feat(legal): add imprint and privacy policy pages with responsive layout and fixed footer integration

app/(app)/layout.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
- * @file layout.tsx
+ * @file (app)/layout.tsx
- * @description Server component layout protecting authenticated routes, verifying user session status, and rendering the responsive application shell structure with global toast notifications.
+ * @description Server component layout protecting authenticated routes by verifying user sessions and arranging the main dashboard application structure with responsive sidebars, headers, navigation bars, error toasts, and footers.
  */
 
 import { auth } from "@/auth";
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ import Sidebar from "@/app/components/layout/Sidebar";
 import Header from "@/app/components/layout/Header";
 import Navbar from "@/app/components/layout/Navbar";
 import ErrorToast from "../components/ErrorToast";
+import Footer from "@/app/components/layout/Footer";
 
 /**
- * Renders the protected application layout wrapper.
+ * Renders the main application layout for authenticated views, checking user sessions
- * Checks for an active user session and redirects to the login page if unauthenticated.
+ * and assembling the responsive page shell.
  *
  * @async
  * @param {Object} props - The component props.
- * @param {React.ReactNode} props.children - The child components or pages to render within the layout.
+ * @param {React.ReactNode} props.children - The inner child components/pages to render inside the authenticated layout.
- * @returns {Promise<JSX.Element>} The rendered application layout structure.
+ * @returns {Promise<JSX.Element>} The rendered application layout component.
  */
 export default async function AppLayout({
   children,
@@ -38,9 +39,13 @@ export default async function AppLayout({
       </div>
       <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col min-w-0 overflow-hidden pb-16 md:pb-0">
         <Header />
-        <main className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-4 md:p-6 lg:p-8">
+
-          {children}
+        <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto flex flex-col">
-        </main>
+          <main className="flex-1 p-4 md:p-6 lg:p-8">{children}</main>
+        </div>
+
+        <Footer />
+
         <div className="md:hidden flex">
           <Navbar />
         </div>

app/(auth)/layout.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 /**
- * @file AuthLayout.tsx
+ * @file (auth)/layout.tsx
- * @description Layout component wrapping authentication views with a centered container structure.
+ * @description Layout component wrapping authentication views with a centered container structure and fixed bottom footer.
  */
 
 import React from "react";
+import Footer from "../components/layout/Footer";
 
 /**
- * Renders a centered layout wrapper optimized for authentication pages (login, registration, etc.).
+ * Renders a centered layout wrapper optimized for authentication pages (login, registration, etc.),
+ * including a fixed footer at the bottom of the viewport.
  *
  * @param {Object} props - The component props.
  * @param {React.ReactNode} props.children - The inner child components/pages to render inside the layout.
@@ -20,6 +22,10 @@ export default function AuthLayout({
   return (
     <div className="flex h-dvh w-full items-center justify-center p-4">
       <div className="w-full max-w-md">{children}</div>
+
+      <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0">
+        <Footer />
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }

app/components/layout/Footer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+ * @file app/components/layout/Footer.tsx
+ * @description Client component rendering the site footer with a copyright notice and links to legal pages like Imprint and Privacy Policy.
+ */
+
+"use client";
+
+import Link from "next/link";
+
+/**
+ * Renders the application footer containing dynamic copyright information and legal navigation links.
+ *
+ * @returns {JSX.Element} The rendered footer component.
+ */
+export default function Footer() {
+  const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
+
+  return (
+    <footer className="w-full bg-background text-xs px-3 py-3 border-t border-border">
+      <div className="max-w-5xl mx-auto flex flex-col md:flex-row justify-between items-center gap-2">
+        {/* Left: Copyright Notice */}
+        <p className="order-1 md:order-1">
+          &copy; {currentYear} André Kempf. All rights reserved.
+        </p>
+
+        {/* Right: Legal & Compliance Links */}
+        <div className="flex gap-4 order-2 md:order-3">
+          <Link
+            href="/imprint"
+            className="hover:text-primary transition-colors"
+          >
+            Imprint
+          </Link>
+          <span>|</span>
+          <Link
+            href="/privacy"
+            className="hover:text-primary transition-colors"
+          >
+            Privacy Policy
+          </Link>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </footer>
+  );
+}

app/imprint/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/**
+ * @file app/imprint/page.tsx
+ * @description Server component rendering the legal notice (imprint) page with a title header and back button navigation.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Renders the imprint/legal notice page containing the main title and layout container.
+ *
+ * @async
+ * @returns {Promise<JSX.Element>} The rendered imprint page component.
+ */
+export default async function ImprintPage() {
+  return (
+    <section className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto w-full">
+      <div className="relative p-6 max-w-5xl mx-auto">
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-foreground mb-1 tracking-tight">
+          Legal Notice<span className="text-primary">.</span>
+        </h1>
+        <div className="space-y-6 text-sm mt-3 text-foreground-muted leading-relaxed">
+          {/* Information in accordance with § 5 DDG & § 18 MStV */}
+          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card p-6 shadow-xl space-y-3">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground flex items-center gap-2 font-mono">
+              <span className="text-primary">//</span> Information Pursuant to §
+              5 DDG
+            </h2>
+            <div className="font-mono text-xs bg-background/60 p-4 rounded-xl border border-border text-foreground space-y-1">
+              <p className="font-semibold">André Kempf</p>
+              <p className="text-primary-hover">Full-Stack Web Developer</p>
+              <p>Großschneidersweg 2a</p>
+              <p>76149 Karlsruhe, Germany</p>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-foreground-muted">
+              Also responsible for content pursuant to § 18 Abs. 2 MStV.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Contact */}
+          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card p-6 shadow-xl space-y-3">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground flex items-center gap-2 font-mono">
+              <span className="text-primary">//</span> Contact
+            </h2>
+            <div className="p-4 rounded-xl bg-background/60 border border-border font-mono text-xs">
+              <p className="text-foreground-muted">
+                <span className="text-foreground">Email:</span>{" "}
+                <span className="text-primary hover:underline cursor-pointer">
+                  dev@andre-kempf.com
+                </span>
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Disclaimer */}
+          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card p-6 shadow-xl space-y-4">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground flex items-center gap-2 font-mono">
+              <span className="text-primary">//</span> Disclaimer & Legal Notes
+            </h2>
+            <div className="space-y-1">
+              <h3 className="font-semibold text-foreground text-sm">
+                Liability for Content
+              </h3>
+              <p>
+                As a service provider, I am responsible for my own content on
+                these pages according to general laws pursuant to § 7 Abs. 1
+                DDG. However, according to §§ 8 to 10 DDG, I am not obligated to
+                monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to
+                investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <div className="space-y-1 pt-3 border-t border-border">
+              <h3 className="font-semibold text-foreground text-sm">
+                Liability for Links
+              </h3>
+              <p>
+                My website contains links to external third-party websites over
+                whose content I have no control. Therefore, I cannot accept any
+                liability for these external contents. The respective provider
+                or operator of the pages is always responsible for the content
+                of the linked pages.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <div className="space-y-1 pt-3 border-t border-border">
+              <h3 className="font-semibold text-foreground text-sm">
+                Copyright
+              </h3>
+              <p>
+                The content and works created on these pages are subject to
+                German copyright law. Duplication, processing, distribution, or
+                any form of commercialization beyond the scope of copyright law
+                require the prior written consent of the author or creator.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Dispute Resolution */}
+          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card p-6 shadow-xl space-y-3">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground flex items-center gap-2 font-mono">
+              <span className="text-primary">//</span> Dispute Resolution
+            </h2>
+            <p>
+              The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute
+              resolution (OS):{" "}
+              <a
+                href="https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/"
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                className="text-primary hover:underline break-all"
+              >
+                https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/
+              </a>
+              .<br />I am neither willing nor obligated to participate in
+              dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration
+              board.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}

app/page.tsx

@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 import { auth } from "@/auth";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import Link from "next/link";
+import Footer from "@/app/components/layout/Footer";
 
 /**
- * Renders the welcome landing page. Checks for an active session and redirects
+ * Renders the welcome page containing branding elements, authentication status checks,
- * if logged in; otherwise, provides navigation links to sign in or register.
+ * and navigation links for signing in or registering.
  *
  * @async
- * @returns {Promise<JSX.Element>} The rendered welcome page component.
+ * @returns {Promise<JSX.Element>} The rendered welcome landing page component.
  */
 export default async function WelcomePage() {
   const session = typeof auth === "function" ? await auth() : null;
@@ -21,27 +22,29 @@ export default async function WelcomePage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-dvh w-full flex-col items-center justify-center p-6 text-center">
+    <div className="flex flex-col h-dvh w-full justify-between">
-      <div className="max-w-md space-y-6">
+      <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col items-center justify-center p-6 text-center">
-        <h1 className="text-4xl font-extrabold tracking-tight">Flowstate</h1>
+        <div className="max-w-md space-y-6">
-        <p className="text-foreground-muted">Welcome Page</p>
+          <h1 className="text-4xl font-extrabold tracking-tight">Flowstate</h1>
-        <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-4">
+          <p className="text-foreground-muted">Welcome Page</p>
-          <Link
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-4">
-            href="/login/"
+            <Link
-            className="px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded-lg bg-foreground text-background hover:opacity-70 transition-opacity"
+              href="/login/"
-          >
+              className="px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded-lg bg-foreground text-background hover:opacity-70 transition-opacity"
-            Sign In
+            >
-          </Link>
+              Sign In
+            </Link>
 
-          {/* TODO */}
+            <Link
-          <Link
+              href="/register/"
-            href="/register/"
+              className="px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded-lg border border-border hover:opacity-70 transition-opacity"
-            className="px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded-lg border border-border hover:opacity-70 transition-opacity"
+            >
-          >
+              Register
-            Register
+            </Link>
-          </Link>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+      <Footer />
     </div>
   );
 }

app/privacy/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/**
+ * @file app/privacy/page.tsx
+ * @description Server component rendering the privacy policy page with a title header and back button navigation.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Renders the privacy policy page containing the main title and layout container alongside a back navigation button.
+ *
+ * @async
+ * @returns {Promise<JSX.Element>} The rendered privacy policy page component.
+ */
+export default async function PrivacyPage() {
+  return (
+    <section className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto w-full">
+      <div className="relative p-6 max-w-5xl mx-auto">
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-foreground mb-1 tracking-tight">
+          Privacy Policy<span className="text-primary">.</span>
+        </h1>
+        <div className="space-y-6 text-sm mt-3 text-foreground-muted leading-relaxed">
+          {/* Overview */}
+          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card p-6 shadow-xl space-y-4">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground flex items-center gap-2 font-mono">
+              <span className="text-primary">//</span> Data Protection at a
+              Glance
+            </h2>
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+              <h3 className="font-semibold text-foreground text-sm">
+                General Information
+              </h3>
+              <p>
+                The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to
+                your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is
+                any data that can be used to personally identify you.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+              <h3 className="font-semibold text-foreground text-sm">
+                Data Collection on This Website
+              </h3>
+              <p>
+                Data processing on this website is carried out by the website
+                operator. Your data is collected when you provide it to us, or
+                automatically by our IT systems when you visit the site.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Responsible Party */}
+          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card p-6 shadow-xl space-y-3">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground flex items-center gap-2 font-mono">
+              <span className="text-primary">//</span> Responsible Party
+              (Controller)
+            </h2>
+            <p>
+              The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
+            </p>
+            <div className="font-mono text-xs bg-background/60 p-4 rounded-xl border border-border text-foreground space-y-1">
+              <p className="font-semibold">André Kempf</p>
+              <p>Großschneidersweg 2a</p>
+              <p>76149 Karlsruhe, Germany</p>
+              <p className="pt-2">
+                Email:{" "}
+                <span className="text-primary hover:underline cursor-pointer">
+                  dev@andre-kempf.com
+                </span>
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Hosting & Server Log Files */}
+          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card p-6 shadow-xl space-y-3">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground flex items-center gap-2 font-mono">
+              <span className="text-primary">//</span> Hosting & Server
+              Infrastructure
+            </h2>
+            <p>
+              This website is hosted externally on web servers operated by
+              Netcup GmbH. Personal data processed on this website is stored on
+              the host&apos;s secure servers.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              The hosting provider automatically processes technical access data
+              in server environment variables necessary to establish a stable
+              connection and deliver page assets securely.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Server Analytics */}
+          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card p-6 shadow-xl space-y-3">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground flex items-center gap-2 font-mono">
+              <span className="text-primary">//</span> Server Analytics &
+              Privacy-First Tracking
+            </h2>
+            <p>
+              To evaluate website reach and optimize user experience, this
+              website processes minimal access metrics (e.g., total daily views,
+              coarse device category, and daily visitor counts).
+            </p>
+            <div className="p-4 rounded-xl bg-background/60 border border-border space-y-2 text-xs font-mono">
+              <p className="text-emerald-400 font-semibold">
+                // Key privacy guarantees:
+              </p>
+              <ul className="list-disc list-inside space-y-1 text-foreground-muted">
+                <li>
+                  <strong className="text-foreground">No Cookies:</strong> We do
+                  not store cookies or local storage identifiers on your device.
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                  <strong className="text-foreground">Anonymized IPs:</strong>{" "}
+                  IP addresses are instantly hashed with a daily salt and never
+                  stored in plain text.
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                  <strong className="text-foreground">
+                    Zero Third Parties:
+                  </strong>{" "}
+                  Analytics data is processed locally on our own server and
+                  never shared with external tracking services.
+                </li>
+              </ul>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-foreground-muted">
+              The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in
+              maintaining and optimizing our online portfolio (Art. 6(1)(f)
+              GDPR).
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Your Rights */}
+          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card p-6 shadow-xl space-y-3">
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground flex items-center gap-2 font-mono">
+              <span className="text-primary">//</span> Your Rights
+            </h2>
+            <p>
+              You have the right at any time to receive information free of
+              charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored
+              personal data. You also have a right to request the correction or
+              deletion of this data.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}

public/sitemap.xml

@@ -6,4 +6,16 @@
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>1.0</priority>
   </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://flowstate.andre-kempf.com/imprint</loc>
+    <lastmod>2026-08-14</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.3</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://flowstate.andre-kempf.com/privacy</loc>
+    <lastmod>2026-08-14</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.3</priority>
+  </url>
 </urlset>