diff --git a/MANIFEST.md b/MANIFEST.md
index 08d88fd..aba4d06 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.md
+++ b/MANIFEST.md
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ A full `manifest.json` with most of the optional fields looks like this:
   "tools_generated": true,
   "keywords": ["api", "automation", "productivity"],
   "license": "MIT",
+  "privacy_policies": [],
   "compatibility": {
     "claude_desktop": ">=1.0.0",
     "platforms": ["darwin", "win32", "linux"],
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ A full `manifest.json` with most of the optional fields looks like this:
 - **prompts_generated**: Boolean indicating the server generates additional prompts at runtime (default: false)
 - **keywords**: Search keywords
 - **license**: License identifier
+- **privacy_policies**: Array of privacy policy statements describing data handling practices
 - **compatibility**: Compatibility requirements (client app version, platforms, and runtime versions)
 - **user_config**: User-configurable options for the extension (see User Configuration section)
 
diff --git a/examples/chrome-applescript/manifest.json b/examples/chrome-applescript/manifest.json
index cb9261e..a957ce6 100644
--- a/examples/chrome-applescript/manifest.json
+++ b/examples/chrome-applescript/manifest.json
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@
     "platforms": ["darwin"]
   },
   "keywords": ["chrome", "browser", "remote"],
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "privacy_policies": []
 }
diff --git a/examples/file-manager-python/manifest.json b/examples/file-manager-python/manifest.json
index 89546f3..964b2aa 100644
--- a/examples/file-manager-python/manifest.json
+++ b/examples/file-manager-python/manifest.json
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@
     "runtimes": {
       "python": ">=3.8.0 <4"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "privacy_policies": []
 }
diff --git a/examples/file-system-node/manifest.json b/examples/file-system-node/manifest.json
index 890ecdb..6a5b757 100644
--- a/examples/file-system-node/manifest.json
+++ b/examples/file-system-node/manifest.json
@@ -89,5 +89,6 @@
       "required": true,
       "default": []
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "privacy_policies": []
 }
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-node/manifest.json b/examples/hello-world-node/manifest.json
index 30837eb..e2be022 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world-node/manifest.json
+++ b/examples/hello-world-node/manifest.json
@@ -103,5 +103,6 @@
     "runtimes": {
       "node": ">=16.0.0"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "privacy_policies": []
 }
diff --git a/src/schemas.ts b/src/schemas.ts
index 2b59709..adaca4c 100644
--- a/src/schemas.ts
+++ b/src/schemas.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export const McpbManifestSchema = z
     prompts_generated: z.boolean().optional(),
     keywords: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     license: z.string().optional(),
+    privacy_policies: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     compatibility: McpbManifestCompatibilitySchema.optional(),
     user_config: z
       .record(z.string(), McpbUserConfigurationOptionSchema)