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"If you allow us to access your contacts, we will transmit information about your contacts to our servers long enough to process your invitations or friend requests.Excerpt from Yelp's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “If you allow us to access your contacts, we will transmit information about your contacts to our servers long enough to process your invitations or friend requests.”
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