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Source-backed from Yelp Privacy Policy

139
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
3
verified controls

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 7 findings
  • Camera & Photos 1 finding
  • Microphone & Audio 1 finding
  • Contacts 2 findings
  • Messages 6 findings
  • Sensitive Data 1 finding
  • Tracking 15 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 12 findings
  • Sharing 38 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 50 findings
  • Other 6 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Location Privacy control available If you allow location access, Yelp may collect it in the background

What this means

The policy says this applies whenever those apps are running, including when they are running in the background.

If you let Yelp's mobile apps access your location, Yelp may collect and store your location whenever those apps are running, including when they are running in the background.

Why this matters

Background means the app is open but not on your screen. Phone settings usually let you choose between that and only while you are using it.

What the policy says

We may also collect and store your location whenever our mobile applications are running, including when running in the background, if you enable our mobile apps to access such information.

From Yelp Privacy Policy

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Location Privacy control available Yelp publicly displays the places you check in to

What this means

That includes check-ins where a friend on Yelp tags you.

Yelp publicly displays the places you check in to, including check-ins where a friend on Yelp tags you.

Why this matters

Being tagged puts somebody into a public record through another person's action rather than their own.

What the policy says

… (e.g., first name, last initial, city, neighborhood, the month and year you created your Yelp account, profile photos and list of friends on Yelp) is also intended for public display, as is some of your activity through the Service, like your reactions to others’ reviews or compliments, which contributions you like, where you check-in (including when friends on Yelp tag you in their own check-ins), which events you RSVP to or attend, contributions or users you follow, and which businesses you follow.

From Yelp Privacy Policy

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Messages Yelp may access and disclose the messages you send on Yelp

What this means

The stated purposes are investigations related to use of the service, and improving the service.

Yelp may access, review, and disclose the messages you send and receive on Yelp, both for investigations related to use of the service and to improve the service.

Why this matters

Reviewing messages to improve a service is a broader basis than reviewing them after a report.

What the policy says

We may access, review, and disclose such messages in connection with investigations related to use of the Service or for purposes of improving the Service.

From Yelp Privacy Policy

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Sharing 4
  • Location 2
  • Messages 2
  • Tracking 2
  • Controls & Permissions 1
  • Microphone & Audio 1

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  • Location 3 more
  • Camera & Photos 1 more
  • Contacts 2 more
  • Messages 3 more
  • Sensitive Data 1 more
  • Tracking 13 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 12 more
  • Sharing 34 more
  • Controls & Permissions 49 more
  • Other 6 more

  • Complete report

    124 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

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    3 verified privacy controls, 3 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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