diff --git a/canvas/src/app/orgs/page.tsx b/canvas/src/app/orgs/page.tsx
index 653c196d..5f1787d6 100644
--- a/canvas/src/app/orgs/page.tsx
+++ b/canvas/src/app/orgs/page.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { fetchSession, redirectToLogin, type Session } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { PLATFORM_URL } from "@/lib/api";
 import { formatCredits, pillTone, bannerKind } from "@/lib/credits";
+import { TermsGate } from "@/components/TermsGate";
 
 type OrgStatus = "awaiting_payment" | "provisioning" | "running" | "failed" | string;
 
@@ -162,17 +163,38 @@ function CheckoutBanner() {
 function Shell({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   return (
     <main className="min-h-screen bg-zinc-950 text-zinc-100">
-      <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl px-6 pt-20 pb-12">
-        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-white">Your organizations</h1>
-        <p className="mt-2 text-zinc-400">
-          Each org is an isolated Molecule workspace.
-        </p>
-        <div className="mt-8">{children}</div>
-      </div>
+      <TermsGate>
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl px-6 pt-20 pb-12">
+          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-white">Your organizations</h1>
+          <p className="mt-2 text-zinc-400">
+            Each org is an isolated Molecule workspace.
+          </p>
+          <DataResidencyNotice />
+          <div className="mt-8">{children}</div>
+        </div>
+      </TermsGate>
     </main>
   );
 }
 
+// DataResidencyNotice surfaces where workspace data lives so EU-based
+// signups can make an informed choice (GDPR Art. 13 disclosure
+// requirement). Plain text, no icon — the goal is clarity, not
+// decoration. A future EU region selector can replace this with a
+// region dropdown.
+function DataResidencyNotice() {
+  return (
+    <p className="mt-3 rounded border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-900/60 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-zinc-400">
+      Workspaces run in AWS us-east-2 (Ohio, United States). EU region support is on the roadmap — reach out to
+      {" "}
+      <a href="mailto:support@moleculesai.app" className="underline">
+        support@moleculesai.app
+      </a>
+      {" "}if you need data residency in another region today.
+    </p>
+  );
+}
+
 function OrgRow({ org }: { org: Org }) {
   return (
     <li className="rounded-lg border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-900 p-4">
diff --git a/canvas/src/components/TermsGate.tsx b/canvas/src/components/TermsGate.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18a80518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/canvas/src/components/TermsGate.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { PLATFORM_URL } from "@/lib/api";
+
+// TermsGate blocks the page it wraps until the user has accepted the
+// current terms version. Fetches /cp/auth/terms-status on mount; if
+// the server says accepted=false it renders a modal over the children
+// instead of hiding them entirely — that way the /orgs list is still
+// visible behind the gate so the user understands what they're
+// agreeing to touch.
+//
+// The server is the source of truth; this component is a UX
+// convenience. Org-mutating endpoints should (and do) also enforce
+// ToS via their own DB check so a power-user calling curl can't
+// bypass the gate.
+export function TermsGate({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<"loading" | "accepted" | "pending" | "error">("loading");
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch(`${PLATFORM_URL}/cp/auth/terms-status`, {
+          credentials: "include",
+          signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10_000),
+        });
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (res.status === 401) {
+          // Not signed in — the page this wraps handles redirect to login.
+          // Fall through to "accepted" so we don't double-gate anonymous.
+          setStatus("accepted");
+          return;
+        }
+        if (!res.ok) {
+          setStatus("error");
+          setError(`terms-status: ${res.status}`);
+          return;
+        }
+        const body = (await res.json()) as { accepted?: boolean };
+        setStatus(body.accepted ? "accepted" : "pending");
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setStatus("error");
+          setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err));
+        }
+      }
+    })();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const accept = async () => {
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`${PLATFORM_URL}/cp/auth/accept-terms`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        credentials: "include",
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10_000),
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const text = await res.text();
+        throw new Error(`${res.status}: ${text}`);
+      }
+      setStatus("accepted");
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err));
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {children}
+      {status === "pending" && (
+        <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-zinc-950/80 backdrop-blur-sm">
+          <div className="mx-4 max-w-lg rounded-lg border border-zinc-700 bg-zinc-900 p-6 shadow-xl">
+            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-white">Terms &amp; conditions</h2>
+            <p className="mt-3 text-sm text-zinc-300">
+              Before you create an organization, please review our{" "}
+              <a href="/legal/terms" className="text-sky-400 underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
+                Terms of Service
+              </a>{" "}
+              and{" "}
+              <a href="/legal/privacy" className="text-sky-400 underline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
+                Privacy Policy
+              </a>
+              . Click agree to continue.
+            </p>
+            <p className="mt-3 text-xs text-zinc-500">
+              By agreeing you acknowledge that workspace data is stored in AWS us-east-2 (Ohio, United States).
+            </p>
+            {error && <p className="mt-3 text-sm text-red-400">{error}</p>}
+            <div className="mt-5 flex justify-end gap-2">
+              <button
+                onClick={accept}
+                disabled={submitting}
+                className="rounded bg-emerald-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-emerald-500 disabled:opacity-50"
+              >
+                {submitting ? "Saving…" : "I agree"}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {status === "error" && (
+        <div className="fixed bottom-4 left-4 right-4 mx-auto max-w-md rounded border border-red-800 bg-red-950 p-3 text-sm text-red-200">
+          Couldn&apos;t check terms status: {error ?? "unknown error"}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}