diff --git a/api/config.dev.json b/api/config.dev.json
index bab9b4e..93dbbb0 100644
--- a/api/config.dev.json
+++ b/api/config.dev.json
@@ -25,5 +25,7 @@
       "refreshTokenExpirySeconds": 86400000,
       "title": "OpenBikeSensor"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "imprintUrl": "https://example.com/imprint",
+  "privacyPolicyUrl": "https://example.com/privacy"
 }
diff --git a/api/config.json.example b/api/config.json.example
index 071e401..4d36c87 100644
--- a/api/config.json.example
+++ b/api/config.json.example
@@ -32,5 +32,7 @@
       "refreshTokenExpirySeconds": 86400000,
       "title": "OpenBikeSensor"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "imprintUrl": "https://example.com/imprint",
+  "privacyPolicyUrl": "https://example.com/privacy"
 }
diff --git a/api/src/config.js b/api/src/config.js
index a9315e5..90936f6 100644
--- a/api/src/config.js
+++ b/api/src/config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ const configSchema = Joi.object({
   jwtSecret: Joi.string().min(16).max(128).required(),
   cookieSecret: Joi.string().min(16).max(128).required(),
 
+  imprintUrl: Joi.string(),
+  privacyPolicyUrl: Joi.string(),
+
   baseUrl: Joi.string().required(),
   mainFrontendUrl: Joi.string(), // optional
 
diff --git a/api/src/routes/auth.js b/api/src/routes/auth.js
index 12826f5..83ec0b5 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/auth.js
+++ b/api/src/routes/auth.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ function isValidScope(scope) {
 router.use((req, res, next) => {
   res.locals.user = req.user;
   res.locals.mainFrontendUrl = config.mainFrontendUrl;
+  res.locals.imprintUrl = config.imprintUrl;
+  res.locals.privacyPolicyUrl = config.privacyPolicyUrl;
   res.locals.baseUrl = baseUrl + '/';
   next();
 });
@@ -463,6 +465,10 @@ router
         email: Joi.string().email().required(),
         password: Joi.string().min(6).required(),
         confirmPassword: Joi.string().valid(Joi.ref('password')).required(),
+
+        ...(config.privacyPolicyUrl ? {
+          acceptPrivacyPolicy: Joi.boolean().truthy().required(),
+        } : {}),
       }),
     ),
     wrapRoute(async (req, res) => {
diff --git a/api/views/register.pug b/api/views/register.pug
index 683c7ce..b5f0367 100644
--- a/api/views/register.pug
+++ b/api/views/register.pug
@@ -22,4 +22,17 @@ block content
       label(for="confirmPassword") Confirm Password
       input(id="confirmPassword", name="confirmPassword", type="password")
 
+    if privacyPolicyUrl
+      .field
+        label Privacy policy
+
+        .ui.checkbox
+          input(id="acceptPrivacyPolicy", name="acceptPrivacyPolicy", type="checkbox", value="true")
+          label(for="acceptPrivacyPolicy")
+            | I have read and understood the
+            |
+            a(href=privacyPolicyUrl, target="_blank", rel="noreferrer") privacy policy
+            |
+            | and consent to the use of my data as described therein.
+
     button.ui.button.primary(type="submit") Register