diff --git a/assets/scss/_styles_project.scss b/assets/scss/_styles_project.scss
index 5081d8e8..9b020715 100644
--- a/assets/scss/_styles_project.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/_styles_project.scss
@@ -122,8 +122,11 @@ Custom SCSS for the Matrix spec
 }
 
 /* Customise footer */
-footer {
+.td-footer {
   box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px rgba(179, 179, 179, 0.25);
+  padding-top: 2rem;
+  color: var(--bs-body-color);
+  background-color: var(--bs-body-color-bg);
 }
 
 /* Auto numbering for headings */
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 2494ad1e..5315829c 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ description = "Home of the Matrix specification for decentralised communication"
 
 [params]
 copyright = "The Matrix.org Foundation CIC"
-privacy_policy = "https://matrix.org/legal/privacy-notice"
 
 [params.version]
 # must be one of "unstable", "current", "historical"
@@ -71,8 +70,6 @@ current_version_url = "https://spec.matrix.org/latest"
 
 # User interface configuration
 [params.ui]
-# Set to true to disable the About link in the site footer
-footer_about_disable = false
 # Collapse HTTP API and event <details> elements
 rendered_data_collapsed = false
 # Hide the search entry in the sidebar
@@ -88,22 +85,28 @@ sidebar_menu_compact = true
 # 	icon = "fa fa-envelope"
 #         desc = "Discussion and help from your fellow users"
 # Developer relevant links. These will show up on right side of footer and in the community page if you have one.
-[[params.links.developer]]
+# [[params.links.developer]]
+# 	name = "GitHub"
+# 	url = "https://github.com/matrix-org"
+# 	icon = "fab fa-github"
+#   desc = "Matrix on GitHub"
+# Custom links shown in the center of the footer. (Only supported by our fork of docsy's 'footer/central' partial.)
+[[params.links.bottom]]
 	name = "GitHub"
 	url = "https://github.com/matrix-org"
 	icon = "fab fa-github"
   desc = "Matrix on GitHub"
-[[params.links.developer]]
+[[params.links.bottom]]
 	name = "GitLab"
 	url = "https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org"
 	icon = "fab fa-gitlab"
   desc = "Matrix on GitLab"
-[[params.links.developer]]
+[[params.links.bottom]]
 	name = "YouTube"
 	url = "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVFkW-chclhuyYRbmmfwt6w"
 	icon = "fab fa-youtube"
   desc = "Matrix YouTube channel"
-[[params.links.developer]]
+[[params.links.bottom]]
 	name = "Twitter"
 	url = "https://twitter.com/matrixdotorg"
 	icon = "fab fa-twitter"
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 3506f834..00000000
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-{{/*
-
-  A modified version of the footer.html partial in Docsy.
-
-*/}}
-
-{{ $links := .Site.Params.links }}
-<footer class="py-5 row d-print-none">
-  <div class="container-fluid mx-sm-5">
-    <div class="row">
-      <div class="col-12 text-center text-xs-center order-sm-3">
-        {{ with $links }}
-        {{ with index . "developer"}}
-        {{ template "footer-links-block"  . }}
-        {{ end }}
-        {{ end }}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="row">
-      <div class="col-12 text-center py-2 order-sm-3">
-        {{ with .Site.Params.copyright }}<small>&copy; {{ now.Year}} {{ .}}</small>{{ end }}
-	{{ if not .Site.Params.ui.footer_about_disable }}
-		{{ with .Site.GetPage "about" }}<p class="mt-2"><a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a></p>{{ end }}
-	{{ end }}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</footer>
-{{ define "footer-links-block" }}
-<ul class="list-inline mb-0">
-  {{ range . }}
-  <li class="list-inline-item mx-2 h3" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="{{ .name }}" aria-label="{{ .name }}">
-    <a class="text-dark" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="{{ .url }}">
-      <i class="{{ .icon }}"></i>
-    </a>
-  </li>
-  {{ end }}
-</ul>
-{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer/center.html b/layouts/partials/footer/center.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd3f04e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer/center.html
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{{- /*
+
+    Modified version of the footer/center.html partial of Docsy, adding "bottom"
+    links on top of the copyright.
+
+*/ -}}
+
+{{ with .Site.Params.links -}}
+  {{ with index . "bottom" -}}
+    {{- partial "footer/links.html"  . -}}
+  {{ end -}}
+{{ end -}}
+
+<div class="mt-2 mb-3">
+{{ partial "footer/copyright.html"  . -}}
+</div>
+
+{{ with .Site.Params.privacy_policy -}}
+  <span class="ms-2"><a href="{{ . }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">{{ T "footer_privacy_policy" }}</a></span>
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{ if ne .Site.Params.ui.footer_about_disable nil -}}
+  {{ warnf "Config parameter '.params.ui.footer_about_disable' is DEPRECATED, use '.params.ui.footer_about_enable' instead." -}}
+{{ end -}}
+
+{{ if or .Site.Params.ui.footer_about_enable (eq .Site.Params.ui.footer_about_disable false) -}}
+  {{ with .Site.GetPage "about" -}}
+    <p class="td-footer__about mt-2"><a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a></p>
+  {{- end -}}
+{{ end -}}
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