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Mandatory Individual Arbitration Requirement

High confidence Common · 196 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Must claims arising out of or relating to the Terms of Service or use of the Yelp Service be brought individually?
“claims arising out of or relating to the Terms of Service, or your use of the Yelp Service, shall be brought individually and not on a class wide basis, and shall be subject to binding arbitration”
Version CA-V-003664, captured June 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Yelp requires that claims arising out of or relating to the Terms of Service or use of the Yelp Service be brought individually and not on a class-wide basis, and be subject to binding arbitration.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

This clause strips users of the right to pursue claims collectively and requires disputes to be resolved through binding arbitration rather than court proceedings.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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You must bring any claim against Yelp arising from its Terms or your use of its Service individually and through binding arbitration, not through a class action or court.

How other platforms handle this

OpenAI

This section does not require informal dispute resolution or arbitration of the following claims: (i) individual claims brought in small claims court...

Credit Karma

you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Credit Karma's address for Notice, in which case your account with Credit Karma will be immediately terminated

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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claims arising out of or relating to the Terms of Service, or your use of the Yelp Service, shall be brought individually and not on a class wide basis, and shall be subject to binding arbitration

Excerpt from Yelp's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Yelp Terms of Service
Entity
Yelp
Date stated by the document
Oct. 1, 2025
As printed in Yelp’s text (version CA-V-003664), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-003664, captured June 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-035442
Document ID
CA-D-000239
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-003664)
5e81d9fed12ce4f3643a5dd0988cad2e73f2f64a295e244da53dfc5cb2194fbd
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 06:36 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-003664, captured June 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Yelp
Document: Yelp Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-035442
Version: CA-V-003664
Captured: 2026-06-11 00:35:02 UTC
SHA-256: 5e81d9fed12ce4f3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/yelp/yelp-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-035442/mandatory-individual-arbitration-requirement/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Yelp's Mandatory Individual Arbitration Requirement clause do?

This clause strips users of the right to pursue claims collectively and requires disputes to be resolved through binding arbitration rather than court proceedings.

How does this clause affect you?

You must bring any claim against Yelp arising from its Terms or your use of its Service individually and through binding arbitration, not through a class action or court.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 196 platforms. See the full comparison.

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