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ISO/IEC 27018:2025 is the code of practice for protecting personally identifiable information (PII) in public cloud services, specifically for cloud providers acting as PII processors on behalf of their customers. It is not a standalone certifiable standard — certification is achieved by extending your ISO 27001 ISMS audit scope to explicitly cover ISO 27018's PII-specific controls, with ISO 27018 then referenced on your ISO 27001 certificate. London Cert Ltd conducts the audit directly, and your certificate is issued with genuine IAF accreditation through our accredited certification partner.
Like its companion standard ISO 27017, ISO/IEC 27018 cannot be certified on its own. It's a code of practice — supplementary implementation guidance that plugs into an existing ISO 27001 ISMS, specifically addressing PII protection in public cloud contexts where the cloud provider is acting as a PII processor (processing data on behalf of a customer, rather than as the party who decided why the data is collected in the first place). Certification works by extending your ISO 27001 audit scope to assess ISO 27018's controls; your ISO 27001 certificate then references ISO 27018 in its scope statement.
💡 If you already hold ISO 27017 (general cloud security), adding ISO 27018 is usually a light additional scope — many of our clients hold ISO 27001 + 27017 + 27018 together as a single certificate covering security, cloud, and PII in one audit cycle.
ISO/IEC 27018:2025 is a significant update, not a minor housekeeping revision. The previous edition (2019) aligned with the outgoing ISO/IEC 27001:2013; the 2025 edition aligns with the current ISO/IEC 27001:2022 structure and reflects how global privacy regulation has matured since 2019. Key changes:
Stronger transparency requirements: clearer obligations on what cloud providers must disclose to customers about how PII is handled.
Explicit consent-mechanism guidance: aligned with how GDPR-style laws (and India's DPDP Act) expect consent to be captured, recorded, and honoured.
Clearer data deletion and transfer rules: specific guidance on secure deletion at contract end and rules governing cross-border PII transfer.
Sharper shared-responsibility clarification: reduces the ambiguity between provider and customer obligations that the earlier editions left looser.
If your organisation is still certified to ISO 27018:2019, a transition to the 2025 edition is recommended — it requires a gap analysis against the new requirements, updates to your Statement of Applicability, and a transition audit, similar in shape to the ISO 27001:2013→2022 transition many organisations went through in 2025.
Critical: Only certificates issued by IAF-accredited bodies are genuinely valid for GeM, CPPP, and international procurement. India has thousands of fraudulent ISO bodies selling unaccredited certificates that are regularly rejected by compliance teams. London Cert is IAF-accredited.
This is where ISO 27018 fits with unusual precision into current Indian regulation. The DPDP Rules, 2025 place compliance responsibility on the Data Fiduciary even where processing is actually carried out by a Data Processor — and expressly require appropriate security provisions in Data Fiduciary–Data Processor agreements. A cloud service provider processing personal data on behalf of an Indian business is, functionally, exactly that: a Data Processor. ISO 27018's entire structure — built specifically around the PII-processor role in public cloud — gives cloud providers a ready-made, internationally audited way to demonstrate the security provisions their Data Fiduciary clients are now contractually required to secure from them.
⚠️ Only a certificate carrying genuine IAF (International Accreditation Forum) accreditation is internationally recognised. London Cert Ltd conducts your full audit directly — we are not a paperwork-only reseller — and your certificate is issued with IAF accreditation through our accredited certification partner, verifiable at verify.londoncert.co.uk.
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GeM, CPPP, UPEIDA, PSUs — a large share of Indian government procurement lists ISO 27018:2025 Certification as an eligibility criterion. We build your certificate and documentation around what your specific tender requires.
Tata, L&T, Reliance, Infosys, Wipro — major corporates require ISO 27018:2025 Certification from all tier-1 and tier-2 vendors. It's the baseline quality signal that corporate procurement teams look for first.
Buyers in USA, UAE, Europe, and UK increasingly require ISO 27018:2025 Certification before signing supply contracts. We help you meet the documentation standards international buyers expect.
ISO 27018:2025 Certification forces systematic process documentation, internal audits, and management reviews that produce real operational improvements — reduced defects, faster delivery, lower costs.
Many MSME schemes, state industrial park registrations, and working capital loan applications require ISO 27018:2025 Certification. Certification unlocks government benefits your business is already entitled to.
In competitive pitches, the certified vendor wins more often. Clients choose certified vendors — especially in manufacturing, IT, construction, and food processing — for perceived reliability and quality commitment.
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“Getting ISO 27018:2025 Certification certified with London Cert was far smoother than our previous agent. Documentation, audit scheduling, everything was handled — and the certificate held up fine on our GeM tender review.”
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“As a small business, we were worried about cost and complexity. London Cert scoped the ISO 27018:2025 Certification audit to our actual size — no unnecessary paperwork, and it unlocked an MSME scheme we didn't know we qualified for.”
“Renewal for our ISO 27018:2025 Certification certificate was straightforward — the surveillance audit was scheduled well in advance and the auditor's feedback actually helped us tighten our documentation.”
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Why businesses in these sectors need ISO 27018:2025 Certification, specifically.
Required by Tata, L&T, BHEL vendors. Needed for industrial tender pre-qualification. Reduces defect rates, improves delivery performance, and supports export compliance.
Required for government IT contracts (NIC, NSDL, state IT depts), international clients, and NASSCOM vendor registration. Often paired with ISO 27001 for data security.
Mandatory for CPWD, NHAI, Smart City, and all state PWD tenders. Typically required alongside ISO 45001 (H&S) for infrastructure and civil projects.
Required for hospital supply chains and government pharma tenders. Medical device manufacturers use ISO 13485, which extends ISO 27018:2025 Certification's core principles for regulated devices.
Required for FSSAI-compliant export, hotel supply chains, and institutional food supply tenders. Often combined with ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System).
Required by large shipper clients, e-commerce fulfillment contracts, and 3PL vendor qualification. Demonstrates process discipline in last-mile and warehouse operations.
Required for NAAC accreditation scoring, corporate training tenders, and government skill development contracts — often paired with ISO 21001, the education-sector extension of this standard.
Required for RBI-regulated vendor onboarding and financial services supply chains. Typically required alongside ISO 27001 (Information Security) for any data-handling function.
Required for marketplace vendor credibility, B2B supply agreements, and enterprise retail contracts. Demonstrates consistent quality across customer experience processes.
Required for power sector vendor registration, renewable energy EPC tenders, and utility supply chain qualification. Often combined with ISO 50001 (Energy Management).
Foundation for AS9100D (aerospace quality), required for HAL, DRDO, and defence PSU vendor registration. Many aerospace supply chains require ISO 27018:2025 Certification as a minimum entry standard.
Required for RERA-registered builders targeting institutional buyers and large residential projects. Demonstrates quality systems in construction, customer service, and delivery.
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No. Like ISO 27017, ISO/IEC 27018 is a code of practice, not a standalone certifiable standard. Certification is achieved by extending your ISO 27001 ISMS audit scope to cover ISO 27018's PII-specific cloud controls, with ISO 27018 then referenced on your ISO 27001 certificate.
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