Credit Card Info, Unnecessary info kept by park(s)? Options

[rfarkle]

We recently stayed at Twin Falls 93 RV Park. Upon checking in, the manager swiped my credit card and received an authorization number okaying the charge. She then proceeded to write down my card number , expiration date and "secret number" (from the back of the card) on my registration form. This form includes my name, address and phone number. At the time she did it, I thought it was odd, but I was awake all night worrying about how the info could be used. The office was not particularly secure and people likely are in and out, plus the managers are probably not around 24/7. In the morning I emailed them asking them to destroy my credit card info and they said they would, however I am sure they will continue to collect the info from others. Please guard your credit card info and refuse attempts to keep permanent record of your info.

[Lindsay Richards]

When we sold our business, I had at least 10,000 saved credit card slips that I had saved. They were stored in shoe boxes by date. We waited 3 years to clear out the expiration dates and then hosed them down and put them in the trash. Should have shredded them, but we didn't. Some were before the advent of the 3 diget code, some after. It was amazing how much debt some folks had. We would have people have 3 credit cards decline and then ask if I would take a check. Duh. I remember one fellow with declines that said, "Oh, I made room on the Discover card." This guy had $10,000 on three different cards and paid off one of them down $150 to pay us. When I charged tax, it made the card decline. These kids were buying a chicken sandwich and putting it on a 19% interest card forever. Where were the parents and schools?