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Content License Grant

Medium severity Uncommon · 15 of 325 platforms
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What it is

When you post photos or videos on BeReal, you give BeReal a broad, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute that content across their services.

This analysis describes what BeReal's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision establishes the scope of BeReal's operational rights over publicly shared user content, permitting the platform to repurpose and distribute such content without additional compensation or per-use licensing requirements. The sublicensable component authorizes BeReal to permit third parties to exercise these same rights.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This provision means BeReal can use your images and videos without paying you, and may use them in ways beyond what you originally intended when sharing with friends.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    Open the BeReal app, navigate to your profile, go to Settings, and select 'Delete my account'. Deleting your account removes your content and terminates the license grant going forward.

How other platforms handle this

Headspace Medium

By submitting User Material you hereby grant Headspace an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free, worldwide license to use, telecast, copy, perform, display, edit, distribute and otherwise exploit the User Material you post on the Products, or any portion thereof, and any ideas, concept...

Patreon Medium

By making creations available on Patreon or otherwise posting on Patreon, you grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, worldwide license covering your creation or what you post in all formats and channels now known or later developed anywhere in the world to use...

WhatsApp Medium

In order to operate and provide our Services, you grant WhatsApp a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, display, and perform the information (including the content) that you upload, submit, store, s...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Globally Shared Content means Content you shared with everyone on BeReal. In exchange for using our Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute the content you share with a Globally Shared Content in any and all media or distribution methods.

— Excerpt from BeReal's BeReal Terms of Service

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

The content license clause raises questions of scope and duration under EU intellectual property law and GDPR, particularly regarding the basis for processing personal data embedded in user content; legal teams should assess whether the license grant is adequately informed and specific under applicable law.

Full compliance analysis

Regulatory citations, enforcement risk, and due diligence action items.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC oversees unfair or deceptive practices; overly broad content licenses that are not clearly disclosed to consumers may constitute a deceptive practice.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
BeReal Terms of Service
Entity
BeReal
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
March 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001301
Document ID
CA-D-00249
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
49c7e102870753982cf0c1b48e76490f1c309cf9f106e61ebfaeba855b4630e9
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 05:28 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: BeReal
Document: BeReal Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-001301
Captured: 2026-03-20 05:28:58 UTC
SHA-256: 49c7e10287075398…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/bereal/bereal-terms-of-service/content-license-grant/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does BeReal's Content License Grant clause do?

The provision establishes the scope of BeReal's operational rights over publicly shared user content, permitting the platform to repurpose and distribute such content without additional compensation or per-use licensing requirements. The sublicensable component authorizes BeReal to permit third parties to exercise these same rights.

How does this clause affect you?

This provision means BeReal can use your images and videos without paying you, and may use them in ways beyond what you originally intended when sharing with friends.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 15 platforms. See the full comparison.

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