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Is Google Cloud HIPAA compliant? Does it sign a BAA?

The answer

Signs a BAA

Yes. Google enters into a HIPAA BAA for Google Cloud, covering its infrastructure and the products on its supported services list.

Automation and workspace. Checked on the vendor's own pages on .

Using Google Cloud on a healthcare site? Curve Compliance keeps your ad tracking HIPAA-compliant around it, under a BAA on every plan. Book a call

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What Google says

“Google enters into Business Associate Agreements as necessary under HIPAA.”

Source: Google Cloud Documentation, HIPAA compliance on Google Cloud and Google Workspace, checked .

“The HIPAA BAA for Google Cloud includes the entire Google Cloud infrastructure, not only a subset of Google Cloud.”

Source: Google Cloud Documentation, HIPAA compliance on Google Cloud and Google Workspace, checked .

What the BAA covers and excludes

Covers, in Google's words:

  • "The Google Cloud BAA includes Google Cloud's entire infrastructure (all regions, all zones, all network paths, all points of presence)", along with the products on Google's supported services list.

Excludes or limits, in Google's words:

  • Google tells customers to "Disable unsupported Google Cloud services when working with PHI."

What this means for ad tracking

Google Cloud often hosts the website, landing pages, databases and lead pipelines behind a healthcare funnel, so lead and patient records can sit there.

A BAA with Google covers the PHI you keep in Google Cloud. It does not extend to Google Ads or Google Analytics, even when your own server on Google Cloud sends them the conversion. See the Google Ads and Google Analytics 4 entries.

Curve Compliance closes that gap: it sends the conversion itself server-side, under a BAA it signs on every plan, so your campaigns keep a conversion signal without a pixel carrying patient data. Book a call to see it on your own funnel.

How Curve helps

  • Keep Google Cloud for what it does well. Curve carries the conversion signal to your ad platforms separately, under its own BAA.
  • Server-side conversion tracking in place of pixels: conversions reach your ad platforms from Curve's server, not from the patient's browser.
  • A fixed field list per platform, so each ad platform receives only the fields set for it.
  • PHI-like pattern detection checks every event before it goes out, and neutral event names keep conditions and treatments out of what the platforms see.
  • When identifiers are enabled, Curve hashes them with SHA-256.
  • Consent management for your site, alongside the tracking.
  • A HIPAA-compliant setup done by Curve's team, with a BAA signed on every plan.

Book a call with Curve and Curve's team will walk through your tracking setup with you.

Frequently asked questions

Is Google Cloud HIPAA compliant?

Yes. Google enters into a HIPAA BAA for Google Cloud, covering its infrastructure and the products on its supported services list. With a signed BAA, Google Cloud can handle patient information for you, set up the way the vendor describes. The BAA does not cover ad pixels or tags on the same pages, because they send data to other companies.

Does Google Cloud sign a BAA?

Yes. Google enters into a HIPAA BAA for Google Cloud, covering its infrastructure and the products on its supported services list. In Google's words: “Google enters into Business Associate Agreements as necessary under HIPAA.” We checked Google's own pages on October 5, 2026.

How do I get a BAA for Google Cloud?

Google's HIPAA page tells you to enter into a Google Cloud BAA, which you review and accept through Google Cloud's privacy compliance and records settings, and to disable unsupported Google Cloud services when working with PHI.

Does a BAA with Google Cloud cover my ad pixels?

No. A BAA covers the data Google handles for you. A pixel sends data from the visitor's browser straight to Meta, Google or TikTok, and none of those platforms is a party to your BAA with Google.

Does Curve Compliance sign a BAA?

Yes. Curve Compliance signs a BAA on every plan, and Curve's team does the HIPAA-compliant setup for you. Book a call to get started.

Sources

Last checked . Vendors change their plans and terms, so confirm the current terms with Google before you send it patient data.

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Track ad conversions under a BAA

Curve signs a BAA on every plan. Curve's team sets up HIPAA-compliant conversion tracking for you in about a week, sending conversions server-side in place of pixels.

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