# ISO 27701 | Botable Glossary

https://www.botable.ai/glossary/iso-27701



## Summary

This glossary entry defines ISO 27701 as the standard that specifies requirements for a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS), explains it is an extension of ISO/IEC 27001 for privacy, and notes its focus on protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and relevance to GDPR.

## Audience

quality, regulatory, and privacy practitioners (readers of a glossary entry on compliance and standards)

## Prompts this page answers

- What is ISO 27701 and what does it cover?
- How does ISO 27701 relate to ISO 27001 and an ISMS?
- What type of information does ISO 27701 address?
- How can ISO 27701 support GDPR compliance?
- What resources (training or certification) are available for ISO 27701?

## Purpose

To provide a concise explanatory glossary entry about ISO 27701 and point readers to related concepts and implementation resources (training, certification).

## Highlights

- ISO 27701 defines requirements for a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS).
- ISO/IEC 27701 is an extension of ISO 27001 focused on privacy-related information.
- The standard addresses the protection and management of Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
- ISO 27701 is closely related to GDPR and other privacy compliance efforts.
- Organizations can access ISO 27701 certification and training to implement controls protecting PII.

## How to cite

Credit Botable and link to https://www.botable.ai/glossary/iso-27701

## Publisher

**Botable** — Publisher of botable.ai.

## Topics

- ISO 27701
- Privacy Information Management System (PIMS)
- Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
- ISO 27001 extension
- GDPR compliance

## Key entities

- **ISO 27701** (other): Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) standard discussed on the page. — https://www.botable.ai/glossary/iso-27701
- **ISO/IEC 27701** (other): The formal designation of the ISO 27701 standard (stated on the page).
- **ISO 27001** (other): Information security standard that ISO 27701 extends (linked as previous term). — /glossary/iso-27001
- **Personally Identifiable Information (PII)** (other): Type of information ISO 27701 is intended to protect (stated on the page).
- **GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)** (other): External privacy regulation the page links ISO 27701 to. — /glossary/gdpr-general-data-protection-regulation
- **Botable** (organization): Name/brand of the website presenting the glossary entry. — https://www.botable.ai/
- **ISO 27018** (other): Another standard mentioned on the page that addresses PII Cloud Security.

## Metadata

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