Yelp can change its Terms at any time; if you keep using the Service after changes take effect, you are considered to have accepted those changes even if you did not actively review them.
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Acceptance of new terms through continued platform use rather than explicit re-consent means users may be bound by updated provisions, including changes to arbitration clauses or data practices, without realizing it.
Interpretive note: Whether continued use constitutes legally valid acceptance of material Terms changes, particularly for arbitration amendments, varies by jurisdiction and has been inconsistently resolved in US courts.
If Yelp updates its Terms (including the arbitration or content license provisions), your continued use of the app or website after the effective date counts as your agreement to those new terms, so monitoring for update notifications is important.
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"We may modify the Terms from time to time. The most current version of the Terms will be located here. You understand and agree that your access to or use of the Service is governed by the Terms effective at the time of your access to or use of the Service. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by email, by posting notice on the Service, and/or by other method prior to the effective date of the changes. We will also indicate at the top of this page the date that changes were last made. You should revisit these Terms on a regular basis as revised versions will be binding on you. You understand and agree that your continued access to or use of the Service after the effective date of changes to the Terms represents your acceptance of such changes.— Excerpt from Yelp's Yelp Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The implied consent model (continued use equals acceptance) is standard in US platform practice but has been scrutinized in EEA and UK jurisdictions, where GDPR and consumer protection law may require more affirmative, granular consent for material changes, particularly those affecting data processing or consumer rights. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Changes to arbitration clauses via this mechanism may be challenged on the basis that continued-use acceptance is insufficient for waiving significant legal rights. Some US courts have declined to enforce arbitration clause amendments where the change notification and acceptance mechanism was insufficiently prominent. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EEA and UK users have stronger arguments that implied acceptance is insufficient for material changes to data processing terms under GDPR. California users may have protections under state consumer law requiring more affirmative consent to material contract changes. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Business account holders and API partners should implement a process for monitoring Yelp Terms updates and evaluating whether changes require renegotiation of downstream contracts or customer disclosures. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should assess whether the Terms change notification mechanism (email, on-platform notice) meets the standard for meaningful notice and consent under applicable law, particularly for changes to arbitration or data processing terms. A policy for reviewing and documenting Terms updates upon receipt of Yelp change notifications should be established.
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Acceptance of new terms through continued platform use rather than explicit re-consent means users may be bound by updated provisions, including changes to arbitration clauses or data practices, without realizing it.
If Yelp updates its Terms (including the arbitration or content license provisions), your continued use of the app or website after the effective date counts as your agreement to those new terms, so monitoring for update notifications is important.
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