BeReal may ask for access to your phone's contact list to help you find friends on the platform. This means contact data from people who have not agreed to BeReal's terms is uploaded to BeReal's servers.
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The provision establishes a permissioning mechanism for contact data access, making friend discovery functionality dependent on user authorization. This defines the operational conditions under which BeReal processes contact information from a user's device.
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 →Granting contact access gives BeReal data about non-users in your network without their knowledge or consent, which raises significant third-party privacy concerns.
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"You can decide to allow BeReal to access your address book to identify the friends in your Address Book who may already be on BeReal or to recommend you new friends. We do not access your Address Book without your permission.Excerpt from BeReal's Privacy Policy
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The provision establishes a permissioning mechanism for contact data access, making friend discovery functionality dependent on user authorization. This defines the operational conditions under which BeReal processes contact information from a user's device.
Granting contact access gives BeReal data about non-users in your network without their knowledge or consent, which raises significant third-party privacy concerns.
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