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Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box privacy label · by Hoang Dai · checked November 2026

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App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Used to track you
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Linked to you
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None declared

Not linked to you
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Short answer

It depends on how you feel about tracking: Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box declares data used to track you. None of it falls in Apple's most sensitive categories (health, financial, location, contacts or your own content). In total the label lists 4 data types; 28% of secure email apps we checked declare tracking.

At a glance

Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box privacy in one look

Data exposure on the label
Used to track you
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Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.

Verdict from the label
Tracks you

Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's developer reports using contact info, usage data, diagnostics, other data to track you across other companies' apps and websites.

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Not on the label

Location is not on Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Not on the label

User Content is not on Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Not on the label

Contacts is not on Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Expected — and you can decline

Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box declares data used to track you, so expect the “Allow to track?” prompt. Tap Ask App Not to Track; the app must keep working without it.

Not on the label

Health & Fitness is not on Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.

Line by line

What Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box collects, explained

Data typeWhat it coversWhere to limit it
Contact InfoUsed to track youNot linked to you Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. Use Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email where offered, and check the app's account and marketing preferences.
Usage DataUsed to track youNot linked to you What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings.
Other DataUsed to track youNot linked to you Any data the developer did not fit into Apple's named categories. Read the app's privacy policy, linked from its App Store page.
DiagnosticsUsed to track youNot linked to you Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate.
Reading the label

What Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's label means for you

Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's label has 4 types under “Data Used to Track You”, 4 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.

Tracking is the declaration that most separates apps. It means contact info, usage data, diagnostics, other data from Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box can be combined with data from other companies to target or measure ads, or shared with data brokers. On iOS 14.5 and later, the app must ask your permission before tracking you through the advertising identifier; answering “Ask App Not to Track” blocks that identifier and tells the developer you have declined.

None of the data types fall into the categories most people consider sensitive: health, financial information, precise location, contacts, browsing history or the content you create.

Email apps see every message and contact. Third-party mail clients may route mail through their own servers to offer features like push or AI summaries. Check whether the client connects to your provider directly or stores your mail on its servers.

Among the 141 secure email apps in our snapshot with a label, 28% declare tracking, 60% collect data linked to you and 23% say they collect nothing. Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box lists 4 data types, more than the average of 2.9 for this group.

Productivity apps tend to collect the work you do in them — documents, notes and files — so User Content is common. The question is whether it syncs to the developer's servers and how it is protected there.

On your iPhone

Settings to check for Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box

  1. 1

    Tracking

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.

  2. 2

    Sign-in

    When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.

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    Lock the app

    On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.

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    Notifications

    Settings › Notifications › Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.

Cross-app tracking

Does Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box track you?

Yes — 4 data types

Contact info, usage data, diagnostics and other data. Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker.

Does Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

iOS 18 and later

Lock Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box behind Face ID

  1. Find Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

Lock or hide Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box: step-by-step guide →

From the App Store record

About Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box

DeveloperHoang Dai
App Store categoryProductivity (also Utilities)
Latest version5.0.1, released October 2026
First releasedMarch 2022
RequiresiOS 15.1 or later
Size51 MB
Age rating4+
Languages13 (AR, EN, FR, DE, ID, IT, PT, RU…)
Bundle IDcom.mail.inbox

The current version shipped in October 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.

Also by Hoang Dai: Temporary Email Pro.

Read with care

What the label cannot tell you

  • A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box sends.
  • It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
  • Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
  • Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
  • Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.

The question to ask Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's developer: Does my email pass through the app maker's servers?

How it compares

Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box vs similar secure email apps

Data types listed on each App Store privacy label
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Quick quiz

True or false?

  1. Q1Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's privacy label says it uses data to track you.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: it lists contact info, usage data, diagnostics and other data under Data Used to Track You.

  2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.

  3. Q3Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box collects Contact Info.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: Contact Info appears on its label.

  4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

  5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.

Questions people ask

Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box privacy FAQ

Is Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box safe to use?
Based on its App Store privacy label, temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's developer reports using contact info, usage data, diagnostics, other data to track you across other companies' apps and websites. Whether that is acceptable depends on what you will store in it. The label is developer-reported, not an independent security test.
Does Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box track you?
Yes. Its label lists contact info, usage data, diagnostics and other data under Data Used to Track You. You can decline at the iOS tracking prompt.
What data does Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box collect?
Contact info, usage data, other data and diagnostics. Of these, contact info, usage data, other data and diagnostics are linked to your identity.
Who makes Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box?
Hoang Dai, according to the App Store. It was first released in March 2022 and the current version is 5.0.1.
Can I lock Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box with Face ID?
On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's icon and choose Require Face ID (or Touch ID / Passcode). This is an iPhone feature and works for most downloaded apps, whether or not the app has its own lock.
How does Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box compare with other secure email apps?
Across 141 secure email apps with labels in our snapshot, 28% declare tracking and 23% say they collect no data. Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box lists 4 data types against an average of 2.9.
Does my email pass through the app maker's servers?
The privacy label cannot answer that. Look for it in Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box's privacy policy or support pages, linked from the App Store listing. Check whether the client connects to your provider directly or stores your mail on its servers.
How do I delete my data from Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box?
Apps that let you create an account must also let you start account deletion from inside the app (an App Store rule since June 2022). Deleting the app from your iPhone alone does not delete data already sent to the developer.
Facts on this page come from Temp Mail - Temporary Mail Box on the App Store, as reported by the developer. Checked 2026-11-01. How we collect data · Report a correction