BeReal is a French company but may transfer your personal data to countries outside the EU/EEA, including to the United States, using Standard Contractual Clauses as the legal safeguard.
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The clause establishes the operational framework by which BeReal may process and store user personal data across international borders while maintaining compliance with EU data protection requirements. The reliance on SCCs creates enforceable contractual obligations between data processors and recipients in third countries regarding data handling standards.
EU and UK users' personal data may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other third countries, which could expose it to different legal standards and government access rules.
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"The personal data is transferred to countries recognized as offering an equivalent level of protection or, One of the mechanisms offering appropriate guarantees is implemented (for example, the adoption of the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.— Excerpt from BeReal's BeReal Privacy Policy
Cross-border transfers must comply with GDPR Chapter V; the reliance on SCCs post-Schrems II requires a documented Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) — compliance teams should verify BeReal has conducted TIAs for all recipient jurisdictions, particularly the US given ongoing enforcement scrutiny.
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The clause establishes the operational framework by which BeReal may process and store user personal data across international borders while maintaining compliance with EU data protection requirements. The reliance on SCCs creates enforceable contractual obligations between data processors and recipients in third countries regarding data handling standards.
EU and UK users' personal data may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other third countries, which could expose it to different legal standards and government access rules.
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