When you close your Yelp account, Yelp retains certain data for a period of time and some public content (such as reviews) may remain visible even after closure.
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The clause distinguishes between public post visibility (which is modified upon closure) and data retention (which continues for purposes stated in the Privacy Policy), establishing that account closure does not trigger automatic deletion of all associated information. This operational framework clarifies the scope and duration of post-closure data management.
Deleting your Yelp account does not guarantee immediate removal of all your personal data or publicly posted content, as Yelp retains data for operational, legal, and fraud prevention purposes. You can submit a formal data deletion request at https://www.yelp.com/ccpa_request to request erasure beyond standard account closure.
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You may request deletion of your account at any time. When you request account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your personal information unless we are required to retain it by law, or unless we need to retain it for legitimate business purposes such as resolving disputes, enforcing our agreeme...
We generally retain your personal data as long as you keep your account open or as needed to provide you Services. This includes data you or others provided to us and data generated or inferred from your use of our Services. In some cases we choose to retain certain information (e.g., insights about...
We will retain your personal information for as long as your Account is open, or as needed to provide you services. Some information may be retained after your Account is closed. We may also retain information as required by law or regulation, for fraud prevention, to resolve disputes, to enforce ou...
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"When you close your account, we remove certain public posts from view and/or dissociate them from your account profile, but may retain information about you for the purposes authorized under this Privacy Policy and consistent with our data retention policy, unless prohibited by law. You can request that we delete personal information associated with your account. Yelp retains information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as otherwise permitted or required by law.— Excerpt from Yelp's Yelp Privacy Policy
Data retention practices post-account closure must align with GDPR's storage limitation principle (Article 5(1)(e)), CCPA/CPRA deletion rights, and applicable record-keeping obligations; retention schedules and the basis for continued retention of specific data categories should be documented and defensible.
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The clause distinguishes between public post visibility (which is modified upon closure) and data retention (which continues for purposes stated in the Privacy Policy), establishing that account closure does not trigger automatic deletion of all associated information. This operational framework clarifies the scope and duration of post-closure data management.
Deleting your Yelp account does not guarantee immediate removal of all your personal data or publicly posted content, as Yelp retains data for operational, legal, and fraud prevention purposes. You can submit a formal data deletion request at https://www.yelp.com/ccpa_request to request erasure beyond standard account closure.
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