We may investigate and disclose information from or about you if we have a good faith belief that such investigation or disclosure is (a) reasonably necessary to comply with legal process and law enforcement instructions and orders, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, judicial proceeding, or other legal process served on us
In fairness to Yelp, their privacy policy can hardly say "we won't give your data up in response to a subpoena", because if the subpoena was legitimate they'd be in contempt. Yelp can certainly challenge the validity of a subpoena, but that's not something they would be putting in a privacy policy.
I would be on their side if it said "good faith belief that such investigation or disclosure is reasonably necessary". That is to say they would defend against frivolous nonsense (and perhaps lose making it necessary). It would be nice to know they had something akin to a spine.
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Their privacy policy is very easy on the courts.
In fairness to Yelp, their privacy policy can hardly say "we won't give your data up in response to a subpoena", because if the subpoena was legitimate they'd be in contempt. Yelp can certainly challenge the validity of a subpoena, but that's not something they would be putting in a privacy policy.
I would be on their side if it said "good faith belief that such investigation or disclosure is reasonably necessary". That is to say they would defend against frivolous nonsense (and perhaps lose making it necessary). It would be nice to know they had something akin to a spine.