Built for Privacy-Conscious People Who Value Control

We believe your personal photos shouldn't be exposed to strangers, compressed beyond recognition, or shared without your explicit control. That's why we built Guarded Gallery.

Why We Started This

The problem was personal. Like many families, we'd share photos from events only to find that:

  • Uncle Bob could see photos that Cousin Sarah uploaded (and vice versa)
  • WhatsApp compressed our beautiful vacation photos into pixelated messes
  • Google Photos links stayed active forever with no way to revoke access
  • Professional photographers had no good way to share portfolios privately

We realized photo sharing was fundamentally broken. Every platform either prioritized convenience over privacy or treated your personal photos like social media content.

So we built the solution we wished existed: "Netflix for your photos" - complete owner control with beautiful, private viewing experiences.

The "aha moment" illustration

Our Mission

To make photo sharing as private and controlled as it should be - where every memory is shared intentionally, viewed respectfully, and expires gracefully.

Privacy by Design

We don't just add privacy features as an afterthought. Privacy and control are the core foundation of everything we build.

Quality Matters

Your memories deserve to be preserved in their original quality. No compression, no degradation, no compromise.

Respect Boundaries

When you set an expiry date or revoke access, we respect that immediately. Your timeline, your rules.

How We're Different

We're not trying to be another social media platform. We're the anti-social solution.

Traditional Platforms

What Everyone Else Does
  • Everyone sees everyone's uploads
  • Photos get compressed and lose quality
  • Links stay active forever
  • Complex privacy settings nobody understands
  • Social features create distractions
  • Your data gets used for advertising

Guarded Gallery

Our Approach
  • Complete viewer isolation
  • Original quality preservation
  • Mandatory expiry dates
  • Simple, clear control settings
  • Pure focus on photos, no distractions
  • No ads, no AI training, no data mining

Built by Privacy Advocates

We're a small, focused team that actually uses this product for our own families and professional work.

Development Team

Privacy-First Engineers

We eat our own dog food. This platform was built by people who got frustrated with existing photo sharing solutions and decided to build something better.

Security-focused development
Years of web application experience
Personal users of the platform

Your Trust is Everything

We understand you're trusting us with your most precious memories. Here's how we protect them.

End-to-End Security

Photos stored in private AWS S3 buckets with industry-standard encryption. Access controlled by secure, time-limited tokens.

No AI Training

We never use your photos to train AI models or for any purpose other than showing them to people you explicitly authorize.

No Ads, Ever

We make money from subscriptions, not by selling your data or showing ads. Your photos are never used for advertising.

Automatic Deletion

When links expire or you revoke access, photos become immediately inaccessible. No backdoors, no exceptions.

Your Data, Always

Export your photos anytime. Delete your account anytime. You own your memories, not us.

Transparent Security

Regular security audits, clear privacy policy, and open communication about how we protect your data.

Questions? We're Here to Help

We're a small team, but we respond personally to every message. Real humans, real responses, usually within 24 hours.

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