# Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS)

https://www.botable.ai/glossary/privacy-information-management-systems-pims



## Summary

The page defines a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) as a documented management framework for governing the collection, use, protection, and disposal of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), typically implemented in compliance with the ISO/IEC 27701 standard and built on existing information security controls like ISO 27001. It explains ISO 27701 certification and training, relates PIMS to other ISO 27000-series standards and GDPR alignment, and gives regulatory examples (FDA contexts) illustrating privacy-protecting practices.

## Audience

privacy, compliance, and information-security professionals

## Prompts this page answers

- What is a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) and how does it relate to ISO 27701?
- How does ISO 27701 relate to ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance?
- Can organizations get ISO 27701 certification for privacy management?
- What regulatory examples illustrate the need to redact personal identifiers from public documents?

## Purpose

To explain what a PIMS is, describe its relation to ISO 27701 and other standards, and summarize how it supports regulatory privacy protections.

## Highlights

- A PIMS governs the collection, use, protection, and disposal of PII and is typically implemented in compliance with ISO/IEC 27701.
- ISO 27701 is an extension of ISO 27001 and organizations can pursue ISO 27701 certification; training for ISO 27701 is available.
- Related standards in the ISO 27000 series cited include ISO 27017 (cloud data protection) and ISO 27018 (PII cloud security).
- PIMS and ISO 27701 are described as aligning with global regulations such as the GDPR.
- The page cites FDA regulatory contexts (MDR, 510(k), IDE) to illustrate requirements for redaction and protection of patient identifiers in public disclosures and records.

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## Publisher

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

## Topics

- Privacy Information Management System
- PIMS
- ISO 27701
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- PII protection
- privacy management

## Key entities

- **ISO/IEC 27701** (organization): Privacy Information Management standard cited on the page.
- **ISO 27001** (organization): Information Security Management standard referenced as the foundation for PIMS.
- **ISO 27017** (organization): Cloud data protection standard mentioned in relation to ISO 27701.
- **ISO 27018** (organization): PII cloud security standard mentioned in the page.
- **GDPR** (other): General Data Protection Regulation referenced as an example of global privacy regulation.
- **FDA** (organization): U.S. Food and Drug Administration — referenced for regulatory examples (MDR, 510(k), IDE) regarding redaction and disclosure of patient identifiers.

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