Hierarchical structure of a notification system including rights based on roles

A method for determining access privileges for transmitting mass notifications, comprising:

• storing information regarding user access privileges of at least one user group to transmit at least one notification, the at least one user group comprising at least one user that inherits the user access privileges of the at least one user group;
• storing information regarding administrator access privileges of at least one administrator group;
• and
• permitting access to transmit the at least one notification by the at least one user based on the at least one user's user access privileges, the at least one notification, and the at least one recipient,
• wherein the at least one administrator group comprises at least one administrator that inherits the administrator access privileges, and
• wherein the administration module is configurable by the at least one administrator based on the administrator access privileges.

A machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for determining access privileges for transmitting mass notifications, the instructions comprising code for:

• storing information regarding user access privileges of at least one user group to transmit at least one notification, the at least one user group comprising at least one user that inherits the user access privileges of the at least one user group;
• storing information regarding administrator access privileges of at least one administrator group;
• and
• permitting access to transmit the at least one notification by the at least one user based on the at least one user's user access privileges, the at least one notification, and the at least one recipient,
• wherein the at least one administrator group comprises at least one administrator that inherits the administrator access privileges, and
• wherein the administration module is configurable by the at least one administrator based on the administrator access privileges.