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Is Microsoft Azure HIPAA compliant? Does it sign a BAA?

The answer

Signs a BAA

Yes. Microsoft offers its HIPAA BAA by default to covered entity and business associate customers, for in-scope Azure services.

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

Using Microsoft Azure 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 Microsoft says

“To support our customers who are subject to HIPAA compliance, Microsoft will enter into BAAs with its covered entity and business associate customers.”

Source: Microsoft Learn, Azure HIPAA offering, checked .

“There is no separate contract to sign to enter into a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with Microsoft because the HIPAA BAA is available via the Microsoft Product Terms (formerly Online Services Terms) by default to all customers who are covered entities or business associates under HIPAA.”

Source: Microsoft Learn, Azure HIPAA offering, checked .

What the BAA covers and excludes

Covers, in Microsoft's words:

What this means for ad tracking

Azure 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 Microsoft covers the PHI you keep in in-scope Azure services. It does not cover an ad platform: a pixel on a site hosted on Azure, or a conversion your own server sends to Meta or Google, still reaches a company outside that BAA. Microsoft's own ad tag has a separate answer; see the Microsoft Advertising entry.

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 Microsoft Azure 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 Microsoft Azure HIPAA compliant?

Yes. Microsoft offers its HIPAA BAA by default to covered entity and business associate customers, for in-scope Azure services. With a signed BAA, Microsoft Azure 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 Microsoft Azure sign a BAA?

Yes. Microsoft offers its HIPAA BAA by default to covered entity and business associate customers, for in-scope Azure services. In Microsoft's words: “To support our customers who are subject to HIPAA compliance, Microsoft will enter into BAAs with its covered entity and business associate customers.” We checked Microsoft's own pages on October 5, 2026.

How do I sign a BAA for Microsoft Azure?

There is no separate contract to sign. Microsoft says its HIPAA BAA is available by default through the Microsoft Product Terms to all customers who are covered entities or business associates, for in-scope Azure services.

Does a BAA with Microsoft Azure cover my ad pixels?

No. A BAA covers the data Microsoft 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 Microsoft.

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 Microsoft 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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