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Poll: Do you usually destroy the material after sending the job to the client? Autor da sequência: ProZ.com Staff
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I will destroy any confidential material upon completion of a project if my client requires me to do so. So far, this only happened once with a one off job and even in this case I kept everything until I was paid. Otherwise, I couldn’t defend myself against a payment issue or any other claims.
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neilmac
Espanha
Local time: 12:51
Espanhol para Inglês
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Because I'm not paranoid, and nor are my clients. And you never know when they are going to misplace the file and ask you to send them it again.
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Because at some future date I, or my client, may need to refer back to it.
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Liena V. 
Letónia
Local time: 13:51
Membro (2014)
Francês para Letão
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I delete it immediately, but it's rather because I don't like to keep anything unnecessary on my computer, not because I'm paranoid or clients require it.
In the rare cases I need to refer back to it in future, I have always been able to find the files in e-mails or in the recycle bin which I only empty once in a while.
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Bajram Djambazi
Estados Unidos da América
Local time: 05:51
Inglês para Albanês
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| Yes - periodically. | Dec 30, 2021 |
The great reasons have already been mentioned, by the other colleagues.
One of my favorite popular sayings:
"Waste not, what not."
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Lingua 5B
Bósnia e Herzegovina
Local time: 12:51
Inglês para Francês
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| Keep one copy in my records for some time. | Dec 30, 2021 |
It’s a simple risk management:
- the client may lose a copy I send them and come back to me to resend it (it happened before, once)
- I may end up in a payment dispute with a client and I need evidence (hoping I’ll never need it for this, but you never know)
- some other reasons that may emerge
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Tina Vonhof (X)
Canadá
Local time: 04:51
Holandês para Inglês
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I took materials to mean paper materials. Those I destroy after a few days if the client doesn't want them. I almost always send clients their certified documents in both electronic and paper form. Paper copies of non-certified documents that I print for proofreading are also destroyed.
My computer files I transfer to a USB at the end of the year and I keep that indefinitely. It has happened a few times that a client has lost the document and asks me for another copy years later. Or... See more I took materials to mean paper materials. Those I destroy after a few days if the client doesn't want them. I almost always send clients their certified documents in both electronic and paper form. Paper copies of non-certified documents that I print for proofreading are also destroyed.
My computer files I transfer to a USB at the end of the year and I keep that indefinitely. It has happened a few times that a client has lost the document and asks me for another copy years later. Or it happens that I get a new translation and I think, "wait a minute, didn't I translate something on that topic some years ago?" And then I can search for it. ▲ Collapse
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Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
Estados Unidos da América
Local time: 03:51
Espanhol para Inglês
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Also because the subject matter may come up again and my past translations can be useful resources. (Sometimes more useful that those massive databases that blindly collect any bilingual material.)
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Mihai Badea (X)
Luxemburgo
Local time: 12:51
Inglês para Romeno
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| Wise Question | Dec 31, 2021 |
On the one hand, no client would like to know his/her files will stay indefinitely on a computer which, in addition, is also connected to the Internet.
On the other hand, most clients would probably prefer to know that, in case of a follow-up project, there would be no need to re-send all the previous documentation (although many might do so anyway).
Keeping the old files on a computer that is not connected to the Internet or on a storage medium, preferably in an encryp... See more On the one hand, no client would like to know his/her files will stay indefinitely on a computer which, in addition, is also connected to the Internet.
On the other hand, most clients would probably prefer to know that, in case of a follow-up project, there would be no need to re-send all the previous documentation (although many might do so anyway).
Keeping the old files on a computer that is not connected to the Internet or on a storage medium, preferably in an encrypted form, might be the preferable option.
It could be interested to know more about how clients, translation agencies view this. ▲ Collapse
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Bajram Djambazi wrote:
The great reasons have already been mentioned, by the other colleagues.
One of my favorite popular sayings:
"Waste not, what not."
Never heard it. What does it mean?
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Tom in London wrote:
Bajram Djambazi wrote:
The great reasons have already been mentioned, by the other colleagues.
One of my favorite popular sayings:
"Waste not, what not."
Never heard it. What does it mean?
Maybe it’s Globish for “Why can’t you point out a typo humorously or not at all?”
[Edited at 2021-12-31 09:33 GMT]
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Mr. Satan (X)
Inglês para Indonésio
| Yes, unless the client requires otherwise | Dec 31, 2021 |
'Destroy' is a strong word, I prefer to use 'annihilate' instead. 
On a more serious note, I usually delete all project data after 7 calendar days because:
- It's my business policy.
- If the client lost the translations after a time-window that generous, it is their fault and their problem, not mine.
- Even on SD quality, each video I translate takes almost 1GB of space.
- TMs and fuzzy-matc... See more 'Destroy' is a strong word, I prefer to use 'annihilate' instead.
On a more serious note, I usually delete all project data after 7 calendar days because:
- It's my business policy.
- If the client lost the translations after a time-window that generous, it is their fault and their problem, not mine.
- Even on SD quality, each video I translate takes almost 1GB of space.
- TMs and fuzzy-matches are not really a thing in my line of work.
- I'm just paranoid OK. ▲ Collapse
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Samuel Murray
Holanda
Local time: 12:51
Membro (2006)
Inglês para Africânder
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| Local laws... | Dec 31, 2021 |
Local laws require me to keep all correspondence (including e-mails, including attachments) for 7 years. So, I can only satisfy a client's request to delete all materials if they didn't send it to me via e-mail. This is used to be a rarity, but these days many clients have me download the materials for the job from a portal or suchlike.
[Edited at 2021-12-31 11:43 GMT]
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| "Waste not, want not" | Dec 31, 2021 |
Tom in London wrote:
Bajram Djambazi wrote:
The great reasons have already been mentioned, by the other colleagues.
One of my favorite popular sayings:
"Waste not, what not."
Never heard it. What does it mean?
said to advise someone not to waste anything, because they might need it in the future
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/waste-not-want-not
I said this 365 days ago, but happy New Year to everyone 
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