ISO/IEC 27701 certification in Taiwan

ISO 27701 certification in Taiwan at a glance

Privacy certification gives Taiwanese companies a way to show customers how personal data is managed, although the Personal Data Protection Act names no certificate. The Act regulates collection, processing and use, gives people rights to inquire, obtain copies, correct, stop use and erase, and requires security measures from non-government agencies that hold personal data files. The Taiwan Accreditation Foundation lists a CNS 27701 certification scheme, so accredited certification is available when a customer asks for it. ISO/IEC 27701 builds on an ISO/IEC 27001 system, which makes the sequence natural for companies that already run one. The certificate is issued by an accredited certification body, never by Sterling. Sterling builds the privacy information management system from its Tokyo office, with 20+ years and 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries behind it, and Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement.

Who needs ISO 27701 in Taiwan, and what happens without it

In Taiwan the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Companies that hold customer, member or patient dataThe Personal Data Protection Act regulates collection, processing and use, and a privacy information management system organises those duties.
• Processors and outsourcing providers handling data for othersAnyone commissioned to process data is treated as acting for the commissioning agency under the Act.
• Groups with cross-border data flowsThe competent authority may restrict transfers on listed grounds, so documented controls help.
• Companies holding ISO/IEC 27001 that want privacy assuranceThe privacy extension builds on an existing ISMS.

ISO 27701 requirements in Taiwan

Strip away the vocabulary and ISO/IEC 27701 requires a company to prove six things about how it handles personal data.

In Taiwan these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: ISO/IEC 27701 explained →

• ISO 27701 requirements, clause by clause in plain language

How to get ISO 27701 certified in Taiwan

One team from the Tokyo office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across Taiwan are served from Sterling's Tokyo office, on-site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against ISO/IEC 27701 and the Taiwanese requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

• The ISO 27701 certification process, step by step
• ISO 27701 internal audit

How long does ISO 27701 certification take in Taiwan?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In Taiwan these are the factors that set the timeline.

• Maturity of the existing ISMS
• Personal data inventory and processing records
• Number of processors and cross-border transfers
• Certification body availability

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does ISO 27701 certification cost in Taiwan?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In Taiwan these factors move both.

• Number of processing activities and systems in scope
• Vendor and transfer review workload
• Certification body fees quoted separately from consulting
• Control remediation found in the gap assessment

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

• What makes up the cost of ISO 27701

ISO 27701 consultants and certification bodies in Taiwan

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers ISO 27701 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in Taiwan are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

ISO 27701 in Taiwan: questions clients ask

More on ISO 27701 for Taiwanese organisations

• ISO/IEC 27701: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement ISO/IEC 27701
• ISO 27701 certification in Taiwan and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Taiwanese businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Taiwan often combine ISO/IEC 27701 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 22 standards Sterling delivers in Taiwan →