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Third-Party Data Collection and Sharing

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What it is

Yelp both collects data about you from third-party sources (such as data brokers and social networks) and shares your data with third parties including advertising partners, analytics providers, and business partners.

This analysis describes what Yelp's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes the operational framework by which Yelp may extend usage rights for user-generated public content to external partners, enabling distribution of such content across partner platforms and services without requiring individual user authorization for each third-party use.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your Yelp profile may be enriched with data purchased from third-party data brokers, and your activity on Yelp may be shared with external advertising networks, creating detailed cross-platform profiles about you. California residents can limit this sharing by opting out via https://www.yelp.com/ccpa_request.

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We may share personal information with third-party service providers and partners who support our business operations, including identity verification providers, payment processors, analytics providers, marketing partners, and blockchain analytics companies.

Windsurf Medium

You may elect to use or integrate platforms, add-ons, services, or products not provided by Exafunction ("Third-Party Platforms") (e.g. User IDE's, Web Search, MCP Servers) subject to your agreement with the relevant provider and not this Agreement. We do not control nor shall we have liability for ...

Spotify Medium

We receive some of the data mentioned above from third parties... If you connect your Spotify account to a third party application, service or device, we may collect and use information from them. This collection is to make the integration possible... We work with technical service partners that giv...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may allow third-party partners to use certain content on Yelp, such as by reproducing, adapting, distributing, performing and displaying, some of the publicly available content on the Service, such as your photos, reviews, and other information listed in Section 3 (Data You Share With Us – Public Content).

— Excerpt from Yelp's Yelp Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

Third-party data sourcing from data brokers and advertising networks creates joint-controller or data-sharing agreement obligations under GDPR, and triggers CCPA/CPRA disclosure obligations regarding categories of third parties and the right to opt out of sharing; due diligence teams should assess Yelp's vendor contracts and data transfer mechanisms.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC regulates data broker practices and the commercial use of consumer data, and has enforcement authority over deceptive data sourcing and sharing practices.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Yelp Privacy Policy
Entity
Yelp
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
March 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001277
Document ID
CA-D-00240
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9d37b5ed16f57725b4e1e8511dcaac9b91822bca96682083a4b851128c4231b3
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 10:08 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Yelp
Document: Yelp Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-001277
Captured: 2026-03-20 10:08:33 UTC
SHA-256: 9d37b5ed16f57725…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/yelp/yelp-privacy-policy/third-party-data-collection-and-sharing/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Yelp's Third-Party Data Collection and Sharing clause do?

The clause establishes the operational framework by which Yelp may extend usage rights for user-generated public content to external partners, enabling distribution of such content across partner platforms and services without requiring individual user authorization for each third-party use.

How does this clause affect you?

Your Yelp profile may be enriched with data purchased from third-party data brokers, and your activity on Yelp may be shared with external advertising networks, creating detailed cross-platform profiles about you. California residents can limit this sharing by opting out via https://www.yelp.com/ccpa_request.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Yelp?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Yelp.