diff --git a/mod/admin.php b/mod/admin.php
index bc5d9d507d..bba46c9f3a 100644
--- a/mod/admin.php
+++ b/mod/admin.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Module\Login;
+use Friendica\Module\Tos;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Temporal;
 
@@ -296,12 +297,15 @@ function admin_content(App $a)
  */
 function admin_page_tos(App $a)
 {
+	$tos = new Tos();
 	$t = get_markup_template('admin/tos.tpl');
 	return replace_macros($t, [
 		'$title' => L10n::t('Administration'),
 		'$page' => L10n::t('Terms of Service'),
 		'$displaytos' => ['displaytos', L10n::t('Display Terms of Service'), Config::get('system', 'tosdisplay'), L10n::t('Enable the Terms of Service page. If this is enabled a link to the terms will be added to the registration form and the general information page.')],
 		'$displayprivstatement' => ['displayprivstatement', L10n::t('Display Privacy Statement'), Config::get('system','tosprivstatement'), L10n::t('Show some informations regarding the needed information to operate the node according e.g. to <a href="%s" target="_blank">EU-GDPR</a>.','https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation')],
+		'$preview' => L10n::t('Privacy Statement Preview'),
+		'$privtext' => $tos->privacy_complete,
 		'$tostext' => ['tostext', L10n::t('The Terms of Service'), Config::get('system', 'tostext'), L10n::t('Enter the Terms of Service for your node here. You can use BBCode. Headers of sections should be [h2] and below.')],
 		'$form_security_token' => get_form_security_token("admin_tos"),
 		'$submit' => L10n::t('Save Settings'),
diff --git a/mod/register.php b/mod/register.php
index 9de7a0ca38..f1f8b7caa9 100644
--- a/mod/register.php
+++ b/mod/register.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
+use Friendica\Module\Tos;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 require_once 'include/enotify.php';
@@ -252,6 +253,8 @@ function register_content(App $a)
 
 	$tpl = $arr['template'];
 
+	$tos = new Tos();
+
 	$o = replace_macros($tpl, [
 		'$oidhtml' => $oidhtml,
 		'$invitations' => Config::get('system', 'invitation_only'),
@@ -286,6 +289,8 @@ function register_content(App $a)
 		'$importt'   => L10n::t('Import your profile to this friendica instance'),
 		'$showtoslink' => Config::get('system', 'tosdisplay'),
 		'$tostext'   => L10n::t('Terms of Service'),
+		'$showprivstatement' => Config::get('system', 'tosprivstatement'),
+		'$privstatement' => $tos->privacy_complete,
 		'$baseurl'   => System::baseurl(),
 		'$form_security_token' => get_form_security_token("register")
 	]);
diff --git a/src/Module/Tos.php b/src/Module/Tos.php
index e08e5a1f45..e8a152b507 100644
--- a/src/Module/Tos.php
+++ b/src/Module/Tos.php
@@ -16,6 +16,29 @@ use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 
 class Tos extends BaseModule
 {
+	// Some text elements we need more than once to keep updating them easy.
+	public $privacy_operate;
+	public $privacy_distribute;
+	public $privacy_delete;
+	public $privacy_complete;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief constructor for the module, initializing the text variables
+	 *
+	 * To make the text variables available outside of the module, they need to
+	 * be properties of the class, however cannot be set directly as the property
+	 * cannot depend on a function result when declaring the variable.
+	 **/
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		$this->privacy_operate = L10n::t('At the time of registration, and for providing communications between the user account and their contacts, the user has to provide a display name (pen name), an username (nickname) and a working email address. The names will be accessible on the profile page of the account by any visitor of the page, even if other profile details are not displayed. The email address will only be used to send the user notifications about interactions, but wont be visibly displayed. The listing of an account in the node\'s user directory or the global user directory is optional and can be controlled in the user settings, it is not necessary for communication.');
+		$this->privacy_distribute = L10n::t('This data is required for communication and is passed on to the nodes of the communication partners and is stored there. Users can enter additional private data that may be transmitted to the communication partners accounts.');
+		$this->privacy_delete = L10n::t('At any point in time a logged in user can export their account data from the <a href="%1$s/settings/uexport">account settings</a>. If the user wants to delete their account they can do so at <a href="%1$s/removeme">%1$s/removeme</a>. The deletion of the account will be permanent. Deletion of the data will also be requested from the nodes of the communication partners.', System::baseurl());
+		// In some cases we don't need every single one of the above separate, but all in one block.
+		// So here is an array to look over
+		$this->privacy_complete = [L10n::t('Privacy Statement'), $this->privacy_operate, $this->privacy_distribute, $this->privacy_delete];
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief initialize the TOS module.
 	 *
@@ -42,17 +65,16 @@ class Tos extends BaseModule
 	 **/
 	public static function content() {
 		$tpl = get_markup_template('tos.tpl');
-		if (Config::get('system', 'tosdisplay'))
-		{
-		return replace_macros($tpl, [
-			'$title' => L10n::t("Terms of Service"),
-			'$tostext' => BBCode::convert(Config::get('system', 'tostext')),
-			'$displayprivstatement' => Config::get('system', 'tosprivstatement'),
-			'$privstatementtitle' => L10n::t("Privacy Statement"),
-			'$privoperate' => L10n::t('At the time of registration, and for providing communications between the user account and their contacts, the user has to provide a display name (pen name), an username (nickname) and a working email address. The names will be accessible on the profile page of the account by any visitor of the page, even if other profile details are not displayed. The email address will only be used to send the user notifications about interactions, but wont be visibly displayed. The listing of an account in the node\'s user directory or the global user directory is optional and can be controlled in the user settings, it is not necessary for communication.'),
-			'$privdistribute' => L10n::t('This data is required for communication and is passed on to the nodes of the communication partners. Users can enter additional private data that may be transmitted to the communication partners accounts.'),
-			'$privdelete' => L10n::t('At any point in time a logged in user can export their account data from the <a href="%1$s/settings/uexport">account settings</a>. If the user wants to delete their account they can do so at <a href="%1$s/removeme">%1$s/removeme</a>. The deletion of the account will be permanent.', System::baseurl())
-		]);
+		if (Config::get('system', 'tosdisplay')) {
+			return replace_macros($tpl, [
+				'$title' => L10n::t('Terms of Service'),
+				'$tostext' => BBCode::convert(Config::get('system', 'tostext')),
+				'$displayprivstatement' => Config::get('system', 'tosprivstatement'),
+				'$privstatementtitle' => L10n::t('Privacy Statement'),
+				'$privacy_operate' => L10n::t('At the time of registration, and for providing communications between the user account and their contacts, the user has to provide a display name (pen name), an username (nickname) and a working email address. The names will be accessible on the profile page of the account by any visitor of the page, even if other profile details are not displayed. The email address will only be used to send the user notifications about interactions, but wont be visibly displayed. The listing of an account in the node\'s user directory or the global user directory is optional and can be controlled in the user settings, it is not necessary for communication.'),
+				'$privacy_distribute' => L10n::t('This data is required for communication and is passed on to the nodes of the communication partners and is stored there. Users can enter additional private data that may be transmitted to the communication partners accounts.'),
+				'$privacy_delete' => L10n::t('At any point in time a logged in user can export their account data from the <a href="%1$s/settings/uexport">account settings</a>. If the user wants to delete their account they can do so at <a href="%1$s/removeme">%1$s/removeme</a>. The deletion of the account will be permanent. Deletion of the data will also be requested from the nodes of the communication partners.', System::baseurl())
+			]);
 		} else {
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/view/templates/admin/tos.tpl b/view/templates/admin/tos.tpl
index 14fe68d7b9..75244924bd 100644
--- a/view/templates/admin/tos.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/admin/tos.tpl
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@
 		{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$tostext}}
 		<div class="submit"><input type="submit" name="page_tos" value="{{$submit|escape:'html'}}" /></div>
 	</form>
+	<h2>{{$preview}}</h2>
+	{{for $i=1 to 3}}
+	<p>{{$privtext[$i]}}</p>
+	{{/for}}
 </div>
 
diff --git a/view/templates/register.tpl b/view/templates/register.tpl
index eddc551325..6be4208d31 100644
--- a/view/templates/register.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/register.tpl
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@
 	{{if $showtoslink}}
 	<p><a href="{{$baseurl}}/tos">{{$tostext}}</a></p>
 	{{/if}}
+	{{if $showprivstatement}}
+	<h4>{{$privstatement.0}}</h4>
+	{{for $i=1 to 3}}
+	<p>{{$privstatement[$i]}}</p>
+	{{/for}}
+	{{/if}}
 
 	<div id="register-submit-wrapper">
 		<input type="submit" name="submit" id="register-submit-button" value="{{$regbutt|escape:'html'}}" />
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/register.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/register.tpl
index 30ead3c4bb..670f5d11ef 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/register.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/register.tpl
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
 		{{if $showtoslink}}
 		<p><a href="{{$baseurl}}/tos">{{$tostext}}</a></p>
 		{{/if}}
+		{{if $showprivstatement}}
+		<h4>{{$privstatement.0}}</h4>
+		{{for $i=1 to 3}}
+		<p>{{$privstatement[$i]}}</p>
+		{{/for}}
+		{{/if}}
 
 		<div id="register-submit-wrapper" class="pull-right">
 			<button type="submit" name="submit" id="register-submit-button" class="btn btn-primary" value="{{$regbutt|escape:'html'}}">{{$regbutt|escape:'html'}}</button>