Separate one-time tasks
Use a temporary address when a low-risk site only needs to send one confirmation message.
Spam prevention
How to Avoid Spam
Spam often starts when a personal email address is handed to too many one-time forms. TempMy helps reduce that exposure with a receive-only temporary inbox for low-risk signups, confirmations, and short-lived tasks.
Better habits
Simple habits that keep spam down
No single tool can stop every unwanted message, but a few careful habits reduce how often your main address gets copied, stored, sold, or exposed.
Keep your main address private
Save your personal inbox for accounts and people you expect to keep hearing from.
Leave short-lived mail behind
Finish the signup or download, read the message, and move on without inviting follow-up mail.
Filter known senders
Use inbox filters for mail you recognize and reserve temporary email for new, low-risk forms.
Temporary email
Where temporary email helps
A temporary inbox is useful when the message has short-term value and you do not need a lasting relationship with the sender. It receives messages only, so you can read confirmation links or codes but cannot send replies.
Create
Open TempMy and copy the temporary address that is ready on the page.
Use
Paste it into a low-risk signup, download, or trial form that accepts temporary email.
Read
Return to the inbox to read the message you need, then leave the address behind.
Limits
What temporary email does not do
Temporary email reduces inbox exposure, but it does not provide total anonymity or total security. Some services block temporary addresses, and a disposable inbox should never be treated as private storage.
Not full protection
It helps keep low-value mail away from your personal inbox, but it does not block every spam source.
Not for sensitive accounts
Avoid temporary email for banking, healthcare, legal, primary, or long-term identity accounts.
Not accepted everywhere
Use it only where a site accepts temporary email and the task is low risk.
Next steps
Learn more about safer temporary email use
Use temporary email as one privacy habit among others. Keep important accounts on an address you control long term.
Related guides
Safety context
FAQ
How to avoid spam FAQ
Does temporary email stop all spam?
No. It helps keep new low-risk signups away from your personal inbox, but it does not erase spam you already receive or block every sender.
When should I use a temporary inbox?
Use it for short-lived tasks where you only need to receive one message and the site accepts temporary email.
Can I send email from TempMy?
No. TempMy is receive-only, so you can read incoming messages but cannot send replies.
When should I avoid it?
Avoid it for banking, healthcare, legal, primary, identity, recovery, or long-term accounts.