If BeReal is sold, merges with another company, or goes through a major corporate change, your personal data including your photos and location history can be transferred to the new owner.
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A corporate transaction could result in your personal data being controlled by an entirely different company with different privacy practices, and you may have limited ability to prevent this transfer.
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 →This provision means that in a sale or restructuring of BeReal, all data the platform holds on you including dual-camera photos and location history could be passed to a new entity, whose privacy practices may differ materially from BeReal's.
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"In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other similar event, your personal data may be transferred to a successor entity or third party as part of that transaction.Excerpt from BeReal's Privacy Policy
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A corporate transaction could result in your personal data being controlled by an entirely different company with different privacy practices, and you may have limited ability to prevent this transfer.
This provision means that in a sale or restructuring of BeReal, all data the platform holds on you including dual-camera photos and location history could be passed to a new entity, whose privacy practices may differ materially from BeReal's.
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