puraibasiisettei de akusesukengen wo kakuninsuru.

Here, で marks the place or context where an action happens.

So in プライバシー設定でアクセス権限を確認する, プライバシー設定で means something like:

• in Privacy Settings
• under Privacy Settings
• from the Privacy Settings section

It tells you where you check the access permissions.

In app or website instructions, で is very often used this way:

• 設定で変更する = change it in Settings
• メニューで選ぶ = choose it from/in the menu

This is a very common question.

Both で and に can relate to location, but they do different jobs:

• で = the place where an action happens
• に = the destination, target, or location of existence

Since 確認する is an action and it is being done in the Privacy Settings section, で is the natural choice.

Compare:

• 学校で勉強する = study at school
  → action happens there
• 学校に行く = go to school
  → destination
• 机の上に本がある = there is a book on the desk
  → location of existence

So プライバシー設定で確認する means check it in Privacy Settings, not go to Privacy Settings.

アクセス権限 is a compound noun:

• アクセス = access
• 権限 = authority, permission, privileges

Together, it means access permissions or access rights.

This kind of noun + noun combination is very common in Japanese, especially in technical language.

Similar examples:

• 利用規約 = terms of use
• 通知設定 = notification settings
• 閲覧権限 = viewing permissions

So アクセス権限を確認する means check the access permissions.

を marks the direct object of the verb.

The verb here is 確認する = to check / confirm.

So the thing being checked is:

• アクセス権限を = the access permissions

Structure:

• プライバシー設定で = in Privacy Settings
• アクセス権限を = the access permissions
• 確認する = check

So を is simply showing what is being checked.

確認する is the dictionary form.

In normal conversation, you might often hear:

• 確認します

But in instructions, menus, headings, manuals, and UI text, Japanese often uses the dictionary form because it sounds:

• neutral
• concise
• standard
• less conversational

So this sentence has the feel of:

• a menu instruction
• a manual step
• a feature description

It is not necessarily less polite in this context; it is just the style commonly used in written interface language.

It can function like a command, but grammatically it is just the plain dictionary form.

In interface language, Japanese often uses the dictionary form where English might use:

• Check access permissions in Privacy Settings
• To check access permissions, go to Privacy Settings
• Check access permissions under Privacy Settings

So depending on context, it may feel like:

• an instruction
• a button/action label
• a menu description

Japanese often leaves that interpretation to context instead of marking it explicitly as an imperative.

A stronger, more direct command would be:

• 確認しろ or 確認してください

But those are not usually used in UI labels.

Japanese very often omits the subject when it is clear from context.

In an app, website, or instruction manual, the understood subject is often something like:

• you
• the user
• one

So instead of saying:

• あなたはプライバシー設定でアクセス権限を確認する

Japanese simply says:

• プライバシー設定でアクセス権限を確認する

This sounds much more natural. Explicit subjects are used only when needed for clarity or emphasis.

They are loanwords.

Katakana is commonly used for:

• foreign loanwords
• technical terms
• product and interface vocabulary
• emphasis in some cases

Here:

• プライバシー = privacy
• アクセス = access

This is extremely common in modern Japanese, especially in technology, apps, and online services.

By contrast, 設定, 権限, and 確認する are native/Sino-Japanese vocabulary written with kanji and hiragana.

設定 means settings, configuration, or setup.

So プライバシー設定 means:

• privacy settings
• privacy preferences

In software Japanese, compounds with 設定 are everywhere:

• 通知設定 = notification settings
• 言語設定 = language settings
• 初期設定 = initial settings / default setup

So プライバシー設定で refers to the Privacy Settings section/menu/screen.

The basic structure is:

• プライバシー設定で = in Privacy Settings
• アクセス権限を = access permissions
• 確認する = check

So the pattern is:

[place/context] で [object] を [verb]

This is a very common Japanese sentence pattern.

A few similar examples:

• 図書館で本を読む = read a book in the library
• スマホで写真を見る = view photos on a smartphone
• 設定で言語を変更する = change the language in Settings

Japanese normally puts the verb at the end, so learners often need to get used to waiting until the end for the main action.

No, not naturally.

Because of the particle structure, プライバシー設定で means in/under Privacy Settings, not Privacy Settings' permissions.

If Japanese wanted to say the access permissions of Privacy Settings, it would more likely use の, such as:

• プライバシー設定のアクセス権限

But that would mean something different.

So in your sentence, プライバシー設定 is the location or section where the checking happens, not the owner of the permissions.