Error when applying security policy that was created

Hello.  For quite some time, I receive an error message in Acrobat Pro when I attempt to apply one of my security policies that I created.  The error message reads, "Data or file contents are corrupt or not properly formatted."  As a result, I have to re-create my security policies each time I log on to my computer.  Has anyone experienced this same issue and were you able to resolve it?  It would be helpful to get rid of this issue, as it becomes inconvenient to have to recreate all of my security policies each time I log in to my computer.  Many thanks for your insight/assistance!