ISO/IEC 27701 (PIMS)

ISO/IEC 27701 is a privacy information management system (PIMS) standard. It helps organizations structure privacy governance and demonstrate it through audits and evidence.

In this guide, “ISO 27701” refers to ISO/IEC 27701 and its current edition.

Key facts

Type

ISO management system standard

Works with

ISO/IEC 27001 and privacy laws (e.g., GDPR)

Scope

Privacy governance and controls

Best for

Operational privacy programs

What ISO/IEC 27701 adds (in practice)

ISO 27701 typically formalizes:

• privacy roles and accountability
• privacy control execution and evidence
• vendor and subprocessor governance
• privacy risk and impact assessments

Go deeper: PIMS foundations.

How Modulos supports ISO 27701 work

Modulos supports privacy governance as executable work:

• map ISO 27701 requirements to controls
• link evidence once and reuse it across controls and frameworks
• preserve review history and decisions for audit readiness

Frameworks

EU AI ActRegulatory

ISO 42001Standard

Requirements

Art. 9.1Risk management

Art. 10.2Data governance

6.1.1Risk assessment

Controls

Risk assessment processReusable

Data validation checksReusable

Components

Risk identification

Impact analysis

Evidence

Risk registerDocument

Test resultsArtifact

Requirements preserve the source structure

Controls are reusable across frameworks

Evidence attaches to components (sub-claims)

Explore ISO/IEC 27701 deeper

PIMS foundations (scope and audit context)

What auditors typically expect from a privacy management system

Clauses 4–10 (implementation guide)

Practical interpretation of the PIMS management-system clauses

Annexes (controls and guidance)

How to use the privacy controls and annex guidance without checklist compliance

Operationalizing in Modulos

A pragmatic workflow to execute privacy controls, link evidence, run reviews, and export audit packs

Relationship to GDPR

ISO 27701 is often used alongside GDPR to operationalize privacy work. GDPR is the legal obligation; ISO 27701 provides a management system lens and auditable structure.

Go deeper: Integration with GDPR.

Getting started

GDPR

Personal data governance for AI systems and beyond

ISO 27001

Security baseline and ISMS context for privacy work

Frameworks in Modulos

How frameworks map into requirements, controls, and evidence

Disclaimer

This page is for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice.