† Vertex AI Search Pre-GA offerings are included in
the Google Cloud Business Associate Agreement (BAA). If you will be using
Vertex AI Search to store or process Protected Health Information in a
manner subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) of 1996 and/or any amendments or regulations under HIPAA, you must enter
into an appropriate BAA with Google. For more information, see
HIPAA Compliance on Google Cloud.
Security controls
Vertex AI Search provides security horizontals. The CMEK controls are
only available in the Enterprise Edition.
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