From 2f49aa1f185d616bf0784a3d79aa8c44415d347c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: suttrop <239040530+suttrop@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:26:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] add template tag

---
 evap/evaluation/templates/footer.html               | 5 ++++-
 evap/evaluation/templatetags/footer_templatetags.py | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/evap/evaluation/templates/footer.html b/evap/evaluation/templates/footer.html
index 9faf38f684..74f6f1b8cc 100644
--- a/evap/evaluation/templates/footer.html
+++ b/evap/evaluation/templates/footer.html
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
         <div class="collapse navbar-collapse justify-content-between">
             <ul class="navbar-nav justify-content-start">
                 <li class="nav-item my-auto">
-                    <a class="nav-link nav-link-multiline" href="{% url 'evaluation:legal_notice' %}">{% translate 'Legal Notice' %}<br />{% translate 'Data Privacy' %}</a>
+                    <a class="nav-link nav-link-multiline" href="{% legal_link %}">
+                        <span>{% translate 'Legal Notice' %}</span>
+                        <span class="fas fa-arrow-up-right-from-square ps-1"></span>
+                    </a>
                 </li>
                 <li class="d-none d-sm-block nav-item">
                     <a class="nav-link" href="https://github.com/e-valuation/EvaP/releases/tag/{% release_version %}" target="_blank">
diff --git a/evap/evaluation/templatetags/footer_templatetags.py b/evap/evaluation/templatetags/footer_templatetags.py
index 3a671194bc..d84e1d96d6 100644
--- a/evap/evaluation/templatetags/footer_templatetags.py
+++ b/evap/evaluation/templatetags/footer_templatetags.py
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@
 @register.simple_tag
 def release_version():
     return settings.RELEASE_VERSION
+
+
+@register.simple_tag
+def legal_link():
+    return settings.LEGAL_NOTICE_LINK

From bf289e02ab8e30800e2eab26fad39e6c815b846e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: suttrop <239040530+suttrop@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:26:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] introduce LEGAL_NOTICE_LINK

---
 evap/settings.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/evap/settings.py b/evap/settings.py
index 954597ebad..a1a79750ed 100644
--- a/evap/settings.py
+++ b/evap/settings.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class ManifestStaticFilesStorageWithJsReplacement(ManifestStaticFilesStorage):
 
 CONTACT_EMAIL = "webmaster@localhost"
 ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_FEEDBACK_MESSAGES = True
-LEGAL_NOTICE_TEXT = "Objection! (this is a default setting that the administrators should change, please contact them)"
+LEGAL_NOTICE_LINK = "http://example.com/legalnotice"
 
 # Config for mail system
 DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "webmaster@localhost"

From 63afa52816160b4efae8eef6f64f278a347a3b58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: suttrop <239040530+suttrop@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:27:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] remove legal_notice.html

---
 evap/evaluation/templates/legal_notice.html | 12 ------------
 evap/evaluation/tests/test_views.py         |  5 -----
 evap/evaluation/urls.py                     |  1 -
 evap/evaluation/views.py                    |  7 -------
 4 files changed, 25 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 evap/evaluation/templates/legal_notice.html

diff --git a/evap/evaluation/templates/legal_notice.html b/evap/evaluation/templates/legal_notice.html
deleted file mode 100644
index f4cf4c0aed..0000000000
--- a/evap/evaluation/templates/legal_notice.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
-
-{% block title %}{% translate 'Legal Notice' %}/{% translate 'Data Privacy Notice' %} - {{ block.super }}{% endblock %}
-
-{% block content %}
-    <h1>{% translate 'Legal Notice' %}/{% translate 'Data Privacy Notice' %}</h1>
-    <div class="card">
-        <div class="card-body">
-            {{ LEGAL_NOTICE_TEXT }}
-        </div>
-    </div>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/evap/evaluation/tests/test_views.py b/evap/evaluation/tests/test_views.py
index 98d6be5c06..2eed431acf 100644
--- a/evap/evaluation/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/evap/evaluation/tests/test_views.py
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@ def test_default_startpage(self):
         self.assertRedirects(self.app.get(reverse("evaluation:index"), user=responsible), reverse("contributor:index"))
 
 
-class TestLegalNoticeView(WebTestWith200Check):
-    url = "/legal_notice"
-    test_users = [""]
-
-
 class TestFAQView(WebTestWith200Check):
     url = "/faq"
     test_users = [""]
diff --git a/evap/evaluation/urls.py b/evap/evaluation/urls.py
index 14177b3353..ded3f9d839 100644
--- a/evap/evaluation/urls.py
+++ b/evap/evaluation/urls.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     path("", views.index, name="index"),
     path("faq", views.faq, name="faq"),
     path("set_lang", views.set_lang, name="set_lang"),
-    path("legal_notice", views.LegalNoticeView.as_view(), name="legal_notice"),
     path("contact", views.contact, name="contact"),
     path("key/<int:key>", views.login_key_authentication, name="login_key_authentication"),
     path("profile", views.profile_edit, name="profile_edit"),
diff --git a/evap/evaluation/views.py b/evap/evaluation/views.py
index d94eddea23..089f6797d5 100644
--- a/evap/evaluation/views.py
+++ b/evap/evaluation/views.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from django.views.decorators.debug import sensitive_post_parameters
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
-from django.views.generic import TemplateView
 from django.views.i18n import set_language
 
 from evap.evaluation.forms import LoginEmailForm, NewKeyForm, NotebookForm, ProfileForm
@@ -160,12 +159,6 @@ def faq(request):
     return render(request, "faq.html", {"sections": FaqSection.objects.all()})
 
 
-@no_login_required
-class LegalNoticeView(TemplateView):
-    template_name = "legal_notice.html"
-    extra_context = {"LEGAL_NOTICE_TEXT": settings.LEGAL_NOTICE_TEXT}
-
-
 @require_POST
 def contact(request):
     sent_anonymous = request.POST.get("anonymous") == "true"