Using Yahoo Services means agreeing to these Terms
By using the Services you agree to these Terms, which include any community guidelines and supplemental terms provided for the Services you use. Yahoo says the Terms are your entire agreement with it. The Services are provided by the Yahoo entities listed in Section 13, which belong to the Yahoo family of companies.
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By using the Services, you agree to these terms and any community guidelines and supplemental terms provided to you for the Services that you use (collectively, “Terms”). Please read the Terms carefully, as they form your entire agreement with us.
are part of the Yahoo family of companies.
are provided by the entities listed in Section 13 below
Not stated here
The community guidelines and supplemental terms are referenced but their contents are not in the supplied text.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Terms flag liability limits, arbitration and class-action waivers up front
The Terms warn near the start that they limit Yahoo’s liability (Section 9). For U.S. users they also contain a binding arbitration agreement with class-action and jury-trial waivers (Section 14.2).
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THESE TERMS CONTAIN LIMITATIONS OF OUR LIABILITY IN SECTION 9.
U.S. USERS: THESE TERMS CONTAIN A BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER CLAUSES IN SECTION 14.2 BELOW, WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL U.S. USERS.
Sections 1–13, 14.1 and 14.2 are the ones that apply to this version
This version tells readers to read Sections 1 through 13, 14.1 and 14.2 as the sections that apply to them. Section 14 holds region-specific provisions such as the choice of law, where disputes are resolved and the Applicable Yahoo Entity; Section 14.2 is the United States section.
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Please carefully read Sections 1 through 13, 14.1, and 14.2, which are the sections that apply to you.
The choice of law, the location for resolving disputes, certain defined terms (including the Applicable Yahoo Entity), and other important region specific provisions are in this Section 14.
United States (us):
Qualifications & exceptions
Sections for other regions appear later in the same document; this instruction is what limits a reader to Sections 1–13, 14.1 and 14.2.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You must be permitted to use the Services; business users bind their entity
You agree you are permitted to use the Services under applicable law. If you use them on behalf of a company, business or other entity, you represent you have authority to accept the Terms and that entity accepts them. If you access an account on behalf of its owner, the Terms apply to your activities for that owner.
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You agree that you are permitted to use the Services under applicable law.
If you are using the Services on behalf of a company, business or other entity, you represent that you have the legal authority to accept these Terms on behalf of that entity, in which case that entity accepts these Terms, and "you" means that entity.
If you are accessing an account(s) on behalf of the account owner (e.g., as an administrator, consultant, analyst, etc.), the Terms apply to your activities on behalf of the account owner.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Business or commercial users must indemnify the Yahoo Entities
If you use the Services on behalf of an entity, or for commercial purposes, you and the entity must hold harmless and indemnify the Yahoo Entities against suits, claims or actions arising from or related to use of the Services or violation of the Terms. Covered amounts include liability or expense from negligence claims, losses, damages, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees.
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If you are using the Services on behalf of a company, business or other entity, or if you are using the Services for commercial purposes, you and the entity will hold harmless and indemnify the Yahoo Entities (defined in Section 8 below) from any suit, claim or action arising from or related to the use of the Services or violation of these Terms, including any liability or expense arising from claims (including claims for negligence), losses, damages, suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees.
(COLLECTIVELY “YAHOO ENTITIES”)
Qualifications & exceptions
The indemnity is stated for entity or commercial use; the supplied text does not extend it in this clause to purely personal use.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Minimum age bars registration; Family Account use exception; adult content
If you are under the Minimum Age defined for your country or region in Section 14 (13 in the United States section), you may not register for an account. Separately, you must be at least the Minimum Age to use the Services unless you are the holder of an existing United States account that is a Yahoo Family Account; that exception is stated for use, not for registration. Certain portions of the Services contain adult or mature content that Yahoo asks you not to access unless you are an adult (at least the age of majority in your country) or unless otherwise expressly indicated.
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If you are under the Minimum Age (as defined for your country or region in Section 14) you may not register for an account.
Unless you are the holder of an existing account in the United States that is a Yahoo
you must be at least the Minimum Age to use the Services.
Certain portions of the Services contain adult and/or mature content. Please do not access that content unless you are an adult (i.e., at least the age of majority in your country) or unless otherwise expressly indicated.
Minimum Age: 13 years old
Qualifications & exceptions
Other regions define different Minimum Ages (see the regional cards).
data: demographics
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Member conduct rules bar unauthorized access, harmful content and ad-blockers
You must not use the Services in a way that violates the Terms or the Community Guidelines, or help others do so. Examples listed include unauthorized access to Yahoo systems or data; harmful, abusive, defamatory or otherwise objectionable content; violations of applicable laws or regulations; impersonation; infringing content; commercial solicitations without written permission; malicious code, expressly including use of any ad-blocking technology; and interfering with the Services.
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You agree not to use the Services in any manner that violates these Terms or our Community Guidelines (or assist, facilitate, or support others in doing so), including to:
obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access to the Services or to our servers, systems, network, or data;
make available any content that is harmful to children, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;
violate any applicable laws or regulations;
impersonate any person or entity; or forge or manipulate headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Service;
make available any content that you do not have the right to make available or that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any person or entity;
post content containing advertisements or other commercial solicitations without our prior written permission;
make available viruses or any other computer code, files, programs or content designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Services or affect other users, including but not limited to the use of any ad-blocking technology; or
interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers, systems or networks connected to the Services in any way.
Not stated here
The Community Guidelines text is not in the supplied document.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No automated data collection without permission; no competing data products
You may not access or collect data from the Services by automated means such as robots, scrapers or data-mining tools, for any purpose, without Yahoo’s express, prior permission. Separately, you may not use material or content from the Services, including data, to create a database, archive, app, data feed, widget or other aggregated data source that competes with or is a material substitute for the Services or services offered by Yahoo’s data providers, or to provide a service that competes with or is a material substitute for the Services or data offered by Yahoo or its data providers; this second restriction is not stated to depend on permission.
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access or collect data, or attempt to access or collect data, from our Services using any automated means, devices, programs, algorithms or methodologies, including but not limited to robots, spiders, scrapers, data mining tools, or data gathering or extraction tools, for any purpose without our express, prior permission.
use any material or content from, including without limitation any data, (a) to create any database, archive, mobile application, data feed, widget or any other aggregated data source that competes with or constitutes a material substitute for the Services, in whole or in part, offered on any of our Services or the services offered by our data providers, or (b) to provide any service that competes with or constitutes a material substitute for our Services or data offered by Yahoo or our data providers.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Commercial use barred unless expressly stated; use Yahoo’s interfaces only
You must follow guidelines or policies associated with the Services and must not misuse or interfere with them. You must not try to access the Services by a method other than the interface and instructions Yahoo provides, and may use them only as permitted by law. Unless otherwise expressly stated, you may not access or reuse the Services or any portion for any commercial purpose.
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You must follow any guidelines or policies associated with the Services. You must not misuse or interfere with the Services or try to access them using a method other than the interface and the instructions that we provide. You may use the Services only as permitted by law. Unless otherwise expressly stated, you may not access or reuse the Services, or any portion thereof, for any commercial purpose.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Export-control, sanctions and anti-corruption compliance
You agree to comply with U.S. export-control laws and other applicable trade controls, and you represent and warrant that you are not a prohibited party, will not re-export or use the Services to transfer software, technology or technical data to prohibited parties or countries, and will not use the Services for certain weapons end uses. You also agree to comply with applicable anti-corruption laws relating to these Terms.
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You agree to comply with the export control laws and regulations of the United States and trade controls of other applicable countries
You represent and warrant that you: (1) are not a prohibited party identified on any government export exclusion lists
(2) will not re-export or use the Services to transfer software, technology, or other technical data to prohibited parties or countries; and (3) will not use the Services for military, nuclear, missile, chemical or biological weaponry end uses
You agree to comply with all applicable anti-corruption laws including laws that prohibit unlawful payments to anyone for a corrupt purpose in relation to these Terms.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Using the Services gives no ownership; branding and commercial use restricted
Using the Services does not give you ownership of intellectual property rights in the Services or the content you access. You may not use Yahoo branding or logos without separate explicit written permission, remove or alter legal notices, or reproduce, sell, distribute or otherwise exploit any portion of the Services (including content, advertisements, APIs and software) for commercial purposes without explicit written permission.
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Using the Services does not give you ownership of any intellectual or other property rights or interests in the Services or the content you access. You must not use any branding or logos used in the Services unless we have given you separate explicit written permission. You may not remove, obscure, or alter any legal notices displayed in or along with the Services. Unless you have explicit written permission, you must not reproduce, modify, rent, lease, sell, trade, distribute, transmit, broadcast, publicly perform, create derivative works based on, or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion or use of, or access to, the Services (including content, advertisements, APIs, and software).
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Limited, revocable software license with automatic updates
Yahoo grants you a personal, royalty-free, non-transferable, non-assignable, revocable, non-exclusive license to use the software and APIs it may provide, for using the Services as the Terms permit and subject to your continuing compliance. You may not reverse engineer or extract source code unless law prohibits the restriction or you have explicit written permission. The software may automatically download and install security or other updates without prior notification to you.
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Subject to your continuing compliance with these Terms, we grant you a personal, royalty-free, non-transferable, non-assignable, revocable, and non-exclusive license to use the software and APIs we may provide to you as part of the Services.
You may not reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of our software, unless applicable laws prohibit those restrictions or you have our explicit written permission.
Our software may automatically download and install security or other updates without prior notification to you.
data: device · purpose: security
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Yahoo does not promise support and may charge fees in the future
Unless expressly stated otherwise, Yahoo does not promise support for the Services; any support it gives is at its sole discretion and does not mean it will continue. Yahoo also reserves the right to charge fees for use of or access to the Services, currently existing or not, in its sole discretion; if it decides to charge, its payment terms will apply and it will give prior notice.
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Unless otherwise expressly stated, we do not promise to provide you with any support for the Services. If we provide you with support, it is at our sole discretion and does not mean that we will continue to provide you with support in the future.
We reserve the right to charge fees for use of or access to the Services (and any associated support), whether currently in existence or not, in our sole discretion. If we decide to charge fees, our payment terms will apply and we will provide you with prior notice.
Features differ by version, country or region and other users’ software
Different features may be available in different versions of the Services, and not every feature may be available in your country or region. Some features may also be unavailable if the user you are communicating with uses a different version or third-party software.
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Different features may be available in different versions of the Services and not all features may be available in your country or region. Also, not all features may be available if the user that you are communicating with is using a different version of the Services, or is using third party software.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Anti-abuse policy bars unsolicited messages and disruptive activity
Yahoo prohibits sending unsolicited emails or messages using its Services. Without prior written consent you may not engage in commercial activity on non-commercial properties or apps, or in high-volume activity, and may not engage in conduct disruptive to the Services or other users’ experience.
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We prohibit sending unsolicited emails or messages using our Services. You may not in connection with the Services engage in commercial activity on non-commercial properties or apps or high volume activity without our prior written consent. You may not engage in conduct or activity that is disruptive to the Services or the experience of other users.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
U.S. users are also subject to separate Envrmnt 360 terms
For U.S. users, separate Envrmnt 360 terms apply and are provided through links (English and Spanish).
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U.S. Users: The Envrmnt 360 terms apply to you
Not stated here
The Envrmnt 360 terms are linked but not supplied, so their contents are unknown.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Yahoo RSS Feed use is limited and can be withdrawn at any time
If you use a Yahoo RSS Feed you may display only the content provided, without modification, with attribution to the source website and a link to the full article, and you may not add advertising. Yahoo may discontinue any Yahoo RSS Feed and require anyone to stop using it at any time for any reason, and individual products may have more specific RSS terms.
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If you use an RSS feed provided by us (each, a “Yahoo RSS Feed”), you are only permitted to display the content that is provided in the feed, without modification, and you must provide attribution to our source website and link to the full article on Yahoo RSS Feed content. You may not incorporate advertising into any Yahoo RSS Feed. We reserve the right to discontinue any Yahoo RSS Feed at any time and to require anyone to cease use of a Yahoo RSS Feed at any time for any reason. Each of our products or services may also have more specific terms of use for related Yahoo RSS Feeds.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Keep details accurate; accounts are non-transferable and rights end at death
Some Services need an account, and you must keep your account information current, complete, accurate and truthful. Unless Section 14 says differently for your region, Yahoo accounts are non-transferable and any rights to them terminate on the account holder’s death. The United States section adds that, unless required by law and pursuant to Yahoo’s policies and procedures, your account is non-transferable and rights to your content within it terminate upon your death.
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You may need an account to use some Services. You must ensure that your account information (that is, the information you provided when you registered for or subscribed to a Service) remains current, complete, accurate and truthful.
Unless stated differently for your country or region in Section 14, all Yahoo accounts are non-transferable, and any rights to them terminate upon the account holder’s death.
Unless otherwise required by law and pursuant to Yahoo’s policies and procedures, your Account is non-transferable and any rights to your content within your Account terminate upon your death.
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Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
You are responsible for account activity; forgotten-password data may be lost
You are responsible for all activity on or through your account and are told to keep your password confidential and not reuse it with other services. Without prejudice to statutory rights, if you forget your password and cannot otherwise validate your account to Yahoo, you acknowledge the account may be inaccessible and its data may not be retrievable.
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You are responsible for all activity that happens on or through your account. To protect your account, keep your password confidential. Do not reuse your account password with other services. Without prejudice to your statutory rights, if you forget your password and otherwise cannot validate your account to Yahoo, you acknowledge and agree that your account may be inaccessible to you and that all data associated with the account may not be retrievable.
data: identifiers · purpose: security
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Yahoo may give notices by many means; unauthorized access does not avoid notice
Yahoo may give notices, including service announcements and notices of changes to the Terms, by email, regular mail, text or SMS/MMS, push notification, in-app message, postings on the Services, telephone or other reasonable means, and you consent to receive them by all of those means. If you violate the Terms by accessing the Services in an unauthorized manner you may not receive notices, but you are deemed to have received any that would have been delivered had you accessed the Services in an authorized manner.
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Yahoo may provide you with notices, including service announcements and notices regarding changes to these Terms, by, but not limited to, email, regular mail, text message or SMS, MMS, push notification or in-app message, postings on the Services, telephone, or other reasonable means now known or hereafter developed. You consent to receive these notices by any and all of the foregoing means.
You may not receive notices if you violate the Terms by accessing the Services in an unauthorized manner, and you will be deemed to have received any and all notices that would have been delivered had you accessed the Services in an authorized manner.
data: contacts · purpose: service_operation
Data Access & Collection · Context
Privacy practices are described in a separate Yahoo privacy policy
The Terms state that Yahoo’s privacy policy describes who Yahoo is, what information it collects, how it processes it, who it shares it with, and users’ rights under data protection laws.
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Our privacy policy describes who we are, what information we collect from you, how we process your information, who we share it with, and your rights under data protection laws.
Not stated here
The privacy policy is referenced but not supplied, so its actual data practices are unknown from this text.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Yahoo may act against accounts of suspected intellectual-property infringers
Yahoo says it respects others’ intellectual property and expects users to do the same. In appropriate circumstances and at its discretion it may disable, terminate or take other steps against accounts of users who may be infringers, and it directs rights holders to its infringement-claims instructions.
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We respect the intellectual property of others, and we expect our users to do the same. We may, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, disable, terminate, and/or take other appropriate steps relating to the accounts of users who may be infringers. If you believe that your copyright or intellectual property rights have been infringed, please follow the instructions provided here.
Not stated here
The infringement-claim instructions are linked but not supplied.
Content & IP Rights · Company practice
Users are responsible for their content; Yahoo does not monitor all content
Some content shown in the Services is not created or owned by Yahoo, and the entity or person making it available is solely responsible for it. Yahoo assumes no responsibility for third-party conduct. You, not Yahoo, are entirely responsible for content you upload, post, email or transmit. Yahoo may remove content that violates the Terms or law but says that does not mean it monitors or screens content, and you may be exposed to offensive, indecent or objectionable content.
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Our Services display some content that we did not create and do not own. This content is the sole responsibility of the entity or person that makes it available. We assume no responsibility for the conduct of third parties, including persons or entities with which you communicate using the Services.
You – not Yahoo – are entirely responsible for any content that you upload, post, email, transmit, or otherwise make available via the Services.
We may remove and refuse to display content that violates the Terms or applicable laws or regulations, but that does not mean that we monitor the Services or review or screen any content. By using or accessing the Services you understand and agree that you may be exposed to offensive, indecent, or objectionable content.
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Sharing & Disclosure · Permission or license
You consent to sharing account data, including Mail inbox, with AI providers
Some Services have features powered by third-party AI providers, and the AI-powered chat service provided by Microsoft Copilot relies on search services from Bing. By using the Services you consent to sharing data you provide to Yahoo, or that resides within your Yahoo account, including your Yahoo Mail inbox, with those AI Providers for the purpose of enhancing features in the Services. In some instances use of AI query features may also be governed by the AI Provider’s own terms of service and privacy policy.
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Some of our Services have features and functionality powered by our trusted third-party AI providers (“AI Providers”). AI-powered chat service provided by Microsoft Copilot relies on search services from Bing.
By utilizing our Services, you consent to sharing data that you provide to us, or that resides within your Yahoo account, including your Yahoo Mail inbox with our AI Providers for the purpose of enhancing features within our Services made available to you.
In some instances, use of AI query features may be governed by the AI Provider’s terms of service and privacy policy.
AI output may be inaccurate; do not enter sensitive personal information
Yahoo states that AI-generated content or responses may contain inaccuracies and should never be relied on without independent verification. It says it does not control AI Providers’ content or responses and makes no representations or warranties about their accuracy or completeness. You also agree not to enter sensitive personal information into any AI-powered query.
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You understand and agree that content or responses generated by AI may contain inaccuracies and should never be relied upon without independent verification. Yahoo does not control the content or responses provided by AI Providers, and makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of such content or responses (or the sites and sources accessed through such content or responses). You also agree not to enter sensitive personal information into any AI powered query.
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Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
You keep ownership of your content but grant Yahoo a broad perpetual license
When you upload, share or submit content to the Services you retain ownership of your intellectual property rights in it, and you grant Yahoo a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works from, communicate, publish, publicly perform and display, and distribute the content in any manner or media now known or later developed. You also grant a license to permit other users to access, reproduce, distribute, display, prepare derivative works of and perform your content through the Services as their functionality permits. You must have the necessary rights to grant this license.
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Except as otherwise provided in the specific product terms or guidelines for one of our Services, when you upload, share with or submit content to the Services you retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in that content and you grant to us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable license to (a) use, host, store, reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works (such as translations, adaptations, summaries or other changes), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display, and distribute this content in any manner, mode of delivery or media now known or developed in the future; and (b) permit other users to access, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, prepare derivative works of, and publicly perform your content via the Services, as may be permitted by the functionality of those Services (e.g., for users to re-blog, re-post or download your content).
In some of the Services, there may be specific terms or settings allowing a different scope of use of the content submitted in those Services. You must have the necessary rights to grant us the license described in this Section 6(c) for any content that you upload, share with or submit to the Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
Specific product terms or guidelines, or settings in some Services, may provide a different scope of use.
Yahoo may change or stop Services and features, generally without notice
Unless Section 14 says differently for your country or region, Yahoo may, without notice, add or remove functionalities or features, create new limits, or temporarily or permanently suspend or stop a Service.
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We are constantly innovating, changing and improving the Services. Unless stated differently for your country or region in Section 14, we may, without notice, add or remove functionalities or features, create new limits to the Services, or temporarily or permanently suspend or stop a Service.
where we modify the Services as outlined in Section 7(a), or we modify these Terms pursuant to Section 12(b), we will tell you a reasonable amount of time in advance of any modifications that will materially disadvantage our users or materially limit the access or usage of Services.
we will notify you a reasonable amount of time in advance of any modifications that will be of material disadvantage to you or materially limit your access to or usage of the Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
Regional sections add advance-notice commitments for material modifications to the Services or Terms, for example Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Japan (see the regional cards).
You can stop using the Services or cancel and delete your account at any time
You may stop using the Services at any time, and may cancel and delete your Yahoo account through the link the Terms provide, with more information in the relevant Help Center.
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You can stop using the Services at any time. You may cancel and delete your Yahoo account by clicking
For more information, please visit the relevant Help Center.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Yahoo may suspend or terminate accounts for any reason, including inactivity
Unless Section 14 says differently for your region, Yahoo may temporarily or permanently suspend or terminate your account, or limit or restrict access to parts or all of the Services, at any time, without notice and for any reason. The reasons listed include violation of the Terms, court order and inactivity.
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Unless stated differently for your country or region in Section 14, we may temporarily or permanently suspend or terminate your account or impose limits on or restrict your access to parts or all of the Services at any time, without notice and for any reason, including, but not limited to, violation of these Terms, court order, or inactivity.
If we permanently suspend or terminate your account, we will notify you in advance and allow you reasonable time to access and save information, files and content associated with your account unless we have reason to believe that continued access to your account will violate applicable legal provisions, requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, or cause damage to us or to third parties.
Qualifications & exceptions
The Europe, Middle East and Africa section adds grounds and says that, if Yahoo permanently suspends or terminates an account, it will notify the user in advance and allow reasonable time to save content, unless stated exceptions apply (see that regional card).
After termination, account data access may end and usernames may be recycled
Subject to statutory rights, if your account is terminated access to your username, password and all related information, files and content may be terminated, and your username may be recycled for use by others. For paid services, the payment terms apply.
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Subject to any statutory rights you might have, if your account is terminated, access to your username, password, and all related information, files, and content associated with your account may be terminated and your username may be recycled for use by others. If the Service is a paid service, please consult our payment terms which can be found by clicking here.
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Not stated here
The text does not state whether or when terminated-account content is deleted.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Services are as-is with broad warranty disclaimers, subject to regional rules
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Yahoo and related parties (the Yahoo Entities) make no representations, promises or warranties, express or implied, about the Services. Services are provided “as-is,” “with all faults” and “as available,” use is at your own risk, and Yahoo does not promise that Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. Yahoo also disclaims implied warranties such as merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement, noting that some jurisdictions provide for certain implied warranties.
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TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE, ALONG WITH OUR PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, PARTNERS, LICENSORS AND DISTRIBUTORS (COLLECTIVELY “YAHOO ENTITIES”) DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, PROMISES, OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE SERVICES. WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES “AS-IS,” “WITH ALL FAULTS,” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING CONTENT WITHIN THE SERVICES, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND WE DO NOT REPRESENT, PROMISE, OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SUCH AS THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL IMPLIED OR EXPRESS PROMISES OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SERVICES.
Some provinces and territories do not allow for the exclusion of warranties (including the province of Quebec). In these provinces and territories, you have only the warranties that are expressly required to be provided in accordance with applicable law.
Accordingly, some of the exclusions and limitations in Sections 8 and 9 of the Terms will not apply to you if you are a consumer living in a European Union country.
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated to apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Regional sections narrow these exclusions for some users: for Canada (including Quebec) users have only the warranties required by law, and for EU consumers some Section 8 exclusions do not apply.
Yahoo disclaims any guarantee of data security, reliability or fitness
Yahoo says no data transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be secure and expressly disclaims warranties to that effect. It also makes no commitments about the content within or linked from the Services, support, specific functions, security, reliability, quality, accuracy, availability or ability to meet your needs.
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YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT NO DATA TRANSMISSION OVER THE INTERNET OR INFORMATION STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CAN BE GUARANTEED TO BE SECURE, AND WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THAT EFFECT. WE MAKE NO COMMITMENTS, PROMISES OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE CONTENT WITHIN THE SERVICES OR CONTENT LINKED FROM THE SERVICES, THE SUPPORT WE PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICES, THE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF THE SERVICES, THE SECURITY OF THE SERVICES, OR THE SERVICES’ RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, OR ABILITY TO MEET YOUR NEEDS, PROVIDE CERTAIN OUTPUTS OR ACHIEVE CERTAIN RESULTS.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Yahoo excludes indirect and many other losses, with regional limits
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Yahoo Entities will not be liable for indirect, special, incidental, consequential, treble, exemplary or punitive damages, nor for lost profits, revenues, business opportunities or diminution in value (including alleged diminution in value of personal information). Listed examples include deletion or failure to store data, limiting or terminating your account, unauthorized access to your account or data, links to external sites, and dealings with advertisers. The exclusions apply whether or not Yahoo was advised of the possibility of loss. In New Jersey, nothing in the Terms excludes or limits liability for intentional torts, willful acts, gross negligence or a violation of a statutorily imposed duty.
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TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT YAHOO ENTITIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR: ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, TREBLE OR OTHER MULTIPLES OF DAMAGES, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.
YAHOO ENTITIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUES, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, DIMINUTION IN VALUE, INCLUDING ANY ALLEGED LOSS OR DIMINUTION IN VALUE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER LOSSES (COLLECTIVELY, “LOSSES”)
THE DELETION OF, ALTERATION OF, MIS-DELIVERY OF, OR FAILURE TO STORE DATA MAINTAINED OR TRANSMITTED BY THE SERVICES; THE LIMITING, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT; YOUR DOWNLOADING OR SHARING OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING PERSONAL INFORMATION, VIA THE SERVICES; THE UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT OR ANY DATA MAINTAINED OR TRANSMITTED BY THE SERVICES; LINKS PROVIDED BY THE SERVICES OR THIRD PARTIES TO EXTERNAL SITES OR RESOURCES; YOUR DEALINGS WITH OR PARTICIPATION IN PROMOTIONS OF ADVERTISERS FOUND ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES
THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS IN THESE TERMS WILL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY LOSSES ARISING.
In New Jersey, all of the limitations on liability set forth in Section 9 shall apply except nothing in these Terms will exclude or limit liability for intentional torts, willful acts, gross negligence, or a violation of a statutorily imposed duty.
Some provinces and territories do not provide exclusion of limitation of liability for all types of damages (including the province of Quebec). In these provinces, we will only be liable to you for damages that we are expressly required to be liable to you under applicable law.
if the contract regarding the use of the Services pursuant to these Terms is deemed a consumer contract under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, some of the exclusions and limitations in Section 9 of these Terms will not apply to you for liability resulting from our willful misconduct or gross negligence.
Accordingly, some of the exclusions and limitations in Sections 8 and 9 of the Terms will not apply to you if you are a consumer living in a European Union country.
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated to apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
New Jersey carve-out: nothing excludes or limits liability for intentional torts, willful acts, gross negligence or a violation of a statutorily imposed duty.
Regional sections narrow these exclusions: Canada (including Quebec) limits exclusions of liability for some damages, Japanese consumer contracts lose some Section 9 exclusions for willful misconduct or gross negligence, and some Section 9 exclusions do not apply to EU consumers.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Liability in disputes is capped at what you paid, subject to regional rules
Except as otherwise stated in Section 14 and to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Yahoo Entities are not liable in connection with any disputes arising out of or relating to the Terms or Services for any amount greater than the amount you paid Yahoo for the Services. In New Jersey, the Terms say nothing excludes or limits liability for intentional torts, willful acts, gross negligence or a violation of a statutorily imposed duty.
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TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE STATED IN SECTION 14, YAHOO ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTES THAT ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO THESE TERMS OR SERVICES FOR ANY AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US FOR THE SERVICES.
In New Jersey, all of the limitations on liability set forth in Section 9 shall apply except nothing in these Terms will exclude or limit liability for intentional torts, willful acts, gross negligence, or a violation of a statutorily imposed duty.
Some provinces and territories do not provide exclusion of limitation of liability for all types of damages (including the province of Quebec). In these provinces, we will only be liable to you for damages that we are expressly required to be liable to you under applicable law.
Nothing in these Terms affects any legal rights that you are entitled to as a consumer under Japanese law which cannot be contractually altered or waived.
Nothing in the Terms affects any legal rights that you are entitled to as a consumer under Irish and EU law which cannot be contractually altered or waived.
Qualifications & exceptions
The cap is an amount equal to what you paid for the Services; the text does not state a separate dollar figure for users who paid nothing.
The cap applies except as otherwise stated in Section 14; regional sections narrow it for some users (Canada including Quebec, Japanese consumer contracts and EU consumers).
Feedback you submit can be used freely and you waive related rights
Any recommendation, idea, proposal, suggestion, feedback or other input you submit about Yahoo products, services, websites, apps or technology may be used by Yahoo without notice, obligation, restriction, reimbursement or compensation, and you waive or agree not to enforce any rights in that feedback, including moral and equivalent rights.
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You agree that any recommendation, idea, proposal, suggestion, feedback or other input (“Feedback”) you submit to us related to our products, services, websites, apps, or technology may be used by us without any notice, obligation, restriction, reimbursement or compensation to you and you waive (or agree not to enforce) any and all rights that may now or in the future exist (including moral and equivalent rights) in any Feedback.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Procedure
Fee-based services need a payment method and accurate billing details
Yahoo offers products and subscriptions for a fee; these fee-based Services are governed by the additional terms you agree to when registering plus the Terms. If you register you must designate a payment method, give accurate billing and payment information and keep it up to date, and many fee-based Services require a Yahoo ID. If a fee-based Service includes a third-party product, its purchase and use are also subject to the third party’s terms and privacy policy. Section 11 applies unless the additional terms for the Service say otherwise.
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Unless otherwise specified in the additional terms that apply to the Services you are using, the terms in this Section 11 apply to you.
We offer products and subscriptions for a fee (“fee-based Services”). These fee-based Services are governed by the additional terms you agree to when you register for the fee-based Service and these Terms. If you register for a fee-based Service, you must designate a payment method and provide us with accurate billing and payment information and you have the continuing obligation to keep it up to date. Many fee-based Services require you to have, or register for, a Yahoo ID.
If the fee-based Service includes a third-party product, you understand and agree that your purchase and use of that service is also subject to the third party’s terms of service and privacy policy, which you should read thoroughly before agreeing to them.
data: payment
Not stated here
The additional terms for individual fee-based Services are not supplied.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
You are responsible for all charges on your account, including by others
You represent you are at least the minimum age to enter a legal agreement and agree to pay for fee-based Services you purchase and all other charges on your account, including taxes and fees. You are responsible for all charges incurred under your account, including purchases by anyone you allow to use it, sub- or linked accounts (including a person with implied, actual or apparent authority), or anyone who gains access because you failed to safeguard your authentication credentials.
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You represent that you are at least the minimum age required to enter into a legal agreement. You agree to pay us for any fee-based Services you purchase from us, as well as all other charges incurred under your account, including applicable taxes and fees. You are responsible for all charges incurred under your account, including purchases made by you or anyone you allow to use your account or any sub-or linked accounts (including any person with implied, actual, or apparent authority) or anyone who gains access to your account as a result of your failure to safeguard your authentication credentials.
data: payment · data: identifiers
Charges & Financial Obligations · Permission or license
Yahoo may charge backup payment methods, keep card data and add surcharges
You authorize Yahoo to charge your designated payment method and, if it fails, any other payment method on file, even one received for other fee-based services, and you remain responsible for charges even if the payment method fails or is denied. You authorize Yahoo to retain all information about payment methods associated with your account, and Yahoo may import payment information from a prior purchase and offer it for new purchases. You permit Yahoo to obtain and use updated information from the payment method issuer under card-brand policies. Yahoo may in some instances keep charging a payment method past its expiration date at its discretion, subject to the processor’s or issuing bank’s approval, and surcharges may apply for certain payment methods such as checking or savings accounts.
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You authorize and direct us to charge your designated payment method for these charges or, if it fails, to charge any other payment method you have on file with us, even if we received it in association with other fee-based services. You are responsible for all charges even if your payment method fails or is denied. You authorize and direct us to retain all information about any payment method(s) associated with your account. We may import payment information that you entered during a prior purchase and provide you with the option to use that payment information during purchase of a new product. You permit us to obtain and use updated information from the issuer of your payment method in accordance with the policies and procedures of any applicable card brands. We may in some instances continue charging a payment method past its expiration date at our discretion and subject to the payment processors' or issuing bank's approval. Surcharges may apply if you use certain payment methods, such as payment from your checking or savings account.
data: payment · purpose: service_operation
Not stated here
The text does not state how long payment-method information is retained.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Subscription fees can be charged in advance even if you never use the Service
Yahoo may charge for fee-based Services in advance and on a daily, monthly, yearly, lump sum or other basis under the stated terms, for as long as your subscription remains active, even if you have not downloaded or used the Service or accessed your online account.
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We may charge for fee-based Services in advance and on a daily, monthly, yearly, lump sum, or other basis in accordance with the stated terms, as long as your subscription remains active, even if you have not downloaded or used the Service or accessed your online account.
data: payment
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 48 hours before the term ends
Many fee-based Services automatically renew at the end of each term and charge the payment method on file unless you cancel at least 48 hours before the end of the current period. Unless Section 14 states otherwise, renewal is at the then-current price, excluding promotional and discount pricing. Yahoo may in its sole discretion post charges individually or aggregate charges for some or all of your fee-based Services.
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We use auto-renewal for many of our fee-based Services. At the expiration of each subscription term for such fee-based Services, we will automatically renew your subscription and charge the credit card or other payment method you have provided to us, unless you cancel your subscription at least 48 hours before the end of the current period. Unless otherwise stated in Section 14, your subscription will be automatically renewed at the then-current price, excluding promotional and discount pricing. We may, in our sole discretion, post charges to your payment method individually or aggregate charges for some or all of your fee-based Services with us.
If your subscription is auto-renewed and the price has increased, you will be notified of the applicable new price and you will be allowed to terminate your subscription within a period of 14 days upon receipt of the notice.
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 14 can state different renewal terms for a region; the Europe, Middle East and Africa section does, allowing termination within 14 days after notice of a renewal price increase.
Yahoo may run small test charges on your card to check it for fraud
Yahoo may take steps to verify the validity of credit card information you provide, including debiting amounts less than $1.00 (or the local-currency equivalent) and immediately crediting them back. You authorize it to do so for verification and anti-fraud purposes.
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We may take steps to verify the validity of the credit card information you provide to us, including debiting amounts less than $1.00 (or equivalent depending on your local currency) from your credit card and then immediately crediting it back. You authorize us to do so for verification and anti-fraud purposes.
data: payment · purpose: security
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Free trials convert to paid subscriptions unless cancelled before they end
Yahoo may offer free trials of fee-based subscriptions. Unless otherwise stated and unless you cancel before the trial expires, periodic fees are charged at the then-applicable rate when it ends and continue until you cancel. To avoid charges you must cancel before the trial ends. Yahoo may limit you to one free trial or promotion of a fee-based Service and prohibit combining trials or other promotions.
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Unless otherwise stated and unless you cancel your subscription prior to the expiration of the Free Trial, periodic subscription fees will be charged at the then-applicable rate upon expiration of the Free Trial period and will continue to be charged until the subscription is canceled. If you are not satisfied with a particular fee-based Service, you must cancel the subscription before the Free Trial ends to avoid charges. We reserve the right to limit you to one Free Trial or promotion of a fee-based Service and to prohibit the combining of Free Trials or other promotional offers.
data: payment
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Charges are nonrefundable unless other terms or regional rules say otherwise
All charges are nonrefundable unless the terms you agree to when registering for a fee-based Service provide otherwise, unless Section 14 states differently for your country or region, or as otherwise specified in the Terms. If Yahoo discontinues a fee-based Service it is to provide an appropriate refund for any portion of a specified term that is no longer available.
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All charges are nonrefundable unless provided otherwise in the terms you agree to when you register for a fee-based Service, unless stated differently for your country or region in Section 14 or as otherwise specified below.
subject to providing an appropriate refund for any portions of a specified but no longer available term
If you are a consumer living in the European Economic Area (EEA), you can cancel your fee-based Service without giving a reason within 14 days from the day of the conclusion of the contract.
If you are a user in the UK and have been provided with a free trial period, you have the right to cancel your fee-based Service without giving a reason within 14 days following the end of the free trial period.
Qualifications & exceptions
Regional sections add consumer cancellation and reimbursement rights: EEA consumers may cancel a fee-based Service within 14 days of the contract’s conclusion, and UK users given a free trial may cancel within 14 days after the trial ends (distinct conditions; see the regional card).
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Paid services may change or end without notice, subject to regional notice rules
Yahoo may, in its sole discretion, change, discontinue or terminate any or all aspects of a fee-based Service without notice, including access to support services, content and ancillary products or services, subject to an appropriate refund for any portion of a specified term that is no longer available. You may cancel a fee-based Service at any time by logging into your online account and terminating the subscription.
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We, in our sole discretion, may change, discontinue or terminate any or all aspects of a fee-based Service without notice, including access to support services, content and other products or services ancillary to the fee-based Service, subject to providing an appropriate refund for any portions of a specified but no longer available term. You may cancel a fee-based Service at any time by logging into your online account and terminating the subscription.
we will tell you a reasonable amount of time in advance of any modifications that will materially disadvantage our users or materially limit the access or usage of Services.
If you are a consumer living in the European Economic Area (EEA), you can cancel your fee-based Service without giving a reason within 14 days from the day of the conclusion of the contract.
If you are a user in the UK and have been provided with a free trial period, you have the right to cancel your fee-based Service without giving a reason within 14 days following the end of the free trial period.
Qualifications & exceptions
Regional sections add advance-notice commitments for material modifications (for example Europe, the Middle East and Africa; see the regional cards).
Regional sections also add cancellation rights: EEA consumers may cancel a fee-based Service within 14 days of the contract’s conclusion, and UK users given a free trial may cancel within 14 days after the trial ends (distinct conditions; see the regional card).
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Price increases get 30 days’ notice; continued use means accepting the price
Yahoo may change its fees and billing methods at any time and says it will give at least thirty (30) days’ advance notice of any price increase. Subject to applicable law, if you disagree with a proposed change your sole remedy is to cancel before the price change takes effect, and continued use or subscription after it takes effect constitutes agreement to pay the new price.
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We may change our fees and billing methods at any time. We will provide you with notice of any price increase at least thirty (30) days in advance. Subject to applicable law, (i) if you disagree with any proposed change, your sole remedy is to cancel your fee-based Service before the price change takes effect and (ii) your continued use of or subscription to the Service after the price change takes effect constitutes your agreement to pay the new price for the Service.
data: payment
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Unpaid charges over 30 days allow suspension and collection fees
After 30 days from the date of any unpaid charges, a fee-based Service is deemed delinquent and Yahoo may terminate or suspend your account and the Service for nonpayment. You are liable for fees, including attorney and collection fees, that Yahoo incurs collecting remaining balances.
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After 30 days from the date of any unpaid charges, your fee-based Service will be deemed delinquent and we may terminate or suspend your account and fee-based Service for nonpayment. You are liable for any fees, including attorney and collection fees, incurred by us in our efforts to collect any remaining balances from you.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Restriction or exception
Report billing problems within 90 days or lose the right to dispute them
You must notify Yahoo about billing problems or discrepancies within 90 days after they first appear on your billing-method statement. If you do not, you agree that you waive your right to dispute them.
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You must notify us about any billing problems or discrepancies within 90 days after they first appear on your billing method statement. If you do not bring them to our attention within 90 days, you agree that you waive your right to dispute such problems or discrepancies.
data: payment
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Generally no third-party rights; additional Service terms control conflicts
The Terms control the relationship between you and Yahoo and, as a general rule, create no third-party beneficiary rights. If the Terms conflict with the additional terms for a particular Service, the additional terms control only for that conflict or inconsistency. The Europe, Middle East and Africa section’s in-app purchase terms are an express exception: they say Apple Inc. and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of the terms applicable to your use of the subscription service on the mobile app and have the right to enforce those terms.
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These Terms control the relationship between you and us. They do not create any third party beneficiary rights. If there is a conflict or inconsistency between the terms in this document and the additional terms associated with a particular Service, the additional terms will control solely for that conflict or inconsistency.
Apple Inc. and Apple Inc.'s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of the terms applicable to your use of the subscription service on the mobile app and have the right to enforce those terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
The no-third-party-beneficiary rule has an express exception for Apple in the regional in-app purchase terms.
Yahoo may modify the Terms; continued use means acceptance
Unless Section 14 says differently for your region, Yahoo may modify the Terms from time to time, and unless it indicates otherwise modifications are effective when posted on the page or a successor page. Yahoo says it will give notice of material modifications under Section 3(c), and continued use of or subscription to a Service after the effective date means you agree to the Terms as modified. You may stop using the Services at any time.
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Unless stated differently for your country or region in Section 14, we may modify the Terms from time to time. Unless we indicate otherwise, modifications will be effective as of the date they are posted on this page or any successor page. You should look at the Terms regularly. We will provide notice (in accordance with Section 3(c) above) of material modifications.
You may stop using the Services at any time, but your continued use of or subscription to a Service after the effective date of any modifications to the Terms means that you agree to the Terms as modified.
Any such changes will go into effect after 30 days and apply to all claims not yet filed regardless of when such claims may have accrued.
we will notify you a reasonable amount of time in advance of any modifications that will be of material disadvantage to you or materially limit your access to or usage of the Services.
we will tell you a reasonable amount of time in advance of any modifications that will materially disadvantage our users or materially limit the access or usage of Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
The supplied general clause does not state a minimum notice period; the arbitration section separately says its changes take effect after 30 days, and the Europe, Middle East and Africa and Japan sections require notice a reasonable time in advance of modifications that materially disadvantage users.
No waiver by non-enforcement; invalid provisions are given effect as intended
Yahoo’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision is not a waiver. If any provision is found invalid, you and Yahoo agree to give effect to the intentions reflected in it and the other provisions remain in full force.
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Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision (or part of a provision) of these Terms is found to be invalid, you and we nevertheless agree to give effect to the intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms remain in full force and effect.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Yahoo may freely assign the Terms and related policies without notice
Yahoo may freely assign the Terms and all policies and other documents incorporated or referenced in it, including rights, licenses and obligations, in whole or in part, without notice and for any reason, including internal restructuring such as mergers or liquidations.
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We may freely assign these Terms and all of the policies and other documents incorporated or referenced in it (including all rights, licenses, and obligations under it or them), in whole or in part and without notice, for any reason, including for the purpose of internal restructuring (for example, mergers or liquidations).
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The Yahoo entity providing your Services depends on country or region
Services are provided by the company offering them in your country or region as set out in Section 14.2 (the “Applicable Yahoo Entity”), except for the Section 13(b) services. Not all Services or features may be available everywhere, and your Service provider may change if you relocate to another country and keep using the Services. Section 13(b) lists services provided by the same Yahoo Entity wherever you are based, and says the provisions of Section 14.2 (United States) apply to the services in Section 13(b)(i). Yahoo Inc. provides Engadget (unless Section 14 specifies otherwise), Yahoo View, Yahoo Developer Network and Makers; Yahoo Fantasy Sports LLC provides U.S. Yahoo Sports Daily Fantasy and U.S. Yahoo Private Prize Leagues, Public Prize Leagues and Best Ball; other Fantasy Sports services are provided by Yahoo Inc.
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The Services are provided by the company that offers the Services in your country or region as set out in Section 14.2 (the "Applicable Yahoo Entity"), except for the Services set out below in Section 13(b). Not all Services or features may be available in your country or region. Different features may be available in different versions of the Services. Your Service provider may change if you relocate to another country and continue using our Services.
The following services are provided to you by the same Yahoo Entity wherever you are based in the world:
For the services in this Section 13(b)(i), the provisions of Section 14.2 (United States) apply.
The following services are provided by Yahoo Inc.:
Engadget (unless otherwise specified in Section 14)
Yahoo View
Yahoo Developer Network
Makers
The following services are provided by Yahoo Fantasy Sports LLC:
U.S. Yahoo Sports Daily Fantasy
U.S. Yahoo Private Prize Leagues
U.S. Yahoo Fantasy Public Prize Leagues
U.S. Yahoo Fantasy Best Ball
Other Fantasy Sports services are provided by Yahoo Inc.
In Section 13 above, find the provider of the Services you are using. That is the provider that you are contracting with for the Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 13(b)’s subsection labels are not fully visible in the supplied text; the list above is as extracted.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
United States: Yahoo Inc. is the contracting entity, except Yahoo Finance LLC
For the United States, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Inc., except that Yahoo Finance is provided by Yahoo Finance LLC. The address given for all entities is 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA.
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Applicable Yahoo Entity: Yahoo Inc., except for Yahoo Finance which is provided by Yahoo Finance LLC. (The address for all entities: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA).
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
U.S. users agree to individual binding arbitration, not court or class actions
Except as expressly provided in Section 14, you and Yahoo agree to resolve all disputes arising out of or relating to the Terms, any Services or their advertising, including disputes with Yahoo’s employees or agents, only by arbitration on an individual basis. This includes claims that the arbitration agreement is void, whether a claim is arbitrable, and fee disputes. The Terms say arbitration is the sole and exclusive means of resolving disputes and that both parties give up the right to go to court or before a jury and to proceed in any class or other representative action.
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EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 14, YOU AND US BOTH AGREE TO RESOLVE ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CONTROVERSIES OR CLAIMS THAT IN ANY WAY ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO THESE TERMS OR FROM ANY SERVICES YOU RECEIVE FROM US (OR FROM ANY ADVERTISING FOR ANY SUCH SERVICES), INCLUDING ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND OUR EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (“DISPUTE(S)”), ONLY BY ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO ANY CLAIM THAT ALL OR ANY PART OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IS VOID OR VOIDABLE, WHETHER A CLAIM IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION, AND ANY DISPUTE REGARDING THE PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OR ARBITRATOR FEES.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, ARBITRATION WILL BE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE MEANS OF RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN US. YOU ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, YOU AND WE ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO BRING A CLAIM IN COURT OR IN FRONT OF A JURY AND THAT YOU AND WE ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO PROCEED WITH ANY CLASS ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION.
As an alternative to arbitration, either party may elect to have any claims resolved in small claims court
You have the right to opt out and not be bound by the Arbitration Agreement by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to disputes@yahooinc.com
either Yahoo or any remaining claimant may opt out of the arbitration process and have the demand(s) proceed in court.
Except for small claims matters referenced in Section 14.2(b)(vi) and disputes regarding compliance with the Informal Dispute Resolution referenced in Section 14.2(b)(i)
Qualifications & exceptions
Exceptions the Terms identify include the small-claims option, the 30-day arbitration opt-out, the option for Yahoo or any remaining claimant to opt out of arbitration after mass-filing mediation, and the court forum for informal-dispute-resolution compliance issues.
Before arbitration, give 60 days’ written notice and meet and confer personally
Before arbitrating, the party seeking arbitration must notify the other party in writing at least 60 days in advance. Notice to Yahoo goes by mail to Yahoo, Attn: Disputes, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 or to disputes@yahooinc.com; notice to you goes to email or street addresses in Yahoo’s records. The individual written description must give your name, the nature or basis of the claim, the specific relief sought and, for registered users, the Yahoo ID or Yahoo email address. The parties then agree to personally meet and confer by telephone or videoconference, and a represented party must still personally attend. If unresolved in 60 days, either may file for arbitration. This process is a condition precedent to formal proceedings, limitation periods, filing fees and deadlines are tolled meanwhile, and a court can decide whether the requirements were met.
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If either you or we intend to arbitrate a Dispute under these Terms, the party seeking arbitration must first notify the other party of the Dispute in writing at least 60 days in advance of initiating the arbitration. Notice to us should be sent either by mail to Yahoo, Attn: Disputes, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA; or disputes@yahooinc.com. Notice to you will be to your email address(es) or street address(es), if any, that we have in our records at the time the notice is sent.
The written description must be on an individual basis and provide, at minimum, the following information: the sender’s name; a description of the nature or basis of the claim or Dispute; the specific relief sought; and, if you are a Yahoo registered user, your Yahoo ID or Yahoo email address. After receipt of the written description by Yahoo, you and Yahoo agree to personally meet and confer, via telephone or videoconference, to attempt to resolve the Dispute. If a party is represented by counsel, that party’s counsel may participate in the conference, but the party themselves shall also personally attend the conference.
If we are unable to resolve the Dispute within 60 days, either party may then proceed to file a claim for arbitration in accordance with the Dispute resolution provisions below.
The aforementioned Informal Dispute Resolution process, including the written description and personal participation in the meet and confer, is a prerequisite and condition precedent to commencing any formal Dispute resolution proceeding. The parties agree that any relevant limitations period and filing fees or other deadlines will be tolled while the parties engage in this Informal Dispute Resolution process. The parties further agree that whether a complaining party has satisfied these Informal Dispute Resolution procedures, including whether the written description contained all required information, is an issue that can be decided by a court as a prerequisite to arbitration.
Arbitration runs before one NAM arbitrator under the FAA and New York law
The Federal Arbitration Act applies, and subject to listed exceptions disputes are resolved by a sole arbitrator administered by National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM) under NAM rules as modified by the Terms, excluding rules permitting class or representative actions. Demands you file must also be emailed to disputes@yahooinc.com and, for registered users, include the Yahoo ID or email address; a demand by Yahoo is also sent to your addresses on record. The arbitrator applies New York law consistent with the FAA and applicable limitation periods, honors recognized privileges, may grant relief available in court at law or equity, and may impose sanctions under NAM rules for frivolous filings or failure to comply with the informal dispute resolution clause.
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Arbitration Procedure. The Federal Arbitration Act applies to these Terms. Subject to the exceptions listed in Section 14.2(b)(iii) below, any and all Disputes will be resolved by arbitration before a sole arbitrator administered by National Arbitration and Mediation (“NAM”), in accordance with the rules of NAM as modified by these Terms
excluding any rules or procedures governing or permitting class or representative actions. If you are initiating arbitration, a copy of the demand shall also be emailed to disputes@yahooinc.com. If you are a registered Yahoo user, any demand initiating arbitration, whether filed by you or Yahoo, must include your Yahoo ID or Yahoo email address. If Yahoo is initiating arbitration, a copy of the demand shall also be sent to the email address(es) or street address(es), if any, that we have in our records at the time the arbitration is initiated.
The arbitrator shall apply New York law consistent with the FAA and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law. The arbitrator or arbitration body shall be empowered to grant whatever relief would be available in a court under law or in equity. The arbitrator has the right to impose sanctions in accordance with NAM rules and procedures for any frivolous claims or submissions the arbitrator determines have not been filed in good faith, as well as for a party’s failure to comply with the Informal Dispute Resolution clause.
Small arbitrations use documents only; larger ones may have a video hearing
If the amount in controversy does not exceed $10,000 and you do not seek injunctive or declaratory relief, the arbitration is conducted solely on documents submitted to the arbitrator, unless the arbitrator decides a hearing is necessary or the parties agree otherwise. If the amount exceeds $10,000 or declaratory or injunctive relief is sought, either party may request, or the arbitrator may determine, a hearing, which is by videoconference unless the parties agree otherwise.
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If the amount in controversy does not exceed $10,000 and you do not seek injunctive or declaratory relief, then the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents you and Yahoo submit to the arbitrator, unless the arbitrator determines that a hearing is necessary or the parties agree otherwise. If the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000 or seeks declaratory or injunctive relief, either party may request (or the arbitrator may determine) to hold a hearing, which shall be via videoconference, unless the parties agree otherwise.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Arbitration proceedings and records are confidential and sealed
Subject to NAM rules, the arbitrator may allow dispositive motions unless unlikely to efficiently resolve or narrow the issues. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, arbitration proceedings are confidential and closed to anyone other than you, Yahoo and their authorized representatives and agents, and all related records are permanently sealed except as needed to obtain court confirmation of the award, where the party seeking confirmation must seek to file records under seal to the extent permitted by law.
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Subject to the applicable NAM rules and procedures, the parties agree that the arbitrator will have the discretion to allow the filing of dispositive motions unless they are unlikely to efficiently resolve or narrow issues in dispute. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, all arbitration proceedings will be confidential and closed to the public and any parties other than you and Yahoo (and each of the parties’ authorized representatives and agents), and all records relating thereto will be permanently sealed, except as necessary to obtain court confirmation of the arbitration award (provided that the party seeking confirmation shall seek to file such records under seal to the extent permitted by law).
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Mass filings of 25+ similar demands are arbitrated in batches of 100
If 25 or more similar arbitration demands presented by or with the coordination of the same law firm or organization are submitted to NAM (a “Mass Filing”), the parties agree to administer them in batches of 100, with only one batch filed, processed and adjudicated at a time and no other demands in the Mass Filing proceeding until included in a batch. Fees for demands in a batch are due only once the demand is included in a batch. Claims stay tolled until decided, withdrawn or settled. Disputes about whether or how batching applies are decided by a procedural arbitrator appointed by NAM. The Terms call the batching provision integral, and say that if it is found invalid, unenforceable or illegal the entire Arbitration Agreement is void for claims in the Mass Filing, and no one may arbitrate those claims.
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in the event 25 or more similar arbitration demands (those asserting the same or substantially similar facts or claims, and seeking the same or substantially similar relief) presented by or with the assistance or coordination of the same law firm(s) or organization(s) are submitted to NAM against either party (“Mass Filing”), the parties agree (i) to administer the Mass Filing in batches of 100 demands per batch
with only one batch filed, processed, and adjudicated at a time
(iii) that no other demands for arbitration that are part of the Mass Filing may be filed, processed, or adjudicated until selected for inclusion in a set of batch proceedings in accordance with the Terms; (iv) that fees associated with a demand for arbitration included in a Mass Filing, including fees owed by Yahoo and you, shall only be due after your demand for arbitration is included in a set of batch proceedings and that batch is properly designated for filing, processing, and adjudication in accordance with the Terms
Any disagreement between the parties as to whether this provision applies or as to the process or procedure for batching shall be resolved by a procedural arbitrator appointed by NAM.
If your demand for arbitration is included in the Mass Filing, your claims will remain tolled until your demand for arbitration is decided, withdrawn, or settled.
The parties agree that this batching provision is integral to the Arbitration Agreement insofar as it applies to a Mass Filing. If the batching provision in this subpart (iii) is found to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, then the entirety of this Arbitration Agreement shall be null and void, and neither you nor Yahoo shall be entitled to arbitrate any claim that is a part of the Mass Filing.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies only to a Mass Filing as defined (25 or more similar demands coordinated by the same law firm or organization).
After the first batch, a NAM mediator steps in and either side may opt out
The results of the first batch go to a NAM mediator chosen from five proposed mediators, with Yahoo and claimants’ counsel each striking one and ranking the rest. Yahoo, the mediator and the remaining claimants then have 90 days to agree on a resolution or methodology. If they do not, either Yahoo or any remaining claimant may opt out of the arbitration process and proceed in court, by written notice within 60 days of the close of the mediation period. Opting out of arbitration this way is not an opt-out of the U.S. class-action waiver. Absent an opt-out, arbitrations continue in batches, in the order of the sequential numbers assigned to demands.
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The results of the first batch of demands will be given to a NAM mediator selected from an initially proposed group of 5 mediators, with Yahoo and the remaining claimants’ counsel being able to strike one mediator each and then rank the remaining mediators and the highest collectively ranked mediator being selected.
Yahoo, the mediator and the remaining claimants will have 90 days (the “Mediation Period”) to agree on a resolution or substantive methodology for resolving the outstanding demands. If they are unable to resolve the outstanding demands during the Mediation Period, and cannot agree on a methodology for resolving them through further arbitrations, either Yahoo or any remaining claimant may opt out of the arbitration process and have the demand(s) proceed in court. Notice of the opt-out will be provided in writing within 60 days of the close of the Mediation Period.
Opt out of arbitration under this section shall not be construed as an opt out of Section 14.2(c), titled “Class Action Waiver For U.S. Users,” below. Absent notice of an opt-out, the arbitrations will proceed in the order determined by the sequential numbers assigned to demands in the Mass Filing.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Arbitrator follows the Terms; relief is individual and within liability limits
The arbitrator’s decision is controlled by the Terms and includes essential findings and conclusions, and judgment may be entered in any court with jurisdiction. The arbitrator may award monetary damages and non-monetary relief on an individual basis to the extent available under applicable law, the forum’s rules and the Arbitration Agreement, but relief must be consistent with the Limitation of Liability section. No award has preclusive effect in other arbitrations except to bar re-arbitrating the same or similar claims between the same parties. Attorneys’ fees are available to the prevailing party if authorized under the applicable substantive law.
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The arbitrator’s decision shall be controlled by these Terms. The arbitrator’s decision will include the essential findings and conclusions upon which the arbitrator based the award. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator will have the authority to award monetary damages on an individual basis and to grant, on an individual basis, any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual to the extent available under applicable law, the arbitral forum’s rules and this Arbitration Agreement. The parties agree that the damages and/or other relief must be consistent with the terms of the “Limitation of Liability” section of these Terms as to the types and the amounts of damages or other relief for which a party may be held liable. No arbitration award or decision shall have any preclusive effect in other arbitrations, except to preclude the same or similar claims from being re-arbitrated between the same parties. Attorneys’ fees will be available to the prevailing party in the arbitration if authorized under applicable substantive law governing the claims in the arbitration.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
Either party may choose small claims court instead of arbitration
As an alternative to arbitration, either party may elect to have claims resolved in small claims court in your county of residence (or, for a business, its principal place of business) or New York, New York, on an individual basis for disputes within that court’s jurisdiction, regardless of the forum the filing party initially chose.
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As an alternative to arbitration, either party may elect to have any claims resolved in small claims court in your county of residence (or if a business, your principal place of business) or New York, New York on an individual basis for disputes and actions within the scope of such court’s jurisdiction, regardless of what forum the filing party initially chose.
Arbitration is in your home county or New York City unless agreed otherwise
Except as provided for Mass Filings, arbitration must take place in the county of your primary residence or New York, New York, unless you and Yahoo agree otherwise in writing.
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Except for as otherwise provided in subsection (b)(iii) above, the arbitration must take place in the county of your primary residence or New York, New York, unless you and we agree otherwise in writing.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company commitment
Yahoo pays arbitration fees above $250 if costs would be prohibitive for you
If you can show that arbitration costs would be prohibitive compared with litigation, Yahoo will pay filing and hearing fees in excess of $250 that the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive, regardless of outcome, unless the arbitrator finds your claims frivolous or in bad faith, in which case fees, including attorneys’ fees, may be imposed on you consistent with the arbitrator’s rules and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. You bear your own attorneys’ fees unless arbitration rules or applicable law provide otherwise. NAM may reduce or modify the timing of fees provided this does not increase your costs, and a good-faith fee challenge is not a default while pending.
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If you are able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, we will pay any filing and hearing fees in excess of $250 that the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive regardless of the outcome of the arbitration, unless the arbitrator determines that your claim(s) were frivolous or asserted in bad faith, in which case arbitration fees (including attorneys’ fees) may be imposed upon you consistent with the Arbitrator’s Rules and the standard for sanctions set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. You are responsible for your own attorneys’ fees unless the arbitration rules and/or applicable law provide otherwise, including as set forth in this Arbitration Agreement.
The parties agree that NAM has discretion to reduce the amount or modify the timing of any administrative or arbitration fees due under NAM’s Rules where it deems appropriate (including as specified in subsection (b)(iii) above) provided that such modification does not increase the costs to you, and the parties further agree that they waive any objection to such fee modification. The parties also agree that a good-faith challenge by either party to the fees imposed by NAM does not constitute a default, waiver or breach of this Arbitration Agreement while such challenge remains pending before NAM, the arbitrator, and/or a court of competent jurisdiction, and that any and all due dates for those fees shall be tolled during the pendency of such challenge.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
You can opt out of arbitration within 30 days by emailing disputes@yahooinc.com
You may opt out of the Arbitration Agreement by sending written notice to disputes@yahooinc.com with the subject line “ARBITRATION OPT-OUT”. The notice must be sent on an individual basis within 30 days of the later of first agreeing to the version of the Terms dated May 15, 2025 or later, or first using the Services. Any prior valid opt-out continues to apply. If you opt out, the text says you may exercise your right to a trial by jury or judge, as permitted by applicable law; prior arbitration agreements under earlier versions do not apply to claims not yet filed, and Yahoo is also not bound by the Arbitration Agreement. The Terms separately state a jury-trial waiver for U.S. users if a dispute proceeds in court, and the text does not say how the two statements interact.
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You have the right to opt out and not be bound by the Arbitration Agreement by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to disputes@yahooinc.com with the subject line, “ARBITRATION OPT-OUT”. To be valid, the notice must be sent on an individual basis within thirty (30) days of (a) you first agreeing to the version of these Terms dated May 15, 2025 or later; or (b) you first using the Services, whichever is later. Any prior valid opt-out of a requirement to arbitrate disputes with Yahoo will continue to apply.
If you opt out of the Arbitration Agreement, you may exercise your right to a trial by jury or judge, as permitted by applicable law, but any prior existing agreement to arbitrate disputes under a prior version of the Arbitration Agreement will not apply to claims not yet filed. If you opt out of the Arbitration Agreement, Yahoo also will not be bound by it.
Last updated: 4 August 2026
IF FOR ANY REASON A DISPUTE PROCEEDS IN COURT RATHER THAN THROUGH ARBITRATION, YOU AND WE AGREE THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A JURY TRIAL.
Qualifications & exceptions
The opt-out deadline is tied to agreeing to a version dated May 15, 2025 or later; the document’s last-updated line is 4 August 2026.
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The text does not say how the opt-out statement that you may exercise your right to a trial by jury or judge interacts with the separate U.S. jury-trial waiver.
Arbitration section changes take effect after 30 days and cover unfiled claims
Yahoo reserves the right to change the arbitration section. Changes take effect after 30 days and apply to all claims not yet filed regardless of when they accrued. If Yahoo changes the section after you first accepted the Arbitration Agreement (or a later change), continued use of the Service 30 days after the change is deemed acceptance.
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Yahoo reserves the right to make changes to this section. Any such changes will go into effect after 30 days and apply to all claims not yet filed regardless of when such claims may have accrued. If Yahoo changes this section after the date you first accepted this Arbitration Agreement (or accepted any subsequent changes to this Arbitration Agreement), you agree that your continued use of the Service 30 days after such change will be deemed acceptance of those changes.
If arbitration terms fail, courts reform them or disputes go to court
If any part of the agreement to arbitrate is found unenforceable, the court reforms it as needed and the parties arbitrate without the unenforceable part. If the Class Action Waiver or the Batch Arbitration provision cannot be enforced for some or all of a dispute, the agreement to arbitrate does not apply to that dispute or portion, and disputes covered by an unenforceable Class Action Waiver may be litigated in court while the rest of the arbitration agreement remains binding. If any part of Section 14 prohibits an individual claim for public injunctive relief, that provision has no effect to the extent such relief may be sought outside arbitration.
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If any part of this agreement to arbitrate is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, the court will reform the agreement to the extent necessary to cure the unenforceable part(s), and the parties will arbitrate their Dispute(s) without reference to or reliance upon the unenforceable part(s). However, if for any reason the Class Action Waiver set forth below in subsection 14.2(c) or the Batch Arbitration provision set forth in subsection 14.2(b)(iii) cannot be enforced as to some or all of the Dispute, then the agreement to arbitrate will not apply to that Dispute or portion thereof. Any Disputes covered by any deemed unenforceable Class Action Waiver provision may only be litigated in a court of competent jurisdiction, but the remainder of the agreement to arbitrate will be binding and enforceable. Further, if any part of this Section 14 is found to prohibit an individual claim seeking public injunctive relief, that provision will have no effect to the extent such relief is allowed to be sought out of arbitration, and the remainder of this Section 14 will be enforceable.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
U.S. class action and representative-action waiver
For U.S. users, the Terms do not allow class or collective arbitrations even if NAM rules would, and arbitration or court proceedings cannot be brought, maintained or resolved on behalf of or by a class, as a private attorney-general, or in any other representative capacity, other than as set out for Mass Filings. If a claim for public injunctive relief cannot be waived, an arbitrator may award only individual relief otherwise available in court, including injunctive or declaratory relief.
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CLASS ACTION WAIVER FOR U.S. USERS. THESE TERMS DO NOT ALLOW CLASS OR COLLECTIVE ARBITRATIONS, EVEN IF NAM PROCEDURES OR RULES WOULD. ARBITRATION OR COURT PROCEEDINGS HELD UNDER THESE TERMS CANNOT BE BROUGHT, MAINTAINED OR RESOLVED ON BEHALF OF OR BY A CLASS, AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, OR IN ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.2(b)(iii). IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CLAIM OR REQUEST FOR PUBLIC INJUNCTIVE RELIEF MAY NOT BE WAIVED, AN ARBITRATOR MAY ONLY AWARD ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ANY RELIEF THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE IN A COURT, INCLUDING INJUNCTIVE OR DECLARATORY RELIEF.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
U.S. jury trial waiver applies if a dispute goes to court
For U.S. users, if a dispute proceeds in court rather than arbitration, you and Yahoo agree there will not be a jury trial and unconditionally waive any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to the Terms. The opt-out provision separately says that if you opt out of arbitration you may exercise your right to a trial by jury or judge, as permitted by applicable law; the text does not say how the two statements interact.
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JURY TRIAL WAIVER FOR U.S. USERS. IF FOR ANY REASON A DISPUTE PROCEEDS IN COURT RATHER THAN THROUGH ARBITRATION, YOU AND WE AGREE THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A JURY TRIAL. YOU AND WE UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS.
If you opt out of the Arbitration Agreement, you may exercise your right to a trial by jury or judge, as permitted by applicable law
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The text does not say how this jury-trial waiver interacts with the opt-out statement that you may exercise your right to a trial by jury or judge as permitted by law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
New York law governs, and claims under other jurisdictions’ laws are barred
In the United States section, the Terms and the parties’ relationship, including claims in contract, tort or otherwise, are governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions. The parties will in no event bring claims against one another under the laws of another jurisdiction.
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These Terms and the relationship between the parties, including any claim or dispute that might arise between the parties, whether sounding in contract, tort, or otherwise, will be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions. In no event will the parties bring claims against one another under the laws of another jurisdiction.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Court disputes go only to New York County or Southern District courts
Except for small-claims matters and disputes about compliance with informal dispute resolution, if a dispute proceeds in court rather than arbitration, it must be brought exclusively in the courts in the county of New York, New York, or the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. You and Yahoo submit to those courts’ personal jurisdiction and waive objections to jurisdiction and venue.
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Except for small claims matters referenced in Section 14.2(b)(vi) and disputes regarding compliance with the Informal Dispute Resolution referenced in Section 14.2(b)(i), if for any reason a Dispute proceeds in court rather than through arbitration, all such Disputes (regardless of theory) arising out of or relating to these Terms, or the relationship between you and us, will be brought exclusively in the courts located in the county of New York, New York or the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In such cases, you and we agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of New York, New York or the Southern District of New York, and agree to waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over the parties by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
U.S. government rights in the Services are limited to those of other end users
The Services are described as “commercial computer software” and “commercial items” under the Federal Acquisition Regulation system, and the rights of the United States are only those granted to all other end users under the Terms, not exceeding the minimum rights in FAR 52.227-19.
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The Services are “commercial computer software” and “commercial items” as these terms are used in the Federal Acquisition Regulation system, and the rights of the United States are only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein and will not exceed the minimum rights set forth in FAR 52.227-19.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
Yahoo says it complies with applicable closed-captioning rules for video
Yahoo states it complies with applicable Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations on closed captioning of video content and points to an accessibility page for information or to register concerns or complaints about video content on the Yahoo network.
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Yahoo complies with applicable Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations regarding the closed captioning of video content.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
New Jersey exception to Yahoo’s liability limits
In New Jersey, the Section 9 liability limits apply except that nothing in the Terms excludes or limits liability for intentional torts, willful acts, gross negligence or a violation of a statutorily imposed duty.
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In New Jersey, all of the limitations on liability set forth in Section 9 shall apply except nothing in these Terms will exclude or limit liability for intentional torts, willful acts, gross negligence, or a violation of a statutorily imposed duty.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No using the Services to support designated terrorist organizations
You agree not to use the Services to provide material support or resources, or to conceal or disguise their nature, location, source or ownership, to any organization designated by the U.S. government as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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You agree to not use the Services to provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s) designated by the United States government as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Latin America and Hong Kong: Yahoo International LLC; minimum age 13
For Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo International LLC at 770 Broadway, New York, and the Minimum Age is 13. This regional section applies to those countries and regions, not to the United States section.
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Argentina (ar), Chile (cl), Colombia (co), Hong Kong (hk), Mexico (mx), Peru (pe), and Venezuela (ve):
Applicable Yahoo Entity: Yahoo International LLC (Address: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA)
Minimum Age: 13 years old
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Latin America and Hong Kong: individual arbitration with class and jury waivers
The regional section for Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela contains a binding arbitration agreement on an individual basis, before a sole NAM arbitrator under the FAA, with class-action and jury-trial waivers. Arbitration must take place remotely via video conference or in New York, New York unless agreed otherwise, and a 30-day opt-out is tied to agreeing to the version of the Terms dated January 2, 2026 or later, or first using the Services, whichever is later.
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EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 14, YOU AND US BOTH AGREE TO RESOLVE ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CONTROVERSIES OR CLAIMS THAT IN ANY WAY ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO THESE TERMS OR FROM ANY SERVICES YOU RECEIVE FROM US (OR FROM ANY ADVERTISING FOR ANY SUCH SERVICES), INCLUDING ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND OUR EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (“DISPUTE(S)”), ONLY BY ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
The Federal Arbitration Act applies to these Terms. Subject to the exceptions listed in Section 14.3(b)(iii) below, any and all Disputes will be resolved by arbitration before a sole arbitrator administered by National Arbitration and Mediation (“NAM”)
Except for as otherwise provided in subsection (b)(iii) above, the arbitration must take place remotely via video conference or New York, New York, unless you and we agree otherwise in writing.
To be valid, the notice must be sent on an individual basis within thirty (30) days of (a) you first agreeing to the version of these Terms dated January 2, 2026 or later; or (b) you first using the Services, whichever is later.
CLASS ACTION WAIVER. THESE TERMS DO NOT ALLOW CLASS OR COLLECTIVE ARBITRATIONS, EVEN IF NAM PROCEDURES OR RULES WOULD.
YOU AND WE UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS.
Informal Dispute Resolution. If either you or we intend to arbitrate a Dispute under these Terms
Batch Arbitration. To increase the efficiency of administration and resolution of arbitrations
Mediation Following First Batch in a Mass Filing.
Arbitration Fees and Expenses.
Severability. If any part of this agreement to arbitrate is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to the listed countries and regions.
The same section also provides for informal dispute resolution, batch arbitration, mediation after the first batch, arbitration fees and severability, with cross-references to Section 14.3.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Latin America and Hong Kong: New York law and New York courts
For the section headed Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela (called Latin America and Hong Kong in these cards), the Terms and the parties’ relationship are governed by New York law. Court disputes outside small-claims and informal-dispute-resolution matters go exclusively to courts in the county of New York or the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Argentina (ar), Chile (cl), Colombia (co), Hong Kong (hk), Mexico (mx), Peru (pe), and Venezuela (ve):
These Terms and the relationship between the parties, including any claim or dispute that might arise between the parties, whether sounding in contract, tort, or otherwise, will be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
all such Disputes (regardless of theory) arising out of or relating to these Terms, or the relationship between you and us, will be brought exclusively in the courts located in the county of New York, New York or the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Brazil: Yahoo do Brasil provides Mail and Search; other services are excluded
For Brazil, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo do Brasil Internet Ltda., the Minimum Age is 13 (13- to 18-year-olds need parental or legal guardian permission), and the entity provides Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Search, with Section 14.4 provisions superseding anything contrary in Section 1 or 13(a) for that use. Other services are not provided by that entity, which says it has no powers or capabilities to take measures about them, including accessing or disclosing user data or removing user-generated content.
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Brazil (br):
Applicable Yahoo Entity: Yahoo do Brasil Internet Ltda.
Minimum Age: 13 years old (however, if you are between 13 and 18 years old, you must have parental or legal guardian permission in order to agree with our Terms and to use the Service).
Services Provided: Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Search. If you use any of these services while you are within Brazil, or are otherwise contracting with Yahoo do Brasil Internet Ltda., the services are provided by Yahoo do Brasil Internet Ltda.
The region specific provisions in Section 14.4 shall apply to such use and supersede anything to the contrary in Section 1 or Section 13(a) of these Terms.
Services not listed in Section 14.4(b) are not provided by Yahoo do Brasil Internet Ltda., which has no powers or capabilities to take any measures in relation to them, including accessing or disclosing user data and/or removing user generated content.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Brazil: the laws of Brazil govern; paid services follow Section 11
For Brazil, the Terms and the relationship with Yahoo do Brasil Internet Ltda. are governed by the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil without regard to conflict-of-law provisions, and additional paid services for the listed services fall under Section 11.
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The Terms and the relationship between you and Yahoo do Brasil Internet Ltda. will be governed by the laws of Federative Republic of Brazil without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any additional paid services made available within the Services Provided described on item 14.4(b) fall under item 14.4(c) and are in accordance with Section 11.
Data Access & Collection · Context
Brazil: use involves data collection, processing and cross-border transfer
The Brazil section has users acknowledge that use and provision of the Services involve the collection, storage, processing, use and disclosure of information and user data, including transfer to other companies and territories, as stated in the privacy policy. It also points to an online article on security measures.
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YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE AND THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICES INVOLVE THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, PROCESSING, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND USER DATA, INCLUDING THE TRANSFER OF INFORMATION AND DATA TO OTHER COMPANIES AND TERRITORIES, AS STATED IN THE PRIVACY POLICY.
Protecting our systems and our users' information is paramount to ensuring that Yahoo users enjoy a secure user experience and maintaining our users' trust.
please read our online article
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The privacy policy is referenced but not supplied; the specific data, companies and territories are not named in this text.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Canada: Yahoo Canada Corp, age 14, Ontario law and Toronto courts
For Canada, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Canada Corp (Yahoo Finance is provided by Yahoo Finance ULC), the Minimum Age is 14, the Terms are governed by the laws of the province of Ontario, and any claim against Yahoo must be brought exclusively in the courts in the City of Toronto, Ontario.
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Canada (ca and cf):
Applicable Yahoo Entity: Yahoo Canada Corp, except for Yahoo Finance which is provided by Yahoo Finance ULC
Minimum Age: 14 years old.
shall be governed by the laws of the province of Ontario without regard to its conflict of law provisions
Any claim against us shall be brought exclusively in the courts located in the City of Toronto, Ontario
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Canada: Yahoo may automatically install the latest version on your device
For Canada, Yahoo may automatically download and install the latest version of the Services on your device once a new version or feature is available.
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We may automatically download and install the latest version of the Services on your device once a new version or feature is available.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Canada and Quebec: provincial limits on warranty and liability exclusions
For Canada, some provinces and territories, including Quebec, do not allow exclusion of warranties, so users there have only the warranties expressly required by law. Some provinces and territories, including Quebec, do not allow exclusion of limitation of liability for all types of damages, so Yahoo says it will be liable only for damages it is expressly required to be liable for under applicable law.
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Some provinces and territories do not allow for the exclusion of warranties (including the province of Quebec). In these provinces and territories, you have only the warranties that are expressly required to be provided in accordance with applicable law.
Some provinces and territories do not provide exclusion of limitation of liability for all types of damages (including the province of Quebec). In these provinces, we will only be liable to you for damages that we are expressly required to be liable to you under applicable law.
Australia and New Zealand: Yahoo Australia for listed services; NSW law
For Australia and New Zealand, for listed services (Yahoo Lifestyle, Finance, Mail, News, Search, Sports, Together, TV and Weather) the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Australia Pty Ltd, with New South Wales law and exclusive jurisdiction of New South Wales courts. For other services the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Inc. and the United States provisions apply. The Minimum Age is 13.
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Australia (au) and New Zealand (nz):
For Yahoo Lifestyle, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Search, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Together, Yahoo TV and Yahoo Weather, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Australia Pty Ltd
The Terms and the relationship between you and Yahoo Australia Pty Ltd will be governed by the laws of the state of New South Wales without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and (b) you and Yahoo Australia Pty Ltd agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state of New South Wales.
For other services, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Inc. (Address: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA), and for such Services, the terms of Section 14.2 (United States) apply.
Minimum Age: 13 years old
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
India: Yahoo India for Mail and Search, Indian law, Bangalore courts
For India, for Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Search the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo India Private Limited, the Minimum Age is 13 (13- to 18-year-olds need parental or legal guardian permission), the Terms are governed by the laws of India, and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts at Bangalore. For other Services, the entity specified as provider applies with the law of its place of incorporation; if none is specified, it is Yahoo Inc. and the United States provisions apply.
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India (in):
For Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Search, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo India Private Limited
(a) “Minimum Age” means 13 years old, provided that if you are between 13 and 18 years of age, you must have parental or legal guardian permission to use the Services or register for an account
the Terms and the relationship between you and Yahoo India Private Limited will be governed by the laws of India without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and (d) you and Yahoo India Private Limited agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located at Bangalore, India.
the Applicable Yahoo Entity is the same one that is specified to be the provider in respect of a specific Service, and the Terms and the relationship between you and the Applicable Yahoo Entity will be governed by the laws of the place of incorporation of the Applicable Yahoo Entity; or
if no Yahoo Entity is specified to be the provider in respect of a specific Service, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Inc. (Address: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA), and for such Services, the terms of Section 14.2 (United States) apply.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
India: grievance officer, advertising-prohibition order and additional terms
The India section points to a Yahoo India Grievance Officer page, a Supreme Court of India order on a prohibition on advertisement under the PCPNDT Act, 1994, and separate additional terms for India.
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Yahoo India Grievance Officer.
for an important Supreme Court Order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India relating to a prohibition on advertisement under the PCPNDT Act, 1994.
for additional terms.
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The additional terms, grievance-officer page and court order are linked but not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Japan: Yahoo Japan-branded products come from an unrelated third party
For Japan, Yahoo Japan-branded products accessible in Japan are provided by an unrelated third party. For all other Services the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Inc.
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Japan (jp):
For Yahoo Japan-branded products that are accessible in Japan: these products are provided by an unrelated third-party.
For all other Services, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Inc. (Address: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA).
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Japan: minimum age 18, Japanese law and Tokyo District Court
For Japan, the Minimum Age is 18, with 18- and 19-year-olds needing the permission of a parent or legal guardian. The Terms are governed by Japanese law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court.
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Minimum Age: 18 years old (however, if you are 18 or 19 years old, you must have the permission of a parent or legal guardian in order to agree to the Terms and to use the Services)
The Terms and relationship between you and us will be governed by the laws of Japan without regard to its conflict of law provision.
You and we submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court, Japan.
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Japan: advance notice of changes and consumer-law limits on liability
For Japan, Yahoo says it will notify users a reasonable time in advance of modifications to the Services or Terms that materially disadvantage them or materially limit access, though changes needed for security, safety, legal or regulatory requirements may be notified afterwards as soon as practicable. Nothing in the Terms affects consumer rights under Japanese law that cannot be contractually altered or waived, and if the contract is a consumer contract under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, some Section 9 exclusions and limitations do not apply to liability from Yahoo’s willful misconduct or gross negligence.
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we will notify you a reasonable amount of time in advance of any modifications that will be of material disadvantage to you or materially limit your access to or usage of the Services.
For modifications to these Terms or the Services that we need to make in order to meet security, safety, legal or regulatory requirements, we may not be able to notify you in advance, but we will let you know as soon as practicable after such modification is made.
Nothing in these Terms affects any legal rights that you are entitled to as a consumer under Japanese law which cannot be contractually altered or waived. Accordingly, if the contract regarding the use of the Services pursuant to these Terms is deemed a consumer contract under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, some of the exclusions and limitations in Section 9 of these Terms will not apply to you for liability resulting from our willful misconduct or gross negligence.
Singapore, Indonesia and others: Yahoo Singapore for listed services
For Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, for the listed services the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd., with Singapore law and exclusive jurisdiction of Singapore courts. For other services the entity specified as provider applies with the law of its place of incorporation; if none is specified, Yahoo Inc. and the United States provisions apply. The Minimum Age is 13.
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Singapore (sg), Indonesia (id), Malaysia (my), Philippines (ph), Thailand (th) or Vietnam (vn):
the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd.
the Terms and the relationship between you and Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd. will be governed by the laws of Singapore without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and (b) you and Yahoo! Singapore Digital Marketing Pte. Ltd. agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore.
the Applicable Yahoo Entity is the Yahoo Entity that is specified to be the provider in respect of a specific Service, and the Terms and the relationship between you and the Applicable Yahoo Entity will be governed by the laws of the place of incorporation of the Applicable Yahoo Entity; or
if no Yahoo Entity is specified to be the provider in respect of a specific Service, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Inc. (Address: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA), and for such Services, the terms of Section 14.2 (United States) apply.
Minimum Age: 13 years old
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Taiwan: Yahoo! Digital Marketing entity, R.O.C. law, Taipei District Court
For Taiwan, for the listed services the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo! Digital Marketing Co., Ltd., governed by the laws of the Republic of China with exclusive jurisdiction of the Taipei District Court; Yahoo Auctions, Shopping and Used Cars are provided by Yahoo! Taiwan Holdings Limited, Taiwan Branch on the same law and forum basis. For other services the entity specified as provider applies with the law of its place of incorporation, or Yahoo Inc. and the United States provisions if none is specified. The Minimum Age is 13.
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Taiwan (tw):
the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo! Digital Marketing Co., Ltd.
agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Taipei District Court located in Taiwan, R.O.C.
For Yahoo Auctions, Yahoo Shopping and Yahoo Used Cars are provided by provided by Yahoo! Taiwan Holdings Limited, Taiwan Branch
The Applicable Yahoo Entity is the Yahoo Entity that is specified to be the provider in respect of a specific Service, and the Terms and the relationship between you and the Applicable Yahoo Entity will be governed by the laws of the place of incorporation of the Applicable Yahoo Entity; or
If no Yahoo Entity is specified to be the provider in respect of a specific Service, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo Inc. (Address: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA), and for such Services, the terms of Section 14.2 (United States) apply.
Minimum Age: 13 years old
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EMEA: Yahoo International Limited (Ireland); EU minimum age is 16
For Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Applicable Yahoo Entity is Yahoo International Limited in Dublin, Ireland; the document notes the company providing the sites and apps changed its name on 6 May 2025 from Yahoo EMEA Limited to Yahoo International Limited. Subject to other site or service restrictions, the Minimum Age for EU Member States is 16 or the lower age a Member State provides for consent to processing personal data, and 13 outside the EU. The document also points to additional terms for EU users under the EU Digital Services Act.
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On 6 May 2025 the name of the company providing the sites and apps you use changed from Yahoo EMEA Limited to Yahoo International Limited.
under the EU Digital Services Act, we are required to provide users residing within the European Union with certain additional terms
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Applicable Yahoo Entity: Yahoo International Limited (Address: The EXO Building, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 W5Y2, Ireland)
Subject to any other restrictions for specific sites, apps, or services we provide, for EU Member States, the Minimum Age is 16 or the lower age that a Member State has provided for you to consent to the processing of your personal data. For countries outside the EU the Minimum Age is 13.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
EMEA: Irish law and Irish courts, but EU mandatory consumer rights are preserved
For Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Terms and their operation, interpretation or formation, including non-contractual claims, are governed by the laws of Ireland without regard to conflict-of-law provisions. Subject to an exception, the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts. If you reside in a European Union country, nothing in the Terms affects your right to rely on any mandatory local law or choice-of-jurisdiction provision that cannot be varied by contract.
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will be governed by the laws of Ireland without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
you and we agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts in respect of any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with these Terms or their operation, interpretation or formation (including non-contractual claims or disputes).
If you reside in a European Union country, nothing in these Terms, including paragraphs (b) and (c) above, affects your right to rely on any applicable mandatory local law or choice of jurisdiction provision that cannot be varied by contract.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
EMEA: advance notice of material changes, except urgent security or legal ones
For Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where Yahoo modifies the Services or Terms in ways that materially disadvantage users or materially limit access or usage, it says it will tell users a reasonable time in advance, subject to additional Mail-service requirements in Section 14.13(j)(ii); continued use after the effective date means agreement. For changes needed to meet security, safety, legal or regulatory requirements, Yahoo may not be able to notify in advance but will let you know as soon as practicable.
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Subject to the additional requirements under Section 14.13(j)(ii), where we modify the Services as outlined in Section 7(a), or we modify these Terms pursuant to Section 12(b), we will tell you a reasonable amount of time in advance of any modifications that will materially disadvantage our users or materially limit the access or usage of Services. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of any such modifications means that you agree to the Services or the Terms as modified.
For modifications to the Terms or to the Services that we need to make to meet security, safety, legal or regulatory requirements, we may not be able to notify you in advance but we will let you know as soon as practicable.
EMEA: account suspension grounds and notice before permanent termination
For Europe, the Middle East and Africa, without prejudice to statutory rights and subject for EU residents to the Digital Services Act provisions, Yahoo may without notice suspend or cancel your account or restrict access if you violate or it believes you are about to violate the Terms, in response to valid legal process from law enforcement or other government agencies, for unexpected technical or security issues, or for extended inactivity under its account deletion policy. If it permanently suspends or terminates your account, it will notify you in advance and allow reasonable time to access and save information, files and content, unless it has reason to believe continued access would violate legal provisions or requests from authorities or cause damage to Yahoo or third parties.
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Notwithstanding subsection (f) above and without prejudice to your statutory rights, and - with respect to users residing in the European Union, subject at all times to the provisions of subsection 14.13.o. below - we may, without notice, temporarily or permanently suspend or cancel your account or impose limits on or restrict your access to parts or all of your account or the Services:
if you violate, or we believe you are about to violate, the Terms, including any incorporated agreements, policies or guidelines;
in response to requests by law enforcement or other government agencies under valid legal process;
due to unexpected technical or security issues or problems; or
if your account shows extended periods of inactivity in accordance with our account deletion policy.
If we permanently suspend or terminate your account, we will notify you in advance and allow you reasonable time to access and save information, files and content associated with your account unless we have reason to believe that continued access to your account will violate applicable legal provisions, requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, or cause damage to us or to third parties.
Charges & Financial Obligations · User right or choice
EEA and UK consumers: 14-day cooling-off rights for fee-based services
For EEA and UK consumers, these provisions supplement Section 11. An EEA consumer can cancel a fee-based Service without giving a reason within 14 days of the contract’s conclusion, by notifying Yahoo before the period expires. A UK user given a free trial can cancel within 14 days after the trial ends and be reimbursed any fees charged, with an additional right to cancel within 14 days of each auto-renewed term for Mail subscriptions of 12 months or longer. For digital content not supplied on a tangible medium, the cancellation period expires immediately once you begin to download or stream it. Yahoo reimburses payments no later than 14 days after receiving the cancellation notice, using the same means of payment unless you expressly agree otherwise.
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Cooling-off period for EEA and UK consumers. The following provisions supplement Section 11 (Fee-based services and billing).
If you are a consumer living in the European Economic Area (EEA), you can cancel your fee-based Service without giving a reason within 14 days from the day of the conclusion of the contract.
You must send your notification to us before expiry of the 14-day cancellation period.
If you are a user in the UK and have been provided with a free trial period, you have the right to cancel your fee-based Service without giving a reason within 14 days following the end of the free trial period. Any fees you have been charged will be reimbursed to you. In addition, for any Mail Services subscription that involves a 12-month term or longer, you will have the additional right to cancel within 14 days of each auto-renewed term.
If you purchase digital content not supplied in a tangible medium from us, you agree that the cancellation period expires immediately once you begin to download or stream the digital content.
We will reimburse all payments received from you for the fee-based Service no later than 14 days from the day on which we received your cancellation notification. Unless you expressly agree otherwise, we will use the same means of payment as used for the initial transaction.
Charges & Financial Obligations · User right or choice
EMEA: after an auto-renewal price increase you have 14 days to terminate
For Europe, the Middle East and Africa, if a subscription is auto-renewed and the price has increased, Yahoo says you will be notified of the new price and allowed to terminate within 14 days of receiving the notice; in that case the new price does not become effective and the subscription ends at the end of the term. This is stated as applying in addition to Section 11(b)(v) and subject to additional rights for Mail users.
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In addition to Section 11(b)(v), and subject to the additional rights for Mail Services users set out in 14.13.j below, the following shall apply: If your subscription is auto-renewed and the price has increased, you will be notified of the applicable new price and you will be allowed to terminate your subscription within a period of 14 days upon receipt of the notice. In such case the new price will not become effective and your subscription will end at the end of the term.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
EEA/UK Mail users: Mail terms prevail; 30 days’ notice of material changes
For users residing in the EEA and UK, the Mail-service terms in Section 14.13.j apply notwithstanding contrary provisions of the Terms, are in addition to other rights, and prevail in a conflict. Yahoo may rename your Mail Service without affecting your rights. If it makes material changes to these Mail terms, it will give at least 30 days’ written notice before they take effect, and if you do not accept them you must cancel before the notice period ends. For UK users these terms do not affect statutory rights under Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
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Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in these Terms of Service, the following terms govern the provision of email services (including but not limited to Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Plus and Yahoo Mail Pro, referred to as “Mail Service(s)”) for users residing within the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom.
in the event of conflict between this Section 14.13.j and other provisions of these Terms of Service, this Section 14.13.j shall prevail. We reserve the right to change the name of your Mail Service(s) at any time but doing so will not affect your rights under these Terms of Service.
If we make any material changes to this Section 14.13.j, you will be given at least 30 days’ notice in writing before the new Terms of Service take effect. If you do not accept the new Terms of Service you must exercise your right to cancel your Mail Service(s) before the end of the notice period in accordance with Section 12.c.
For users residing in the UK, these terms do not affect any of your statutory rights under Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
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EEA Mail: contractual summaries, service description and Yahoo contact details
For users in the European Economic Area, the European Electronic Communications Code requires Yahoo to provide contractual-rights information when they sign up for Mail Services; summaries for Yahoo Mail, Mail Plus and Mail Pro form part of the contract. Yahoo describes Mail as a personal email service accessed through a web interface or app that requires an internet connection. Yahoo International Limited, in Dublin, provides the Mail Services and is the contact for complaints. Yahoo says it can act on credible reports that a Mail account compromises security, including terminating accounts after human review, and that the European Accessibility Act applies to Mail in the EEA.
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If you are a user residing in the European Economic Area, the European Electronic Communications Code (the EECC) requires Yahoo to provide you with information about contractual rights when you sign up for our Mail Services.
The relevant summary forms part of your contract with Yahoo.
Yahoo is a personal email service that users can access through a web interface or an app, and through a variety of devices and operating systems. An internet connection is required to send or receive emails via our Mail Services.
Yahoo International Limited is established at The EXO Building, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 W5Y2, Ireland and provides the Mail Services to you. You can contact Yahoo on this postal address, including raising any complaints about the Mail Services.
Yahoo can take action in response to credible reports that a Mail account is being used in a way that compromises the security of our Services (e.g. Mail accounts associated with spam, scam advertisements, ransomware and malware), including terminating Mail accounts following human review.
The European Accessibility Act ("EAA") applies to Mail Services provided by Yahoo in the European Economic Area.
purpose: security
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The contractual summaries and EAA statement are linked but not supplied.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
For EEA and UK paid-for Mail Services, you must give credit card, billing and shipping information that is true, valid, accurate, current and complete, and Yahoo may terminate your account and refuse future access if it is untrue or Yahoo has reasonable grounds to believe so. You receive paid features continuously unless you cancel and are responsible for purchases made through Yahoo or in connection with your account. Subscriptions renew automatically at the start of each monthly or yearly billing period, with charging no earlier than 24 hours before, and Yahoo may keep payment-method information. Trial periods may be free before charges begin and Yahoo may restrict them at any time. You can cancel through the Subscriptions tab, effective from the next billing cycle with access until the period ends. Yahoo gives at least 30 days’ advance notice of price changes, and if you do not wish to pay you can cancel.
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In some jurisdictions, Yahoo offers paid-for Mail Services such as Yahoo Mail Plus and Yahoo Mail Pro, which include additional features
You must provide your credit card number, billing and shipping information and other information (your "Registration Information"), which will be handled in accordance with the Yahoo Privacy Policy. You agree that the Registration Information you provide is true, valid, accurate, current, and complete and you will update the information to ensure it is correct. If any information you provide is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Yahoo has reasonable grounds to believe so, we have the right to terminate your account and refuse you any and all current or future access to or use of the paid-for Mail Services.
When you subscribe to the paid-for Mail Services, you receive access to the paid features on a continuing basis unless you cancel. You are responsible for any purchases made through Yahoo or in connection with your Yahoo account.
Your subscription is automatically renewed and charged at the start of each billing period (either monthly or yearly depending on your subscription), and you will be charged no earlier than 24 hours before the beginning of each billing period. You authorise and direct us to retain information about the payment method(s) associated with your account.
you may receive access to the subscription features at no charge for a specified trial period, after which you will be charged until you cancel your subscription. We may at any time restrict the availability of trial periods.
You have the right to cancel your Mail Services subscription through your ‘Subscriptions’ tab in your Yahoo account. The cancellation will apply from the next billing cycle and access to your subscription will continue until the end of the current billing period.
Yahoo will provide you with advance notice of at least 30 days of any changes to the subscription price. If you do not wish to pay the increased price, you may cancel your subscription as described above.
Paid Mail: Account Updater shares registration data; small card-check debits
For paid-for Mail Services, Yahoo may subscribe to a third-party Account Updater service that can attempt to refresh expired card numbers with replacements. By registering, you consent to Yahoo disclosing your registration information to that service, for use solely in connection with Account Updater, and to Yahoo’s receipt and use of updated card information from your financial institution. Yahoo may also verify card validity, including debiting a small amount and immediately crediting it back and asking you to confirm the amount, and says it will use this only to screen for fraud.
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Yahoo may subscribe to a third party service that can attempt to refresh expired credit card or debit card numbers with the numbers of replacement cards so that your subscription does not lapse because the payment method initially on file with Yahoo has expired (“Account Updater”). By registering for paid-for Mail Services, you consent to Yahoo’s disclosure of your registration information to this third party service and to that service’s use of such information solely in connection with Account Updater. You also consent to Yahoo’s receipt and use of updated credit card or debit card account information from your financial institution in connection with the provision of the Service as provided in these Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy.
To protect against potential fraud, we may take steps to verify the validity of the credit card information you provide to us. The verification process may include debiting a small amount from your credit card account and then immediately crediting the same amount back, as well as asking you to verify the amount debited in order to confirm that you are in possession of your credit card. We will only use this process to screen for fraud.
By finalising the check out process when you order paid-for Mail Services, you agree to be bound by these terms.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
In-app purchases: the app store handles payment, cancellation and refunds
Where a Yahoo subscription is purchased through a third-party platform such as the Apple App Store or Google Play, the platform processes all purchase information, including payment information, and is solely responsible for payment processing, cancellations, refunds and other actions. You agree that information you provide is true, valid, accurate, current and complete, and Yahoo may terminate your account and refuse access if it has reasonable grounds to suspect otherwise. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled under the platform’s terms. You need a device meeting system and compatibility requirements that may change, and Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of the terms for subscriptions on the iOS mobile app.
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Where you purchase a subscription service from a third-party platform such as the Apple App Store or Google Play, all information you provide in connection with the purchase (including payment information) is processed by the third party platform, and the third party platform is solely responsible for all payment processing, cancellations, refunds, and other actions in connection with the purchase.
If at any time Yahoo has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Yahoo has the right to terminate your account and refuse you any and all current or future access to or use of the Service.
Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless cancelled according to the applicable terms and conditions of the platform where you purchased the subscription.
To access, purchase and use the Service, you are required to use a device that meets the system and compatibility requirements for the Service, which may change from time to time.
Apple Inc. and Apple Inc.'s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of the terms applicable to your use of the subscription service on the mobile app and have the right to enforce those terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
These in-app purchase terms appear in the Europe, Middle East and Africa section; they say in some jurisdictions subscriptions are available through mobile apps.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
EMEA: EU consumer rights kept; liability for fraud and negligent injury accepted
For consumers living in a European Union country, nothing in the Terms affects legal rights they have as consumers under Irish and EU law that cannot be contractually altered or waived, so some of the exclusions and limitations in Sections 8 and 9 do not apply to them. Separately, this Europe, Middle East and Africa section states that, despite Section 9, Yahoo accepts responsibility for fraudulent representations made by it and if you are injured or die as a direct result of its negligence in connection with the Services; that sentence does not itself limit the undertaking to EU consumers.
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Nothing in the Terms affects any legal rights that you are entitled to as a consumer under Irish and EU law which cannot be contractually altered or waived. Accordingly, some of the exclusions and limitations in Sections 8 and 9 of the Terms will not apply to you if you are a consumer living in a European Union country.
Despite Section 9, we accept responsibility for fraudulent representations made by us or if you are injured or die as a direct result of our negligence in connection with the Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
The preservation of non-waivable rights is stated for consumers living in a European Union country; the fraud and negligent-injury undertaking is stated as a separate sentence.
Separate additional terms exist for Italian, German, French and Austrian users
The Europe, Middle East and Africa section points to additional terms for Italian, German, French and Austrian users.
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Additional terms for 1) Italian users can be found here, 2) German users here, 3) French users here and 4) Austrian users here.
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Those additional terms are linked but not supplied, so their contents are unknown.
Security & Safeguards · Company practice
EU Digital Services Act: restrictions Yahoo may apply to Search, comments, Mail
To meet the EU Digital Services Act, Yahoo describes restrictions it may impose on certain Services for users in the EU, to address illegal content or content violating its Community Guidelines. For Yahoo Search these include algorithmic restriction of adult or illegal content, dereferencing results under EU privacy law, inserting warning labels and law-enforcement contact information to dissuade engagement with illegal or harmful content, human review of blocked autocomplete suggestions, and referring illegal-content complaints to Microsoft Bing. For user comments they include human review and removal, disabling the comment function for repeated violations, and algorithmic detection. For Mail they include action on notices about illegal or violating email content and terminating accounts after human review for repeated violations or security compromise. For all Services it includes acting on EU Member State authorities’ removal orders.
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The EU Digital Services Act (‘DSA’) requires us to provide users in the European Union with details of any restrictions we may impose on the use of certain Services. These restrictions enable us to take action to address content on our Services that is illegal and/or in violation of our Community Guidelines.
Use of algorithmic tools to restrict the visibility of search results containing adult content in certain cases, including where users are identified as under 18 years;
Use of algorithmic tools to restrict the visibility of search results containing illegal content;
Dereferencing of search results in order to uphold an individual’s rights under EU privacy law (known as the ‘Right To Be Forgotten’);
Use of algorithmic tools to insert additional content within certain search results, including warning labels and law enforcement contact information, to dissuade a user from engaging with illegal and harmful content;
Use of human review to block the display of certain suggested search terms to ‘autocomplete’ a user’s typed-in query where the suggested search terms would contain prohibited words or phrases in violation of Yahoo’s Community Guidelines; and
Referring complaints about illegal search content to Microsoft Bing, the search engine that generates Yahoo’s general algorithmic and advertising search results.
Taking action in response to notices from individuals or entities about user comments on our Services that are illegal or in violation of our Community Guidelines, including using human review to restrict visibility of or remove user comments, and disabling access to the user comments function on our Services for repeated violations; and
Using algorithmic tools to detect, identify and address content contained in user comments on our Services that is illegal or in violation of our Community Guidelines.
Taking action in response to notices from individuals or entities about email content on the Services that is illegal or in violation of our Community Guidelines, including terminating an individual’s email account after their account has been used for repeated violations following human review; and
Taking action in response to credible reports that an email account or accounts are being used in a way that compromises the security of our Services (including email accounts associated with spam, scam advertisements, ransomware and malware), including terminating email accounts following human review.
Taking action in response to EU Member State authorities’ orders to remove illegal content.
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated for users in the European Union; the text says the DSA requires these details for EU users.
EU users can complain about account restrictions through DSA contact points
An EU-resident user whose account has been restricted may submit a complaint through the listed points of contact, including their country of residence, account information (name and email address) and complaint details, and Yahoo says it will respond with the steps it is prepared to take. Yahoo reserves the right not to respond if information is insufficient or further requests go unanswered. Yahoo says its complaints handling teams are trained to review complaints and take action in accordance with its Community Guidelines and Terms of Service in a timely, non-discriminatory and diligent manner, and that complaints under the DSA are reviewed by its Legal and Member Services Teams. EU Member State, European Commission and European Board for Digital Services representatives have a dedicated email address, and EU users can use a contact form or email dsaquery[@]yahooinc.com; these contacts cannot be used for matters unrelated to the DSA.
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Users in the European Union may contact us to raise any queries or complaints under the DSA via the ‘Points of Contact’ section below. Complaints are reviewed by our Legal and Member Services Teams.
Any user residing within the European Union whose account has been restricted pursuant to Section 14.13.o.i. above may submit a complaint to us using the relevant points of contact provided in Section iii. below. The complaint must include the following information: your country of residence; your account information (name and email address); details of your complaint including any notifications you have received from us regarding your account or services you have used under your account. Upon review, we will respond with the steps we are prepared to take, if applicable, to address your complaint. We reserve the right not to respond if you fail to provide sufficient information for us to understand the general nature of your complaint, and/or if you fail to respond to any requests for additional information from us in order to ensure your complaint is adequately substantiated.
If you are a representative of a Member State of the European Union, the European Commission or the European Board for Digital Services you can communicate with us at the following email address: dsa[@]yahooinc.com.
If you are a user residing within the European Union, the most direct way for us to address any query, concern, or complaint you may have under the DSA is by completing our
These points of contact cannot be used for any matter that is not related to the Digital Services Act.
Our complaints handling teams are trained to review your complaint and to take action in accordance with our Community Guidelines and these Terms of Service, in a timely, non-discriminatory and diligent manner.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The Terms state they were last updated on 4 August 2026
The page states a last-updated date of 4 August 2026. Other dates in the text are tied to specific provisions, such as the May 15, 2025 and January 2, 2026 versions referenced in arbitration opt-out periods and a 6 May 2025 company name change.
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Last updated: 4 August 2026
the version of these Terms dated May 15, 2025 or later
the version of these Terms dated January 2, 2026 or later
Qualifications & exceptions
The text does not say whether 4 August 2026 is also an effective date for all provisions.