Your credential is the key
No sign-up is required for a temporary inbox. Anyone with its access credential may be able to read or delete its messages, so never share the full credential.
About local credentials →After you enter an address,
how is your data handled?
You don't need to provide your real email address to use a temporary inbox. An email address for login and forwarded messages is only required when you set up long-term forwarding. This policy explains how data is used, retained and deleted for each feature.
Your inbox isn't a long-term backup
Temporary inboxes are cleared when they expire; forwarding archives are kept for 30 days. Save anything you need beyond verification codes separately.
See retention details →Pausing isn't deletion
Pausing an alias discards new messages received while it's paused, but doesn't delete existing archives or copies kept by recipients.
How to delete data →What this policy covers
This policy applies to temporary email inboxes, email-code login, two-step verification, email forwarding aliases and forwarding archives provided by tempslot.com. It also covers related requests sent to our support email. Tempslot provides receiving and forwarding only; you can't send email from these addresses.
The websites where you register with an email address, download platforms and email providers that receive forwarded messages each handle the data they hold under their own policies. Deleting data from Tempslot won't automatically delete registration details or email copies held by these third parties. Before choosing an address, see When to use a temporary or real email address.
The current version's update and effective dates are shown at the top of this page. We'll update this page if our practices change. For questions about specific data or features, contact support@tempslot.com.
How we handle data for each feature
Using a temporary inbox and signing in to long-term forwarding are separate. A temporary inbox doesn't require your real email address. An email address or request details are only involved when you sign in, create a forwarding alias or contact support.
The table below outlines the main data we handle and why. “Operational records needed to run the service” doesn't mean we permanently keep all emails, or that we can recover messages from an expired or deleted inbox.
| Feature and data | Why we handle it | What to keep in mind |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary email address, access credential and expiry | Create an inbox address, verify access, renew it and clear it when it expires. | Your access credential isn't part of the public address. Don't paste it into registration forms, screenshots or support emails. |
| Email subject, sender, time, body and attachments | Receive, list and display messages. For long-term aliases, forward incoming messages to your login email address. | Emails may contain verification codes, download links or personal information. Avoid keeping them on shared devices. |
| Login email, sign-in verification and two-step verification data | Send and verify login codes, create authenticated sessions and, if two-step verification is enabled, verify one-time codes. | Your login email is also where forwarded messages are delivered. Authenticator secrets and QR codes are sensitive; don't share them. |
| Alias address, active or paused status and delivery status | Link an alias to a receiving email address, pause or delete it, and show forwarding results and archives. | Pausing an alias discards new messages. Reactivating it won't recover messages discarded while it was paused. |
| Operational records and support communications | May include IP address, request time, errors or delivery status. Used for rate limiting, security, troubleshooting and responding to requests. | These records are retained as needed for operations and security, not according to the temporary inbox countdown. |
Every type of data has its own end point
A temporary inbox remains available for the time shown on the page. After a successful renewal, check the new expiry time. Forwarding archives have a separate 30-day retention period, unaffected by temporary inbox renewals.
Save anything you need before it expires. We can't guarantee recovery of messages after expiry or manual deletion. Don't use a temporary address for banking, identity verification or services where you'll need ongoing account recovery.
3 hours
Default temporary inbox duration
+3 hours
Added with each renewal, up to 24 hours total
30 days
Forwarding archive retention period
| Item or action | Retention and handling |
|---|---|
| Temporary inbox expiry | The address and its messages are cleared when the inbox expires and are no longer available as an accessible inbox. Renew it before expiry to keep using it. The interface response and expiry time shown on the page determine the outcome. |
| Get a new temporary address | Creates a new inbox and requests deletion of the old one. Save anything you need from the old inbox first; changing addresses doesn't move old messages to the new one. |
| Manually delete a message or destroy a temporary inbox | Deletes the selected message, or the entire temporary inbox and its accessible contents. Clearing local browser credentials alone doesn't send a deletion request to the server. |
| 30-day forwarding archive | You can view or manually delete an archive during its retention period. Deleting an archive from Tempslot won't recall messages already forwarded to your real email address. |
| Pause or delete an alias | Pausing keeps the alias settings but discards new messages. Deleting removes the alias. Handle existing archives separately, and delete copies in your real inbox through that email provider. |
| Operational records, backups and legal retention | Deleting something from the page doesn't mean all operational logs or any backups are erased immediately. Some records may be kept for a limited time for security, troubleshooting or legal reasons. Contact support with questions about a specific case. |
Your long-term forwarding account and alias settings won't be automatically deleted when an archive expires. To delete data associated with your account, rather than just pause an alias, follow the user request process below to contact support.
Closing the tab doesn't sign you out
To keep the service usable after a page refresh, we store authentication tokens, your login email and temporary inbox credentials in your browser's local storage. They keep you signed in, show your current account and reconnect you to the same temporary inbox. Credentials for temporary inboxes and long-term forwarding are separate.
Your reading selection is stored in session storage so a refresh won't switch the message you're reading. This record only restores your place; it doesn't extend the server-side retention period for emails.
Before leaving a shared device, take these two steps
- Sign out of your long-term forwarding account in the alias dashboard to remove the login token and login email from that device.
- When you're done with temporary email, delete any messages you want to remove or destroy the inbox, then clear Tempslot data from the browser and delete any downloaded files.
Signing out of long-term forwarding doesn't also destroy a separate temporary inbox. Clearing local storage alone won't recall forwarded messages or delete data held by third-party platforms.
Don't save verification codes, full access tokens or authenticator secrets in someone else's browser. If you think a credential may have been exposed, stop relying on that session for privacy, stop using the address and contact support.
Email content isn't part of our website
HTML email content is shown in an isolated reading area and cleaned to reduce risks from scripts and dangerous markup. Plain-text email is displayed as text. These measures don't mean every email is trustworthy, and can't guarantee that every tracking method or malicious element is removed.
External images, links and attachments in emails may come from the sender or other third parties. If an external resource loads or you open a link, the other party may receive your IP address, request time, browser information and identifiers included in the link. Isolated display doesn't mean there are no third-party network requests.
If you receive an unexpected verification code, sign-in request or download link, check the sender and destination domain. Don't rely on a brand logo alone to determine whether it's genuine. The Microsoft and LinkedIn emails on the homepage are labelled “demo.” Their branding doesn't imply a partnership, endorsement or real delivery relationship.
Tempslot also relies on email and network infrastructure to transmit and deliver messages; senders and your email provider take part in that process. Don't treat a temporary inbox as an end-to-end encrypted vault. If a verification code doesn't arrive as expected, see Why your verification code may be delayed.
How to access, correct or delete your data
You can delete temporary messages in your inbox, pause or delete aliases in alias management, and delete forwarding archives. To access or correct account information, request deletion of account data or ask a question about this policy, contact support@tempslot.com.
To avoid disclosing data to someone else, we may need to verify that you control the relevant email address or account. Whether we can provide, correct or delete a record depends on whether it still exists, whether you're entitled to make the request, and any applicable legal or security restrictions. We can't recover expired or deleted emails.
Tell us what you need—never send your keys
Include the type of request, the relevant feature and roughly when it occurred. For account requests, write from your login email if possible. Redact verification codes, sensitive message content and full tokens in screenshots. Never send an authenticator secret or QR code.
Contact support at support@tempslot.comFor copies already forwarded to your real email address, take action in that email account too; Tempslot can't recall them for you.