What happens to old Gmail accounts?

Google automatically deleted Gmail accounts after nine months of inactivity. Not only were the folders, messages, and labels deleted, the account’s email address was also deleted. Nobody, not even the original owner, could set up a new Gmail account with the same address. The delete process was irreversible.

How do I make an aged Gmail account?

Go to the create your Google Account page. Follow the instructions on the screen to create your child’s account. You’ll enter info like your child’s name, the email address they want, and their birthday. Sign in with your own Google Account and choose a way to provide parental consent for your child’s account.

What happens if you don’t use your Gmail account?

Your emails and mail settings will be deleted. You can no longer use your Gmail address to send or receive email. Your Google Account won’t be deleted; only your Gmail service will be removed. You’ll still have your activity and purchases you made on Google Play.

Is it legal to buy Gmail accounts?

Gmail members prohibited from trading, selling account names as entrepreneurs seek to profit on clublike demand for the service.

Do inactive email accounts get deleted?

After an account becomes inactive, all messages, folders, etc, are deleted. Incoming messages will be sent back to the sender as undeliverable. Your account name is still reserved.

Can a 11 year old have an email account?

What is an appropriate age for a child to get an email account? Most email providers require that a user be 13 or older to sign up for an email account. According to the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, no online service provider can collect information on kids under this age without consent.

What is Google minimum age requirement?

13
Anyone aged 13 and above can set up and manage their own Google accounts. The minimum age restriction is in place because of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

How many years does Gmail keep emails?

Servers. Note, though, that even after an email is deleted “forever,” either by you or automatically by Gmail from your spam or trash folders, the messages could remain on Google’s servers for up to 60 days.

Does Google sell your email address?

“Google promises its hundreds of millions of users that it ‘will never sell any personal information to third parties’ and ‘you get to decide how your information is used. ‘ These promises are false,” the lawsuit claims, quoting a 2019 New York Times op-ed by Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Can you sell your email account?

Consent is non-transferable, so using purchased lists is illegal and not a legitimate marketing strategy. The CAN-SPAM specifically states that it is illegal to sell or purchase email addresses.

Is Google discontinuing Gmail?

On April 2, 2019 we are shutting down the consumer (personal) version of Google+, a social network by Google. No other Google products (such as Gmail, Google Photos, Google Drive, YouTube) will be shut down as part of the consumer Google+ shutdown.