Email Privacy Checker
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Find email addresses that spam bots can harvest from your page. We scan for plain-text and mailto addresses, rate the exposure, and show you safer ways to publish contact details.
Enter a page URL to scan for exposed emails:
How the Scanner Works
- Fetch the page, the host is validated and the HTML is read.
- Find addresses, plain-text and mailto emails are extracted.
- Assess exposure, counts and obfuscation signals are weighed.
- Recommend fixes, you get safer publishing options.
Why It Matters
- Less spam, hidden addresses get harvested far less often.
- Fewer phishing targets, exposed staff emails invite attacks.
- Cleaner inbox, contact forms filter junk before it reaches you.
- Professional image, controlled contact paths look polished.
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Email Privacy Checker: FAQ
What does the email privacy checker do?
It scans a page for email addresses that are exposed in plain text or in mailto links, counts them, and assesses how easily a spam bot could harvest them, then suggests safer ways to publish contact details.
Why are plain-text emails a privacy risk?
Automated harvesters crawl the web looking for the @ pattern and mailto links. Any address published as plain text is quickly collected, sold, and added to spam and phishing lists.
How should I publish an email address safely?
Use a contact form instead of a raw address, obfuscate the address with JavaScript or HTML entities, use an image or icon for the address, or route through a role-based alias you can rotate if it starts attracting spam.
Does obfuscation actually help?
Basic obfuscation stops the simplest harvesters, but determined scrapers can still decode many techniques. A contact form with spam protection is the most reliable approach for public pages.
What is the difference between mailto and plain-text exposure?
A mailto link wraps the address in an anchor so it is clickable, while plain-text exposure is the address written directly in the content. Both are harvestable, and the tool counts each separately.
Will using a contact form hurt my SEO or conversions?
No. A well-designed contact form usually converts as well or better than a raw address, and it protects you from spam. You can still show a role-based address as a backup if you prefer.
Is the scan private and safe?
Yes. The scan runs from our server, only reads the public page HTML, blocks private addresses, and stores nothing about your scan.
Is this email privacy checker free?
Yes. It is free, requires no signup, and scans any public page.
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