Invite only
Nobody sees anything unless your family invited them. There is no public Porchlight for a stranger to find.
Privacy, plainly
Your family’s story belongs to your family.
Porchlight is not a social network. Nobody can find your family, nobody is selling your memories, and nothing is ranked to keep you scrolling.
The promise
Six things that will not change.
Nothing tracked
No advertising identifier, no pixels and no third-party scripts. A sponsor never learns anything about your family.
Never sold
Your family’s photos, words and recordings are never sold or handed to anyone.
No algorithm
The feed is your family, newest first. Nothing is ranked, recommended or promoted.
No password to forget
You sign in with a one-time code, every time. Nothing to write on a scrap of paper.
Location only when you say
Nearby shares a rough distance only while you choose to, and forgets it when you stop.
Who is in charge
Your family decides who is at the table.
The person who starts a family looks after it, and the tools are simple.
- Change the invite code. A new code takes effect at once, so an old one stops letting anyone in.
- Remove someone’s access. Their access ends right away. What they shared stays with the family.
- Smaller circles. Share with part of the family when that is the right room.
Location
Close by, never pinned.
Nearby is off until you turn it on. While it is on, your family sees only a rough distance, never a place on a map. Turn it off and your location is forgotten.
The fine print
Read every word.
The promise above is the short version. The full detail lives in two plain documents.
Private by design. Give your family a home.
Free, invite only, and nothing tracked.