diff --git a/gdpr-content-blocker/assets/frontend.css b/gdpr-content-blocker/assets/frontend.css
index af867d8..556cb2f 100644
--- a/gdpr-content-blocker/assets/frontend.css
+++ b/gdpr-content-blocker/assets/frontend.css
@@ -34,19 +34,28 @@
 	/* No reserved height: the placeholder is exactly as tall as its content. */
 }
 
-/* ── Promo badge (bottom-right) ── */
-.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__badge {
+/* ── Promo badge (bottom-right) ── (locked against theme a:hover scaling) */
+.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__badge,
+.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__badge:hover,
+.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__badge:focus {
 	position: absolute;
 	right: 8px;
 	bottom: 5px;
 	font-size: 0.6875rem;
 	line-height: 1;
+	font-weight: 400;
+	letter-spacing: normal;
 	color: var(--cb-text);
+	background: none;
+	white-space: nowrap;
+	transform: none;
+}
+.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__badge {
 	opacity: 0.55;
 	text-decoration: none;
-	white-space: nowrap;
 }
-.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__badge:hover {
+.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__badge:hover,
+.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__badge:focus {
 	opacity: 1;
 	text-decoration: underline;
 }
@@ -55,7 +64,7 @@
 .cb-blocker .cb-blocker__inner {
 	width: 100%;
 	max-width: 520px;
-	text-align: center;
+	text-align: var(--cb-align, center); /* set in Appearance: center|left|right */
 }
 
 /* ── Text elements ── */
@@ -79,23 +88,22 @@
 	color: var(--cb-text);     /* same colour as the rest of the text */
 }
 
-/* ── Privacy link ── */
-.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__privacy-link {
+/* ── Privacy link ── (locked so the theme's a:hover can't restyle/resize it) */
+.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__privacy-link,
+.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__privacy-link:hover,
+.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__privacy-link:focus {
 	display: inline-block;
 	margin-bottom: 0.75em;
 	font-size: 0.8125rem;
 	line-height: 1.5;
+	font-weight: 400;
+	letter-spacing: normal;
 	color: var(--cb-btn-bg);
+	background: none;
 	text-decoration: underline;
+	text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
 	text-underline-offset: 3px;
-	transform: none;           /* neutralise theme hover scaling */
-}
-
-.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__privacy-link:hover,
-.cb-blocker .cb-blocker__privacy-link:focus {
-	color: var(--cb-btn-hover-bg);
-	transform: none;           /* link must not grow on hover */
-	font-size: 0.8125rem;
+	transform: none;
 }
 
 /* ── Button ── */
@@ -137,11 +145,11 @@
 .cb-blocker .cb-blocker__remember {
 	display: flex;
 	align-items: center;
-	justify-content: center;
+	justify-content: var(--cb-justify, center); /* follows the text alignment */
 	gap: 6px;
 	margin-top: 0.8em;
 	font-size: 0.8rem;
-	opacity: 0.85;
+	color: var(--cb-text);   /* same colour as the rest of the text */
 	cursor: pointer;
 }
 .cb-blocker .cb-blocker__remember input {
diff --git a/gdpr-content-blocker/assets/icon.png b/gdpr-content-blocker/assets/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..393110b
Binary files /dev/null and b/gdpr-content-blocker/assets/icon.png differ
diff --git a/gdpr-content-blocker/gdpr-content-blocker.php b/gdpr-content-blocker/gdpr-content-blocker.php
index 6c7a30c..b509d5e 100644
--- a/gdpr-content-blocker/gdpr-content-blocker.php
+++ b/gdpr-content-blocker/gdpr-content-blocker.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: GDPR Content Blocker
  * Plugin URI:  https://lucas-orth.de/wp-plugins/gdpr-content-blocker/
  * Description: DSGVO-konformer Consent-Blocker für externe iframes. Lädt Drittinhalte erst nach aktiver Einwilligung.
- * Version:     1.5.1
+ * Version:     1.5.2
  * Author:      Lucas Orth
  * Author URI:  https://lucas-orth.de
  * Text Domain: gdpr-content-blocker
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
 
-define( 'CB_VERSION',  '1.5.1' );
+define( 'CB_VERSION',  '1.5.2' );
 define( 'CB_FILE',     __FILE__ );
 define( 'CB_DIR',      plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'CB_URL',      plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );
diff --git a/gdpr-content-blocker/includes/class-renderer.php b/gdpr-content-blocker/includes/class-renderer.php
index d5c6027..2a47133 100644
--- a/gdpr-content-blocker/includes/class-renderer.php
+++ b/gdpr-content-blocker/includes/class-renderer.php
@@ -80,14 +80,19 @@ class CB_Renderer {
 
 		// Build one inline block: CSS variables first, the user's Custom-CSS LAST
 		// so it always overrides. Emitted as a single wp_add_inline_style call.
+		$align   = in_array( $style['text_align'] ?? 'center', [ 'left', 'center', 'right' ], true ) ? $style['text_align'] : 'center';
+		$justify = [ 'left' => 'flex-start', 'center' => 'center', 'right' => 'flex-end' ][ $align ];
+
 		$inline = sprintf(
-			':root{--cb-text:%s;--cb-bg:%s;--cb-btn-bg:%s;--cb-btn-text:%s;--cb-btn-hover-bg:%s;--cb-btn-hover-text:%s;}',
+			':root{--cb-text:%s;--cb-bg:%s;--cb-btn-bg:%s;--cb-btn-text:%s;--cb-btn-hover-bg:%s;--cb-btn-hover-text:%s;--cb-align:%s;--cb-justify:%s;}',
 			esc_attr( $style['text_color'] ),
 			esc_attr( $style['bg_color'] ),
 			esc_attr( $style['button_bg'] ),
 			esc_attr( $style['button_text'] ),
 			esc_attr( $style['button_hover_bg'] ),
-			esc_attr( $style['button_hover_text'] )
+			esc_attr( $style['button_hover_text'] ),
+			esc_attr( $align ),
+			esc_attr( $justify )
 		);
 
 		if ( trim( (string) $style['custom_css'] ) !== '' ) {
diff --git a/gdpr-content-blocker/includes/class-settings.php b/gdpr-content-blocker/includes/class-settings.php
index 244e0a8..ba31145 100644
--- a/gdpr-content-blocker/includes/class-settings.php
+++ b/gdpr-content-blocker/includes/class-settings.php
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ class CB_Settings {
 			$val = isset( $input[ $key ] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $input[ $key ] ) : '';
 			$clean[ $key ] = self::sanitize_hex_color( $val ) ?? $defaults[ $key ];
 		}
+		$align = $input['text_align'] ?? 'center';
+		$clean['text_align'] = in_array( $align, [ 'left', 'center', 'right' ], true ) ? $align : 'center';
+
 		$clean['custom_css'] = isset( $input['custom_css'] )
 			? wp_strip_all_tags( $input['custom_css'] )
 			: '';
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ class CB_Settings {
 			'button_text'       => '#ffffff',
 			'button_hover_bg'   => '#1a369a',
 			'button_hover_text' => '#ffffff',
+			'text_align'        => 'center',
 			'custom_css'        => '',
 			'hide_badge'        => false,
 		];
@@ -670,6 +674,20 @@ class CB_Settings {
 			echo '<tr><th scope="row"><label>' . esc_html( $label ) . '</label></th>';
 			echo '<td><input type="text" class="cb-color-picker" name="' . esc_attr( CB_STYLE_OPTION . '[' . $key . ']' ) . '" value="' . $val . '" data-default-color="' . $val . '"></td></tr>';
 		}
+		// Text alignment of the placeholder content.
+		$align   = in_array( $style['text_align'] ?? 'center', [ 'left', 'center', 'right' ], true ) ? $style['text_align'] : 'center';
+		$options = [
+			'center' => __( 'Mittig', 'gdpr-content-blocker' ),
+			'left'   => __( 'Linksbündig', 'gdpr-content-blocker' ),
+			'right'  => __( 'Rechtsbündig', 'gdpr-content-blocker' ),
+		];
+		echo '<tr><th scope="row"><label>' . esc_html__( 'Textausrichtung', 'gdpr-content-blocker' ) . '</label></th><td>';
+		echo '<select name="' . esc_attr( CB_STYLE_OPTION . '[text_align]' ) . '">';
+		foreach ( $options as $val => $label ) {
+			echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $val ) . '"' . selected( $align, $val, false ) . '>' . esc_html( $label ) . '</option>';
+		}
+		echo '</select></td></tr>';
+
 		// Promo-badge toggle — only effective with an active unlimited licence.
 		$unlimited = CB_License::is_unlimited();
 		echo '<tr><th scope="row">' . esc_html__( 'Werbe-Badge', 'gdpr-content-blocker' ) . '</th><td>';
diff --git a/gdpr-content-blocker/languages/gdpr-content-blocker-en_US.mo b/gdpr-content-blocker/languages/gdpr-content-blocker-en_US.mo
index f60b23b..a789998 100644
Binary files a/gdpr-content-blocker/languages/gdpr-content-blocker-en_US.mo and b/gdpr-content-blocker/languages/gdpr-content-blocker-en_US.mo differ
diff --git a/gdpr-content-blocker/languages/gdpr-content-blocker-en_US.po b/gdpr-content-blocker/languages/gdpr-content-blocker-en_US.po
index fd4229e..468fe60 100644
--- a/gdpr-content-blocker/languages/gdpr-content-blocker-en_US.po
+++ b/gdpr-content-blocker/languages/gdpr-content-blocker-en_US.po
@@ -312,6 +312,18 @@ msgstr "Button hover: background color"
 msgid "Button Hover: Textfarbe"
 msgstr "Button hover: text color"
 
+msgid "Mittig"
+msgstr "Centered"
+
+msgid "Linksbündig"
+msgstr "Left-aligned"
+
+msgid "Rechtsbündig"
+msgstr "Right-aligned"
+
+msgid "Textausrichtung"
+msgstr "Text alignment"
+
 msgid "Werbe-Badge"
 msgstr "Promo badge"
 
diff --git a/hilfsdaten/strings.txt b/hilfsdaten/strings.txt
index 64cc64a..dda53ea 100644
--- a/hilfsdaten/strings.txt
+++ b/hilfsdaten/strings.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# 134 unique strings
+# 138 unique strings
 MSGID	Ungültige Antwort vom Lizenzserver.
 MSGID	Keine Berechtigung.
 MSGID	Bitte einen Lizenzschlüssel eingeben.
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ MSGID	Button: Hintergrundfarbe
 MSGID	Button: Textfarbe
 MSGID	Button Hover: Hintergrundfarbe
 MSGID	Button Hover: Textfarbe
+MSGID	Mittig
+MSGID	Linksbündig
+MSGID	Rechtsbündig
+MSGID	Textausrichtung
 MSGID	Werbe-Badge
 MSGID	Badge „GDPR Content Blocker" im Platzhalter ausblenden
 MSGID	Das Ausblenden ist nur mit einer aktiven Unlimited-Lizenz möglich.
diff --git a/hilfsdaten/translations-en.json b/hilfsdaten/translations-en.json
index 3b9c9a4..3d03136 100644
--- a/hilfsdaten/translations-en.json
+++ b/hilfsdaten/translations-en.json
@@ -133,5 +133,9 @@
  "style=\"button\" zeigt eine Schaltfläche (Standard), style=\"link\" einen schlichten Textlink.": "style=\"button\" shows a button (default), style=\"link\" a plain text link.",
  "Werbe-Badge": "Promo badge",
  "Badge „GDPR Content Blocker\" im Platzhalter ausblenden": "Hide the \"GDPR Content Blocker\" badge in the placeholder",
- "Das Ausblenden ist nur mit einer aktiven Unlimited-Lizenz möglich.": "Hiding it is only possible with an active unlimited licence."
+ "Das Ausblenden ist nur mit einer aktiven Unlimited-Lizenz möglich.": "Hiding it is only possible with an active unlimited licence.",
+ "Textausrichtung": "Text alignment",
+ "Mittig": "Centered",
+ "Linksbündig": "Left-aligned",
+ "Rechtsbündig": "Right-aligned"
 }
\ No newline at end of file