Imagine charging an item at a store and learning later that your credit card number was made public or lost. We would all fill violated.  As stores of similar data mishaps make the news these days, It's timely to remember your responsibilities as a independent business owner. 
It's up to you to you alone to confidentially collect, store and maintain customer information
while growing your business, Remember, mycustomers  currently is not designed to store credit card information and therefore should not attempt to store sensitive information there. If you choose to store credit card and other sensitive information elsewhere (for example, in a hard copy format in your home office or electronically on your personal computer), it's important that you take steps to ensure the security of that data. Following are some reminders to consider when storing sensitive data.

Access to hard copies of documents containing credit card or sensitive information  should be carefully controlled.
If you maintain such information in a hard copy format, consider storing it in a locked cabinet with access to others  on a need to know basis only. If you maintain sensitive information on your personal computer, you will want to ensure that access to such information is also carefully controlled through  passwords and other protective measures.

Consider consulting with your tax or legal adviser  about how long you should maintain receipts or other documents containing sensitive information.
When it is time to dispose of this information, ensure that those documents are shredded or otherwise properly destroyed. This would include taking appropriate measures to ensure that the electronic data stored on your computer has been completely erased.

Consult with your tax or legal adviser
regarding state and or federal laws that may  to your current bussiness practices relating to the storage of sensitive customer information.

Remember as an Independent Beauty Consultant , you are a small business owner. The more you think in that mode the more likely you'll be to prevent
unauthorized access to, or improper use of sensitive information. Your customers are depending on you.