# Notification types

You may select how you receive notifications for each activity type.

Inbox: Your inbox will display a list of activity notifications that you received.

Email: Your primary email address will receive an email each time the activity occurs.

Email digest: Your primary email address will receive an email each day with a list of the activities of the last 24 hours.

Note: If you select either email option, all activities will also be recorded in your inbox as they happen. They will all be marked as already read.

The following notifications expire automatically when you choose an email notification option and are deleted from your inbox after the number of days specified in "Administration menu" → "Site options" → "Notification settings" → "Internal notification expiry":

- Page access notifications
- Watchlist notifications
- Institution messages