diff --git a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php
index b96bc61..994cc5a 100644
--- a/src/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php
+++ b/src/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public function store(Request $request): RedirectResponse
             'name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255', 'unique:' . User::class],
             'email' => ['required', 'string', 'lowercase', 'email', 'max:255', 'unique:' . User::class],
             'password' => ['required', 'confirmed', Rules\Password::defaults()],
+            'privacy_policy' => 'accepted',
         ]);
 
         $user = User::create([
diff --git a/src/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php b/src/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php
index 3b66eac..eaf4caf 100644
--- a/src/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php
+++ b/src/resources/views/auth/register.blade.php
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@
             <div class="mt-4 flex items-center">
                 <input
                     class="h-4 w-4 rounded border-gray-300 bg-gray-100 text-blue-600 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500"
-                    id="link-checkbox" type="checkbox" value="">
-                <label class="ms-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900" for="link-checkbox">I agree
-                    with the <a class="text-c-accent hover:underline" href="{{route('impressum')}}">privacy policy</a>.</label>
+                    id="privacy_policy" name="privacy_policy" type="checkbox" value="1">
+                <label class="ms-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900" for="privacy_policy">I agree
+                    with the <a class="text-c-accent hover:underline" href="{{ route('impressum') }}">privacy
+                        policy</a>.</label>
             </div>
-
+            <x-input-error class="mt-2" :messages="$errors->get('privacy_policy')" />
             <div class="mt-4 flex items-center justify-end">
 
                 <x-primary-button class="ms-4">