Disposable addresses help keep your real email out of forms. Forwarding aliases send incoming mail to your usual inbox. Neither is a promise of “complete anonymity.” This notice explains what data the service needs, how long it is kept and what you can do.
Read incoming mail using an access credential saved in your current browser. You don’t need to provide your usual email address first. No sign-in doesn’t mean no data is processed or that browsing activity can never be identified.
Sign-in codes go to the email address you provide, and mail sent to your forwarding aliases goes there too. This address is used for authentication and delivery; it is not completely separate from the service.
Websites usually see your alias, but message text, signatures, attachments or replies may still reveal your identity. Always keep a reliable recovery method for important accounts.
This notice covers the free disposable email, email-code sign-in, forwarding aliases and forwarding archives available at fwdnest.com. When you use our receiving features, we need to process addresses, delivery information and message content to route mail correctly and let you read it.
Disposable email is suitable for short-term verification codes, trial confirmations and development testing. It is not suitable for banking, healthcare, identity documents or account recovery messages you can’t afford to lose. Random addresses, no registration and automatic expiry do not mean end-to-end encryption, complete anonymity or no operational records.
Whether third-party websites accept disposable email, how senders store sent messages and how your usual email provider handles forwarded copies are outside FwdNest’s control. Read those services’ privacy policies before using them. For account use cases, see our Guide to software trials and gaming accounts.
The table below lists data needed for each feature; you don’t need to submit any extra information. Never include passwords, sign-in codes, authenticator secrets or other confidential information in privacy inquiries, test emails or support requests.
Essential operational records help keep the service running, limit unusual requests and troubleshoot delivery issues. “No registration required” does not mean our servers never receive information about network requests. We don’t list third-party services unless confirmed, and leaving a name off this page is not a guarantee that no data is shared.
| Data category | Purpose | Important limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Disposable and alias addresses | Identify the recipient, check whether a disposable address is valid or find the forwarding destination linked to an alias. | An alias is linked to a sign-in email for delivery; sharing an address does not expose its access credentials. |
| Message content and metadata | Receive, display or forward message text and attachments, and show sender, subject, receipt time and delivery status. | Message content may include identity details, tracking resources or sensitive information provided by the sender. |
| Sign-in email | Send sign-in codes, identify the account and receive mail sent to forwarding aliases. | This data is needed for forwarding; disposable email does not require you to provide it first. |
| Authentication and access credentials | Verify access to a disposable inbox, maintain sign-in status and, if enabled, verify two-factor authentication. | Credentials grant access and should be protected like passwords. If you enable an authenticator, you still need to protect your sign-in email. |
| Essential operational records | Process requests, apply rate limits, prevent abuse, and troubleshoot errors and failed forwarding. | May include IP addresses, request times, errors and delivery status; the email archive window described below does not apply. |
| Information in support requests | Understand the issue, verify that a request is yours, and respond to privacy inquiries or data requests. | Share only what’s needed to resolve the issue. Don’t attach an entire email containing sensitive information. |
The homepage countdown and the confirmed expiry time show how long a disposable address can receive mail. Forwarding aliases do not use this countdown, but forwarded messages available in the dashboard have their own archive window.
Default expiry for a new disposable address.
Time added each time an extension succeeds.
The recent archive window for forwarded mail.
When a disposable address expires, it stops receiving mail and its messages are cleared according to the expiry period. Extensions are available only while the disposable inbox can still be managed. They do not recover expired addresses, deleted messages or destroyed inboxes.
A “30-day archive” does not mean an alias lasts only 30 days, or that forwarded copies in your usual inbox will be deleted after 30 days. For guidance on how long to use an address, see How long can you use a disposable email address?.
| Data or feature | Expiry or retention window | What this does not mean |
|---|---|---|
| Disposable addresses and received messages | 3 hours by default; each successful extension adds 3 hours. You can also delete messages or destroy the inbox early. | There is no promise of long-term storage or recovery after expiry. |
| Forwarding aliases | Do not expire with the disposable inbox countdown; managed through alias status and user actions. | Disabling or deleting an alias does not delete all copies of past messages. |
| Forwarding email archive | The dashboard shows records from the last 30 days; you can delete records yourself. | Clearing the archive does not retract messages already delivered to your usual inbox. |
| Accounts and essential operational records | The 3-hour disposable email period and 30-day forwarding archive are not universal retention limits. | This page does not promise that all system records are cleared on the same schedule as emails. Contact support about specific requests. |
Your browser stores disposable email access credentials locally so you can return to the same inbox after refreshing or revisiting the page. After you sign in to email forwarding, local storage also keeps your sign-in credentials and email address to maintain your session and show your account. Disposable inbox credentials and account sign-in are separate sets of permissions.
Anyone who can access these credentials may be able to read the related emails or use account features while the credentials remain valid. Don’t share credentials in chats, screenshots, public code repositories or support emails. Your disposable email address alone may not be enough to restore access.
Sign out after using email forwarding. When you no longer need a disposable inbox, finish using it and clear the relevant browser data. Closing a tab does not sign you out or destroy the disposable inbox.
Clearing website data, switching browsers or using a private window that clears data when closed may cause you to lose your disposable inbox credentials. Even if you remember the original address, you may not be able to regain access. Before doing this, save anything you need and avoid using disposable addresses for important accounts.
If you suspect your sign-in credentials have been exposed, secure your usual email account first and contact support. Signing out in your browser cannot guarantee that someone else’s credentials are revoked, nor can it undo access to messages they have already read.
Email messages are shown in an isolated reading view, and HTML content is sanitized to reduce the risk that untrusted emails affect site pages. This does not verify that a message is genuine. Use your judgment with sender names, links, QR codes and attachments; don’t enter credentials or make payments based only on familiar branding.
The actions below affect different things. Before deleting anything, check whether it’s a message in a disposable inbox, a forwarding archive or the alias itself. Signing out is not a substitute for deleting data.
To manage email forwarding, go to the forwarding dashboard. If you’re not sure whether a message arrived, start with the email troubleshooting checklist. Don’t share a complete verification code with anyone just to troubleshoot.
To ask what data we have about you, request a correction or deletion, or ask how a particular action is handled, contact support@fwdnest.com. Tell us whether your question concerns disposable email or forwarding, the relevant address, when it happened and what you’d like us to do. You can describe the issue first; there’s no need to send the full email content right away.
To prevent someone from obtaining another person’s data, we may need to verify that you control the sign-in email or the data in question. Don’t send sign-in codes, access tokens or authenticator secrets as proof. If you lose your disposable inbox credentials, knowing the address alone does not guarantee that we can restore access or provide its contents.
We handle inquiries based on their scope, ownership verification and applicable requirements. We don’t promise a fixed response time on this page unless confirmed. If we can’t act right away or verify ownership, we’ll explain what information is needed or what limitations apply.
This page will be updated with a new effective date if service features or data handling change. For more on how to use the service, read our Terms of Service. To decide whether you need a short- or long-term address, see our expiry guide and address comparison.
First consider whether it relates to your finances, identity or account recovery. If losing it would be hard to fix, use an email account you can access long-term and protect carefully.
