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Broad User Indemnification Obligation

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause places the financial burden of defending and resolving third-party legal claims on the user rather than Yelp, potentially exposing users to significant legal costs.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated and does not include the specific categories of conduct that trigger the indemnification obligation. The canonical claim therefore cannot specify those triggers. Confidence is medium because the full scope of the obligation is not visible in the provided excerpt.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 975 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You are required to cover Yelp's legal costs and liabilities if a third party brings a claim against Yelp arising out of or relating to your conduct.

How other platforms handle this

Tabnine Medium

Any claim that any user submission made by you has caused damage to a third party

Upwork Medium

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Upwork, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses...arising from: (i) your use of Upwork Now in violation of this Beta Addendum or applicable law...

Instacart Medium

Any access to or use of the Services or goods through your account by others, including your spouse, dependents, Recipients, and any access by AI Agents you enable or that operate on your behalf...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
"
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Yelp...from and against any and all third party claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys' fees and court costs) arising out of or relating to...

— Excerpt from Yelp's Yelp Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Yelp Terms of Service
Entity
Yelp
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-035566
Document ID
CA-D-00239
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d53503a5204a575101a0b55b41cf0aaf446b9e8335df7c9a9038b9e64167ce4f
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 06:36 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Yelp
Document: Yelp Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-035566
Captured: 2026-05-07 06:36:19 UTC
SHA-256: d53503a5204a5751…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/yelp/yelp-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-035566/broad-user-indemnification-obligation/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Yelp's Broad User Indemnification Obligation clause do?

This clause places the financial burden of defending and resolving third-party legal claims on the user rather than Yelp, potentially exposing users to significant legal costs.

How does this clause affect you?

You are required to cover Yelp's legal costs and liabilities if a third party brings a claim against Yelp arising out of or relating to your conduct.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 227 platforms. See the full comparison.

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