Privacy Policy

Introduction

At VanishPost, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our temporary email service. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

We collect information in a way that aligns with our commitment to providing a private, temporary email service:

• Temporary Email Data: When you generate a temporary email address, we store that address and any emails received by it for a maximum of 15 minutes, after which they are permanently deleted from our systems.
• Usage Data: We collect anonymous usage statistics such as page views, service usage patterns, and feature interactions to help us improve our service. This data cannot be used to identify individual users.
• Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access VanishPost, including browser type, IP address (in anonymized form), operating system, and device type. This helps us optimize our service for different devices and troubleshoot issues.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our temporary email service
• To improve and optimize our website and service
• To monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• To enforce our Terms of Service

Data Retention

VanishPost is designed as a temporary service with built-in privacy protections:

• All temporary email addresses and associated emails are automatically deleted after 15 minutes
• We do not archive or backup email content beyond this 15-minute period
• Anonymized usage statistics may be retained for longer periods to help us improve our service

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our website. These include cookies that enable you to use the service.
• Preference Cookies: Allow our website to remember choices you have made in the past, like your preferred language or region.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google") that tracks and reports website traffic.

Data Collected by Google Analytics:

• Page views and the pages you visit on our website
• How long you spend on each page and your overall session duration
• Your approximate geographic location (country/region level)
• Device information (browser type, operating system, device type)
• Referral source (how you arrived at our website)
• User interactions with our service (email generation, copying, viewing, deletion)
• Interface preferences (email renderer selection)

Google Analytics Data Retention: Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months from the date of collection, after which it is automatically deleted. You can learn more about Google's data retention policies at Google's Analytics Help Center.

Opting Out of Google Analytics: You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking through our cookie consent banner or by visiting your browser settings. Additionally, Google provides a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics across all websites at Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information about how Google collects and processes data, please review Google's Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Third-Party Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your information to outside parties except in the following cases:

• Analytics Services: We use Google Analytics to analyze website usage and improve our service. Google may collect and process data as described in their privacy policy. This data sharing only occurs when you have consented to analytics cookies through our cookie consent system.
• Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our service, provide the service on our behalf, perform service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our service is used. These third parties have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• Legal Requests and Data Availability: While we may receive legal requests for information, our service design provides inherent privacy protection. Email addresses and their contents are automatically and permanently deleted after 15 minutes, making it technically impossible to disclose email data that no longer exists. Only anonymized analytics data (if you've consented) and basic technical logs may be available for legal compliance purposes.

Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your information:

• All data is transmitted using secure HTTPS connections
• We regularly update our systems to address security vulnerabilities
• Access to our servers and databases is strictly controlled and monitored
• We perform regular security audits of our infrastructure

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: privacy@vanishpost.com
• By visiting the contact page on our website: Contact Us