diff --git a/locale/_base/translations.suml b/locale/_base/translations.suml
index 2024223d1..f6429511b 100644
--- a/locale/_base/translations.suml
+++ b/locale/_base/translations.suml
@@ -927,11 +927,12 @@ terms:
     header: 'Terms of Service'
     lastUpdate: 'Last Updated'
     consent: 'By registering you''re accepting the {/terms=Terms of Service}.'
-    # you can leave the terms untranslated, or translate it (copy it from the English version) and include the following disclaimer:
-    # translationDisclaimer: >
-    #    The following text is just an auxiliary translation.
-    #    The only legally binding version of the Terms of Service is the English one, available
-    #    {https://en.pronouns.page/terms=here}.
+    # you can leave the terms untranslated, or translate it (copy it from the English version)
+    # and include the following disclaimer:
+    translationDisclaimer: >
+        The following text is just an auxiliary translation.
+        The only legally binding version of the Terms of Service is the English one, available
+        {https://en.pronouns.page/terms=here}.
     content:
         intro: >
             These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of the Service provided on the website
diff --git a/src/missingTranslations.js b/src/missingTranslations.js
index 43f824c7f..61673fa2c 100644
--- a/src/missingTranslations.js
+++ b/src/missingTranslations.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { deepGet, deepListKeys } from './helpers.js';
 
+const localeSpecificFlagAlt = /flags_alt\.-(.+)-/;
+
 export function listMissingTranslations(translations, baseTranslations, config) {
     const expectedTranslations = [...deepListKeys(baseTranslations)];
 
@@ -32,6 +34,13 @@ export function listMissingTranslations(translations, baseTranslations, config)
             return false;
         }
 
+        // disclaimer is only required when optional translations are present for a non-English locale
+        if ((!has('terms.content') && !has('privacy.content') || config.locale === 'en') &&
+            keyMatches('terms.translationDisclaimer')
+        ) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // optional keys
         if (keyMatches(
             'home.welcome',
@@ -41,6 +50,10 @@ export function listMissingTranslations(translations, baseTranslations, config)
             'contact.team.extra',
             'contact.team.join.',
             'user.login.help',
+            'terms.content.',
+            'terms.update.',
+            'privacy.content.',
+            'privacy.consent.',
         )) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -75,6 +88,12 @@ export function listMissingTranslations(translations, baseTranslations, config)
             return false;
         }
 
+        // locale specific flags
+        const match = k.match(localeSpecificFlagAlt);
+        if (match && match[1] !== config.locale) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (!config.pronouns.honorifics && keyMatches('pronouns.slashes.pluralHonorific')) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -103,6 +122,10 @@ export function listMissingTranslations(translations, baseTranslations, config)
             return false;
         }
 
+        if (config.api === null && keyMatches('profile.header', 'api.example', 'api.query')) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         return true;
     });
 }