Privacy Policy

The Tree (thetree.social) · Version 1 · 25 October 2026

Who we are. The Tree is a private, invitation-only community grown and operated by the Goldsmith estate. The data controller is: The Tree, 26 Werrell Drive, Wootton, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5LF, United Kingdom. Questions, requests and complaints: hello@g-lock.co.uk.

What we hold

Waitlist. The waitlist button opens your own email app — your address goes only to hello@g-lock.co.uk. The website itself stores nothing until you are a member.

Members. When you join we hold: your email address, the display name you choose, your sign-in password (Your sign-in password is stored on our own server, access to which is restricted to the operator. Choose a password you do not use anywhere else.), the posts and photographs you put in the tree, your invitation records, and timestamps of what you did and when.

Where it lives

Everything is stored on the operator's own server hardware in the United Kingdom. There are no third-party processors, no advertisers, no analytics and no tracking of any kind. The site sets no cookies; a sign-in token sits only in your own browser's local storage and is removed when you sign out.

Who can see what

Members can see what you post in the shared places of the tree. Nest messages are seen only by the sender and the member they were sent to. The Tree House is seen only by members who have been roped in. The operator can see everything, and never shares anything with anyone.

Your rights

You may ask to see, correct or erase your data at any time by writing to hello@g-lock.co.uk. We answer within 30 days. Erasing your account removes your email, password, tokens and invite records; posts and photographs you have left in the tree are removed with them, at your request.

Young trees

The Tree is a community for grown trees; some branches are marked 21+. The service is not offered to children under 13, and invitations are personal and non-transferable.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version appears on this page with a new date.

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