ALL donors of PCs to Computer Aid can be guaranteed the following:

- Data wiping of all hard drives to US Department of Defence and UK Communications - Electronics Security Group (CESG) baseline and enhanced standards using the world leading data security software Blancco. Any hard drive which cannot be overwritten will be physically destroyed.

- Legal Liabilities: Computer Aid International accepts full legal liability for any donated equipment from the time it is received by us i.e. covering any subsequent damage or injury arising from the malfunctioning of the covered technical assets. We hold comprehensive public liability insurance. Computer Aid International complies fully with the requirements of the Data Protection Registrar. We are implementing an Equal Opportunity policy and prefer to work with recipient organisation overseas that have effective Equal Opportunities policies.

- A Letter of Disposal which lists the quantities of equipment donated, and highlights that Computer Aid International accepts full legal responsibility for the equipment and that all hard disks will be wiped to US Ministry of Defence standards. This letter can be used for auditing purposes.

- A Certificate of Donation thanking you for your donation and which can be framed and displayed for your employees and visitors to see.

- Press and publicity opportunities to highlight your generous giving. We can provide you with “stories” and photographs, which you can use in your in-house media, and a link on our web site. The Computer Aid site gets an average of one million hits every 90 days and is accessed by a wide-ranging audience. We are happy to discuss further press and publicity options. We can work with your PR team to deliver mutually beneficial publicity. To see previous examples click here or contact us to discuss your needs.

- EU legislation on waste and recycling- WEEE Directive by donating your PCs to Computer Aid you will be complying with the EU Directive on Waste of Electronic and Electrical Equipment – WEEE Directive. Donating a PC to charity for reuse as its intended purpose effectively means that your PC is not considered to be waste and you are no longer responsible for its disposable under the requirements of the Directive. Our Letter of Disposable is evidence of this fact and satisfies the requirements of the legislation, that you have treated your redundant IT equipment in a socially responsible and environmentally friendly way. Please see our WEEE Guide for Business for more information.

- Once refurbished you will have the satisfaction of knowing that your donated PC will give another 3 years (or 6,000 hours) of second-user life in a school or other not-for-profit organisation in the developing world.

- Any equipment that we cannot re-use, by repairing or cannibalising, we send to be recycled by a licensed waste management company, reclaiming all re-usable components, metals, plastic, glass etc. This means that less than 5% of even the small fraction of equipment that we cannot refurbish for re-use overseas ends up in landfill.

Enhanced Decommissioning Service

Computer Aid offers an enhanced level of service for those donors who require more detailed information for their own records. Using Blancco Data Cleaner, we can offer you extensive reports that will include serial numbers with detailed hardware asset inventory and a written guarantee that the machine has been data-wiped.

There is a charge of £5 per base unit for this enhanced service (the basic level service is valid for government up to the level of “secret” and this basic service remains free). Please contact us to further discuss your needs.

Full Asset Management Service

Computer Aid International is working in partnership with industry leaders Tier 1 to offer a full asset management service to donors who have special or complex audit asset tracking or high level service needs. Please contact Computer Aid to discuss the level of your needs and how we might best meet them.