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Here are the key points about using Hide My Email on iPhone to keep your personal email address private:

- Hide My Email is a feature in iCloud+ that allows you to generate unique, random email addresses that forward to your personal inbox[1][2]. This keeps your real email address private when signing up for apps, newsletters, etc.

- To use it on iPhone, go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Hide My Email. You can create new addresses, deactivate old ones, and choose which email to forward to[1][3].

- When signing up for an app, choose "Sign in with Apple" and select "Hide My Email" to use a random address[4]. In Safari, tap an email field and choose "Hide My Email" to generate an address for that site[3].

- In iOS 15 and later, you can also use Hide My Email in the Mail app when composing a message - tap the "From" field and select "Hide My Email"[4].

- It's recommended to use your real email for important accounts like banking, and use Hide My Email for less critical things like random accounts and newsletters[5]. This limits the spread of your primary email address.

- Hide My Email is a free feature included with iCloud+. Apple doesn't read the content of forwarded emails and deletes them from their servers after delivery[2].

In summary, Hide My Email is a convenient way to keep your personal inbox private on iPhone by using randomly generated forwarding addresses for apps, websites and emails. It's best used selectively for less important accounts to prevent your main email from being compromised.

Citations:
[1] https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iphcb02e76f7/ios
[2] https://support.apple.com/en-us/105078
[3] https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/set-up-hide-my-email-mm9d9012c9e8/icloud
[4] https://clean.email/have-you-been-pwned/hide-my-email
[5] https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/13sua5d/hide_my_email_dos_and_dont/