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Effective April 9, 2026 · Last updated April 9, 2026
Plain language. No legalese. We tell you exactly what Glimpse does with your data — which is mostly: keep it on your phone.
Glimpse is a local-first Android application. Your bookmarks, tags, summaries, notes, and embedding vectors are stored exclusively on your device in an Isar database. We do not operate a server that holds your data. This policy describes the narrow circumstances in which data leaves your device and who receives it.
We do not collect personal information in the traditional sense. Glimpse does not ask for your name, email address, phone number, or any identifier. The table below describes every category of data the app handles.
| Data type | Stored where | Sent to | Retained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saved URLs & metadata | On-device (Isar) | Nobody | Until deleted by user |
| AI-generated tags & summaries | On-device (Isar) | Nobody | Until deleted by user |
| Embedding vectors | On-device (Isar) | Nobody | Until deleted by user |
| Page title + description | On-device | Gemini (categorization only) | Not retained by Glimpse server |
| Text for embedding | On-device | Voyage AI (generation only) | Not retained by Glimpse server |
| Ask query + summaries | Not stored | Gemini (per-session only) | Not retained |
Glimpse integrates with two AI services and standard web metadata protocols. Each is described below.
Used for AI categorization, summaries, Ask answers, collection naming, weekly recaps, and notification copy. We send the minimum text needed per task — page title, description, and/or your typed question with relevant bookmark summaries. Gemini does not receive your full library.
Google AI Terms →Used to generate 1024-dimension embedding vectors from a compact text string (title, summary, tags, category). These vectors are stored on your device and power semantic search, the mind map, and Rediscover. Voyage AI does not receive your URLs or full page content.
Voyage AI Privacy →Glimpse fetches page metadata (title, description, image) directly from the target website using standard HTTP requests. For Twitter/X content, we use oEmbed endpoints. For Reddit, we use Reddit's public JSON API. No third-party metadata broker is involved.
Open Graph Protocol →Glimpse requests the following permissions:
• Internet — required to fetch page metadata from websites, call the Gemini and Voyage AI APIs, and open saved links in a browser.
• Post Notifications — used to deliver locally scheduled smart notifications. All notification content is generated on your device by Gemini and scheduled via WorkManager. No push notification server is used.
• Billing — declared in the manifest for a future optional subscription. It is not used to charge you in the current release.
Your on-device data persists until you delete individual items or use Settings → Clear All Data, which wipes the entire Isar database. Uninstalling the app removes the database with it. There is no server-side copy to request deletion of.
Glimpse is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has used the app in a way that violates this policy, contact us at the address below.
We may update this policy when the app's data practices change. The effective date at the top of this page reflects when the current version took effect. Continued use of the app after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Questions about this policy? Reach us at [contact@example.com]. We respond to all privacy inquiries within 7 days.