Glimpse Privacy Policy

About this policy

Glimpse (拾光) is provided by independent developer LennorLv to help you browse and organize photos and videos on your iPhone and iPad. This policy explains how the app handles information and the controls available to you.

The app does not require a separate account, include advertising, third-party behavioral analytics or third-party crash-reporting SDKs, sell personal information, or track you across apps. Photos and videos are not uploaded to developer servers. Some features use Apple's Photos, iCloud, Maps and App Store services as described below.

Photo permission and library changes

The app accesses only the system photo-library assets you authorize. You can grant full or limited access, and change or revoke permission in iOS / iPadOS Settings. Limited access, unavailable downloads or filters may prevent some media from appearing.

Photos, Live Photos, videos, capture dates, file details and camera settings are accessed to provide viewing and organization. Deletion, favorite and hiding choices are staged locally. The app requests library changes only after you review and confirm; the system may request separate confirmation. The app does not delete photos automatically.

If a request is interrupted or its result cannot be determined, necessary execution evidence is retained to avoid automatically repeating the original request. Local undo applies to unsubmitted choices and cannot guarantee recovery of changes already made. Use Apple Photos to manage deleted or hidden media.

On-device analysis, location and motion

Similar-photo analysis uses Apple Vision to compute image features and groups on the device. Rebuildable indexes, thumbnails and image caches are stored locally. Image features are not uploaded to the developer or to the app's CloudKit database. Apple's system services may download originals from iCloud Photos according to your settings.

The information panel may display a capture location already stored in a photo. Displaying a map or resolving a place name sends the relevant coordinates to Apple Maps services. The app does not request your device's current location, upload capture locations to developer servers, or include them in its cloud-synchronized operation records.

Home-screen card parallax processes device-motion information locally in real time, without saving or uploading it. The app may retain local diagnostic information to help investigate loading or sync errors; it does not automatically send these diagnostics to the developer.

Local records and automatic iCloud sync

The device stores photo-library references, browsing and recommendation progress, staged selections and operation outcomes to restore unfinished batches, reduce repeated recommendations and avoid repeating requests. Statistics are derived from operation outcomes.

When automatic iCloud sync is enabled and available, your chosen nickname, supported preferences, archived operation records, asset references, record-removal or ignore states and necessary source-device identifiers are synchronized to your personal CloudKit private database. Source-device identifiers distinguish record origins and resolve sync conflicts; they are not advertising identifiers. Statistics can be recalculated from synchronized records.

Sync does not upload photo or video files, capture locations, image features or device-motion data. Unfinished choices and device-specific recovery requests stay on their source device. Synced records support personal cross-device restoration and display; they do not automatically repeat deletion, favorite or hiding requests on another device.

You choose your nickname. The app does not read your Apple Account's real name, email address or password. Sync uses the Apple Account signed in through the system and does not require a manual sync action. It depends on connectivity, account status, iCloud storage and system scheduling, and may not be immediate.

The developer has no backend service for reading users' private CloudKit content and does not access their private records through the CloudKit console. You can disable automatic sync in More → Personal profile and iCloud. Disabling sync does not automatically erase existing local or cloud records.

Purchases and subscriptions

Versions offering Pro subscriptions use Apple App Store and StoreKit for purchases, restoration and subscription management. The app uses Apple-verified products, transactions and subscription status on the device to determine access. The developer does not receive payment-card details or upload purchase records to developer servers. Apple handles payments, refunds and renewal under its applicable policies.

Support email and public pages

If you contact support, the developer receives your email address, description and any information you choose to attach, solely to reply, troubleshoot and handle your request. Support correspondence is kept only as needed to handle the issue and necessary follow-up; you can request deletion, except where retention is legally required. Please do not send private photos, complete asset identifiers, passwords or unnecessary sensitive information.

These privacy and support pages are static pages hosted by GitHub Pages. They include no analytics scripts, advertisements, third-party fonts or tracking pixels. The hosting provider may process IP addresses and access logs under its policies. See the GitHub Privacy Statement.

Apple services handle account, iCloud, Maps and payment-related information under their applicable policies. See Apple’s Privacy Policy and iCloud terms.

Retention and your controls

Local progress and records remain until cleared with the relevant controls or the app's local data is removed. Clearing image caches removes only rebuildable caches. Resetting browsing progress retains operation history, does not alter Apple Photos and does not clear the cloud database. Deleting an operation record removes it from visible history; necessary removal markers and unverified evidence may remain to maintain sync and prevent repeated requests.

Cloud records may remain until you remove the app's data using available system iCloud storage-management controls. Disabling sync or uninstalling the app does not itself delete cloud records. Settings vary by system version. To remove all cloud records, first disable sync on devices using Glimpse and then use the available system storage-management options. The developer cannot read or delete your personal private database on your behalf.

Unsynced local app records are excluded from system backups and may be lost on reinstallation. Your system photo library is managed independently by Apple Photos and your iCloud Photos settings. You can edit your nickname, change photo permissions, disable sync or contact the developer about information you voluntarily provided to support.

Updates and contact

This page and its date will be updated if the app's data handling changes. Changes requiring additional consent will be handled as applicable. This policy does not represent planned features as currently available.

Developer: LennorLv (independent developer)
Privacy and technical support: lvjianhua75@me.com