
We grant you permission to use the Service subject to these Terms. You may not access or use the Service if you are a competitor of Yelp or if we have previously banned you from the Service or closed your Account. To access or use the Service, you must have the requisite power and authority to enter into these Terms. Nevertheless, the English version governs your relationship with Yelp, and any inconsistencies among the different versions will be resolved in favor of the English version available here. We may translate these Terms into other languages for your convenience.

You understand and agree that your continued access to or use of the Service after the effective date of changes to the Terms represents your acceptance of such changes. You should revisit these Terms on a regular basis as revised versions will be binding on you. We will also indicate at the top of this page the date that such changes were last made. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by email, by posting notice on the Service, and/or by other method prior to the effective date of the changes. You understand and agree that your access to or use of the Service is governed by the Terms effective at the time of your access to or use of the Service. The most current version of the Terms will be located here. We may modify the Terms from time to time. “ Account” means any Consumer Account or Business Account. “ Business Account” means the account you create to access or use the Yelp for Business Owners website ( and related domains) and mobile applications. “Consumer Account” means the account you create to access or use the Consumer Site. “Consumer Site” means Yelp’s consumer website (and related domains) and mobile applications. “ Third Party Content” means Content that originates from parties other than Yelp or its users, which is made available in connection with the Service. “ Service Content” means all of the Content that is made available in connection with the Service, including Your Content, User Content, Yelp Content, and Third Party Content. “ Content” means text, images, photos, audio, video, and all other forms of data or communication. “ Your Content” means Content that you submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with the Service, such as ratings, reviews, photos, videos, compliments, invitations, check-ins, votes, friending and following activity, direct messages, and information that you contribute to your user profile or suggest for a business page. “ User Content” means Content that users submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with the Service. “ Yelp Content” means Content that we create and make available in connection with the Service. “ We,” “ us,” and “ our” refer to Yelp and its subsidiaries. A “ user” is someone who accesses or in any way uses the Service. “ You” and “ your” refer to you, as a user of the Service. For more information about our policies and instructions relating to the Service, click here. Do not access or use the Service if you are unwilling or unable to be bound by the Terms.


By accessing or using the Service, you are agreeing to these Terms, which form a legally binding contract with: (i) Yelp Inc., a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in San Francisco, California, unless you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (the “ EEA”) or Switzerland or (ii) Yelp Ireland Ltd., a limited liability company established and resident under the laws of the Republic of Ireland, if you are a resident of a country in the EEA or Switzerland. These Terms govern your access to and use of our products and services, including those offered through our websites, events, communications (e.g., emails, phone calls, and texts) and mobile applications (collectively, the “ Service”). PLEASE NOTE: THESE TERMS INCLUDE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS (SEE SECTION 13) THAT, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, REQUIRE THAT (1) CLAIMS YOU BRING AGAINST YELP BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION, AND (2) YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS, GROUP, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING. To review the previous terms, please click here.

These Terms of Service (which, together with the Business Terms below, are the “ Terms”) are effective immediately for users accessing or using the Service without an Account or those registering Accounts on or after December 13, 2019, and will become effective Janufor users with pre-existing Accounts.
