diff --git a/src/lib/components/onboarding/OnboardingFlow.svelte b/src/lib/components/onboarding/OnboardingFlow.svelte
index 1473e6c23..fa65693b6 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/onboarding/OnboardingFlow.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/onboarding/OnboardingFlow.svelte
@@ -422,10 +422,6 @@
 						autocomplete="email"
 						bind:value={basics.email}
 					/>
-					<!-- <p class="helper">
-						We may contact you about critical mobilizations, see our
-						<Link href="/privacy">privacy policy</Link>.
-					</p> -->
 				</div>
 				<div class="field">
 					<label class="field-label" for="ob-country">{msgs.onboarding_field_country}</label>
@@ -483,6 +479,7 @@
 						class="intent-option"
 						class:selected={keepInformed}
 						role="checkbox"
+						aria-describedby="critical-alert-notice"
 						aria-checked={keepInformed}
 						onclick={() => (keepInformed = !keepInformed)}
 					>
@@ -502,6 +499,7 @@
 						class="intent-option"
 						class:selected={basics.newsletter}
 						role="checkbox"
+						aria-describedby="critical-alert-notice"
 						aria-checked={basics.newsletter}
 						onclick={() => (basics.newsletter = !basics.newsletter)}
 					>
@@ -517,6 +515,10 @@
 						</span>
 					</button>
 				</div>
+				<p class="helper" id="critical-alert-notice">
+					<!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
+					{@html msgs.onboarding_email_critical_notice}
+				</p>
 				<p class="section-label">{msgs.onboarding_intent_more_optional}</p>
 				<div class="intent-stack" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Want to do more?">
 					{#each intentOptions as option (option.key)}
@@ -621,10 +623,6 @@
 									autocomplete="email"
 									bind:value={basics.email}
 								/>
-								<!-- <p class="helper">
-									We may contact you about critical mobilizations, see our
-									<Link href="/privacy">privacy policy</Link>.
-								</p> -->
 							</div>
 							<div class="field">
 								<label class="field-label" for="loop-country">{msgs.onboarding_field_country}</label
diff --git a/src/lib/components/onboarding/messages.ts b/src/lib/components/onboarding/messages.ts
index 0d3b5bb8e..51ea5d894 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/onboarding/messages.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/onboarding/messages.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface OnboardingMessages {
 	onboarding_placeholder_full_name: string
 	onboarding_field_email: string
 	onboarding_placeholder_email: string
+	onboarding_email_critical_notice: string
 	onboarding_field_country: string
 	onboarding_placeholder_country: string
 	onboarding_field_city: string
@@ -188,6 +189,8 @@ const en: OnboardingMessages = {
 	onboarding_placeholder_full_name: 'Full name',
 	onboarding_field_email: 'Email *',
 	onboarding_placeholder_email: 'Email',
+	onboarding_email_critical_notice:
+		'We may occasionally send you a critical alert, even if you don\'t opt into any of these. See our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/privacy">privacy policy</a>.',
 	onboarding_field_country: 'Country of residence *',
 	onboarding_placeholder_country: 'Select your country',
 	onboarding_field_city: 'City / town of residence *',
@@ -398,6 +401,8 @@ const de: OnboardingMessages = {
 	onboarding_placeholder_full_name: 'Vollständiger Name',
 	onboarding_field_email: 'E-Mail *',
 	onboarding_placeholder_email: 'E-Mail',
+	onboarding_email_critical_notice:
+		'In dringenden Fällen könnten wir dir eine Nachricht senden, auch wenn du keine dieser Optionen wählst. Siehe unsere <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/privacy">Datenschutzrichtlinie</a>.',
 	onboarding_field_country: 'Wohnsitzland *',
 	onboarding_placeholder_country: 'Land auswählen',
 	onboarding_field_city: 'Stadt / Gemeinde *',
@@ -618,6 +623,8 @@ const fr: OnboardingMessages = {
 	onboarding_placeholder_full_name: 'Nom complet',
 	onboarding_field_email: 'E-mail *',
 	onboarding_placeholder_email: 'E-mail',
+	onboarding_email_critical_notice:
+		'Nous pouvons occasionnellement t\'envoyer une alerte urgente, même si tu ne sélectionnes aucune de ces options. Consulte notre <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/privacy">politique de confidentialité</a>.',
 	onboarding_field_country: 'Pays de résidence *',
 	onboarding_placeholder_country: 'Sélectionne ton pays',
 	onboarding_field_city: 'Ville / commune de résidence *',