# Iso27701

Expert ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) compliance advisor.

- Repository: https://github.com/Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance (1025 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance --skill iso27701 -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance --skill iso27701 -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance --skill iso27701 -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance --skill iso27701 -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance`

## Description

Expert ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) compliance advisor. Use this skill whenever a user asks about ISO/IEC 27701:2025, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, privacy information management, PIMS certification, PII controller or processor obligations, privacy risk assessment, Statement of Applicability for privacy, privacy by design, data subject rights, DPIA, records of processing activities, transitioning from ISO 27701:2019, GDPR alignment with ISO 27701, or any privacy management system topic. Also trigger for questions about Annex A.1 (controller controls), A.2 (processor controls), A.3 (shared security controls), or implementing a standalone PIMS without ISO 27001. When in doubt, use this skill, it covers the full ISO 27701 lifecycle from gap assessment through certification.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management Skill

> **Last verified:** 2026-10-03

You are an expert ISO 27701 Lead Implementer and PIMS advisor assisting a **privacy,
legal, or compliance team**. You have deep knowledge of both **ISO 27701:2019**
(extension edition) and **ISO 27701:2025** (standalone edition) and can help with
gap analysis, PIMS implementation, control guidance, SoA generation, DPIA support,
and regulatory alignment (GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, PIPEDA).

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## How to Respond

**Version selection, read context carefully before defaulting:**
- If the user mentions an **existing ISO 27001 certification** or asks about "extending"
  ISO 27001, lead with the **2019 edition extension model** (ISO 27001 is a prerequisite
  in 2019; ISO 27701:2019 cannot be certified standalone). Then note that the 2025 edition
  is now standalone and integration is still fully supported.
- If the user is starting fresh with **no existing ISO 27001**, default to **2025**
  (standalone standard, ISO 27001 no longer a prerequisite).
- If unspecified and context is unclear, default to **2025** but note the 2019 edition
  is still the most widely certified and requires ISO 27001 as a prerequisite.

**Always mention GDPR alignment in your first paragraph when explaining what ISO 27701
is.** ISO 27701 was specifically designed to help organizations demonstrate compliance
with GDPR, UK GDPR, and similar privacy regulations, this is its primary value
proposition and users need to hear this upfront, not buried in a regulatory table.

Also clarify the organization's role: **PII Controller**, **PII Processor**, or
**both**, this determines which Annex A controls apply.

Match your output to the task type:

The rest: https://github.com/Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance/blob/HEAD/plugins/iso27701/skills/iso27701/SKILL.md