Visible Viruses App
- Privacy Policy
The University of Glasgow and The Glasgow School of Art built the Visible Viruses app as a Free app, supported by an award from the Medical Research Council. This app is provided by the University of Glasgow and The Glasgow School of Art at no cost and is intended for use as is.
This page is used to inform visitors that we do not collect, use nor disclose any Personal Information.
The app uses the camera on the device on which the app is installed. The camera is used for the sole purpose of facilitating the functionality of the Augmented Reality feature. Said device does not capture images or video throughout the use of the app.
Information Collection and Use
We do not require you to provide us with any personally identifiable information.
The app does use third party services that may collect information used to identify you.
Link to privacy policy of third party service providers used by the app
Links to Other Sites
This app uses links to some external websites. If you click on a link, you will be directed to that site.
The app is an educational app and does not provide health advice. Health information is available from different national health organisations around the world. This app includes links to pages for The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA, https://www.cdc.gov/) and The National Health Service (UK, https://www.nhs.uk/). These organisations are not affiliated with this project, and these links are provided solely to enable access to local health information related to viruses.
There are Privacy Statement on these websites located at https://www.cdc.gov/other/privacy.html and https://www.nhs.uk/our-policies/privacy-policy/ .
Additional links are to The Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow, Educational Resources at https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/engage/publicengagement/educationalresources/ (privacy policy: https://www.gla.ac.uk/legal/privacy/ ), The Journal of General Virology at https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/jgv.0.001730 (privacy policy: https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/privacy-policy), itch.io at https://sc2-application.itch.io/sars-cov-2-mutation-explorer (privacy policy: https://itch.io/docs/legal/privacy-policy )
Downloadable posters to accompany this app are available from:
https://cvr-engagement.co.uk/xrapps
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. You are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at d.livingstone@gsa.ac.uk