Privacy-friendly business email
The promise: no one reads along
The core in one sentence: your email is yours, and no one else's. Your content is not searched to build profiles or target advertising. No algorithm reads along that learns who your customers are or what you're talking about.
That sounds obvious, but with many free services it isn't. There, scanning your messages is part of the revenue model. With privacy-friendly email you pay a fair price for the service, and that's the whole story. No hidden trade-off.
Why privacy-friendly email matters
If you work with customers, files or personal data, confidentiality is no luxury. A lawyer, doctor or accountant sends information every day that mustn't lie around. Our customer Viki, a lawyer, chose Mailflux precisely for that combination of security and a webmail in which she can work productively.
There's a second concern: the feeling that your email isn't really yours. If you're on a free address, the service can suspend your account or change the rules, and you're stuck. With an address on your own domain you keep control: the address is yours, and you take it with you if you ever change providers.
And then there's the noise. Many services pile features onto your plate that you never asked for, including all kinds of AI bells and whistles that want to "help" process your content. Our customer Wim, a business owner, chose Mailflux precisely because he didn't want the hassle of superfluous extras. Read more about that deliberate choice in email without bells and whistles.
Holding your email hostage: why ownership matters
With a free address you're a guest. The service sets the rules and can suspend, close or change your account at any time. If you run into that, you're stuck: all your contacts know that address, and you can't just leave with it.
With privacy-friendly email on your own domain you turn that around. The domain is in your name, so the address you@yourbusiness.com is yours, not the provider's. If you ever change services, you simply take your address and your mail history with you. No one can hold your email "hostage". That control is precisely what privacy means in practice: you decide, not a service that can show you the door at any moment.
What you get
Privacy-friendly business email on your own domain, with everything you need and nothing you don't use:
- No scanning, no advertising. Your content stays yours. Read more about how scanning works and why it matters in who reads your email.
- Hosted in Europe, GDPR-compliant. Your data falls under the European privacy rules.
- Your own domain. You email as
you@yourbusiness.comand the address is truly yours. - Webmail on any device via
webmail.mailflux.eu, plus your fixed mail program via POP, IMAP and SMTP. - Filtering against spam, phishing and malware, antivirus and automatic backups in every plan.
- Optional two-step verification (2FA) and 20 free aliases.
At the concept level: why free is rarely private
The difference is the revenue model. Side by side, without brand names:
- Free email services often earn from your attention or your data: your content is scanned, you get advertising, and where your data is isn't always clear.
- Privacy-friendly email earns from the service itself. You pay a clear price, and in return no one reads along.
In short: free is rarely free. You then pay with something other than money. If you mainly want to know where your data physically is, read European email hosting on your own domain.
What to look for when choosing
If you're looking for privacy-friendly business email, watch a few things:
- Is your content scanned? A privacy-friendly provider is clear about this: no one reads along for advertising or profiles.
- Where is your data? European hosting means you fall under the GDPR instead of unknown foreign legislation.
- Whose is your address? On your own domain the address is yours, and you take it with you if you change.
- Do you pay for what you use? One clear price for email, without a whole office suite that you get thrown in but don't need.
Price and requesting
One fair price per mailbox per month, billed annually. You pay only for email, not for a whole office suite.
| Plan | Price | Storage | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | €4.99 | 8 GB | standard anti-malware |
| Pro | €6.99 | 25 GB | premium anti-malware, calendar, task list, CardDAV & CalDAV |
| Premium | €9.99 | 50 GB (expandable to 100 GB) | premium anti-malware, calendar, task list, CardDAV & CalDAV |
The domain name is billed separately; setup or migration may be added. You don't need technical knowledge to get started, we're happy to help you on your way.
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