Privacy & security

ISO/IEC 27701

ISO/IEC 27701 — Privacy Information Management System

ISO / IECLatest · 2025 (Edition 2, 2025-10; replaces 2019)

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Scope

A privacy information management system (PIMS) standard with requirements and guidance for organizations acting as PII controllers or processors. The 2019 edition was an extension to ISO/IEC 27001; the 2025 edition is a standalone management-system standard that can still be integrated with 27001. Referenced by hospitals building privacy-management programs beyond HIPAA's baseline.

Where it applies in the room

  • Privacy governance and controller/processor roles
  • Third-party data-processing arrangements

Source & further reading

Also known as

  • ISO/IEC 27701:2025
  • ISO/IEC 27701:2019
  • ISO/IEC 27701
  • ISO 27701

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