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# Why doesn't Freshpaint need a BAA before sending data to Google Ads and Facebook Ads?

In general, a BAA is needed when sending **PHI** to a third party. **PHI** is defined as including both an identifier and health information, together.\
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Freshpaint provides a way for its customers to send *only* identifiers or *only* health information to a third party.\
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Since measuring ad campaign outcomes via Google and Facebook only requires identifiers and not health information, Freshpaint strips out all health information and sends only identifiers, therefore maintaining compliance without requiring a BAA.


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