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The availability of a BAA is a prerequisite for customers operating under HIPAA to lawfully use a service provider handling protected health information.
Interpretive note: The excerpt states OpenAI 'is able to' sign a BAA but does not specify conditions, eligibility criteria, or whether signing is guaranteed on request. The claim reflects the stated capability without inferring an unconditional obligation.
The updated terms shift governance of conversation access and retention from end users to workspace administrators. Under the revised policy, workspace admins can now view, access, export, and delete any end user conversations within their workspace and control how long workspace data is retained. Additionally, OpenAI now reserves the right to retain deleted or unsaved conversations beyond the standard 30-day deletion window if retention is reasonably necessary to protect its services or any third party from harm, beyond prior language that limited retention extensions to legal requirements. Within an enterprise account, end users no longer have unilateral control over conversation visibility or deletion of their own conversations.
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The availability of a BAA is a prerequisite for customers operating under HIPAA to lawfully use a service provider handling protected health information.
If you are subject to HIPAA, you may request a Business Associate Agreement from OpenAI.
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