If you use Yelp to manage a business, additional legal terms apply on top of the standard Terms, covering how you can use Yelp's business tools and advertising services.
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The clause creates a hierarchical framework for contractual applicability by designating the Business Terms as the controlling agreement for business account holders, ensuring that business-specific provisions supersede general consumer provisions where inconsistencies exist.
Removal suggests business-specific terms may have been moved to separate agreements or incorporated directly into the main terms rather than referenced separately.
View full change record →Small business owners using Yelp need to carefully review both the standard Terms and the Business Terms, as the combined obligations are more extensive and include additional restrictions and potential liabilities.
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"In addition to the Terms of Service above, these Business Terms govern your access to and use of your Business Account and the Business Site. If you have a Business Account, in the event of any conflict between these Business Terms and the Terms of Service, the Business Terms apply.Excerpt from Yelp's Terms of Service
The dual-tier contractual structure (consumer Terms plus Business Terms) creates additional compliance obligations for business account holders, including potential advertising disclosure requirements under FTC guidelines and platform-specific content and conduct rules.
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The clause creates a hierarchical framework for contractual applicability by designating the Business Terms as the controlling agreement for business account holders, ensuring that business-specific provisions supersede general consumer provisions where inconsistencies exist.
Small business owners using Yelp need to carefully review both the standard Terms and the Business Terms, as the combined obligations are more extensive and include additional restrictions and potential liabilities.
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