How can I prevent iMessages from appearing on my iMac?

I Already receive them on my iPhone 6 and iPad and do not want them to be accessible on my iMac which my family uses.

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Just open Messages on the iMac, go to Messages menu (on the menu bar) -> Preferences -> Accounts, choose your Apple ID and disable it.

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