diff --git a/src/api/electron.cjs b/src/api/electron.cjs
index be38e83..c4bd916 100644
--- a/src/api/electron.cjs
+++ b/src/api/electron.cjs
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ const initDatabase = (namespace, fallbacks = {}) => {
         )`);
     init.run();
 
-    //   schema:
-    // - ("profileIds") = $profileId[]
+    // schema:
+    // - ("profileIds") -> $profileId[]
     // - ("activeProfile") -> $profileId
     // - $profileId: ("profileName") -> string
+    // - $profileId: ("telemetryEnabled") -> boolean
     // - $profileId__enabledMods: ($modId) -> boolean
     // - $profileId__$modId: ($optionKey) -> value
+
     __statements = {
       insert: db.prepare(`INSERT INTO ${table} (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)`),
       update: db.prepare(`UPDATE ${table} SET value = ? WHERE key = ?`),
diff --git a/src/core/menu/components/Description.mjs b/src/core/menu/components/Description.mjs
index 8008e7d..34f4661 100644
--- a/src/core/menu/components/Description.mjs
+++ b/src/core/menu/components/Description.mjs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import { extendProps } from "../state.mjs";
 function Description(props, ...children) {
   const { html } = globalThis.__enhancerApi;
   extendProps(props, {
-    class: `notion-enhancer--menu-description leading-[16px]
-    text-([12px] [color:var(--theme--fg-secondary)])`,
+    class: `notion-enhancer--menu-description typography
+    leading-[16px] text-([12px] [color:var(--theme--fg-secondary)])`,
   });
   return html`<p ...${props}>${children}</p>`;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/menu/components/Heading.mjs b/src/core/menu/components/Heading.mjs
index ea67197..1334e92 100644
--- a/src/core/menu/components/Heading.mjs
+++ b/src/core/menu/components/Heading.mjs
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 import { extendProps } from "../state.mjs";
 
-function Heading(props, children) {
+function Heading(props, ...children) {
   const { html } = globalThis.__enhancerApi;
   extendProps(props, {
-    class: `notion-enhancer--menu-heading font-semibold
-    mb-[16px] mt-[48px] first:mt-0 pb-[12px] text-[16px]
+    class: `notion-enhancer--menu-heading flex items-center gap-[4px]
+    text-[16px] font-semibold mb-[16px] mt-[48px] first:mt-0 pb-[12px]
     border-b-(& [color:var(--theme--fg-border)])`,
   });
   return html`<h4 ...${props}>${children}</h4>`;
diff --git a/src/core/menu/islands/Banner.mjs b/src/core/menu/islands/Banner.mjs
index 2e1d394..a025f1a 100644
--- a/src/core/menu/islands/Banner.mjs
+++ b/src/core/menu/islands/Banner.mjs
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ function Circle(rect) {
   ></div>`;
 }
 
-function Banner({ version }) {
-  const { html } = globalThis.__enhancerApi;
+function Banner() {
+  const { html, enhancerVersion } = globalThis.__enhancerApi;
+  // todo: show popup if update available
   return html`<section class="notion-enhancer--menu-banner">
     <div
       class="relative flex overflow-hidden h-[192px] rounded-t-[4px]
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ function Banner({ version }) {
         <span
           class="text-[12px] py-[2px] px-[6px]
           font-medium leading-tight tracking-wide"
-          >v${version}
+          >v${enhancerVersion}
         </span>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/core/menu/islands/GetStarted.mjs b/src/core/menu/islands/GetStarted.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c6262e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/menu/islands/GetStarted.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * notion-enhancer
+ * (c) 2023 dragonwocky <thedragonring.bod@gmail.com> (https://dragonwocky.me/)
+ * (https://notion-enhancer.github.io/) under the MIT license
+ */
+
+import { Heading } from "../components/Heading.mjs";
+import { Description } from "../components/Description.mjs";
+import { Checkbox } from "../components/Checkbox.mjs";
+import { Option } from "./Options.mjs";
+
+const privacyPolicy = "https://notion-enhancer.github.io/about/privacy-policy/",
+  tsAndCs = "https://notion-enhancer.github.io/about/terms-and-conditions/";
+
+function GetStarted() {
+  const { html } = globalThis.__enhancerApi;
+
+  return html`
+    <${Heading}>Get Started <i class="i-arrow-right"></i><//>
+
+    <div class="flex items-center my-[14px] gap-[8px]">
+      <${Checkbox}
+        ...${{ _get: () => Promise.resolve(true), _set: () => {} }}
+        onchange=${(event) => (event.target.checked = true)}
+      />
+      <p class="typography text-[14px]">
+        I have read and agreed to the
+        <a class="mx-[4px]" href=${privacyPolicy}>Privacy Policy</a>
+        and <a href=${tsAndCs}>Terms & Conditions</a>.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  `;
+}
+
+export { GetStarted };
+
+// - deidentified / anonymous
+//   - once a week
+//   - privacy policy
+// - learn how the notion-enhancer is used and what parts need focusing on
diff --git a/src/core/menu/islands/Options.mjs b/src/core/menu/islands/Options.mjs
index d71b36d..4cd82e2 100644
--- a/src/core/menu/islands/Options.mjs
+++ b/src/core/menu/islands/Options.mjs
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ function Option({ _get, _set, ...opt }) {
             ...${{ _get, _set }}
           />`
         : ""}
-      <${Description} innerHTML=${opt.description} />
+      ${["string", "undefined"].includes(typeof opt.description)
+        ? html`<${Description} innerHTML=${opt.description} />`
+        : html`<${Description}>${opt.description}<//>`}
     </div>
     ${["number", "hotkey", "color"].includes(opt.type)
       ? html`<${Input}
@@ -83,4 +85,4 @@ function Options({ mod }) {
   });
 }
 
-export { Options };
+export { Options, Option };
diff --git a/src/core/menu/islands/Telemetry.mjs b/src/core/menu/islands/Telemetry.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54a8b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/menu/islands/Telemetry.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * notion-enhancer
+ * (c) 2023 dragonwocky <thedragonring.bod@gmail.com> (https://dragonwocky.me/)
+ * (https://notion-enhancer.github.io/) under the MIT license
+ */
+
+import { useState, setState } from "../state.mjs";
+import { Option } from "./Options.mjs";
+
+const privacyPolicy = "https://notion-enhancer.github.io/about/privacy-policy/";
+function Telemetry() {
+  const { html, platform, getMods } = globalThis.__enhancerApi,
+    { getProfile, isEnabled, initDatabase } = globalThis.__enhancerApi,
+    timezone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
+
+  const $enabledMods = html`<code></code>`;
+  useState(["rerender"], async () => {
+    let enabledMods = [];
+    for (const mod of await getMods()) {
+      if (mod._src === "core") continue;
+      if (await isEnabled(mod.id)) enabledMods.push(mod.id);
+    }
+    $enabledMods.innerText = JSON.stringify(enabledMods);
+  });
+
+  const _get = async () => {
+      // defaults to true, must be explicitly set to false to disable
+      return initDatabase([await getProfile()]).get("telemetryEnabled") ?? true;
+    },
+    _set = async (value) => {
+      await initDatabase([await getProfile()]).set("telemetryEnabled", value);
+      setState({ rerender: true, databaseUpdated: true });
+    };
+
+  // todo: actually collect telemetry
+  return html`<${Option}
+    type="toggle"
+    label="Telemetry"
+    description=${html`If telemetry is enabled, basic usage data will be
+      collected at a regular interval from your device in order to better
+      understand how and where the notion-enhancer is used. This data is
+      anonymous and includes only your platform (<code>"${platform}"</code>),
+      timezone (<code>"${timezone}"</code>) and enabled mods (${$enabledMods}).
+      You can opt in or out of telemetry at any time. For more information,
+      please read the <a href=${privacyPolicy}>privacy policy</a>.`}
+    ...${{ _get, _set }}
+  />`;
+}
+
+export { Telemetry };
diff --git a/src/core/menu/menu.css b/src/core/menu/menu.css
index de87ad2..ed3a766 100644
--- a/src/core/menu/menu.css
+++ b/src/core/menu/menu.css
@@ -94,17 +94,23 @@ body > #skeleton .row-group .shimmer {
   height: 11px;
 }
 
-.notion-enhancer--menu-description mark {
-  color: inherit;
+.typography mark {
   padding: 0 4px;
   border-radius: 3px;
   background-color: var(--theme--bg-hover);
+  color: inherit;
 }
-.notion-enhancer--menu-description a {
+.typography code {
+  padding: 0 4px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  background-color: var(--theme--code-inline_bg);
+  color: var(--theme--code-inline_fg);
+}
+.typography a {
   text-decoration: underline;
   transition: 100ms ease-in;
 }
-.notion-enhancer--menu-description a:hover {
+.typography a:hover {
   color: var(--theme--accent-secondary);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/menu/menu.mjs b/src/core/menu/menu.mjs
index 948de34..3a105cd 100644
--- a/src/core/menu/menu.mjs
+++ b/src/core/menu/menu.mjs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { setState, useState } from "./state.mjs";
 import { Sidebar } from "./islands/Sidebar.mjs";
 import { Footer } from "./islands/Footer.mjs";
 import { Banner } from "./islands/Banner.mjs";
+import { Telemetry } from "./islands/Telemetry.mjs";
 import { View } from "./islands/View.mjs";
 import { List } from "./islands/List.mjs";
 import { Mod } from "./islands/Mod.mjs";
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ const categories = [
   ];
 
 const render = async () => {
-  const { html, enhancerVersion } = globalThis.__enhancerApi,
+  const { html, platform } = globalThis.__enhancerApi,
     { getMods, isEnabled, setEnabled } = globalThis.__enhancerApi,
     [icon, renderStarted] = useState(["icon", "renderStarted"]);
   if (!html || !getMods || !icon || renderStarted) return;
@@ -116,9 +117,10 @@ const render = async () => {
         <!-- wrappers necessary for transitions and breakpoints -->
         <div class="grow overflow-auto">
           <div class="relative h-full w-full">
-            <${View} id="welcome"><${Banner} version=${enhancerVersion} /><//>
+            <${View} id="welcome"><${Banner} /><//>
             <${View} id="core">
               <${Options} mod=${mods.find(({ _src }) => _src === "core")} />
+              <${Telemetry} />
               <${Profiles} />
             <//>
             ${[...categories, ...mods]