When users share content publicly on BeReal, they grant BeReal a worldwide, royalty-free, and sublicensable licence to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, and distribute that content across any media or distribution method, without additional payment beyond access to the service.
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This provision establishes the scope of rights BeReal holds over publicly posted user content, including sublicensing rights that permit third-party distribution. The assertion that app access constitutes sufficient compensation for this licence may require evaluation under applicable consumer contract fairness standards in the EU and UK.
Under this clause, any content posted publicly on BeReal is subject to a broad licence permitting BeReal to reproduce, adapt, and distribute it across any media without additional compensation to the user. The agreement characterizes access to BeReal's services as the consideration exchanged for this licence.
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Compare across platforms →"Globally Shared Content: refers to content you have shared with everyone on BeReal. In exchange for using our services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free and sublicensable licence to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute the content you share globally in any media or distribution methods. This licence authorises us to make your globally shared content available to the rest of the world and to allow others to do the same. These additional uses are made without any compensation paid with respect to Globally Shared Content, as your use of our Services is hereby accepted as sufficient compensation.Excerpt from BeReal's Terms of Service
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This provision establishes the scope of rights BeReal holds over publicly posted user content, including sublicensing rights that permit third-party distribution. The assertion that app access constitutes sufficient compensation for this licence may require evaluation under applicable consumer contract fairness standards in the EU and UK.
Under this clause, any content posted publicly on BeReal is subject to a broad licence permitting BeReal to reproduce, adapt, and distribute it across any media without additional compensation to the user. The agreement characterizes access to BeReal's services as the consideration exchanged for this licence.
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