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Businesses can view public activity regardless of account settings

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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businesses can also view your public activity and posts, and may receive information from or about you when you transact or communicate with them, through Yelp or otherwise, regardless of your account settings.

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-035766
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-035766
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-035766/businesses-can-view-public-activity-regardless-of-account-settings/
Accessed: Nov. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Yelp's Businesses can view public activity regardless of account settings clause do?

The clause states: “businesses can also view your public activity and posts, and may receive information from or about you when you transact or communicate with them, through Yelp or otherwise, regardless of your account settings.”

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