Temporary inboxes
Email addresses and messages are processed only to provide the current inbox service and expire according to the validity period shown by the product.
Privacy Policy
Where data goes and how long we keep it
This policy applies to temporary inboxes, the long-term forwarding dashboard, and support services at tempways.com. Last updated September 15, 2026.
Long-term dashboard
Your login email is used for verification and forwarding destinations; archived messages are kept for no more than 30 days.
We do not sell data
We do not sell personal information or build cross-site advertising profiles.
Your choices
You can delete messages, change addresses, disable aliases, or contact support with a request.
1. Scope
This policy explains how TempWays processes information when operating its website and email tools. Third-party senders, websites where you register, and external links in messages have their own policies; we do not control how they process information.
By using the service, you understand that email delivery requires necessary data to be processed by the sender, network operators, and our systems. If you do not agree to this processing, do not send information to an address on this site.
2. Information we process
The temporary email service processes generated addresses, email tokens, expiration times, headers, message content, and attachment metadata. The long-term dashboard processes your login email, aliases, delivery status, archived content, and two-step verification configuration status.
Support requests may include the email address, browser information, and problem description you choose to provide. Do not send passwords, complete verification codes, payment cards, or identity documents in support emails.
3. Purposes and legal bases
We process necessary information to create inboxes, display incoming messages, forward email, verify logins, prevent abuse, and respond to support requests. Our legal bases include providing services you request, protecting our legitimate interests in system security, and complying with applicable obligations.
We do not use message content to build advertising profiles. Security analysis is limited to identifying spam, attacks, unusual traffic, and use that violates our terms.
4. Retention periods
| Data category | Typical period | What happens afterward |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary addresses and incoming messages | Validity period shown on the page | Deleted or made inaccessible after expiration |
| Forwarded message archives | Up to 30 days | Deleted on a rolling basis |
| Security and access logs | Usually no more than 30 days | Aggregated or deleted |
| Support correspondence | A reasonable period after the issue is resolved | Deleted as needed for operations and disputes |
We may retain information longer when required by law, a valid dispute, or a security investigation, but only as necessary. When the period ends, data is deleted, anonymized, or isolated from active systems.
5. Limits of temporary email
Temporary email is not a vault and is not suitable for highly sensitive information or long-term account recovery. Anyone who knows the address or access token may try to access related content, so do not share addresses or tokens publicly.
Do not use a temporary address for medical, financial, legal, identity-document, or long-term account-recovery messages. Delete messages you no longer need once the task is complete.
6. Forwarding and login email
Your login email is both the address for receiving verification codes and the default forwarding destination. We use it only to provide dashboard features, security notices, and deliveries you request.
Aliases separate your public-facing address from your real address, but messages still need to be processed before forwarding. Pausing or deleting an alias stops future deliveries; it does not recall copies already delivered to the destination inbox.
7. Cookies and local storage
This site uses browser local storage to save temporary email tokens, session tokens, and necessary preferences so your task can continue after a page refresh. We do not require third-party advertising cookies to provide core services.
Clearing browser data removes local tokens and may prevent you from accessing an unexpired temporary inbox again. Logging out of the dashboard clears the login token and email identifier stored by this site.
8. Sharing and service providers
We disclose only the information needed to complete the task to service providers responsible for hosting, networking, email delivery, and security operations. Providers are bound by contractual and confidentiality obligations and may not use data for their own advertising.
We may also respond to valid legal process or disclose necessary information to protect users, the public, and service security. We do not sell email addresses or message content through commercial mailing-list transactions.
9. International processing
Network and email services may process data outside the country where you live. We use contracts, access restrictions, and transfer-security measures to protect international processing.
Data protection rules may differ between jurisdictions. Contact support to learn about processing locations and safeguards relevant to your request.
10. Security measures
We use encryption in transit, access controls, short-lived tokens, log monitoring, and optional two-step verification to reduce risk. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, so choose an email type appropriate to the sensitivity of your information.
If you notice unusual access, immediately change the temporary address, pause the relevant alias, and secure the destination inbox. You can also report security issues through the support email.
11. Your requests
Depending on local law, you may request access to, correction of, deletion of, or restriction of personal information related to your account, and you may object to certain processing. We may need to verify that the requester controls the relevant email address.
Temporary email generally has no verifiable account identity, so deletion should preferably be completed in the inbox. Send requests to support@tempways.com, and we will respond within the applicable timeframe.
12. Children, changes, and contact
The service is not intended for children below the applicable local age of digital consent, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If we discover such information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
When we make important changes to this policy, we will update the date and provide notice where appropriate. For privacy questions, contact support@tempways.com.