With all the spams that reached your email inbox, it’s really important that you protect the privacy of your email address. Unwanted emails can be annoying and, to some extent, even dangerous. So the best thing that you should do is to give your email address only to the people you trust. But this should not discourage you from using your email address to make transactions online. If you intend to purchase something or subscribe to an online newsletter, you need to hand over your email address. Below are some tips on how to ensure that your mailbox would not be flooded with spams once you hand over your email address to commercial sites.
Opt for a reputable site
Many reputable sites would not jeopardize their name for spamming. So if you make transactions in reputable online companies, you can be fairly sure that they would not flood your account with spam. Sites of well-known institutions usually provide a statement about your email privacy at the sign-up page. Just make sure that you read the statement carefully.
Inquire about the privacy policy
Usually, the online company that requires you to hand over your email address has a privacy policy. Read the policy and take note about what they would do to the collected email addresses. Will it be used for future product advertisement? Or will it be passed around to other online companies? When there is no privacy policy provided, you can inquire by sending email or calling the customer support team of that online company.