Know the rules before you use the service

01 / Service scope

Two ways to receive email, managed separately

Tmpsky offers temporary email for receiving messages for a limited time, and long-term forwarding that sends messages to an alias on to a verified email address. Neither is a full email account for sending or replying, nor does either confirm that a third party has approved your identity or account eligibility.

Temporary email requires no login; access credentials are stored in your browser. Long-term forwarding requires you to receive a verification code at your real email address and sign in. Signing in to the forwarding dashboard does not automatically back up your temporary inbox, and signing out of forwarding does not delete a temporary address.

Before choosing a service, consider whether you’ll need the same address for account recovery later. If you’ll use it for more than one verification, first read about 10-minute, 1-hour and long-term forwarding options before deciding which address to share.

02 / Permitted and prohibited use

Use it to receive email, not to evade rules

You may use the service where permitted by law and by the network operator and sender. A receiving address can stand in for a personal email address you’d otherwise share publicly, but it cannot replace identity details, payment eligibility, account authorisation or other access requirements.

Only receive emails you’re authorised to access, and respect third parties’ restrictions on one-time email addresses. Changing addresses must not be used to claim promotions repeatedly, get around bans or misrepresent your identity.

We may throttle traffic, disable affected addresses or restrict access if we suspect illegal activity, abuse or harm to other users. If you believe a restriction was made in error, explain the situation using the support email at the end of this page. Don’t keep trying by creating addresses in bulk.

03 / Network portal restrictions

Receiving a confirmation email may not be enough

Hotels, airports and cafés decide which email addresses they accept. They may reject temporary addresses, block certain domains or change their verification process at any time. A correctly formatted address is no guarantee that a portal will accept it, and successful email verification does not guarantee network access.

If a portal requires a room number, booking details, phone number, identity information or payment, follow its lawful process. Tmpsky does not provide internet access, authorise access on an operator’s behalf or remove portal bans, data limits or payment requirements.

An email service can’t guarantee the security of public Wi-Fi. Check that the hotspot and portal are legitimate before entering your email. For practical tips, see our guide to entering your email on public Wi-Fi.

04 / Expiry and account risks

Finish what you need before the address expires

“Tmpsky 1-hour email” is our brand name, not a guarantee that every address lasts one hour. Even if you’re planning to use an address for an hour, check its countdown. The current creation interface initially issues addresses for 3 hours; the expiry time returned by the service and displayed on screen is definitive.

To keep receiving email, click “Add 3 hours” before expiry. A successful extension adds 3 hours and updates the expiry time. Extensions are subject to a 24-hour maximum lifetime; this is not a promise of permanent retention and cannot restore expired messages.

Deleting an inbox, letting it expire or losing its credentials may permanently cut off access to its emails. Before clearing browser data, using a private window or changing devices, remember that a temporary inbox isn’t a long-term asset you can recover through your forwarding account.

Don’t rely on a temporary address for banking, healthcare, work, domain management or accounts where you may need to reset a password. Long-term forwarding shouldn’t be the only recovery method for important accounts either. Keep a recovery option you control continuously on the third-party account. For details, see Address lifetimes and what happens at expiry.

05 / Delivery and availability

Auto-refresh doesn’t guarantee instant delivery

Delivery can be affected by sender policies, sending queues, spam filters, domain restrictions, network outages and maintenance. Auto-refresh only checks for messages that have already arrived; it can’t hurry the sender or reactivate a verification code that has expired at a third party.

We don’t guarantee that every website will accept the service, that every email will arrive instantly, that service will never be interrupted or that content will be stored permanently. Long-term forwarding also depends on the recipient inbox’s filters and capacity. A record in the dashboard doesn’t mean the message reached the recipient’s primary inbox.

If an email doesn’t arrive, check in this order

1. Make sure the full address you submitted matches the current address, and confirm the temporary inbox hasn’t expired or the forwarding alias hasn’t been disabled.
2. Wait a moment, then refresh manually. For forwarded mail, also check the recipient inbox’s spam folder and available storage.
3. Request another email only after the sender’s permitted interval. Don’t trigger codes repeatedly. If it still fails, use an email address the sender supports or contact the sender.

Sample emails on the page only demonstrate how messages appear. They are not valid verification codes or order records, and do not prove that an email was delivered. Set up a reliable channel for important notifications. Don’t make payment, travel or account security decisions based only on this service’s availability.

06 / Responsibilities and contact

Protect your credentials and keep a backup option

Keep your temporary inbox credentials, login sessions, email verification codes and two-step verification keys secure. Don’t share them with people who don’t need them or leave a session open on a public device. Temporary inbox credentials and real email verification codes serve different purposes. Never give either to a stranger claiming they can “receive mail for you” or “unlock your account.”

Follow the laws that apply where you are, as well as the rules of senders, network operators and email providers. You’re responsible for the addresses you submit, the emails you request and what you do next. Each party’s legal responsibilities are determined by applicable law. These terms do not exclude liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limit rights you have under the law.

Service changes and updates to these terms

To maintain security, address abuse or adapt to technical changes, we may adjust capacity, expiry periods, filtering and available features, and explain applicable changes on relevant pages. We’ll try to give advance notice of significant planned changes. Urgent security measures may take effect immediately.

Changes to these terms will be reflected in the update date and text on this page. We’ll provide an appropriate on-site notice for changes that significantly affect use. If you don’t agree, you can stop using the service, disable or delete relevant aliases, and update account email addresses as needed before a temporary address expires.