Settings management of an online service

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• at least one processor coupled to the memory;
• a settings management module, executable by the at least one processor, configured to:
• determine a legal jurisdiction associated with a user of an online service;
• cause a settings page corresponding to settings of the user on the online service to be displayed on a device, the settings page comprising selectable category setting options for a setting category, the setting category having a plurality of subcategories, and each subcategory having its own selectable subcategory setting options, each one of the category setting options corresponding to its own distinct configuration of subcategory setting options for its subcategories, each subcategory setting option for each of the plurality of subcategories being displayed and available for selection across all configurations of the category setting options, one of the selectable category setting options being preselected for the user based on the legal jurisdiction associated with the user;
• receive a user input indicating a selection of one of the category setting options for the setting category;
• and
• apply the configuration of subcategory setting options corresponding to the selected one of the category setting options for the setting category to the user's settings on the online service.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• determining a legal jurisdiction associated with a user of an online service;
• causing a settings page corresponding to settings of the user on the online service to be displayed on a device, the settings page comprising selectable category setting options for a setting category, the setting category having a plurality of subcategories, and each subcategory having its own selectable subcategory setting options, each one of the category setting options corresponding to its own distinct configuration of subcategory setting options for its subcategories, each subcategory setting option for each of the plurality of subcategories being displayed and available for selection across all configurations of the category setting options, one of the selectable category setting options being preselected for the user based on the legal jurisdiction associated with the user;
• receiving a user input indicating a selection of one of the category setting options for the setting category;
• and
• applying the configuration of subcategory setting options corresponding to the selected one of the category setting options for the setting category to the user's settings on the online service.