Welcome to the Glimpse App (“Our” or “We”) Privacy Policy. We set out to make product browsing as easy, fun and accessible as possible, and we don’t intend to stop here. Throughout this policy, we will look to provide you with all the information that you need to know regarding the personal data we collect, how it is used and the rights you have as an individual. This policy is specifically relating to the use of personal information processed within the Glimpse mobile application, and does not cover information processed via 3rd parties (including online retailers).
At Glimpse, we are very conscious of the trust you place in us to both protect, and collect only the necessary personal information required to make your user experience the best it can be. As a result, we both minimize and anonymise specific information where possible to safely provide you with such services. So what information do we currently collect about you, and why?
Sign Up
It is possible to sign up to Glimpse through multiple channels, all of which require your personal information to enable you to log into the app. This includes the following information:
The following information is collected at an aggregated, and therefore anonymised level:
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you at the point of signing up to use Glimpse for the following reasons:
We also receive personal information indirectly, from the following sources in the following scenarios:
Facebook , Google and Apple– We are all busy, and want to get using Glimpse as quickly as we can, we have therefore provided our users with the option to use your Facebook, Google or Apple accounts, which takes you user information to sign up to Glimpse with.
We may share this information with retailers and third parties, however this will only be at an anonymised and aggregated level. We will only share personal information with third parties if it is in relation to a product or service in which you have expressed an interest in, and would be processed under the grounds of legitimate business interest.
Under the Data Protection Act 2018 (UK DPA18) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing your information are:
Your information is securely stored within an Amazon Web Server (“AWS”) database, located within Ireland, EU.
We keep the personal data outlined within this privacy statement for a period of 3 years after you were last active on Glimpse, or one year after you have deleted your account. We will then dispose of your information by automated deletion from our database.
If you would like to delete your personal data, this can be done by emailing dataprotection@glimpseapp.co.uk and requesting for your personal data to be deleted.
Data transfers are conducted via encrypted Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (“HTTPS”) connections between the AWS database and the application.
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact us at using the contact details outlined in the “Complaints & Contact” area of this statement if you wish to make a request.
If you have any queries or concerns about our use of your personal information, or how to exercise your rights, you can contact us at dataprotection@glimpseapp.co.uk.
You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk