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without compensation to you or others, ads may be served near your content and other information, and your social actions may be visible and included with ads...
You hereby agree that we may place such advertising and promotions on the Service or on, about, or in conjunction with your Content.
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"Yelp and its licensees may publicly display advertisements, paid content, and other information nearby or in association with Your Content. You are not entitled to any compensation for such advertisements.Excerpt from Yelp's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Yelp and its licensees may publicly display advertisements, paid content, and other information nearby or in association with Your Content. You are not entitled to any compensation for such advertisements.”
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