diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index a963ffe..01e542a 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { Metadata } from "next";
 
 import "./globals.css";
 import { Navigation } from "@/components/navigation";
+import { SiteFooter } from "@/components/site-footer";
 import { ProgressProvider } from "@/lib/progress-context";
 
 const ENV = process.env as Record<string, string | undefined>;
@@ -29,11 +30,12 @@ export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
         <link rel="icon" href={assetPath("/favicon.png")} sizes="192x192" />
         <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href={assetPath("/favicon.png")} />
       </head>
-      <body>
+      <body className="flex min-h-dvh flex-col">
         <ProgressProvider>
           <Suspense fallback={null}>
             <Navigation />
-            <main className="min-h-screen">{children}</main>
+            <main className="flex-1">{children}</main>
+            <SiteFooter />
           </Suspense>
         </ProgressProvider>
         <link rel="stylesheet" href={assetPath("/assets/chatbot/chatbot-theme.css")} />
diff --git a/components/site-footer.tsx b/components/site-footer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0527ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/site-footer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import Link from "next/link";
+
+import { PageShell } from "@/components/page-shell";
+
+export function SiteFooter() {
+  return (
+    <footer className="border-t bg-background" aria-label="Site footer">
+      <PageShell className="py-6 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+        <p>
+          Copyright © 2026 Digital Health CRC <span aria-hidden="true">|</span>{" "}
+          <Link
+            href="https://digitalhealthcrc.com/privacy-policy/"
+            className="font-medium text-foreground underline underline-offset-4 transition-colors hover:text-primary"
+          >
+            Privacy Policy
+          </Link>
+        </p>
+      </PageShell>
+    </footer>
+  );
+}