# User Side: Managing Email Preferences

<p class="callout info">This article describes the feature that allows users to unsubscribe from non-essential email communications. This feature aims to improve user experience, ensure compliance with data privacy regulations, and reduce the volume of manual unsubscribe requests.</p>

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When the feature is enabled, users can manage their email preferences through an **Email Preferences** page within their account settings.

Users can access the **Email Preferences** page in two ways:

- By navigating to their account settings.
- By clicking the **Unsubscribe** link in the body or footer of any non-essential email.

On the **Email Preferences** page, users will find the following:

- **Checkboxes for each email category**: Users can select or deselect categories to manage their subscriptions.
- **Popover icon (?)**: Clicking this icon next to a checkbox will display the category description.
- **Select/Deselect All**: An option to manage all checkboxes at once.
- **Essential Categories**: A list of essential email categories that cannot be unsubscribed from will be shown at the bottom of the page.

After making changes, the user must click the **Save Changes** button. A confirmation message will be displayed.

<p class="callout warning">**System-related emails** (e.g., receipts, password resets, new account creation) are exempt from the unsubscribe functionality and cannot be disabled by users.</p>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If the unsubscribe functionality is turned off after users have already unsubscribed, **their subscription settings will be ignored**, and they will receive all emails again.</span>