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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Yelp, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Yelp Inc.
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Penalty: $450,000
Year: 2014
Date: September 17, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: Online review site Yelp, Inc., and mobile app developer TinyCo, Inc., agreed to settle separate Federal Trade Commission charges that they improperly collected children's information in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, Rule. Under the terms of the settlements, Yelp will pay a $450,000 civil penalty, while TinyCo will pay a $300,000 civil penalty.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: internet services
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.