What You Need To Know About Yahoo's New Terms of Service
Yahoo is a web services provider, and as an older, well-known, and popular name, you can find a variety of services with Yahoo. Being an older service, it has had changes and mergers, and as such, the Terms of Service have changed over time. If you're curious about , DoNotPay can help you learn to efficiently analyze the newest version.
Yahoo Terms of Service Overview
Launched in 1995, Yahoo is known for its free email, search engine, and news portal. Users can also find financials, sports, shopping, and weather. With such a variety of services, it is important to understand the Terms of Service and how they apply to different aspects of the company's services.
New Yahoo Terms of Service
It was announced in September 2021 that Yahoo had been acquired by Apollo Global Management, Inc. and that Yahoo would operate as a standalone company under Apollo Funds. The Yahoo Terms of Service was last updated in November 2021 and still govern the use of Yahoo (and AOL) products.
What Will You Find in the Yahoo Terms of Service?
Within the Terms of Service, you will find sections entitled:
- Welcome to Yahoo
- Using the Services
- Your Account; Notices
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Procedure for Copyright or Other Intellectual Property Infringement Claims
- Content in the Services and License Grant to Yahoo
- Modifying and Terminating the Services; Terminating accounts
- Our Warranties and Disclaimers
- Limitation of Liability
- Feedback
- Fee-Based Services and Billing
- About These Terms
- Provider of Services
- Contracting Party, Choice of Law, and Location for Resolving Disputes and Other Local Region Provision
As you can see, there is a lot of information covered in the new Yahoo Terms of Service. This does not even include the Yahoo Privacy Policy, which you must also agree to as part of the Terms of Service agreement. Even if you do read the document in its entirety, the Terms of Service can be tedious to read, confusing, or even misleading. Some people find the technical and legal wording to be overwhelming, making it hard to understand what rights you are giving up or how to tell if Yahoo is violating the Terms of Service.
Analyze Yahoo Terms of Service on Your Own
Ultimately, you are responsible for reading and abiding by the Yahoo Terms of Service. If you are struggling to read the entire document or want to tackle the most important sections first before diving in later, some of the key parts to read carefully include:
- Data/Privacy Policy - How is your information collected, used, stored, or shared? Is there an opt-out option?
- Arbitration and Disputes - How are disputes handled? Do you waive your right to trial by jury or join a class-action lawsuit?
- Highlighted Text - If there are sections in all caps, bold print, italics, or that is underlined, pay attention. This is information the company has deemed particularly important.
- Terms of Service Updates - How will you be notified of changes?
DoNotPay Can Quickly Analyze Terms of Service for You
DoNotPay understands that your time is limited, and you probably don't want to read the after every merger, acquisition, or update. We can help you quickly check for important updates and violations.
How to analyze terms and services using DoNotPay:
If you want to analyze terms and services but don't know where to start, DoNotPay has you covered in 5 easy steps:
- Go to the Analyze Terms and Services product on DoNotPay.
- Enter the website domain you would like to scan.
- Wait for DoNotPay to identify any legal violations on the website (it should only take a few seconds!) If there are violations, proceed to drafting a demand letter.
- Enter how much you want to receive in compensation and the company name.
- Enter your contact information so the company can contact you.
DoNotPay will generate a demand letter on your behalf with every legal violation we identified that you can send to the company.
In fact, we can analyze any company's terms of service for violations and potential compensation, including:
Why Use DoNotPay to Analyze Terms of Service?
DoNotPay understands that combining through the Terms of Service for every single product can be tedious and overwhelming. It's not much quicker to analyze them each time there is an update. That is why DoNotPay makes the process quick, easy, and successful for you.
How to Sue Yahoo for Terms of Service Violations
Sometimes, when you address violations to a company, they may try to ignore or dismiss you. If you are being given the runaround by Yahoo or another company, we may be able to escalate your case to Small Claims Court, using our Sue Now product. You can rest assured that DoNotPay will make the best case for you.
What Else Can DoNotPay Do?
Analyzing Terms of Service is just one of the many services DoNotPay provides. We can also assist with:
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