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"You may not impersonate someone else, provide an email address other than your own, create multiple Accounts, or transfer your Consumer Account to another person without Yelp's prior written approval.Excerpt from Yelp's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “You may not impersonate someone else, provide an email address other than your own, create multiple Accounts, or transfer your Consumer Account to another person without Yelp's prior written approval.”
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