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HIPAA Use Requires Designated Account And BAA

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you may not use any Services to collect, use, disclose, protect or otherwise handle "protected health information"...unless your Account for such Services is designated as HIPAA-enabled and you enter into a separate business associate agreement with Squarespace.

Excerpt from Squarespace's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Squarespace Terms of Service
Entity
Squarespace
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-050626
Document ID
CA-D-00568
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
8c1008b7002b1c17faa6d73a6fbfe4b6f2113ddec20224a0206e98507380a0ef
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 07:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Squarespace
Document: Squarespace Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-050626
Captured: 2026-05-07 07:31:39 UTC
SHA-256: 8c1008b7002b1c17…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/squarespace/squarespace-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-050626/hipaa-use-requires-designated-account-and-baa/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
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What does Squarespace's HIPAA Use Requires Designated Account And BAA clause do?

The clause states: “you may not use any Services to collect, use, disclose, protect or otherwise handle "protected health information"...unless your Account for such Services is designated as HIPAA-enabled and you enter into a separate business associate agreement with Squarespace.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 244 platforms. See the full comparison.

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