Systematically govern personal data. Folksoft stands up your Privacy Information Management System, implements privacy controls aligned to GDPR, CCPA, and other regimes, and gets you audit-ready for ISO 27701 — so you can confidently handle customer data globally.
From the first look at how you handle personal data to the day your certification body arrives, Folksoft runs the privacy management system for you.
Agents assess your data handling practices against ISO 27701 clauses and the Annex A and B privacy controls, surfacing gaps before your audit.
We build the Privacy Information Management System: scope, privacy policy, data inventory, roles, and privacy objectives — aligned to how you actually process data.
We run the privacy risk assessments and data protection impact assessments required by ISO 27701 and privacy regulations, and keep them current.
Privacy documentation drafted and maintained automatically; data processing records and evidence collected continuously — no blank templates.
We connect you with an accredited certification body and guide you through Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits.
ISO 27701 is certified in two stages by an accredited certification body. Folksoft prepares you for both.
The auditor reviews your PIMS documentation, data inventory, and privacy controls, confirming you're ready for the full audit. It's the fastest checkpoint that your Privacy Information Management System is designed correctly.
The auditor tests that your PIMS is implemented and operating effectively across your data processing operations. Passing Stage 2 earns your ISO 27701 certificate, maintained via annual surveillance audits over a 3-year cycle.
In short: Stage 1 confirms your Privacy Information Management System is designed right; Stage 2 proves it operates — and earns the certificate. Folksoft prepares you for both and supports you through surveillance.
If any of these sound like you, ISO 27701 is likely on your critical path.
Platforms processing customer personal data and needing systematic privacy governance.
Teams handling personal data under GDPR (EU), CCPA (California), LGPD (Brazil), and other regional privacy laws.
Startups whose enterprise buyers or partners require privacy certifications or audit evidence of data handling practices.
Organizations that already hold ISO 27001 and want to extend it with privacy-specific controls via ISO 27701.
Everything founders ask us before starting their ISO 27701 journey.
Still have questions?ISO 27001 governs information security broadly; ISO 27701 adds privacy-specific controls for personal data processing. Many companies pursue both — ISO 27701 is the natural extension of ISO 27001 into privacy.
Most startups reach audit-ready in 3–5 weeks; certification timing depends on your chosen certification body's audit schedule.
GDPR is a legal requirement; ISO 27701 is a certifiable management-system standard that demonstrates systematic, audited privacy governance. Together, they show enterprise customers and regulators that you take privacy seriously.
Book a demo and we'll scope your Privacy Information Management System and map your fastest path to an ISO 27701 certificate.