Effective October 24, 2026
Read Treehouse is a private, non-commercial website run by the Read family for family members and a small number of invited guests. It is not open to the public, has no advertising, and does not sell or rent personal information to anyone.
Who can use the site
Only people the family has invited can sign in. Visitors who are not signed in can see only this policy and the home page.
Signing in
Sign-in is handled by Microsoft Entra ID. Invited guests may sign in with a Microsoft account, a Google account, or a one-time code sent by email. When you sign in, the site receives your name, email address, and the access level the family has assigned to you. It does not receive or store your password.
After sign-in, the site sets secure, HTTP-only cookies on readtreehouse.com so you stay signed in. These cookies are used only for sign-in and access control, not for tracking or advertising.
What the site stores
- Family updates. Calendars, reminders, meal plans and similar family content, prepared by the family. Guests see only content the family has marked for guests.
- Sign-in records. Basic logs of sign-ins and requests (time, account, page) kept for security and troubleshooting.
- Actions you request. When a family member uses a feature that acts on their behalf (for example, adding items to a grocery cart or a calendar event), the site keeps a record of the request and its result.
- On your device. Checklist ticks are saved in your browser's local storage on that device only.
Grocery services (Kroger)
Family members may choose to connect a Kroger account so the site can add shopping-list items to their Kroger cart. The site uses Kroger's official sign-in, never sees the Kroger password, and asks only for permission to read products and store locations and to add items to the cart. The access tokens Kroger issues are stored encrypted and used only to fulfil requests the family member makes. Disconnecting is available at any time, and tokens can also be revoked from the Kroger account.
Weather
Current-conditions readings come from the family's own weather station through Ambient Weather, and forecasts come from the National Weather Service and AccuWeather. No information about you is sent to these services.
AI assistance
Some features available only to the adult family members use Anthropic's Claude to draft or carry out requested actions. Only the information needed for the request is sent, and nothing is sent for guests.
Where information is kept
The site runs on Amazon Web Services in the United States. Stored information is encrypted at rest and all traffic uses HTTPS.
Sharing
Information is shared only with the service providers that run the features above (Microsoft, Google for sign-in, Amazon Web Services, Kroger, Anthropic, and weather providers), and only as needed to provide them. It is never sold or used for advertising.
Children
Family members under 18 use the site only under their parents' accounts and supervision. AI-assisted features are limited to adults.
Your choices
Invited guests may ask to have their access removed and their sign-in records deleted at any time. Contact us using the address below.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new effective date.
Contact
Scott Read · scott.read@thereadhome.com