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Pre-signup checklist

Take a two-minute privacy check before submitting your email

An email address is both a way to contact you and a clue that can link your identity across websites. Answer the questions below before choosing your primary email, a forwarding alias, or a disposable address.

01 · Future contact

Will you still need orders, invoices, support, or password recovery three months from now? If so, don’t use an address that will expire.

02 · Account value

Would losing the account affect your money, work, health, or identity? Use a long-term email and multifactor authentication for high-value accounts.

03 · Data sharing

Does the privacy policy explain whether your email is shared with advertisers, affiliates, or data processors? If you can’t find an answer, disclose less.

04 · Marketing choices

Is promotional email consent checked by default on the signup form? Decline anything unnecessary and distinguish service notices from marketing subscriptions.

05 · Exit options

Can you delete the account, unsubscribe from email, and contact the privacy team? Services without a way out are better suited to an isolated address.

06 · Limit breach impact

If the address is exposed, can you shut down just that source? Using one alias per site usually limits the damage better than sharing your primary email everywhere.

Choose a disposable email: short-term and low-stakes

Use it for a one-time download, a low-risk trial, test emails, or any short-term task that won’t require future contact. When you’re done, don’t keep the address as an account recovery method or store sensitive attachments.

Choose a forwarding alias: long-term connection, kept separate

Use it for shopping, communities, software subscriptions, and routine notifications. Create a different alias for each site, and avoid putting personal details such as your birthday or real name in the alias. If irrelevant marketing starts arriving, identify the source and disable it.

Choose your primary email: high-value and essential

Banking, government, healthcare, employment, and core device accounts need an email address you control for the long term. Use a unique strong password, an authenticator app or hardware key, and keep recovery codes in a secure offline location.

Privacy doesn’t mean hiding everything. For critical accounts, prioritize recoverability and security reviews, then reduce unnecessary data exposure.

Four steps after signing up

  1. Record which address you used and what the site is for;
  2. Turn off unnecessary marketing notifications;
  3. Review your security settings and enable multifactor authentication;
  4. Regularly delete accounts you no longer use or disable their aliases.

Choose the right tool for your contact needs

Use a disposable inbox for short-term tasks and a forwarding alias for ongoing notifications.

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