1. A method comprising: identifying a time period associated with an electronic message; presenting, by at least one processor, an electronic notification associated with the electronic message to a recipient via one or more delivery mechanisms during the time period; determining whether the recipient has interacted with the electronic notification; upon determining the recipient has interacted with the electronic notification, deleting the electronic message prior to the recipient accessing the electronic message; and if the electronic notification is still being presented at the expiration of the time period, ceasing to present the electronic notification to the recipient once the time period expires.