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ISO/IEC 27701 Privacy Information Management

Practice: Cybersecurity · Type: Standard

ISO/IEC 27701 extends ISO/IEC 27001 and 27002 with requirements for a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS), giving organisations a certifiable framework for managing personal data as a controller or processor.

Benefits​

  • Scored on ISO/IEC 27701's own scale — not a generic rubric.
  • Every score is traceable to the client's own privacy evidence.
  • Gaps ranked by severity across controller and processor responsibilities.
  • A board-ready slide deck and a detailed report generated automatically.
  • Re-runnable as the PIMS matures alongside the underlying ISMS.

When to use it​

  • When an organisation with an ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS wants to extend it to privacy.
  • Before committing to PIMS certification.
  • To clarify controller and processor responsibilities for personal data.
  • To demonstrate privacy management maturity to customers or regulators.

What it assesses​

Celeredge assesses PIMS readiness — the additional 27701 controls layered on an existing ISMS, plus controller/processor responsibilities — against the client's privacy evidence. It covers:

  • The additional ISO/IEC 27701 controls layered on the ISMS
  • Controller responsibilities
  • Processor responsibilities

Expected output​

Celeredge produces per-dimension maturity scores on ISO/IEC 27701's own scale. Each answer carries a confidence signal and citations back to the client's evidence, and gaps are ranked by severity. The run generates a board-ready slide deck and a detailed HTML report. See Maturity Scoring, Reports and Deck Studio.

How to use it in Celeredge​

  1. Collect the client's evidence — privacy policies and ISMS documentation — see Evidence Collection.
  2. In Diagnose, select ISO/IEC 27701 Privacy Information Management.
  3. Run the assessment and watch it stream — see Running Assessments.
  4. Review per-dimension answers with their confidence and citations, then accept the ones you trust.
  5. Send gaps to Plan — see Gap Analysis.

FAQ​

What is ISO/IEC 27701 Privacy Information Management?​

A certifiable extension of ISO/IEC 27001 and 27002, ISO/IEC 27701 adds the requirements for a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS). It lets organisations manage personal data in either a controller or processor role.

What does a Celeredge ISO/IEC 27701 assessment deliver?​

An evidence-based readiness assessment scored on the standard's own scale, with gaps ranked by severity and an auto-generated, board-ready slide deck and detailed report — every score traceable to the evidence behind it.

How does the assessment work?​

Clients upload their own evidence — policies, reports and data. An AI interviewer asks targeted follow-ups to fill anything missing, the platform scores against the framework, ranks the gaps, and generates the deliverables.

Celeredge runs an independent readiness and alignment review against this framework. It is not a certification audit and is not endorsed by the standard's owner. Framework and standard names are trademarks of their respective owners.