diff --git a/web/dashboard/migrations/0010_userpreferences.py b/web/dashboard/migrations/0010_userpreferences.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad643af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/dashboard/migrations/0010_userpreferences.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.23 on 2024-09-05 14:43
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+        ('dashboard', '0009_hackeroneapikey'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='UserPreferences',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('bug_bounty_mode', models.BooleanField(default=True)),
+                ('user', models.OneToOneField(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/web/dashboard/models.py b/web/dashboard/models.py
index cbec6778..a1ed47a7 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/models.py
+++ b/web/dashboard/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 from reNgine.definitions import *
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+
 
 class SearchHistory(models.Model):
 	query = models.CharField(max_length=1000)
@@ -85,3 +87,11 @@ class InAppNotification(models.Model):
 	def is_system_wide(self):
 		# property to determine if the notification is system wide or project specific
 		return self.notification_type == 'system'
+
+
+class UserPreferences(models.Model):
+	user = models.OneToOneField(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+	bug_bounty_mode = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+	
+	def __str__(self):
+		return f"{self.user.username}'s preferences"