diff --git a/.claude/metrics/hooks-metrics.json b/.claude/metrics/hooks-metrics.json
index abb5a6f4..2ae2fc97 100644
--- a/.claude/metrics/hooks-metrics.json
+++ b/.claude/metrics/hooks-metrics.json
@@ -3730,6 +3730,13 @@
       "file": "/home/theflow/projects/tractatus/public/koha/transparency.html",
       "result": "passed",
       "reason": null
+    },
+    {
+      "hook": "validate-file-edit",
+      "timestamp": "2025-10-19T01:09:59.866Z",
+      "file": "/home/theflow/projects/tractatus/SCHEDULED_TASKS.md",
+      "result": "passed",
+      "reason": null
     }
   ],
   "blocks": [
@@ -3951,9 +3958,9 @@
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   "session_stats": {
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+    "total_edit_hooks": 363,
     "total_edit_blocks": 32,
-    "last_updated": "2025-10-19T01:06:30.214Z",
+    "last_updated": "2025-10-19T01:09:59.866Z",
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     "total_write_blocks": 4
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diff --git a/SCHEDULED_TASKS.md b/SCHEDULED_TASKS.md
index 0fc60394..3cc458c9 100644
--- a/SCHEDULED_TASKS.md
+++ b/SCHEDULED_TASKS.md
@@ -176,6 +176,52 @@ async function migrate() {
 
 ---
 
+### 7. Footer Language Persistence & Privacy Page Translations
+**Scheduled:** Next available session
+**Effort:** Medium (2-3 hours)
+**Status:** Not started
+
+**Description:**
+Implement language-persistent footer component and translate privacy.html into English, German, and French.
+
+**Requirements:**
+
+1. **Footer Component Language Persistence:**
+   - Create footer.js component with language detection
+   - Store user's language preference in localStorage
+   - Automatically display footer in user's selected language
+   - Support English, German (de), French (fr)
+   - Include language selector icons in footer
+
+2. **Privacy Page Translations:**
+   - Translate privacy.html content into German
+   - Translate privacy.html content into French
+   - Create /privacy.html?lang=de route
+   - Create /privacy.html?lang=fr route
+   - Use i18n-simple.js for translation management
+   - Maintain WCAG 2.1 AA compliance in all languages
+
+3. **Navbar Language Persistence:**
+   - Update navbar.js to persist language selection
+   - Sync with footer language preference
+   - Show current language with flag icons
+
+**Files to Create/Modify:**
+- `public/js/components/footer.js` (enhance with i18n)
+- `public/locales/de/privacy.json` (new)
+- `public/locales/fr/privacy.json` (new)
+- `public/locales/en/privacy.json` (new)
+- `public/privacy.html` (add i18n support)
+- `public/js/components/navbar.js` (add persistence)
+
+**Benefits:**
+- Better UX for international users
+- Legal compliance (privacy in native languages)
+- Consistent language experience across site
+- Improved accessibility
+
+---
+
 ## 🔍 Low Priority
 
 ### 4. Workflow Status UI Indicators