Provision record
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Non-Disparagement Clause Prohibition

High severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 244 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

Does Yelp require businesses not to include non-disparagement clauses that seek to restrict or prohibit reviews in their consumer contracts?
Yelp requires businesses not to include non-disparagement clauses that seek to restrict or prohibit reviews in their consumer contracts, on the basis that such clauses are prohibited under California law.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause directly obligates businesses using Yelp to refrain from using contract terms that would suppress consumer reviews, reinforcing legal protections for reviewers.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated with ellipses, and the full scope of the California law reference and any exceptions for 'certain' contracts may not be fully captured. The canonical claim preserves the qualifier 'that seek to restrict or prohibit reviews' exactly as stated.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1777 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Businesses on Yelp are contractually required not to include non-disparagement clauses in their consumer contracts that would restrict or prohibit reviews.

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Afterpay Medium

Political content, including for dissemination in electoral campaigns.

Runway Medium

Gore, such as dismemberment, beheadings, mutilations, and exposed organs/bones/muscle

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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non-disparagement clauses in certain consumer contracts, such as clauses that seek to restrict or prohibit reviews...about your Business, are prohibited under California law...and you will not include such clauses in your consumer contracts

Excerpt from Yelp's Terms of Service

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-035620
Document ID
CA-D-00239
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://www.yelp.com/static?p=tos
Wayback Machine
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Content hash (SHA-256)
d53503a5204a575101a0b55b41cf0aaf446b9e8335df7c9a9038b9e64167ce4f
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 06:36 UTC
Methodology
analyze_document-v2-grounded.3
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Yelp
Document: Yelp Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-035620
Captured: 2026-05-07 06:36:19 UTC
SHA-256: d53503a5204a5751…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/yelp/yelp-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-035620/non-disparagement-clause-prohibition/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories
Restricted content

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Yelp's Non-Disparagement Clause Prohibition clause do?

This clause directly obligates businesses using Yelp to refrain from using contract terms that would suppress consumer reviews, reinforcing legal protections for reviewers.

How does this clause affect you?

Businesses on Yelp are contractually required not to include non-disparagement clauses in their consumer contracts that would restrict or prohibit reviews.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 244 platforms. See the full comparison.

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