Privacy Policy

Glimpse ("we", "us") is an event photo sharing service, operated as Glimpse Photo at glimpsephoto.app. Photographers and agencies upload event photos, and guests use a selfie to find the photos they appear in. This policy applies to our website and app.

The short version

• We use face recognition to match your selfie to event photos, and only for that.
• We don't sell your personal data, and we don't use your face data for advertising.
• You can remove a selfie from your profile at any time.

What we collect

• Account details: your name, mobile number and email, and your password in hashed form if you set one. If you link Google sign-in, we also keep your Google account ID and email.
• Selfies and face data: the selfies you add, and a numerical representation of the face in each one (a face embedding) used for matching.
• Event photos and videos: what agencies, photographers and guests upload, along with the faces detected in photos and their embeddings. This can include people who haven't signed up.
• Sign-in and usage records: your IP address, approximate location and device or browser details when you sign in, and an approximate location when a printed event QR code is scanned.
• Agency and billing details: business and contact details, invoices, and storage use.
• Browser storage: what keeps you signed in, and the referral code if you arrived through an affiliate link.

How face matching works

When a photo is uploaded, our systems detect the faces in it and create an embedding for each. When you add a selfie, we create an embedding for it too and compare the two, so that photos you appear in show up in your gallery, including photos uploaded later. Face matching runs on our own service; we don't send your face data to an outside face recognition provider.

By adding a selfie, you consent to this use of your face data. You can withdraw that consent by removing your selfies. Matching isn't perfect: it can miss photos or occasionally match the wrong person.

Why we use your data

• To run the service: sign-in, matching photos, showing galleries, and processing uploads.
• To send you messages you need, such as sign-in codes, login details and invoices.
• To keep accounts secure and prevent misuse.
• To show agencies and hosts event analytics, such as joins, storage and QR scans.

Who can see what

• Guests see the photos they're matched or tagged in, plus anything an agency shares with all guests of that event.
• Agencies, their photographers and event hosts can see the photos from their own events and the people who joined. An agency sees guests' mobile numbers only if we've turned that on for that agency.
• Anyone with the link can see a public gallery, showcase or webpage if an agency publishes one. Agencies can change or remove those links.

The agency that runs an event decides what is uploaded and shared for it, and is responsible for having the right to do so.

Service providers

We use these providers to run Glimpse, and share only what each one needs. Your data may be processed outside your country as a result.

• Cloudflare: hosting, database and file storage.
• AquaSMS: delivering text messages to your mobile number.
• Google: Google sign-in (Firebase) and sending email.
• OpenAI: the AI webpage editor for agencies, which receives the page being edited and details of the event it's for. It doesn't receive selfies or face data.

We may also disclose data if the law requires it.

How long we keep it

• Selfies and their face data stay until you remove them or your account is deleted.
• Original uploads are normally deleted about 24 hours after upload, once a high-quality copy exists, unless the agency chooses to keep originals.
• Event photos, their copies and face data stay until the agency deletes them or asks us to.
• Other records stay for as long as your account is active, and afterwards as needed for security, billing and legal requirements.

Your choices and rights

• Remove a selfie from your profile. This deletes the photo and its face data.
• Access, correct or delete your data: message us to ask. Account deletion is handled by request, and we respond within 30 days.
• Get a photo of you removed: ask the agency or host of that event, or contact us and we'll help.
• Complain: depending on where you live, including under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 or the GDPR, you may have further rights, including complaining to your data protection authority.

Children

Glimpse is not meant for children to sign up to on their own. Anyone under 18 should use it only with a parent or guardian's consent. Agencies and hosts are responsible for having permission to upload photos of children. If you're a parent or guardian and want a child's data removed, contact us.

Security

We protect data with measures such as hashed passwords and access limited by account role. No online service can guarantee complete security, so please keep your sign-in details safe.

Changes

We'll update this page if our practices change, and change the date at the top. See also our Terms of Service.

Contact

For privacy questions, message us on WhatsApp or call +91 91732 39594.