Content shared only with friends on BeReal is not automatically licensed to BeReal for commercial use; users may voluntarily opt in to grant BeReal a licence to use friends-only content for communication, commerce, and marketing purposes.
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This provision establishes a separate, opt-in consent mechanism for commercial use of private friend-circle content, distinguishing it from the automatic licence granted for publicly shared content. The adequacy of the opt-in mechanism under GDPR consent standards, particularly the requirements of freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent, warrants review.
Interpretive note: The document does not specify the mechanism or interface for the voluntary opt-in, making it impossible to assess whether the consent process satisfies GDPR or equivalent standards from the document text alone.
This addition distinguishes between shared and private content with opt-in commercial licensing for friends-only content, giving users more granular control over how their content is used commercially.
View full change record →This clause establishes that content shared only with friends is not subject to BeReal's commercial content licence unless the user voluntarily opts in. Users who opt in grant BeReal a licence to use that content for communication, commerce, and marketing purposes.
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Compare across platforms →"Friends-only Content: refers to content you have shared only with your friends on BeReal. On a voluntary basis, some people may choose to share their friends-only content with BeReal so that it can be used for communication, commerce and marketing purposes. If you decide to do so, you will need to grant BeReal a licence to use your Friends-only Content.Excerpt from BeReal's Terms of Service
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This provision establishes a separate, opt-in consent mechanism for commercial use of private friend-circle content, distinguishing it from the automatic licence granted for publicly shared content. The adequacy of the opt-in mechanism under GDPR consent standards, particularly the requirements of freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent, warrants review.
This clause establishes that content shared only with friends is not subject to BeReal's commercial content licence unless the user voluntarily opts in. Users who opt in grant BeReal a licence to use that content for communication, commerce, and marketing purposes.
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