diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 7801848..5f37fd6 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ icon.svg
 LICENSE
 Privacy.md
 README.md
-Terms&Conditions.md
\ No newline at end of file
+TermsAndConditions.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Privacy.md b/Privacy.md
index ea9555b..0819988 100644
--- a/Privacy.md
+++ b/Privacy.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 - User IDs of users who use block or filter commands to set up a filter of who can ring them, and the User IDs of the people that they block
 - Voice Channel IDs and User IDs when a user is signed up for a Voice Channel
+- Feedback submitted through the feedback form (the text and a timestamp only, never who submitted it)
 
 ## Temporary Data
 
diff --git a/Terms&Conditions.md b/TermsAndConditions.md
similarity index 100%
rename from Terms&Conditions.md
rename to TermsAndConditions.md
diff --git a/src/commands/ringvc.ts b/src/commands/about.ts
similarity index 66%
rename from src/commands/ringvc.ts
rename to src/commands/about.ts
index 0a84c74..da444d2 100644
--- a/src/commands/ringvc.ts
+++ b/src/commands/about.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import {
 
 import { RingRouter } from "@routes/types";
 
-export const ringvc = {
+export const about = {
 	data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
-		.setName("ringvc")
-		.setDescription("Open the RingVC home panel"),
+		.setName("about")
+		.setDescription("Project links, policies, and feedback"),
 	async execute(router: RingRouter, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) {
-		await router.dispatch(interaction, "/", {
+		await router.dispatch(interaction, "/about", {
 			flags: [MessageFlags.Ephemeral],
 		});
 	},
diff --git a/src/commands/commandNames.ts b/src/commands/commandNames.ts
index 856a275..7b41641 100644
--- a/src/commands/commandNames.ts
+++ b/src/commands/commandNames.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export const commandNamesList = [
-	"ringvc",
 	"help",
 	"catalog",
+	"about",
 	"delete_data",
 	"ring",
 	"ring_defaults",
diff --git a/src/commands/commands.ts b/src/commands/commands.ts
index 36c3af6..5048f8b 100644
--- a/src/commands/commands.ts
+++ b/src/commands/commands.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ChatInputCommandInteraction, SharedSlashCommand } from "discord.js";
 
+import { about } from "@commands/about";
 import { catalog } from "@commands/catalog";
 import { defaultRingRecipients } from "@commands/defaultRingRecipient";
 import { deleteData } from "@commands/deleteData";
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import { mode } from "@commands/mode";
 import { quit } from "@commands/quit";
 import { ring } from "@commands/ring";
 import { ringDefaults } from "@commands/ringDefaults";
-import { ringvc } from "@commands/ringvc";
 import { signup } from "@commands/signup";
 import { signuprole } from "@commands/signuprole";
 import { unsignup } from "@commands/unsignup";
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ export type CommandImplementation = {
 };
 
 export const commands: CommandImplementation[] = [
-	ringvc,
 	help,
 	catalog,
+	about,
 	deleteData,
 	ring,
 	ringDefaults,
diff --git a/src/main/db/database.types.ts b/src/main/db/database.types.ts
index 050ab38..62d4578 100644
--- a/src/main/db/database.types.ts
+++ b/src/main/db/database.types.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,24 @@ export type Database = {
 				};
 				Relationships: [];
 			};
+			feedback: {
+				Row: {
+					content: string;
+					created_at: string;
+					id: number;
+				};
+				Insert: {
+					content: string;
+					created_at?: string;
+					id?: never;
+				};
+				Update: {
+					content?: string;
+					created_at?: string;
+					id?: never;
+				};
+				Relationships: [];
+			};
 			filter_entries: {
 				Row: {
 					channel_id: string | null;
diff --git a/src/main/db/feedback.ts b/src/main/db/feedback.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4325b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/db/feedback.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { db, throwOnError } from "./client";
+
+export const submitFeedback = async (content: string): Promise<void> => {
+	throwOnError(await db.from("feedback").insert({ content }));
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/_shared.ts b/src/routes/_shared.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ac30fab..0000000
--- a/src/routes/_shared.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export const COLOR = "#a082c3";
diff --git a/src/routes/about/_shared.ts b/src/routes/about/_shared.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d5ba10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/about/_shared.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const PANEL = "/about";
+export const FEEDBACK = "/about/feedback";
diff --git a/src/routes/about/about.test.ts b/src/routes/about/about.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06c2068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/about/about.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { Interaction } from "discord.js";
+import { beforeEach, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { submitFeedback } from "@db/feedback";
+
+import { aboutFeedbackPost } from "./feedback/post";
+
+vi.mock("@db/feedback", () => ({
+	submitFeedback: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+const interaction = {
+	user: { id: "caller" },
+	isChatInputCommand: () => false,
+} as unknown as Interaction;
+
+const state = (content: string) =>
+	({
+		params: {},
+		path: "/about/feedback",
+		queryParams: new URLSearchParams(),
+		timestamp: 0,
+		fields: { getTextInputValue: () => content },
+	}) as unknown as Parameters<typeof aboutFeedbackPost>[2];
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+	vi.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+test("submitting feedback stores the trimmed text", async () => {
+	const result = await aboutFeedbackPost(
+		undefined as never,
+		interaction,
+		state("  great bot!  "),
+	);
+
+	expect(submitFeedback).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith("great bot!");
+	expect(result.redirect).toBe("/about");
+	const flashParams = new URLSearchParams(
+		result.queryParams as Record<string, string>,
+	);
+	expect(flashParams.get("level")).toBe("success");
+});
+
+test("whitespace-only feedback stores nothing", async () => {
+	const result = await aboutFeedbackPost(
+		undefined as never,
+		interaction,
+		state("   "),
+	);
+
+	expect(submitFeedback).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	const flashParams = new URLSearchParams(
+		result.queryParams as Record<string, string>,
+	);
+	expect(flashParams.get("level")).toBe("warn");
+});
diff --git a/src/routes/about/feedback/modal.ts b/src/routes/about/feedback/modal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecdd94d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/about/feedback/modal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { RouteModalBuilder } from "discord-embed-router";
+import { LabelBuilder, TextInputBuilder, TextInputStyle } from "discord.js";
+
+import { Handler } from "@routes/types";
+
+import { FEEDBACK } from "../_shared";
+
+export const aboutFeedbackModal: Handler<"MODAL"> = (router) =>
+	new RouteModalBuilder(router)
+		.setTo(FEEDBACK, { method: "POST" })
+		.setTitle("Give feedback")
+		.addLabelComponents(
+			new LabelBuilder()
+				.setLabel("Your feedback")
+				.setDescription("Submissions are anonymous.")
+				.setTextInputComponent(
+					new TextInputBuilder()
+						.setCustomId("content")
+						.setStyle(TextInputStyle.Paragraph)
+						.setRequired(true)
+						.setPlaceholder("Bug reports, feature ideas, anything"),
+				),
+		);
diff --git a/src/routes/about/feedback/post.ts b/src/routes/about/feedback/post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d8d540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/about/feedback/post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { submitFeedback } from "@db/feedback";
+import { flashRedirect } from "@routes/lib/flash";
+import { Handler } from "@routes/types";
+
+import { PANEL } from "../_shared";
+
+export const aboutFeedbackPost: Handler<"POST"> = async (
+	router,
+	interaction,
+	state,
+) => {
+	const content = (state.fields?.getTextInputValue("content") ?? "").trim();
+	if (!content)
+		return flashRedirect(
+			interaction,
+			PANEL,
+			"Feedback was empty, nothing was sent",
+			"warn",
+		);
+
+	await submitFeedback(content);
+	return flashRedirect(
+		interaction,
+		PANEL,
+		"Feedback sent. Thank you!",
+		"success",
+	);
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/about/get.ts b/src/routes/about/get.ts
index 5e3e3a1..9231bcb 100644
--- a/src/routes/about/get.ts
+++ b/src/routes/about/get.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
+import { RouteButtonBuilder } from "discord-embed-router";
 import { ButtonBuilder, ButtonStyle, EmbedBuilder } from "discord.js";
 
 import { navBar, row } from "@routes/lib/components";
 import { withFlash } from "@routes/lib/flash";
 import { Handler } from "@routes/types";
 
+import { FEEDBACK } from "./_shared";
+
 const COLOR = "#5865f2";
 
 const GITHUB_URL = "https://github.com/altrup/RingVC";
 const SUPPORT_URL = "https://discord.gg/bxBePEnndq";
+const PRIVACY_URL = "https://github.com/altrup/RingVC/blob/main/Privacy.md";
+const TERMS_URL =
+	"https://github.com/altrup/RingVC/blob/main/TermsAndConditions.md";
 
 export const aboutGet: Handler<"GET"> = (router, interaction, state) => {
 	return {
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ export const aboutGet: Handler<"GET"> = (router, interaction, state) => {
 				.setDescription(
 					withFlash(
 						state.queryParams,
-						"RingVC is free and open source. Star it on GitHub, or join the support server for help and updates.",
+						"RingVC replicates group-chat voice calls in Discord servers: sign up for a voice channel and get pinged when someone starts a call there.\n\nIt's free and open source. Star it on GitHub, or join the support server for help and updates.\n\nHave a bug report or feature idea? Give anonymous feedback below.",
 					),
 				),
 		],
@@ -32,6 +38,20 @@ export const aboutGet: Handler<"GET"> = (router, interaction, state) => {
 					.setLabel("Support Server")
 					.setStyle(ButtonStyle.Link)
 					.setURL(SUPPORT_URL),
+				new RouteButtonBuilder(router)
+					.setLabel("Give feedback")
+					.setStyle(ButtonStyle.Primary)
+					.setTo(FEEDBACK, { method: "MODAL" }),
+			),
+			row(
+				new ButtonBuilder()
+					.setLabel("Privacy Policy")
+					.setStyle(ButtonStyle.Link)
+					.setURL(PRIVACY_URL),
+				new ButtonBuilder()
+					.setLabel("Terms & Conditions")
+					.setStyle(ButtonStyle.Link)
+					.setURL(TERMS_URL),
 			),
 			navBar(router, interaction),
 		],
diff --git a/src/routes/get.ts b/src/routes/get.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index df9bc33..0000000
--- a/src/routes/get.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { EmbedBuilder } from "discord.js";
-
-import { navBar } from "@routes/lib/components";
-import { emojiIconURL, RINGVC_EMOJI_ID } from "@routes/lib/emoji";
-import { withFlash } from "@routes/lib/flash";
-import { Handler } from "@routes/types";
-
-import { COLOR } from "./_shared";
-
-export const homeGet: Handler<"GET"> = (router, interaction, state) => {
-	// the branded author line (icon + "RingVC") is the panel's header, so
-	// there is no separate title to duplicate it
-	const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
-		.setColor(COLOR)
-		.setAuthor({ name: "RingVC", iconURL: emojiIconURL(RINGVC_EMOJI_ID) })
-		.setDescription(
-			withFlash(
-				state.queryParams,
-				"RingVC replicates group-chat voice calls in Discord servers: sign up for a voice channel and get pinged when someone starts a call there.",
-			),
-		);
-
-	return {
-		embeds: [embed],
-		components: [navBar(router, interaction)],
-	};
-};
diff --git a/src/routes/help/catalog/get.ts b/src/routes/help/catalog/get.ts
index 836dec0..baf42c4 100644
--- a/src/routes/help/catalog/get.ts
+++ b/src/routes/help/catalog/get.ts
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ export const catalogGet: Handler<"GET"> = (router, interaction, state) => {
 		{
 			title: "Panels",
 			entries: [
-				["ringvc", "the home panel"],
 				["help", "getting started"],
 				["catalog", "this command catalog"],
+				["about", "project links, policies, and feedback"],
 				["signup", "your signups panel (bare, outside a voice channel)"],
 				["filter", "your filter panel"],
 				["default_ring_recipients", "ring recipients and auto-ring panel"],
diff --git a/src/routes/index.ts b/src/routes/index.ts
index ddb22f9..88d3732 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.ts
+++ b/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { RingRouter } from "@routes/types";
 
+import { aboutFeedbackModal } from "./about/feedback/modal";
+import { aboutFeedbackPost } from "./about/feedback/post";
 import { aboutGet } from "./about/get";
 import { deleteDataGet } from "./delete-data/get";
 import { deleteDataModal } from "./delete-data/modal";
@@ -9,7 +11,6 @@ import { filterMembersPost } from "./filter/[scope]/members/post";
 import { filterResetModal } from "./filter/[scope]/reset/modal";
 import { filterResetPost } from "./filter/[scope]/reset/post";
 import { filterTypePost } from "./filter/[scope]/type/post";
-import { homeGet } from "./get";
 import { catalogGet } from "./help/catalog/get";
 import { helpGet } from "./help/get";
 import { modeGet } from "./mode/get";
@@ -43,10 +44,13 @@ import { rolesGet } from "./signups/roles/get";
 // handlers live in files mirroring their route: the folder is the path (with
 // [param] segments) and the file is the method
 export const registerRoutes = (router: RingRouter) => {
-	router.get("/", homeGet);
 	router.get("/help", helpGet);
 	router.get("/help/catalog", catalogGet);
 	router.get("/about", aboutGet);
+	router.route("/about/feedback", {
+		modal: aboutFeedbackModal,
+		post: aboutFeedbackPost,
+	});
 
 	// scoped panels answer their bare path as the global scope, so the scope-switch
 	// select can target "{/:channelId}" and fall back to global when cleared
diff --git a/src/routes/lib/components.ts b/src/routes/lib/components.ts
index 447693b..c43a642 100644
--- a/src/routes/lib/components.ts
+++ b/src/routes/lib/components.ts
@@ -50,41 +50,25 @@ export const editSelectRow = <
 	return new ActionRowBuilder<B>().addComponents(builder).toJSON();
 };
 
-export const homeButton = (router: RingRouter): RingButton =>
-	new RouteButtonBuilder(router)
-		.setLabel("🏠 Home")
-		.setStyle(ButtonStyle.Secondary)
-		.setTo("/");
-
 export const backButton = (router: RingRouter, path: string): RingButton =>
 	new RouteButtonBuilder(router)
 		.setLabel("Back")
 		.setStyle(ButtonStyle.Secondary)
 		.setTo(path);
 
-// the top-level sections, one per entry in the section bar (SECTIONS below)
-export type Section =
-	| "home"
-	| "signups"
-	| "filters"
-	| "ringees"
-	| "mode"
-	| "help"
-	| "about"
-	| "delete";
-
-type Tab = { section: Section; label: string; path: string };
+type Tab = { emoji: string; label: string; path: string };
 
-// every section the bar offers, in display order
+// every section the bar offers, in display order. The emoji rides the
+// dedicated option field, not the label: labels render in the OS emoji font
+// while the emoji field gets Discord's own artwork, matching embed titles
 const SECTIONS: readonly Tab[] = [
-	{ section: "home", label: "🏠 Home", path: "/" },
-	{ section: "signups", label: "🔔 Signups", path: "/signups" },
-	{ section: "filters", label: "🛡️ Filters", path: "/filter/global" },
-	{ section: "ringees", label: "📣 Ring", path: "/recipients/global" },
-	{ section: "mode", label: "💤 Mode", path: "/mode" },
-	{ section: "help", label: "📖 Help", path: "/help" },
-	{ section: "about", label: "ℹ️ About", path: "/about" },
-	{ section: "delete", label: "🗑️ Delete data", path: "/delete-data" },
+	{ emoji: "📣", label: "Ring", path: "/recipients/global" },
+	{ emoji: "🔔", label: "Signups", path: "/signups" },
+	{ emoji: "🛡️", label: "Filters", path: "/filter/global" },
+	{ emoji: "💤", label: "Mode", path: "/mode" },
+	{ emoji: "📖", label: "Help", path: "/help" },
+	{ emoji: "ℹ️", label: "About", path: "/about" },
+	{ emoji: "🗑️", label: "Delete data", path: "/delete-data" },
 ];
 
 // the persistent section bar every panel ends on. A string select fits all
@@ -102,10 +86,11 @@ export const navBar = (
 		interaction.member.voice.channel
 	);
 
-	const option = ({ section, label, path }: Tab) => {
-		const target = section === "ringees" && inVoice ? "/ring" : path;
+	const option = ({ emoji, label, path }: Tab) => {
+		const target = path === "/recipients/global" && inVoice ? "/ring" : path;
 		return new RouteStringSelectMenuOptionBuilder(router)
 			.setTo(target)
+			.setEmoji(emoji)
 			.setLabel(label);
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/routes/lib/emoji.ts b/src/routes/lib/emoji.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ab7a6b3..0000000
--- a/src/routes/lib/emoji.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// branded custom emoji used as the panel author icon
-export const RINGVC_EMOJI_ID = "1324809350899961877";
-
-// the emoji image on the CDN, usable as an embed author or thumbnail icon.
-// A plain image URL renders for anyone, so it needs no access check; an
-// invalid id simply 404s and the icon is dropped
-export const emojiIconURL = (id: string): string =>
-	`https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/${id}.webp`;
diff --git a/src/routes/notice/get.ts b/src/routes/notice/get.ts
index 5bcac44..fed56a9 100644
--- a/src/routes/notice/get.ts
+++ b/src/routes/notice/get.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ const openLabel = (path: string): string => {
 };
 
 export const noticeGet: Handler<"GET"> = (router, interaction, state) => {
-	const to = state.queryParams.get("to") ?? "/";
-	const [path = "/", query = ""] = to.split("?");
+	const to = state.queryParams.get("to") ?? "/help";
+	const [path = "/help", query = ""] = to.split("?");
 	const open = new RouteButtonBuilder(router)
 		.setLabel(openLabel(path))
 		.setStyle(ButtonStyle.Secondary)
diff --git a/src/routes/page-jump/modal.ts b/src/routes/page-jump/modal.ts
index a3b5ceb..b92f7e7 100644
--- a/src/routes/page-jump/modal.ts
+++ b/src/routes/page-jump/modal.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const pageJumpModal: Handler<"MODAL"> = (router, interaction, state) => {
 		.setTo(PAGE_JUMP, {
 			method: "POST",
 			queryParams: {
-				to: query.get("to") ?? "/",
+				to: query.get("to") ?? "/help",
 				page: query.get("page") ?? "0",
 				pageCount,
 			},
diff --git a/src/routes/page-jump/post.ts b/src/routes/page-jump/post.ts
index 76afc42..a4b4f70 100644
--- a/src/routes/page-jump/post.ts
+++ b/src/routes/page-jump/post.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Handler } from "@routes/types";
 
 export const pageJumpPost: Handler<"POST"> = (router, interaction, state) => {
 	const query = state.queryParams;
-	const to = query.get("to") ?? "/";
+	const to = query.get("to") ?? "/help";
 	const input = state.fields?.getTextInputValue("page")?.trim() ?? "";
 	const parsed = /^\d+$/.test(input) ? Number(input) : NaN;
 	const pageCount = parseInt(query.get("pageCount") ?? "1", 10) || 1;
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20260725000000_feedback.sql b/supabase/migrations/20260725000000_feedback.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4875543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20260725000000_feedback.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Feedback submitted through the About panel's feedback form. Anonymous by
+-- design: only the text and a timestamp, never the submitter's identity.
+create table feedback (
+	id bigint generated always as identity primary key,
+	content text not null,
+	created_at timestamptz not null default now()
+);
+
+grant select, insert, update, delete on feedback to service_role;
+
+alter table feedback enable row level security;