diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 0455049e..691fec9b 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import PrivacyBanner from "@/components/PrivacyBanner";
 import VideoEditor from "@/components/VideoEditor";
-import Footer from "@/components/Footer"; 
+import Footer from "@/components/Footer";
 
 export default function Home() {
   return (
@@ -8,16 +9,17 @@ export default function Home() {
         href="https://github.com/magic-peach/reframe"
         target="_blank"
         rel="noopener noreferrer"
-        className="hidden min-[300px]:flex fixed top-4 right-16 z-50 items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface)] text-[10px] font-heading font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider hover:bg-opacity-90 transition-all"      >
+        className="hidden min-[300px]:flex fixed top-4 right-16 z-50 items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface)] text-[10px] font-heading font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out hover:scale-105 hover:shadow-[0_0_10px_rgba(255,255,255,0.15)] hover:bg-white/10"
+      >
         ⭐ Star on GitHub
       </a>
 
       <main id="main-content" tabIndex={-1}>
+        <PrivacyBanner />
         <VideoEditor />
       </main>
 
       <Footer />
     </>
   );
-}
-    
+}
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diff --git a/src/components/PrivacyBanner.tsx b/src/components/PrivacyBanner.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7dd86c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/PrivacyBanner.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+const STORAGE_KEY = "reframe-privacy-banner-dismissed";
+
+export default function PrivacyBanner() {
+  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const dismissedAt = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+
+    if (!dismissedAt) {
+      setVisible(true);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const sevenDays = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    const expired = Date.now() - Number(dismissedAt) > sevenDays;
+
+    if (expired) {
+      localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+      setVisible(true);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleClose = () => {
+    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, Date.now().toString());
+    setVisible(false);
+  };
+
+  if (!visible) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mb-4 rounded-xl border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface)] p-4 shadow-sm">
+      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+        <div>
+          <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-[var(--foreground)]">
+            Your videos never leave your device.
+          </h3>
+
+          <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-[var(--muted)]">
+            Processing is done entirely in your browser using FFmpeg.wasm.
+            No server, no upload, no account required.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={handleClose}
+          aria-label="Dismiss privacy banner"
+          className="rounded-md p-1 text-[var(--muted)] transition-colors hover:text-[var(--accent)]"
+        >
+          ✕
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}