Provision record
Yelp · Yelp Privacy Policy · View original document ↗

User contributions intended for public display

High confidence Common · 267 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Are users' contributions to the Service accessible to the public?
“Your contributions to the Service are accessible to the public, including your photos, videos, ratings, reviews, posts, lists, bookmarks and collections, compliments, review reactions, and edits you suggest...”
Version CA-V-005753, captured Aug. 13, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Yelp makes users' contributions to the Service — including photos, videos, ratings, reviews, posts, lists, bookmarks and collections, compliments, review reactions, and edits — accessible to the public.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

A broad range of user-generated content, including items users may not consider public (such as bookmarks or collections), is disclosed to the general public by default.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Content you contribute to Yelp — including photos, reviews, ratings, bookmarks, collections, and other listed items — can be seen by the public.

How other platforms handle this

Kling AI

Any such information that is meant to be shown to the public on our platform will be disclosed publicly. This Policy does not apply to the use of any such information by third parties after it is uploaded and displayed publicly on Kling AI.

Postman

Any content made public will be publicly accessible through the internet and may be crawled and indexed by search engines.

Target

you consent to receive notices and other communications by Target posting notices on the Site, sending you an email at the email address listed in your profile in your account, or mailing a notice to you at your billing address...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Your contributions to the Service are accessible to the public, including your photos, videos, ratings, reviews, posts, lists, bookmarks and collections, compliments, review reactions, and edits you suggest...

Excerpt from Yelp's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Yelp Privacy Policy
Entity
Yelp
Date stated by the document
Oct. 1, 2025
As printed in Yelp’s text (version CA-V-005753), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005753, captured Aug. 13, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-035724
Document ID
CA-D-000240
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005753)
64aec0ac6f173d8aef463189a5719863f3d6ce750b49f97fee270bba2f3e2393
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 01:29 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-005753, captured Aug. 13, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Yelp
Document: Yelp Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-035724
Version: CA-V-005753
Captured: 2026-08-13 00:37:35 UTC
SHA-256: 64aec0ac6f173d8a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/yelp/yelp-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-035724/user-contributions-intended-for-public-display/
Accessed: Nov. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Yelp's User contributions intended for public display clause do?

A broad range of user-generated content, including items users may not consider public (such as bookmarks or collections), is disclosed to the general public by default.

How does this clause affect you?

Content you contribute to Yelp — including photos, reviews, ratings, bookmarks, collections, and other listed items — can be seen by the public.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 267 platforms. See the full comparison.

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