Glow With Time · Safety & accuracy
Evidence first.
Claims second.
GloWT helps collectors organize observations and research. It does not turn a photograph, UV glow, radiation reading, market listing or AI response into professional certification.
Identification and AI-assisted research
GloWT identification features are research assistance. Possible/probable identifications, visual matches, maker/era suggestions and AI-generated summaries may be incomplete or wrong. They are not professional authentication, scientific analysis, provenance certification or a guarantee of identity.
Connected AI may compare visible features and, when deeper research is requested, retrieve public web/image references. Public sources can also be wrong, mislabeled, outdated or copied from one another. Treat them as evidence to evaluate, not proof.
Value and market information
Estimated value ranges, market snapshots and comparable asking/sold references are informational research tools. They are not appraisals, offers, guaranteed sale prices, tax valuations, insurance valuations or financial advice. Asking prices are not the same as confirmed sold prices, and condition, attribution, location, timing and provenance can materially change value.
Radiation guidance
- A phone does not detect ionizing radiation.
- Fluorescence does not prove that glass is radioactive.
- Colour or glow alone cannot establish radiation safety.
- User-entered readings depend on the instrument, calibration, background, distance, geometry, measurement duration and technique.
- GloWT does not convert CPM and µSv/h into one another unless a properly instrument-specific relationship is supplied outside the app; the app does not treat them as interchangeable.
- Recorded readings are evidence with context—not a safety certificate and not a determination that an item is safe or unsafe.
For safety-critical questions, use an appropriate calibrated instrument and seek qualified radiation-safety guidance.
UV light and photographs
- Follow the UV-lamp manufacturer’s instructions.
- Avoid direct eye exposure and unnecessary skin exposure.
- Record the wavelength actually used, such as 365 nm or 395 nm.
- Cameras, displays, exposure settings and white balance can materially change how fluorescence appears.
- GloWT must not be used to simulate UV response from a normal-light photograph and present it as observed evidence.
Condition, handling and material safety
GloWT can record visible defects, condition notes and collector observations, but it does not inspect an object physically and cannot determine structural integrity, contamination, chemical composition, food safety or safe handling from an image alone. Use appropriate professional advice when an object may present a health, radiation, chemical or structural hazard.
Final disclaimer
Glow With Time is a collecting and research tool. Its outputs are not a legal waiver, professional authentication, appraisal, radiation survey, laboratory analysis, medical advice or safety certification.