Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2/26/2026
Overview
Mailbucket is a temporary email service designed to protect your privacy. We are committed to transparency about what data we collect and how we use it.
What We Collect
Email Data
- Temporary email addresses you create
- Emails received at your temporary addresses
- Email metadata (sender, subject, size, timestamps)
- Email content (body, attachments, headers)
Technical Data
- Your browser's local storage (to remember your temporary email address)
- No cookies are used
- No tracking or analytics scripts
- No IP address logging
How We Use Your Data
- To provide the temporary email service functionality
- To display received emails to you
- To automatically delete expired email addresses and their contents
Data Retention
- Temporary email addresses expire automatically (typically within 24 hours)
- All emails and attachments are deleted when the address expires
- You can manually delete individual emails at any time
- No backups are kept after deletion
Data Sharing
We do not share, sell, or transfer your data to third parties. Your emails are stored temporarily on our servers and are only accessible via your unique access token.
Security
- Access tokens are required to view emails
- Tokens are stored locally in your browser
- Email content is not indexed or searchable by others
- HTTPS encryption for all connections (when properly configured)
Your Rights
- Delete any email at any time
- Create a new temporary address whenever you want
- Your data is automatically deleted upon expiration
Open Source
Mailbucket is open source software. You can review the code to verify our privacy practices:
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If you have questions about this privacy policy or our practices, please review our open source code or open an issue on GitHub.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.