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ISO 27701 – The 2025 Privacy Information Management System

What Is ISO/IEC 27701? | Updated Guide with 2025 Edition

ISO/IEC 27701:2025, is the international management system standard designed for personal data privacy. It introduces a major change compared with the previous 2019 edition:

There is no longer a mandatory requirement to implement it together with ISO/IEC 27001.

PIMS (Privacy Information Management System) can now be implemented and certified independently.

ISO/IEC 27701:2025 offers a framework aligned with data privacy regulations such as KVKK, GDPR, and CCPA, enabling organisations to systematically, traceably, and compliantly manage their personal data processing operations.

Core Objectives of ISO 27701

Systematic management of risks related to the processing of personal data
Ensuring compliance with national (KVKK) and international (GDPR) regulations
Standardisation of internal privacy policies
Establishing a transparent, secure, and auditable data processing infrastructure

Why Move to the 2025 Edition?

Now applicable even without ISO 27001

A leaner, more modular structure

Stronger compliance mappings to regulations

Independent certification available

ISO/IEC 27701:2025, is among the most up-to-date and comprehensive international standards for personal data protection. With this new edition, organizations can now build and certify a standalone Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) — even without holding ISO 27001.

Why is this standard so important?

Today, numerous legal frameworks including KVKK, GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD impose serious obligations on organizations’ personal data processing operations. ISO/IEC 27701:2025 helps you build a compliant, systematic, and sustainable infrastructure for these regulations.

What Does Nesil Teknoloji Offer?

As one of Türkiye’s leading consulting firms in PIMS implementation, we manage your ISO/IEC 27701:2025 journey end to end:

🔹 Current-State Analysis

Personal data processing inventory
Interested party analysis and risk assessment

🔹 Process and Policy Development

PIMS scope definition and objective setting
Privacy policies, data protection protocols, and procedure design
Configuration aligned with the ISO/IEC 27701:2025 control set

🔹 Training and Awareness

Customised training programmes for senior management and employees
Building a privacy and information security culture

🔹 Certification and Audit Support

Internal audit and documentation preparation
Coordination with certification bodies and pre-audit simulation

Let’s say it up front: we deliver ISO 27001 Information Security Consulting to Türkiye’s most critical institutions (ÖSYM, Kolay Gelsin, İş Bankası, and more)