Extend your ISO 27001 ISMS into a certified Privacy Information Management System — the international standard for demonstrating privacy compliance.
ISO 27701 provides a certifiable framework for managing personal data that maps directly to GDPR, CCPA, DPDP, and other privacy regulations. Whether you operate as a data controller, processor, or both, we help you implement and certify a PIMS that proves your privacy commitments to regulators, customers, and partners.
ISO/IEC 27701 is a privacy extension to ISO 27001 that specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS). It extends the existing ISMS requirements and controls with privacy-specific guidance for both PII controllers and PII processors.
Unlike GDPR or CCPA which are jurisdiction-specific laws, ISO 27701 is a globally applicable, certifiable standard. This makes it particularly valuable for organizations operating across multiple privacy jurisdictions — rather than maintaining separate compliance programs for each law, you build one PIMS that addresses the common privacy management requirements and then map to jurisdiction-specific obligations.
ISO 27701 certification requires an existing ISO 27001 certification (or simultaneous certification). We handle both — if you don't yet have ISO 27001, we can implement your ISMS and PIMS as a single integrated engagement, achieving both certifications together.
ISO 27701 requires an existing or simultaneous ISO 27001 certification. We can handle both as one engagement.
View ISO 27001 servicesISO 27701 provides separate, role-specific controls depending on whether you act as a PII controller, PII processor, or both
If your organization decides why and how personal data is processed, the controller-specific controls in Annex A apply to you.
If your organization processes personal data on behalf of a controller (SaaS, cloud services, outsourced processing), the processor-specific controls in Annex B apply.
End-to-end support to build, certify, and maintain your PIMS
Assess your existing ISO 27001 ISMS against ISO 27701 requirements. Determine your controller/processor roles, identify the privacy-specific controls you need, and deliver a remediation roadmap with effort estimates.
Extend your ISMS risk assessment to include privacy-specific risks — threats to PII confidentiality, data subject rights, lawful processing, and cross-border transfers — and update your risk treatment plan and SoA accordingly.
Implement the privacy-specific controls from Annex A (controllers) and/or Annex B (processors) — covering consent management, data subject rights, PII minimization, retention, transfer controls, and privacy incident management.
Extend your ISMS documentation with privacy-specific policies, procedures, and records — PII inventory, processing records, privacy notices, consent records, DPIA methodology, and breach notification procedures.
Map your ISO 27701 controls to jurisdiction-specific requirements — GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, India DPDP, UK GDPR, LGPD, and others — demonstrating how your PIMS satisfies each law's obligations through a single management system.
Internal audit, management review, and Stage 1/Stage 2 preparation for ISO 27701 certification — plus ongoing support for annual surveillance audits and the three-year recertification cycle alongside your ISO 27001.
Building your PIMS on top of — or alongside — your ISO 27001 ISMS
Define the PIMS scope, determine your PII controller and/or processor roles, identify applicable jurisdictional requirements, and assess the current state of your ISO 27001 ISMS readiness for the privacy extension.
Extend your existing risk assessment to include PII-specific threats and impacts. Update your Statement of Applicability to include the relevant Annex A (controller) and/or Annex B (processor) controls.
Implement the privacy-specific controls, extend your ISMS policies and procedures with PIMS requirements, build the PII inventory, and establish the processing records and evidence the certification body needs.
Conduct an internal audit covering both ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 requirements. Facilitate the management review with privacy-specific agenda items. Close any non-conformities before the external audit.
Prepare for the certification body's Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits — typically conducted alongside or immediately following your ISO 27001 audit. Support you through any findings resolution.
Annual surveillance audit support, privacy risk reassessment, regulatory mapping updates as laws evolve, and continual improvement of your PIMS alongside your ISMS.
The only internationally certifiable privacy management standard — bridging the gap between security and privacy.
Unlike GDPR compliance which is self-asserted, ISO 27701 provides independent, third-party certification of your privacy management practices — offering stronger assurance to customers and regulators.
One PIMS that maps to GDPR, CCPA, DPDP, LGPD, UK GDPR, and other privacy laws — reducing the cost and complexity of maintaining separate jurisdiction-specific compliance programs.
ISO 27701 certification directly supports the GDPR accountability principle (Article 5(2)) — providing documented, independently verified evidence that your privacy practices are robust and systematic.
ISO 27701 certification is still relatively rare — achieving it now differentiates you from competitors who can only claim GDPR compliance without independent verification.
If you already have ISO 27001, adding ISO 27701 extends your existing ISMS investment with incremental effort — leveraging your policies, processes, and audit infrastructure.
For SaaS and service providers, ISO 27701 processor certification is a powerful trust signal during enterprise procurement — proving your privacy practices meet an internationally recognized standard.
Our team includes both ISO 27001 Lead Auditors and privacy specialists — so we understand the ISMS foundation and the privacy extension equally well. We don't treat them as separate projects.
We design your PIMS as a genuine extension of your ISMS — not a bolted-on privacy layer. Controls, risks, documentation, and audit processes are integrated, not duplicated.
We map your ISO 27701 controls to the specific privacy laws that apply to your business — GDPR, CCPA, DPDP, UAE PDPL — so one management system demonstrates compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
If you don't yet have ISO 27001, we can implement both the ISMS and PIMS in a single engagement — achieving ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certification together, saving time and cost.
Whether you're extending an existing ISO 27001 ISMS or building both from scratch, we'll guide you through every step of the PIMS journey.
Contact us to discuss your ISO 27701 certification goals — whether you're extending an existing ISO 27001 or building both from the ground up.
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