Short version: what you scan and create stays on your phone. Glimpse has no account and no server. The free version shows ads from Google AdMob, which uses a device advertising ID. Glimpse Pro removes ads.

Who we are

Glimpse: QR & Barcode Scanner ("Glimpse") is made by Lanternapps Studio. Contact: TODO@lanternapps.com.

What stays on your phone

• Scans. Codes are decoded on your phone with Google ML Kit's on-device model. The content of a code is never sent to us or to anyone else.
• Link checks. Glimpse checks links on your phone and does not send them to a checking service.
• History, notes and saved codes. These are stored only in Glimpse's private storage on your phone. They are excluded from Android cloud backups. You can turn history off, delete entries, or delete everything in Settings. Uninstalling Glimpse deletes all of it.
• Pictures, screenshots and PDFs you choose to scan are read once, on your phone, and are not stored or uploaded.
• Logos you add to generated codes are copied into Glimpse's private storage so the code can be edited later.

Permissions

The camera is the only permission Glimpse asks for, and it is used only to scan codes. Saving, importing, contacts, calendar and Wi-Fi go through Android's own screens, so Glimpse never gets general access to your files, contacts or calendar.

Advertising (free version)

The free version shows ads from Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and process your device's advertising ID, approximate location derived from your IP address, information about ad interactions, and diagnostics, to show and measure ads and prevent fraud. Ads are never shown on the camera screen, and scan content is never shared with AdMob.

In the EEA, UK and Switzerland, Glimpse asks for your consent through Google's consent tool before ads are personalised. You can change your choice any time in Settings → Ad privacy choices. Everywhere, you can reset or delete your advertising ID in Android settings.

Google's use of this data is described at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Purchases

Glimpse Pro is bought through Google Play. Google handles payment; we receive only confirmation that your account owns Pro, which is stored on your phone so Pro works offline. We never see your payment details.

What we do not do

• No account or sign-in, and no analytics or crash-reporting SDK of our own.
• We do not sell personal data.
• Glimpse is not directed at children under 13.

Your choices and deleting data

Because we hold no data about you on any server, there is nothing for us to delete. Your data on the phone can be deleted in Settings → Delete all history, or by uninstalling Glimpse. Buying Pro removes ads and with them AdMob's data collection in Glimpse.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date.