diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index 59ad48b..2825333 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -255,6 +255,31 @@ p {
   font-size: 14px;
 }
 
+.site-footer {
+  padding: 18px 20px 28px;
+  border-top: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.16);
+  margin-top: 32px;
+}
+
+.footer-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 12px;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+
+.footer-text code {
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.privacy-block ul {
+  margin: 8px 0 0;
+  padding-left: 18px;
+  color: #cbd5e1;
+}
+
 .cards {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index 8eb783a..a11f01d 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -13,12 +13,24 @@ export default function RootLayout({
 }: {
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }) {
+  const version = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERSION || 'dev';
+
   return (
     <html lang="en">
       <body>
         <I18nProvider>
           <NavBar />
           {children}
+          <footer className="site-footer">
+            <div className="footer-row">
+              <span className="footer-text">
+                <a href="/privacy">Privacy & cookies</a>
+              </span>
+              <span className="footer-text">
+                Version <code>{version}</code>
+              </span>
+            </div>
+          </footer>
         </I18nProvider>
       </body>
     </html>
diff --git a/app/privacy/page.tsx b/app/privacy/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a52eb5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/privacy/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+'use client';
+
+import Link from 'next/link';
+
+export default function PrivacyPage() {
+  return (
+    <main className="panel" style={{ maxWidth: 900, margin: '40px auto', display: 'grid', gap: 14 }}>
+      <div className="breadcrumb">
+        <Link href="/">Home</Link> / <span>Privacy & cookies</span>
+      </div>
+      <h1>Privacy & cookies</h1>
+      <p style={{ color: '#cbd5e1' }}>Updated: {new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)}</p>
+
+      <section className="privacy-block">
+        <h3>What data we collect</h3>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Account data: email, password hash, name, phone (optional), role/status.</li>
+          <li>Listing data: location, contact details, amenities, photos, translations.</li>
+          <li>Operational logs: minimal request metadata for diagnostics.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </section>
+
+      <section className="privacy-block">
+        <h3>How we use your data</h3>
+        <ul>
+          <li>To authenticate users and manage sessions.</li>
+          <li>To publish and moderate listings.</li>
+          <li>To send transactional email (verification, password reset).</li>
+          <li>To comply with legal requests or protect the service.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </section>
+
+      <section className="privacy-block">
+        <h3>Storage & retention</h3>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Data is stored in our Postgres database hosted in the EU.</li>
+          <li>Backups are retained for disaster recovery; removed accounts/listings may persist in backups for a limited time.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </section>
+
+      <section className="privacy-block">
+        <h3>Cookies</h3>
+        <ul>
+          <li>We use essential cookies only: a session cookie for login/authentication.</li>
+          <li>No analytics, marketing, or tracking cookies are used.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </section>
+
+      <section className="privacy-block">
+        <h3>Sharing</h3>
+        <ul>
+          <li>We do not sell or share personal data with advertisers.</li>
+          <li>Data may be shared with service providers strictly for running the service (email delivery, hosting).</li>
+        </ul>
+      </section>
+
+      <section className="privacy-block">
+        <h3>Your rights</h3>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Request access, correction, or deletion of your data.</li>
+          <li>Withdraw consent for non-essential processing (we currently process only essentials).</li>
+          <li>Contact support for any privacy questions.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </section>
+    </main>
+  );
+}
