From fd2bdb3fb8900354d57dbaeace001bea65cefe58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude Fable 5 <fable-5@waidele.info>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:40:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add instance legal pages with public rendering and footer
 links (#82)
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Imprint and privacy policy are two new Markdown instance settings
(legal.imprint, legal.privacyPolicy), edited by Site Admins in a new
"Legal pages" admin section with a toggleable rendered preview. The
preview uses the same shared pipeline the server renders with
(markdown → schema doc → escaped HTML), so stored markup can never
smuggle script to visitors.

The pages render publicly at /legal/imprint and /legal/privacy — as an
SPA route plus, like #56, a self-contained server-rendered HTML
document under /api/v1/legal/:kind. The endpoints are setup-exempt:
legal information stays reachable even while the first-run wizard is
pending. Unconfigured pages show a localized notice instead of 404ing,
and Site Admins additionally get a warning banner linking to the
settings. A new footer with both links appears on every SPA view
(editor, auth screens, public pages) and in the server-rendered
documents, whose shared shell moved to public/html-shell.ts and now
renders its chrome in the instance default locale (ADR 0012).

docs/self-hosting/legal-template.md ships imprint and privacy-policy
templates in English and German whose sections mirror Dorfteich's
actual processing activities (accounts, sessions, rate-limit IPs,
proxy logs, transactional mail, content, export, deletion, no
third-party requests), with a review checklist tied to security.md
§Privacy.

New `legal` i18n namespace (de+en); api and web e2e coverage including
a new CI legal pack (footer navigation, notice vs. admin banner, and
the admin form publishing a text end to end).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01EwZ4jR4KFAPvpjWevfUGX1
---
 .gitea/workflows/ci.yml                       |   5 +
 apps/api/src/app.module.ts                    |   2 +
 apps/api/src/i18n/api-i18n.ts                 |   6 +-
 apps/api/src/legal/legal.controller.ts        |  41 ++++
 apps/api/src/legal/legal.e2e.db.test.ts       | 114 ++++++++++
 apps/api/src/legal/legal.module.ts            |  14 ++
 apps/api/src/legal/legal.service.ts           |  47 ++++
 apps/api/src/public/html-shell.ts             |  59 +++++
 apps/api/src/public/public.service.ts         |  48 +---
 .../src/settings/instance-settings.service.ts |   6 +
 apps/web/e2e/legal.spec.ts                    |  74 ++++++
 apps/web/src/App.tsx                          |   3 +
 apps/web/src/i18n/index.ts                    |   4 +
 apps/web/src/layout/AppLayout.tsx             |   2 +
 apps/web/src/layout/Footer.tsx                |  18 ++
 apps/web/src/pages/AdminSettingsPage.tsx      |  92 ++++++++
 apps/web/src/pages/LegalPage.tsx              |  47 ++++
 apps/web/src/styles/base.css                  |  36 +++
 docs/self-hosting/legal-template.md           | 211 ++++++++++++++++++
 packages/shared/i18n/de/legal.json            |  22 ++
 packages/shared/i18n/en/legal.json            |  22 ++
 packages/shared/src/index.ts                  |   1 +
 packages/shared/src/legal.ts                  |  22 ++
 23 files changed, 858 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 apps/api/src/legal/legal.controller.ts
 create mode 100644 apps/api/src/legal/legal.e2e.db.test.ts
 create mode 100644 apps/api/src/legal/legal.module.ts
 create mode 100644 apps/api/src/legal/legal.service.ts
 create mode 100644 apps/api/src/public/html-shell.ts
 create mode 100644 apps/web/e2e/legal.spec.ts
 create mode 100644 apps/web/src/layout/Footer.tsx
 create mode 100644 apps/web/src/pages/LegalPage.tsx
 create mode 100644 docs/self-hosting/legal-template.md
 create mode 100644 packages/shared/i18n/de/legal.json
 create mode 100644 packages/shared/i18n/en/legal.json
 create mode 100644 packages/shared/src/legal.ts

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 3ba1f50..9c482ff 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ jobs:
           E2E_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5173 \
             pnpm --filter @dorfteich/web exec playwright test e2e/public.spec.ts
 
+      - name: Run legal pack
+        run: |
+          E2E_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5173 \
+            pnpm --filter @dorfteich/web exec playwright test e2e/legal.spec.ts
+
       - name: Reset login rate limit before admin-quotas pack
         run: |
           echo "DELETE FROM rate_limits WHERE key LIKE 'login%';" | \
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app.module.ts b/apps/api/src/app.module.ts
index 7e6f81c..202764d 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app.module.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { GrantsModule } from './grants/grants.module';
 import { HealthModule } from './health/health.module';
 import { ImportExportModule } from './import-export/import-export.module';
 import { LabelsModule } from './labels/labels.module';
+import { LegalModule } from './legal/legal.module';
 import { LinksModule } from './links/links.module';
 import { MailModule } from './mail/mail.module';
 import { MembersModule } from './members/members.module';
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import { VersionsModule } from './versions/versions.module';
     CompactionModule,
     VersionsModule,
     LabelsModule,
+    LegalModule,
     LinksModule,
     SearchModule,
     GrantsModule,
diff --git a/apps/api/src/i18n/api-i18n.ts b/apps/api/src/i18n/api-i18n.ts
index 71550ce..e5a3819 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/i18n/api-i18n.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/i18n/api-i18n.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import deErrors from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/errors.json';
+import deLegal from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/legal.json';
 import deMails from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/mails.json';
 import enErrors from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/errors.json';
+import enLegal from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/legal.json';
 import enMails from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/mails.json';
 import { createInstance, type i18n as I18n } from 'i18next';
 
@@ -13,8 +15,8 @@ export const apiI18n: I18n = createInstance();
 
 void apiI18n.init({
   resources: {
-    en: { errors: enErrors, mails: enMails },
-    de: { errors: deErrors, mails: deMails },
+    en: { errors: enErrors, mails: enMails, legal: enLegal },
+    de: { errors: deErrors, mails: deMails, legal: deLegal },
   },
   fallbackLng: 'en',
   supportedLngs: ['de', 'en'],
diff --git a/apps/api/src/legal/legal.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/legal/legal.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1274776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/legal/legal.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { Controller, Get, NotFoundException, Param, Req, Res } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { LegalPageView, isLegalKind } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
+
+import { Public } from '../auth/auth.guard';
+import { SetupExempt } from '../setup/setup.guard';
+import { LegalService } from './legal.service';
+
+/**
+ * Public legal pages (issue #82). `@Public()` — no session required — and
+ * `@SetupExempt()`: legal information must be reachable whenever the site
+ * is, including while the first-run wizard is still pending. Two shapes
+ * like #56: JSON for the SPA's /legal/:kind route, and a self-contained
+ * HTML document for direct hits and crawlers.
+ */
+@SetupExempt()
+@Controller('legal')
+export class LegalController {
+  constructor(private readonly legal: LegalService) {}
+
+  @Get(':kind/content')
+  @Public()
+  content(@Param('kind') kind: string): Promise<LegalPageView> {
+    if (!isLegalKind(kind)) throw new NotFoundException();
+    return this.legal.view(kind);
+  }
+
+  @Get(':kind')
+  @Public()
+  async html(
+    @Param('kind') kind: string,
+    @Req() request: Request,
+    @Res({ passthrough: true }) response: Response,
+  ): Promise<string> {
+    if (!isLegalKind(kind)) throw new NotFoundException();
+    const canonical = `${request.protocol}://${request.get('host') ?? ''}${request.originalUrl}`;
+    const html = await this.legal.html(kind, canonical);
+    response.set('Content-Type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8');
+    return html;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/legal/legal.e2e.db.test.ts b/apps/api/src/legal/legal.e2e.db.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e99ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/legal/legal.e2e.db.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import { INestApplication } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+import request from 'supertest';
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { createTestApp, sessionCookieOf } from '../testing/test-app';
+import { createTestPrisma, hasTestDb, uniqueSuffix } from '../testing/test-db';
+import { UsersService } from '../users/users.service';
+
+const LEGAL_KEYS = ['legal.imprint', 'legal.privacyPolicy'];
+
+/**
+ * Instance legal pages end to end (issue #82): a Site Admin configures the
+ * Markdown through the generic settings PATCH, anonymous visitors read the
+ * rendered result via JSON and HTML; unconfigured pages report so instead
+ * of 404ing, and stored Markdown can never smuggle script into the output.
+ */
+describe.skipIf(!hasTestDb)('legal pages (e2e, issue #82)', () => {
+  let app: INestApplication;
+  let prisma: PrismaClient;
+  let adminCookie: string;
+  const suffix = uniqueSuffix();
+  const password = 'ein sehr langes testpasswort';
+
+  const api = () => request(app.getHttpServer());
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    prisma = createTestPrisma();
+    await prisma.rateLimit.deleteMany({});
+    await prisma.instanceSetting.deleteMany({ where: { key: { in: LEGAL_KEYS } } });
+    app = await createTestApp();
+
+    const users = app.get(UsersService);
+    const admin = await users.createUser({
+      username: `legal-admin-${suffix}`,
+      email: `legal-admin-${suffix}@example.org`,
+      displayName: 'Legal Admin',
+      password,
+      locale: 'en',
+    });
+    await users.markEmailVerified(admin.id);
+    await prisma.user.update({ where: { id: admin.id }, data: { isSiteAdmin: true } });
+    const res = await api()
+      .post('/api/v1/auth/login')
+      .send({ usernameOrEmail: admin.username, password })
+      .expect(200);
+    adminCookie = sessionCookieOf(res);
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await prisma.user.deleteMany({ where: { username: { contains: suffix } } });
+    await prisma.mailOutbox.deleteMany({ where: { toAddress: { contains: suffix } } });
+    await prisma.instanceSetting.deleteMany({ where: { key: { in: LEGAL_KEYS } } });
+    await prisma.$disconnect();
+    await app.close();
+  });
+
+  it('reports unconfigured pages instead of 404ing', async () => {
+    const json = await api().get('/api/v1/legal/imprint/content').expect(200);
+    expect(json.body).toMatchObject({ kind: 'imprint', configured: false, html: '' });
+
+    const html = await api().get('/api/v1/legal/imprint').expect(200);
+    expect(html.headers['content-type']).toContain('text/html');
+    // The notice, not an empty page (AC: never silently missing).
+    expect(html.text).toContain('not provided this text yet');
+  });
+
+  it('renders configured Markdown publicly, without a session', async () => {
+    await api()
+      .patch('/api/v1/admin/settings')
+      .set('Cookie', adminCookie)
+      .send({
+        'legal.imprint': '## Operator\n\nJane Doe, **Example Lane 1**',
+        'legal.privacyPolicy': 'We only process what the service needs.',
+      })
+      .expect(200);
+
+    const json = await api().get('/api/v1/legal/imprint/content').expect(200);
+    expect(json.body.configured).toBe(true);
+    expect(json.body.html).toContain('<h2>Operator</h2>');
+    expect(json.body.html).toContain('<strong>Example Lane 1</strong>');
+
+    const html = await api().get('/api/v1/legal/privacy').expect(200);
+    expect(html.text).toContain('<!doctype html>');
+    expect(html.text).toContain('We only process what the service needs.');
+    // The shared shell links both legal pages in its footer (issue #82).
+    expect(html.text).toContain('href="/legal/imprint"');
+    expect(html.text).not.toContain('dt_session');
+  });
+
+  it('never lets stored Markdown smuggle script into the output', async () => {
+    await api()
+      .patch('/api/v1/admin/settings')
+      .set('Cookie', adminCookie)
+      .send({ 'legal.imprint': 'Hello <script>alert(1)</script> <img src=x onerror=alert(1)>' })
+      .expect(200);
+
+    const json = await api().get('/api/v1/legal/imprint/content').expect(200);
+    // The pipeline escapes markup wholesale — it survives only as inert
+    // text (&lt;script&gt;…), never as actual tags.
+    expect(json.body.html).not.toContain('<script>');
+    expect(json.body.html).not.toContain('<img');
+    expect(json.body.html).toContain('&lt;script&gt;');
+  });
+
+  it('404s unknown kinds and keeps the settings admin-only', async () => {
+    await api().get('/api/v1/legal/terms/content').expect(404);
+    await api().get('/api/v1/legal/terms').expect(404);
+    await api()
+      .patch('/api/v1/admin/settings')
+      .send({ 'legal.imprint': 'anonymous edit' })
+      .expect(401);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/api/src/legal/legal.module.ts b/apps/api/src/legal/legal.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7dc89c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/legal/legal.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+
+import { LegalController } from './legal.controller';
+import { LegalService } from './legal.service';
+
+/**
+ * Instance legal pages (issue #82): imprint and privacy policy from
+ * instance_settings (global SettingsModule), rendered publicly.
+ */
+@Module({
+  controllers: [LegalController],
+  providers: [LegalService],
+})
+export class LegalModule {}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/legal/legal.service.ts b/apps/api/src/legal/legal.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27415ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/legal/legal.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { LegalKind, LegalPageView, docToHtml, markdownToDoc } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+
+import { apiI18n } from '../i18n/api-i18n';
+import { escapeHtml, htmlDocument } from '../public/html-shell';
+import { InstanceSettingKey, InstanceSettingsService } from '../settings/instance-settings.service';
+
+const SETTING_FOR_KIND: Record<LegalKind, InstanceSettingKey & `legal.${string}`> = {
+  imprint: 'legal.imprint',
+  privacy: 'legal.privacyPolicy',
+};
+
+/**
+ * Instance legal pages (issue #82, security.md §Privacy): the Site Admin's
+ * Markdown from instance_settings, rendered through the sanitizing editor
+ * pipeline (markdown → schema doc → escaped HTML, security.md §Content) —
+ * arbitrary HTML or scripts in the setting can never reach visitors.
+ * Unconfigured pages render a notice instead of 404ing, so the links never
+ * dangle; the SPA additionally warns Site Admins (AC).
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class LegalService {
+  constructor(private readonly settings: InstanceSettingsService) {}
+
+  async view(kind: LegalKind): Promise<LegalPageView> {
+    const markdown = await this.settings.get(SETTING_FOR_KIND[kind]);
+    const configured = markdown.trim().length > 0;
+    return { kind, configured, html: configured ? docToHtml(markdownToDoc(markdown)) : '' };
+  }
+
+  /** A self-contained HTML document, like #56's public page view. */
+  async html(kind: LegalKind, canonical: string): Promise<string> {
+    const view = await this.view(kind);
+    const lang = await this.settings.get('instance.defaultLocale');
+    const instanceName = await this.settings.get('instance.name');
+    const title = apiI18n.t(`legal:title.${kind}`, { lng: lang });
+    const body = view.configured
+      ? view.html
+      : `<p>${escapeHtml(apiI18n.t('legal:notConfigured', { lng: lang }))}</p>`;
+    return htmlDocument({
+      lang,
+      title: `${title} — ${instanceName}`,
+      canonical,
+      bodyHtml: `<h1>${escapeHtml(title)}</h1>\n${body}`,
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/public/html-shell.ts b/apps/api/src/public/html-shell.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..197e4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/public/html-shell.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { apiI18n } from '../i18n/api-i18n';
+
+/**
+ * The document shell shared by every server-rendered public page (#56's
+ * page view, #82's legal pages): identical for every viewer, crawler-safe,
+ * no session-dependent content. Chrome (footer links) renders in the
+ * instance default locale (ADR 0012). `bodyHtml` must already be safe —
+ * it comes from the sanitizing editor renderers, never from raw input.
+ */
+export interface HtmlShellOptions {
+  lang: 'de' | 'en';
+  /** Plain text; escaped here. */
+  title: string;
+  canonical?: string;
+  bodyHtml: string;
+}
+
+export function htmlDocument({ lang, title, canonical, bodyHtml }: HtmlShellOptions): string {
+  const canonicalTag = canonical ? `\n<link rel="canonical" href="${escapeHtml(canonical)}">` : '';
+  const imprintLabel = escapeHtml(apiI18n.t('legal:links.imprint', { lng: lang }));
+  const privacyLabel = escapeHtml(apiI18n.t('legal:links.privacy', { lng: lang }));
+  return `<!doctype html>
+<html lang="${lang}">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<title>${escapeHtml(title)}</title>${canonicalTag}
+<style>
+  :root { color-scheme: light dark; }
+  body { max-width: 48rem; margin: 2rem auto; padding: 0 1rem;
+    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; }
+  img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
+  .public-page__pond { color: #64748b; font-size: 0.9rem; }
+  pre { overflow-x: auto; }
+  .public-footer { margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 1rem; border-top: 1px solid #64748b;
+    font-size: 0.9rem; }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<main class="public-page">
+${bodyHtml}
+</main>
+<footer class="public-footer">
+<a href="/legal/imprint">${imprintLabel}</a> · <a href="/legal/privacy">${privacyLabel}</a>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>
+`;
+}
+
+/** Minimal HTML escaping for the values interpolated into the shell (not the
+ * already-sanitized body HTML). */
+export function escapeHtml(value: string): string {
+  return value
+    .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+    .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+    .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
+    .replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/public/public.service.ts b/apps/api/src/public/public.service.ts
index 768ab60..84e910b 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/public/public.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/public/public.service.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { Pond, User } from '@prisma/client';
 import { PermissionService } from '../permissions/permission.service';
 import { PluginFallbackRenderer } from '../plugins/plugin-fallback-renderer';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
+import { InstanceSettingsService } from '../settings/instance-settings.service';
+import { escapeHtml, htmlDocument } from './html-shell';
 
 /** The JSON the SPA renders for an anonymous (or any) reader of a public page. */
 export interface PublicPageContent {
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ export class PublicService {
     private readonly prisma: PrismaService,
     private readonly permissions: PermissionService,
     private readonly fallbacks: PluginFallbackRenderer,
+    private readonly settings: InstanceSettingsService,
   ) {}
 
   private async resolve(
@@ -82,34 +85,17 @@ export class PublicService {
     canonical: string,
   ): Promise<string> {
     const content = await this.content(user, pondSlug, pageSlug);
-    const title = escapeHtml(`${content.title} — ${content.pondName}`);
     // No session-dependent content: this document is identical for every viewer
-    // who may read the page (crawler-safe, cacheable).
-    return `<!doctype html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-<meta charset="utf-8">
-<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-<title>${title}</title>
-<link rel="canonical" href="${escapeHtml(canonical)}">
-<style>
-  :root { color-scheme: light dark; }
-  body { max-width: 48rem; margin: 2rem auto; padding: 0 1rem;
-    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; }
-  img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
-  .public-page__pond { color: #64748b; font-size: 0.9rem; }
-  pre { overflow-x: auto; }
-</style>
-</head>
-<body>
-<main class="public-page">
-<p class="public-page__pond">${escapeHtml(content.pondName)}</p>
+    // who may read the page (crawler-safe, cacheable). The shared shell adds
+    // the legal footer links (issue #82) in the instance default locale.
+    return htmlDocument({
+      lang: await this.settings.get('instance.defaultLocale'),
+      title: `${content.title} — ${content.pondName}`,
+      canonical,
+      bodyHtml: `<p class="public-page__pond">${escapeHtml(content.pondName)}</p>
 <h1>${escapeHtml(content.title)}</h1>
-${content.html}
-</main>
-</body>
-</html>
-`;
+${content.html}`,
+    });
   }
 }
 
@@ -126,13 +112,3 @@ function resolveMediaUrls(html: string): string {
     'src="/api/v1/media/$1" data-file-id="$1"',
   );
 }
-
-/** Minimal HTML escaping for the values we interpolate into the shell (not the
- * already-sanitized cached body HTML). */
-function escapeHtml(value: string): string {
-  return value
-    .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
-    .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
-    .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
-    .replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
-}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/settings/instance-settings.service.ts b/apps/api/src/settings/instance-settings.service.ts
index 7dc4ce6..153b944 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/settings/instance-settings.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/settings/instance-settings.service.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ export const INSTANCE_SETTINGS = {
   // SVG upload handling (security.md §Uploads): sanitize strips scripts and
   // event handlers with a maintained library; reject refuses SVG outright.
   'upload.svgPolicy': z.enum(['reject', 'sanitize']).default('sanitize'),
+  // Instance legal pages (issue #82, security.md §Privacy): Markdown texts
+  // for imprint and privacy policy, rendered publicly at /legal/<kind>.
+  // Empty = not configured yet (the legal pages then show a notice and
+  // Site Admins a warning banner instead of silently missing).
+  'legal.imprint': z.string().max(100_000).default(''),
+  'legal.privacyPolicy': z.string().max(100_000).default(''),
   // When the first-run setup wizard completed (issue #80). Null = the
   // instance still requires setup and only /setup/* is reachable; once set
   // the wizard is locked for good (SetupStateService). Written by the wizard,
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/legal.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/legal.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c12eae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/legal.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+
+import { contextForUser } from './helpers';
+
+const BASE_URL = process.env.E2E_BASE_URL ?? 'http://localhost:5173';
+
+const IMPRINT_TEXT = 'E2E Legal Operator, Example Lane 1';
+
+/**
+ * Instance legal pages (issue #82): a Site Admin's Markdown renders publicly,
+ * footer links reach it from everywhere (including auth screens), and an
+ * unconfigured page shows a notice — plus a warning banner for Site Admins.
+ * The state is set explicitly up front, so the pack is repeatable.
+ */
+test.beforeAll(async ({ browser }) => {
+  const admin = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-admin');
+  const response = await admin.request.patch('/api/v1/admin/settings', {
+    data: { 'legal.imprint': `## Operator\n\n${IMPRINT_TEXT}`, 'legal.privacyPolicy': '' },
+  });
+  expect(response.ok()).toBe(true);
+  await admin.close();
+});
+
+test('footer links lead anonymous visitors to the configured imprint', async ({ page }) => {
+  // The auth screen carries the footer too (AC: links appear everywhere).
+  await page.goto('/login');
+  await page
+    .locator('.app-footer')
+    .getByRole('link', { name: /imprint|impressum/i })
+    .click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/legal\/imprint$/);
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /imprint|impressum/i }).first()).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText(IMPRINT_TEXT)).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test('an unconfigured page shows a notice to visitors, not a 404', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/legal/privacy');
+  await expect(page.getByText(/not provided this text yet|noch nicht hinterlegt/i)).toBeVisible();
+  // Anonymous visitors get the neutral notice only — no admin warning.
+  await expect(page.getByRole('alert')).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
+test('site admins see a warning banner on unconfigured pages', async ({ browser }) => {
+  const admin = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-admin');
+  const page = await admin.newPage();
+  await page.goto('/legal/privacy');
+  const banner = page.getByRole('alert');
+  await expect(banner).toBeVisible();
+  await banner.getByRole('link').click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/admin$/);
+  await admin.close();
+});
+
+test('the admin form previews and publishes the privacy policy', async ({ browser }) => {
+  const admin = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-admin');
+  const page = await admin.newPage();
+  await page.goto('/admin');
+
+  // Second legal editor = the privacy policy (imprint comes first).
+  const editor = page.locator('.legal-editor').nth(1);
+  await editor.locator('textarea').fill('We process **only what is needed**.');
+  await editor.getByRole('button', { name: /preview|vorschau/i }).click();
+  await expect(editor.locator('.legal-editor__preview strong')).toHaveText('only what is needed');
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: /save legal pages|rechtsseiten speichern/i }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByRole('status')).toBeVisible();
+  await admin.close();
+
+  const anonymous = await browser.newContext({ baseURL: BASE_URL });
+  const anonymousPage = await anonymous.newPage();
+  await anonymousPage.goto('/legal/privacy');
+  await expect(anonymousPage.getByText('only what is needed')).toBeVisible();
+  await anonymous.close();
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/App.tsx b/apps/web/src/App.tsx
index b8645ca..58ee75f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { AppLayout } from './layout/AppLayout';
 import { AdminSettingsPage } from './pages/AdminSettingsPage';
 import { FontCatalogPage } from './pages/FontCatalogPage';
 import { HomePage } from './pages/HomePage';
+import { LegalPage } from './pages/LegalPage';
 import { NotFoundPage } from './pages/NotFoundPage';
 import { PageEditorPage } from './pages/PageEditorPage';
 import { PluginPreviewPage } from './pages/PluginPreviewPage';
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ export function App(): React.JSX.Element {
         <Route path="reset-password" element={<ResetPasswordPage />} />
         {/* Public read-only page view — reachable without a session (issue #56). */}
         <Route path="public/:pondSlug/:pageSlug" element={<PublicPageView />} />
+        {/* Legal pages — public, no session required (issue #82). */}
+        <Route path="legal/:kind" element={<LegalPage />} />
         {/* Setup is done exactly once — afterwards the wizard url just goes home. */}
         <Route path="setup" element={<Navigate to="/" replace />} />
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/i18n/index.ts b/apps/web/src/i18n/index.ts
index ccb9c68..2dceaa2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/i18n/index.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/i18n/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import deFiles from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/files.json';
 import deFont from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/font.json';
 import deImport from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/import.json';
 import deLabels from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/labels.json';
+import deLegal from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/legal.json';
 import deLinks from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/links.json';
 import deMembers from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/members.json';
 import dePlugins from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/plugins.json';
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import enFiles from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/files.json';
 import enFont from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/font.json';
 import enImport from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/import.json';
 import enLabels from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/labels.json';
+import enLegal from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/legal.json';
 import enLinks from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/links.json';
 import enMembers from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/members.json';
 import enPlugins from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/plugins.json';
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ void i18n
         font: enFont,
         import: enImport,
         labels: enLabels,
+        legal: enLegal,
         links: enLinks,
         members: enMembers,
         plugins: enPlugins,
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ void i18n
         font: deFont,
         import: deImport,
         labels: deLabels,
+        legal: deLegal,
         links: deLinks,
         members: deMembers,
         plugins: dePlugins,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/layout/AppLayout.tsx b/apps/web/src/layout/AppLayout.tsx
index b99e3bb..c274dd9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/layout/AppLayout.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/layout/AppLayout.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Outlet } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { usePersistentState } from '../lib/use-persistent-state';
+import { Footer } from './Footer';
 import { SidebarChromeContext } from './sidebar-chrome';
 import { Sidebar } from './Sidebar';
 import { TopBar } from './TopBar';
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export function AppLayout(): React.JSX.Element {
           <Sidebar collapsed={collapsed} />
           <main className="main">
             <Outlet />
+            <Footer />
           </main>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/layout/Footer.tsx b/apps/web/src/layout/Footer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4d3c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/layout/Footer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+/**
+ * The app-wide footer (issue #82): legal links on every view — editor,
+ * public pages, and auth screens all render inside AppLayout, so this one
+ * spot covers them all.
+ */
+export function Footer(): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('legal');
+  return (
+    <footer className="app-footer">
+      <Link to="/legal/imprint">{t('links.imprint')}</Link>
+      <span aria-hidden>·</span>
+      <Link to="/legal/privacy">{t('links.privacy')}</Link>
+    </footer>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/AdminSettingsPage.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/AdminSettingsPage.tsx
index 9089ba5..5b2b462 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/AdminSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/AdminSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { docToHtml, markdownToDoc } from '@dorfteich/shared';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ interface InstanceSettings {
   'quota.maxFileBytes': number;
   'upload.allowedExtensions': string[];
   'upload.svgPolicy': 'reject' | 'sanitize';
+  'legal.imprint': string;
+  'legal.privacyPolicy': string;
 }
 
 export function AdminSettingsPage(): React.JSX.Element {
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ export function AdminSettingsPage(): React.JSX.Element {
       </section>
 
       <UploadSettingsForm settings={settings.data} />
+      <LegalSettingsForm settings={settings.data} />
 
       <PluginManager />
       <QuotaManager />
@@ -175,6 +179,94 @@ function UploadSettingsForm({ settings }: { settings: InstanceSettings }): React
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Legal pages (issue #82): imprint and privacy policy as Markdown, shown
+ * publicly at /legal/imprint and /legal/privacy. The preview renders through
+ * the same shared pipeline the api uses (markdown → schema doc → HTML), so
+ * what the admin sees is what visitors get.
+ */
+function LegalSettingsForm({ settings }: { settings: InstanceSettings }): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('legal');
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const [imprint, setImprint] = useState(settings['legal.imprint']);
+  const [privacy, setPrivacy] = useState(settings['legal.privacyPolicy']);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<unknown>(null);
+  const [saved, setSaved] = useState(false);
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+
+  async function onSubmit(event: React.FormEvent): Promise<void> {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    setError(null);
+    setSaved(false);
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      await apiPatch('/admin/settings', {
+        'legal.imprint': imprint,
+        'legal.privacyPolicy': privacy,
+      });
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['admin', 'settings'] });
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['legal'] });
+      setSaved(true);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err);
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <section className="settings-section">
+      <h2>{t('admin.title')}</h2>
+      <p className="field__hint">{t('admin.hint')}</p>
+      <form onSubmit={(event) => void onSubmit(event)} noValidate>
+        <FormError error={error} />
+        <FormSuccess message={saved ? t('admin.save') : null} />
+        <LegalTextField label={t('admin.imprint')} value={imprint} onChange={setImprint} />
+        <LegalTextField label={t('admin.privacyPolicy')} value={privacy} onChange={setPrivacy} />
+        <button type="submit" className="button" disabled={busy}>
+          {t('admin.save')}
+        </button>
+      </form>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+/** One Markdown textarea with a toggleable rendered preview. */
+function LegalTextField({
+  label,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  value: string;
+  onChange: (value: string) => void;
+}): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('legal');
+  const [preview, setPreview] = useState(false);
+  return (
+    <div className="legal-editor">
+      <Field label={label}>
+        <textarea
+          rows={10}
+          value={value}
+          onChange={(event) => onChange(event.target.value)}
+          spellCheck={false}
+        />
+      </Field>
+      <button type="button" className="linklike" onClick={() => setPreview(!preview)}>
+        {preview ? t('admin.hidePreview') : t('admin.preview')}
+      </button>
+      {preview && (
+        // Same sanitizing pipeline as the api's public rendering — safe.
+        <div
+          className="legal-editor__preview legal-page__body"
+          dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: docToHtml(markdownToDoc(value)) }}
+        />
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 /** Map the instance-setting key to the shared quota key its label lives under. */
 const SETTING_TO_QUOTA_KEY = {
   'quota.editorsPerPond': 'editors_per_pond',
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/LegalPage.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/LegalPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..229a243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/LegalPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { LegalPageView, isLegalKind } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { Link, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { useAuth } from '../auth/auth-context';
+import { apiGet } from '../lib/api';
+import { NotFoundPage } from './NotFoundPage';
+
+/**
+ * Public legal page (issue #82): imprint or privacy policy, reachable
+ * without a session. The HTML comes from the api's sanitizing Markdown
+ * pipeline (like #56's public view) — safe to render. An unconfigured page
+ * shows a notice instead of silently missing, and Site Admins additionally
+ * get a warning banner pointing at the settings (AC).
+ */
+export function LegalPage(): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('legal');
+  const { user } = useAuth();
+  const { kind = '' } = useParams<{ kind: string }>();
+
+  const query = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['legal', kind],
+    queryFn: () => apiGet<LegalPageView>(`/legal/${kind}/content`),
+    enabled: isLegalKind(kind),
+  });
+
+  if (!isLegalKind(kind)) return <NotFoundPage />;
+  if (!query.data) return <div aria-busy="true" />;
+
+  return (
+    <article className="legal-page">
+      <h1>{t(`title.${kind}`)}</h1>
+      {!query.data.configured && user?.isSiteAdmin && (
+        <p className="form-banner form-banner--error" role="alert">
+          {t('adminWarning')} <Link to="/admin">{t('adminWarningLink')}</Link>
+        </p>
+      )}
+      {query.data.configured ? (
+        // Server-rendered through the sanitizing editor pipeline — safe.
+        <div className="legal-page__body" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: query.data.html }} />
+      ) : (
+        <p className="legal-page__placeholder">{t('notConfigured')}</p>
+      )}
+    </article>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/styles/base.css b/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
index 0d373e8..967f738 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
@@ -371,6 +371,42 @@ button {
   font-size: 0.95rem;
 }
 
+/* Legal pages + footer (issue #82) */
+.app-footer {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  margin-top: var(--space-8);
+  padding-top: var(--space-3);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+.legal-page {
+  max-width: 44rem;
+}
+
+.legal-page__placeholder {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.legal-editor {
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-4);
+}
+
+.legal-editor textarea {
+  width: 100%;
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+.legal-editor__preview {
+  margin-top: var(--space-3);
+  padding: var(--space-3);
+  border: 1px dashed var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+}
+
 /* First-run setup wizard (issue #81) */
 .setup-shell {
   min-height: 100vh;
diff --git a/docs/self-hosting/legal-template.md b/docs/self-hosting/legal-template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b703954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/self-hosting/legal-template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+# Legal page templates (imprint & privacy policy)
+
+Dorfteich ships legal pages as a product feature (issue #82, security.md
+§Privacy): Site Admins paste Markdown into **Administration → Legal pages**,
+and the texts render publicly at `/legal/imprint` and `/legal/privacy` —
+linked from the footer on every view. This document provides starting
+templates whose privacy section matches **what Dorfteich actually
+processes**; keep it in sync when a change adds or removes a processing
+activity (review anchor: security.md §Privacy).
+
+> **Not legal advice.** These templates are a technically accurate starting
+> point, not a substitute for a lawyer. Operator-specific parts (identity,
+> hosting provider, log retention, backups) are marked with `[…]`
+> placeholders and MUST be filled in. dorfteich.online uses the operator's
+> own standard texts, applied at go-live (#89) — not these templates.
+
+## What Dorfteich processes (review checklist)
+
+The privacy templates below cover exactly these activities. When one of
+them changes, update the templates in the same change:
+
+| Activity                | Data                                                               | Where implemented                                                            |
+| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Accounts                | username, e-mail, password hash, display name, locale              | `users` table; signup/verification (ADR 0007)                                |
+| Sessions                | session cookie (`dt_session`), user agent, expiry                  | `sessions` table                                                             |
+| Rate limiting           | IP address in short-lived counters                                 | `rate_limits` table (short TTL, operations.md)                               |
+| Reverse-proxy logs      | IP address, requested URL                                          | host level (Caddy/nginx), operator-managed rotation                          |
+| Transactional e-mail    | recipient address, mail content                                    | SMTP relay (wizard/secret store, #80); verification, password reset          |
+| Content & uploads       | pages, attachments authored by users                               | ponds/pages/files; server sees plaintext (no E2E, security.md §Out of scope) |
+| Data export             | self-service ZIP (profile + own ponds)                             | `POST /users/me/data-export` (#68)                                           |
+| Deletion                | trash/purge for content; pseudonymized authorship ("deleted user") | PseudonymizationService (#59), trash retention (ADR 0013)                    |
+| No third-party requests | fonts self-hosted, no CDNs, no analytics                           | ADR 0016, CSP in nginx.conf                                                  |
+
+## Imprint template (fill in and paste into Administration → Legal pages)
+
+The legal pages render their own localized heading (Imprint/Impressum,
+Privacy policy/Datenschutzerklärung), so the templates start straight with
+the content — do not add a top-level `#` heading of your own.
+
+```markdown
+**Operator of this instance**
+
+[Name]
+[Street and number]
+[Postal code, city]
+[Country]
+
+**Contact**
+
+E-mail: [address]
+[Phone: optional]
+
+[If applicable: register entries, VAT ID, persons responsible for content.]
+```
+
+German version:
+
+```markdown
+**Betreiberin/Betreiber dieser Instanz**
+
+[Name]
+[Straße und Hausnummer]
+[PLZ, Ort]
+[Land]
+
+**Kontakt**
+
+E-Mail: [Adresse]
+[Telefon: optional]
+
+[Falls zutreffend: Registereinträge, USt-IdNr., inhaltlich Verantwortliche.]
+```
+
+## Privacy policy template (English)
+
+```markdown
+This instance of Dorfteich is operated by [operator, see imprint]. We
+process personal data only as far as running this service requires
+(Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for accounts, Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR for abuse
+protection and operational logs).
+
+## Accounts
+
+When you register, we store your username, e-mail address, a password
+hash (never the password itself), your display name, and your language
+preference. The e-mail address is used to verify your account and for
+password resets. Accounts are visible to other members through the names
+you choose.
+
+## Sessions and cookies
+
+After signing in, a session cookie (`dt_session`) keeps you signed in.
+We store the session together with the browser identification (user
+agent) your client sends and an expiry time. There are no tracking or
+third-party cookies.
+
+## Abuse protection and server logs
+
+To protect the service against abuse, IP addresses are counted in
+short-lived rate-limit records that expire automatically. The web server
+in front of this instance additionally writes access logs containing IP
+addresses; these are rotated and deleted after [retention, e.g. 14 days].
+
+## E-mail
+
+Transactional e-mails (account verification, password reset) are sent
+through the SMTP relay [relay provider]. Your e-mail address and the
+message content are transmitted to that relay for delivery.
+
+## Content you create
+
+Pages and uploaded files you create are stored on the server and are
+visible to the people your ponds' permissions allow. Content is not
+end-to-end encrypted — the server processes it in plaintext to provide
+search, export, and rendering. Deleted pages remain restorable from the
+trash for [trash retention, default 30] days before they are permanently
+removed.
+
+## No third-party requests
+
+Your browser talks only to this instance: fonts are self-hosted, and
+there are no CDNs, no analytics, and no embedded third-party services.
+
+## Your rights
+
+You can export your own data (profile and the ponds you own) as a ZIP
+archive at any time from your account settings (right of access and data
+portability). When your account is deleted, your personal pond and the
+ponds you own are deleted through the trash process, and your authorship
+on shared content is replaced with "deleted user" (pseudonymization).
+You further have the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of
+processing, and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. To
+exercise your rights, contact [address from the imprint].
+
+## Hosting and backups
+
+This instance is hosted at [provider, location]. Backups are kept for
+[retention] and stored [location/provider].
+```
+
+## Privacy policy template (Deutsch)
+
+```markdown
+Diese Dorfteich-Instanz wird betrieben von [Betreiberin/Betreiber, siehe
+Impressum]. Wir verarbeiten personenbezogene Daten nur, soweit der
+Betrieb dieses Dienstes es erfordert (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO für
+Konten, Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO für Missbrauchsschutz und
+Betriebs-Logs).
+
+## Konten
+
+Bei der Registrierung speichern wir Benutzername, E-Mail-Adresse, einen
+Passwort-Hash (nie das Passwort selbst), den Anzeigenamen und die
+Spracheinstellung. Die E-Mail-Adresse dient der Bestätigung des Kontos
+und dem Zurücksetzen des Passworts. Konten sind für andere Mitglieder
+unter den von dir gewählten Namen sichtbar.
+
+## Sitzungen und Cookies
+
+Nach der Anmeldung hält ein Sitzungs-Cookie (`dt_session`) dich
+angemeldet. Wir speichern die Sitzung zusammen mit der von deinem
+Browser übermittelten Kennung (User-Agent) und einem Ablaufzeitpunkt.
+Es gibt keine Tracking- oder Drittanbieter-Cookies.
+
+## Missbrauchsschutz und Server-Logs
+
+Zum Schutz vor Missbrauch werden IP-Adressen in kurzlebigen
+Rate-Limit-Einträgen gezählt, die automatisch verfallen. Der
+vorgeschaltete Webserver schreibt zusätzlich Zugriffs-Logs mit
+IP-Adressen; diese werden rotiert und nach [Aufbewahrung, z. B. 14
+Tagen] gelöscht.
+
+## E-Mail
+
+Transaktions-E-Mails (Konto-Bestätigung, Passwort-Zurücksetzen) werden
+über den SMTP-Server [Anbieter] versendet. Dafür werden deine
+E-Mail-Adresse und der Nachrichteninhalt an diesen Server übermittelt.
+
+## Von dir erstellte Inhalte
+
+Von dir angelegte Seiten und hochgeladene Dateien liegen auf dem Server
+und sind für die Personen sichtbar, die die Berechtigungen deiner Teiche
+zulassen. Inhalte sind nicht Ende-zu-Ende-verschlüsselt — der Server
+verarbeitet sie im Klartext, um Suche, Export und Darstellung
+bereitzustellen. Gelöschte Seiten bleiben [Aufbewahrung, Standard 30]
+Tage im Papierkorb wiederherstellbar, bevor sie endgültig entfernt
+werden.
+
+## Keine Anfragen an Dritte
+
+Dein Browser kommuniziert ausschließlich mit dieser Instanz: Schriften
+sind selbst gehostet, es gibt keine CDNs, keine Analyse-Dienste und
+keine eingebetteten Drittanbieter.
+
+## Deine Rechte
+
+Du kannst deine eigenen Daten (Profil und die dir gehörenden Teiche)
+jederzeit in den Konto-Einstellungen als ZIP-Archiv exportieren
+(Auskunft und Datenübertragbarkeit). Bei der Löschung deines Kontos
+werden dein persönlicher Teich und die dir gehörenden Teiche über den
+Papierkorb-Prozess gelöscht; deine Autorenschaft an geteilten Inhalten
+wird durch „gelöschte Nutzerin/gelöschter Nutzer" ersetzt
+(Pseudonymisierung). Darüber hinaus hast du das Recht auf Berichtigung,
+Löschung, Einschränkung der Verarbeitung und auf Beschwerde bei einer
+Aufsichtsbehörde. Wende dich dazu an [Kontakt aus dem Impressum].
+
+## Hosting und Backups
+
+Diese Instanz wird gehostet bei [Anbieter, Standort]. Backups werden
+[Aufbewahrung] aufbewahrt und liegen [Ort/Anbieter].
+```
diff --git a/packages/shared/i18n/de/legal.json b/packages/shared/i18n/de/legal.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfb567d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/i18n/de/legal.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "links": {
+    "imprint": "Impressum",
+    "privacy": "Datenschutzerklärung"
+  },
+  "title": {
+    "imprint": "Impressum",
+    "privacy": "Datenschutzerklärung"
+  },
+  "notConfigured": "Die Betreiberin oder der Betreiber dieser Instanz hat diesen Text noch nicht hinterlegt.",
+  "adminWarning": "Diese Rechtsseite ist noch nicht eingerichtet — Besuchende sehen aktuell einen Platzhalter statt des erforderlichen Textes.",
+  "adminWarningLink": "Text in den Administrations-Einstellungen hinterlegen",
+  "admin": {
+    "title": "Rechtsseiten",
+    "hint": "Beide Texte sind Markdown und erscheinen öffentlich unter /legal/imprint und /legal/privacy — ohne Anmeldung. Eine Datenschutz-Vorlage für die Verarbeitungen von Dorfteich liegt in docs/self-hosting/legal-template.md bei.",
+    "imprint": "Impressum",
+    "privacyPolicy": "Datenschutzerklärung",
+    "preview": "Vorschau anzeigen",
+    "hidePreview": "Vorschau ausblenden",
+    "save": "Rechtsseiten speichern"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/i18n/en/legal.json b/packages/shared/i18n/en/legal.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14f5a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/i18n/en/legal.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "links": {
+    "imprint": "Imprint",
+    "privacy": "Privacy policy"
+  },
+  "title": {
+    "imprint": "Imprint",
+    "privacy": "Privacy policy"
+  },
+  "notConfigured": "The operator of this instance has not provided this text yet.",
+  "adminWarning": "This legal page is not configured yet — visitors currently see a placeholder instead of the required text.",
+  "adminWarningLink": "Add the text in the administration settings",
+  "admin": {
+    "title": "Legal pages",
+    "hint": "Both texts are Markdown and appear publicly at /legal/imprint and /legal/privacy — no sign-in required. A privacy-policy template covering Dorfteich's processing ships in docs/self-hosting/legal-template.md.",
+    "imprint": "Imprint",
+    "privacyPolicy": "Privacy policy",
+    "preview": "Show preview",
+    "hidePreview": "Hide preview",
+    "save": "Save legal pages"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
index 52e0805..fe5427c 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export * from './fonts';
 export * from './health';
 export * from './i18n-tools';
 export * from './labels';
+export * from './legal';
 export * from './links';
 export * from './members';
 export * from './pages';
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/legal.ts b/packages/shared/src/legal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b9aad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/src/legal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * Instance legal pages (issue #82, security.md §Privacy): imprint and
+ * privacy policy are instance settings holding Markdown, edited by Site
+ * Admins and rendered publicly at /legal/<kind> — a core feature for
+ * EU-hosted instances, not an afterthought.
+ */
+
+export const LEGAL_KINDS = ['imprint', 'privacy'] as const;
+export type LegalKind = (typeof LEGAL_KINDS)[number];
+
+export function isLegalKind(value: string): value is LegalKind {
+  return (LEGAL_KINDS as readonly string[]).includes(value);
+}
+
+/** What `GET /legal/:kind/content` returns; the SPA's legal page renders it. */
+export interface LegalPageView {
+  kind: LegalKind;
+  /** False while the Site Admin has not provided a text yet. */
+  configured: boolean;
+  /** Server-rendered HTML from the stored Markdown; empty when unconfigured. */
+  html: string;
+}