Cookie Policy
Last updated: May 20, 2024
1. Introduction
VanishPost ("we", "our", or "us") provides a temporary email service that allows users to generate disposable email addresses that expire after 15 minutes. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at vanishpost.com (the "Service").
By using our Service, you consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies and similar technologies, you should set your browser settings accordingly or not use our Service.
2. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies, such as:
- Local Storage: We use localStorage to store certain preferences and settings, such as your preferred email renderer choice.
- Web Beacons: Small graphic images that may be included on our Service that help us count users and understand how our Service is being used.
- Analytics Tools: We use analytics providers like PostHog to collect information about how you use our Service.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to use our Service, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, certain services cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet.
Our Content Security Policy implementation may use cookies to help protect our Service from certain types of attacks.
3.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies allow our Service to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, we use localStorage (a similar technology to cookies) to remember your preferred email renderer choice.
3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Service, for instance which pages visitors go to most often. We use PostHog analytics to help us understand how our Service is being used. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and anonymous.
The analytics data we collect includes:
- Pages you visit on our Service
- How long you spend on each page
- How you came to our Service
- Basic device information (browser type, device type)
- Anonymous usage patterns (email generation, email viewing)
4. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service
- To improve our Service based on how you and other users interact with it
- To understand usage patterns and trends
- To remember your preferences and settings
- To help secure and protect our Service
Given the temporary nature of our Service (email addresses expire after 15 minutes), we minimize the amount of persistent data we store about you.
5. Your Cookie Choices
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and parts of our Service may no longer be fully accessible.
5.1 Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete and block cookies for a website. Be aware that if you delete all cookies then any preferences they have stored will be lost, including the option to opt-out from cookies as this itself requires an opt-out cookie to be set.
5.2 Our Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit our Service, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of our website.
5.3 Analytics Opt-Out
You can opt-out of PostHog analytics tracking by using our cookie preferences tool or by enabling the "Do Not Track" setting in your browser, which our analytics respects.
6. Data Retention
Different cookies have different lifespans. Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), while others may last for a set period. Our analytics cookies typically have the following retention periods:
- PostHog analytics cookies: 365 days
- Functional preferences in localStorage: Until cleared by the user
In line with our service's temporary nature, we minimize long-term data storage. Email data is automatically deleted after 15 minutes.
7. Third-Party Cookies
Our Service may use third-party services that may set their own cookies. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the third-party websites for more information about these cookies.
Third-party services we use include:
- PostHog: For analytics and understanding user behavior
- Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements
8. International Data Transfers
Information collected by cookies may be transferred, stored, and processed in any country where we have operations or where we engage service providers. We may transfer data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country.
We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information when transferred internationally.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
You are advised to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Cookie Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us:
- By email: privacy@vanishpost.com
- By visiting our contact page
11. Related Policies
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our other policies: