In plain English
These are the person's stated wishes for being reached. They cover the ways of contact they want, the times they want it, and the types of matters they are willing to hear about.
In context
Here, "contact preferences" labels the section for a person's choices about the methods, timing, and kinds of matters for which they want to be contacted.
- Situation
- Profile setup, contact details, verification fields, and preference settings
- What it communicates
- labels a settings section for choices about how the account holder may be contacted.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say whether contact will occur or what specific choices are offered.
Examples
“Her contact preferences were evening phone calls about missed deliveries, not morning texts about special offers.”
“In the contact preferences section, she asked for weekday emails about appointments only.”