Your data is yours alone

MinuteMail was built with privacy as its foundation — not as an afterthought. We believe your personal data belongs to you, and temporary email should leave zero trace. This policy explains exactly what we collect (almost nothing), what we do with it (nothing), and how your data is handled.

MinuteMail does not collect:

• Names, email addresses, or phone numbers
• Account credentials (no accounts exist)
• Browser fingerprints or device identifiers
• Tracking cookies or advertising pixels
• Browsing history or referral data
• IP addresses in permanent storage

When a mailbox is created:

1. 1A random address is generated — not linked to your identity
2. 2Incoming emails are stored in Redis (volatile in-memory storage)
3. 3Emails are delivered to your browser via WebSocket in real-time
4. 4When the timer expires, all data is irrecoverably deleted

At no point is email content written to disk, backed up, or transmitted to third parties. Our SMTP server processes messages only to identify the destination mailbox and parse content for display.

MinuteMail uses no tracking cookies. We may use browser localStorage to persist UI preferences (such as preferred session duration) — this data never leaves your device and is not transmitted to our servers.

We do not integrate analytics platforms (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, etc.), advertising networks, social media trackers, or any service that would expose your activity to third parties. Our infrastructure runs on standard hosting providers. While these providers may log network-level data for security purposes, MinuteMail's application layer does not access or retain this information.

• HTTPS/TLS encryption for all web traffic
• WebSocket connections secured with WSS
• Rate limiting to prevent abuse
• Input sanitization to prevent XSS and injection attacks
• No server-side logs of email content

The Service is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. Since we don't collect personal data from anyone, this concern is inherently mitigated.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top. Your continued use after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.