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.
New explicit provision detailing the process for term modifications and notification requirements, expanding upon what was previously implicit in the unilateral modification right.
View full change record →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 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, …
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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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