What Yelp's terms say

Bad 9

• You waive your right to a class action

  You waive your right to a class action.

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• Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

  This service tracks which web page referred you to it

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• Your personal data may be sold unless you opt out

• You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting

• Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world

• You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

• Your profile is combined across various products

• Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage

• This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

Worth knowing 16

• The terms for this service are translated into different languages

• Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder

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• There is a date of the last update of the agreements

• No guarantee is made reguarding the accuracy and/or reliability of the information provided

  The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided

• The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

• The court of law governing the terms is in location X

  The court of law governing the terms is in the State of California, U.S.A.

• You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems

• The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes

• Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics

  Your personal data is aggregated into statistics

• Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

• You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify

• Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

• You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

• This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents

• You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service

• Harming minors in any ways is prohibited

Good 4

• Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected

• The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection

  The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection (California, U.S.A)

• If you offer suggestions to the service, they may use that without your approval or compensation, but they do not become the owner

• Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time

Serious 4

• Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason

• Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice

• You waive your moral rights

• Private messages can be read

Bad 1

• Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason

Worth knowing 8

• You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages

• The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

• You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

• Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future

• This service is only available to users over a certain age

• Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account

• You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account

• You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security

Good 3

• You have the right to leave this service at any time

• The service has non-exclusive use of your content

• You can opt out of receiving promotional communications

  You can opt out of promotional communications