diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor
index a55bce5..4fa1783 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
 
     private void OpenPrivacy() => _privacyOpen = true;
     private void ClosePrivacy() => _privacyOpen = false;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor.css b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor.css
index 80ceb89..f874ca9 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor.css
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor.css
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
     padding: 0;
 }
 
-.deepdrft-footer-links a {
+.deepdrft-footer-links a,
+.deepdrft-footer-links button {
     font-family: var(--deepdrft-font-mono);
     font-size: 0.62rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.18em;
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@
     transition: color 0.2s;
 }
 
-.deepdrft-footer-links a:hover { color: var(--deepdrft-navy); }
+.deepdrft-footer-links a:hover,
+.deepdrft-footer-links button:hover { color: var(--deepdrft-navy); }
 
 .deepdrft-footer-copy {
     font-family: var(--deepdrft-font-mono);
@@ -57,26 +59,18 @@
     color: var(--deepdrft-muted);
 }
 
-/* PRIVACY trigger — visually matches the footer <a> links (same font, size, casing, colour).
-   Reset all button chrome so it reads as a link, not a button element. */
+/* PRIVACY trigger — reset button chrome so it reads as a link, not a button element.
+   Typography/colour shared with footer <a> links via the grouped selector above. */
 .deepdrft-footer-privacy-btn {
-    font-family: var(--deepdrft-font-mono);
-    font-size: 0.62rem;
-    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    color: var(--deepdrft-muted);
-    text-decoration: none;
-    transition: color 0.2s;
     background: none;
     border: none;
     padding: 0;
     margin: 0;
     cursor: pointer;
     line-height: inherit;
+    font-family: inherit;
 }
 
-.deepdrft-footer-privacy-btn:hover { color: var(--deepdrft-navy); }
-
 @media (max-width: 440px) {
     .deepdrft-footer {
         padding: 1.5rem;
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic/wwwroot/styles/deepdrft-styles.css b/DeepDrftPublic/wwwroot/styles/deepdrft-styles.css
index ae867ff..e4e21d1 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic/wwwroot/styles/deepdrft-styles.css
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic/wwwroot/styles/deepdrft-styles.css
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ body:has(.deepdrft-queue-overlay) {
 }
 
 /* =============================================================================
-   17. PRIVACY OVERLAY
+   PRIVACY OVERLAY
    Screen-centered modal following the same MudOverlay idiom as the visualizer
    controls and queue overlays. MudOverlay portals to body — CSS isolation cannot
    reach portaled content, so chrome lives here in the global sheet.