Just make a bullshit account with a temp email and say you worked in McDonalds or Starbucks or something. You are right not to give up your data. Well done, 👏
Use duckduckgo’s browser plugin to generate a one time an email alias to point to your real email.
Or simplelogin or mozmail
If you don’t want them getting your IP address proton VPN allows a free tier VPN or you can use tails or tor browser