Every time you post a BeReal, the app takes a photo from both your front camera (your face) and your rear camera (your surroundings) at the same moment, and both images along with time and location data are saved by the company.
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This provision is structurally unique: unlike most apps that collect photos you choose to share, BeReal's mechanism captures facial imagery and environmental context simultaneously on a randomised timer, meaning users may not always have full control over what is captured.
Interpretive note: Whether BeReal's facial imagery collection constitutes a 'biometric identifier' under BIPA or GDPR Article 9 depends on the specific downstream processing applied, which is not fully specified in the policy text available.
The updated policy now requires email address in addition to phone number, full name, and date of birth to create an account. BeReal discloses that it derives likely gender from your username, first name, and biography using AI, and uses this classification for internal targeting purposes. The policy also reveals that a randomized sample of 0.001% of users will have their interface interactions (touches and swipes) recorded through an analytics partner for up to 90 days to understand how users navigate the app; this practice does not apply in all geographic regions. You can review your app settings or contact BeReal to inquire about your data collection status.
View change record →Removal of explicit disclosure of dual-camera capture and metadata collection suggests either de-emphasis of this core functionality or implicit coverage under other provisions.
View full change record →This clause means your facial image and a photo of your environment are captured together at unpredictable moments, and this dual-image data along with location and timestamp metadata is held by BeReal and may be shared with service providers.
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"When you take a BeReal, we capture photos from both your front and back cameras at the same time. These images, along with associated metadata such as the time and location of capture, are collected and stored by BeReal.Excerpt from BeReal's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The simultaneous front-camera facial capture may implicate the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI), and Washington's biometric privacy law, each of which imposes …
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This provision is structurally unique: unlike most apps that collect photos you choose to share, BeReal's mechanism captures facial imagery and environmental context simultaneously on a randomised timer, meaning users may not always have full control over what is captured.
This clause means your facial image and a photo of your environment are captured together at unpredictable moments, and this dual-image data along with location and timestamp metadata is held by BeReal and may be shared with service providers.
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