Provision record
Yelp · Yelp Terms of Service · View original document ↗

No Obligation to Retain User Content

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 275 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1629 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Perplexity AI Medium

In the event of Account deletion for any reason, the Company may, but is not obligated to, delete any of Your Content. the Company shall not be responsible for the failure to delete or deletion of Your Content.

Mixpanel Medium

Customer Content is hosted in Mixpanel's data center in the United States or the European Economic Area, as elected by Customer, or, if purchased by Customer, in India.

Meta Medium

We retain Commercial Content as necessary to provide our services to users, for internal record keeping, and for product improvement and safety purposes.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Except as required by law, we have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of Your Content, and we do not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to Your Content.

Excerpt from Yelp's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN

Provision details

Document information
Document
Yelp Terms of Service
Entity
Yelp
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-035508
Document ID
CA-D-00239
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d53503a5204a575101a0b55b41cf0aaf446b9e8335df7c9a9038b9e64167ce4f
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 06:36 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Yelp
Document: Yelp Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-035508
Captured: 2026-05-07 06:36:19 UTC
SHA-256: d53503a5204a5751…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/yelp/yelp-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-035508/no-obligation-to-retain-user-content/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Yelp's No Obligation to Retain User Content clause do?

The clause states: “Except as required by law, we have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of Your Content, and we do not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to Your Content.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 275 platforms. See the full comparison.

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