diff --git a/frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml b/frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml
index b0916e65f..6eb507fa7 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml
+++ b/frontend/editor/public/locales/en-GB/translation.toml
@@ -5865,6 +5865,106 @@ deleteConfirmTitle = "Delete {{label}} policy?"
 deleteConfirmBody = "This removes the policy and its workflow. Documents already processed are not affected."
 deleteConfirmTitle = "Delete {{label}} policy?"
 
+[policies.catalog]
+compliance = "Compliance"
+ingestion = "Ingestion"
+retention = "Retention"
+routing = "Routing"
+security = "Security"
+
+[policies.detail]
+editSettings = "Edit Settings"
+enforces = "Enforces"
+managedByOrg = "Managed by your organization. Contact an admin to change this policy."
+noActivityDescription = "Documents will appear here once this policy runs."
+noActivityTitle = "No activity yet"
+onEveryUpload = "On every upload"
+originalsNote = "Originals stay untouched • Enforced version saved alongside"
+pause = "Pause"
+recentActivity = "Recent Activity"
+resume = "Resume"
+retry = "Retry"
+showLess = "Show less"
+showMore = "Show more"
+statActive = "Active"
+statDataProcessed = "Data processed"
+statDocsEnforced = "Docs enforced"
+statusActive = "Active"
+statusPaused = "Paused"
+
+[policies.fields]
+selectedCount = "{{count}} selected"
+
+[policies.pii]
+fieldLabel = "PII to redact"
+placeholder = "Select PII types"
+
+[policies.sidebar]
+activeCount = "{{count}} active"
+infoAriaLabel = "What is a policy?"
+infoTooltip = "A policy is a fixed set of tools that runs automatically whenever it's triggered — for example when a new document arrives — enforcing rules like redacting PII with no manual steps."
+loading = "Loading…"
+railAriaLabel = "{{label}} policy — {{status}}"
+railSuffixActive = " (Active)"
+railSuffixPaused = " (Paused)"
+setUp = "Set up"
+title = "Policies"
+upgradeToEnterprise = "Upgrade to enterprise"
+
+[policies.status]
+active = "Active"
+paused = "Paused"
+setup = "Set up"
+
+[policies.toolConfig]
+enableAriaLabel = "Enable {{tool}}"
+infoAriaLabel = "What does {{tool}} do?"
+
+[policies.wizard]
+allDocTypesDescription = "Enable the Classification policy to filter by document type."
+allDocTypesTitle = "All document types"
+back = "Back"
+builderDesc = "Build the sequence of tools this policy runs on each document."
+clear = "Clear"
+continue = "Continue"
+docTypesLabel = "Document types"
+edit = "Edit"
+editTitle = "Edit {{label}} Policy"
+enablePolicy = "Enable Policy"
+filenameAutoNumber = "Auto-number"
+filenamePositionAria = "Filename position"
+filenamePrefix = "Prefix"
+filenameSuffix = "Suffix"
+filenameTextAria = "Filename text"
+filenameTextPlaceholder = "Text to add (optional)"
+lockedDescription = "Contact an admin to change this policy."
+lockedTitle = "Managed by your organization"
+maxRetriesLabel = "Max retries"
+noToolsError = "Add at least one configured tool to the workflow first."
+outputAsLabel = "Output as"
+outputFilenameSubhead = "Output filename"
+outputModeAria = "Output mode"
+outputNewFile = "New file"
+outputNewVersion = "New version"
+outputRetriesLabel = "Output & retries"
+outputSubhead = "Output"
+retryDelayAria = "Retry delay minutes"
+retryDelayLabel = "Retry delay (min)"
+runOnExport = "Export"
+runOnLabel = "Run on"
+runOnSubhead = "Run on"
+runOnUpload = "Upload"
+saveChanges = "Save Changes"
+saveError = "Couldn't save the policy. Please try again."
+setupClassification = "Set up Classification"
+setupTitle = "Set up {{label}} Policy"
+sourcesDesc = "Choose where this policy runs and which document types it applies to."
+sourcesLabel = "Sources"
+stepOf = "Step {{step}} of {{total}}"
+toolChainDesc = "Configure the tools this policy runs on each document."
+typesSelected = "{{count}} types selected"
+
+
 [printFile]
 title = "Print File"
 
diff --git a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.test.tsx b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.test.tsx
index cc34c5e5e..55e0231db 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.test.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,29 @@ import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
 import { render, screen, fireEvent } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { MantineProvider } from "@mantine/core";
 
+// The global setup mock returns the i18n KEY (t: (key) => key); these tests
+// assert the rendered English copy, so override locally to return the default
+// value passed to t() — mirroring i18next's runtime fallback when a key is
+// missing. (Interpolated strings are returned raw; no test here asserts them.)
+vi.mock("react-i18next", () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({
+    t: (key: string, defaultValue?: string) =>
+      typeof defaultValue === "string" ? defaultValue : key,
+    i18n: { changeLanguage: vi.fn() },
+  }),
+  initReactI18next: { type: "3rdParty", init: vi.fn() },
+  I18nextProvider: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => children,
+}));
+
+// usePolicies derives `canConfigure` from app-config; with no AppConfigProvider
+// here `config` is null, which (tri-state gate) hides the edit affordances. Mock
+// app-config as a single-user deployment (login off) so the local operator can
+// configure and the narrative view's Edit/Pause/Delete actions render.
+vi.mock("@app/contexts/AppConfigContext", async (orig) => ({
+  ...(await orig<typeof import("@app/contexts/AppConfigContext")>()),
+  useAppConfig: () => ({ config: { enableLogin: false } }),
+}));
+
 // The shared Tooltip (used by the "what is a policy?" info button) pulls in
 // preferences/sidebar contexts we don't set up here — passthrough it.
 vi.mock("@app/components/shared/Tooltip", () => ({
diff --git a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.tsx b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.tsx
index 5f401167c..a319ac6ee 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PoliciesSidebar.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 import { useState, useEffect, useMemo, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import ChevronRightIcon from "@mui/icons-material/ChevronRight";
 import LocalIcon from "@app/components/shared/LocalIcon";
 import { usePolicies } from "@app/hooks/usePolicies";
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ export function PoliciesSection({
    *  collapse button), mirroring the back-button + title in a policy. */
   leadingControl?: ReactNode;
 } = {}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const pol = usePolicies();
   const { categories } = usePolicyCatalog();
   // Persist the expand/collapse state across refreshes.
@@ -109,21 +111,26 @@ export function PoliciesSection({
       <div className="pol-list-head">
         {leadingControl}
         <SectionHeader
-          title="Policies"
-          count={`${configuredCount} active`}
+          title={t("policies.sidebar.title", "Policies")}
+          count={t("policies.sidebar.activeCount", "{{count}} active", {
+            count: configuredCount,
+          })}
           collapsible
           expanded={expanded}
           onToggle={toggleExpanded}
         />
         <AppTooltip
-          content="A policy is a fixed set of tools that runs automatically whenever it's triggered — for example when a new document arrives — enforcing rules like redacting PII with no manual steps."
+          content={t(
+            "policies.sidebar.infoTooltip",
+            "A policy is a fixed set of tools that runs automatically whenever it's triggered — for example when a new document arrives — enforcing rules like redacting PII with no manual steps.",
+          )}
           sidebarTooltip
           pinOnClick
         >
           <button
             type="button"
             className="pol-info-btn"
-            aria-label="What is a policy?"
+            aria-label={t("policies.sidebar.infoAriaLabel", "What is a policy?")}
           >
             <LocalIcon
               icon="info-outline-rounded"
@@ -149,10 +156,15 @@ export function PoliciesSection({
                     <IconBadge size="sm" accent={ROW_ACCENT[cat.id] ?? "blue"}>
                       {cat.icon}
                     </IconBadge>
-                    <span className="pol-row-label">{cat.label}</span>
+                    <span className="pol-row-label">
+                      {t(`policies.catalog.${cat.id}`, cat.label)}
+                    </span>
                     <span className="pol-row-trail">
                       <span className="pol-row-soon">
-                        Upgrade to enterprise
+                        {t(
+                          "policies.sidebar.upgradeToEnterprise",
+                          "Upgrade to enterprise",
+                        )}
                       </span>
                     </span>
                   </div>
@@ -169,16 +181,20 @@ export function PoliciesSection({
                   <IconBadge size="sm" accent={ROW_ACCENT[cat.id] ?? "blue"}>
                     {cat.icon}
                   </IconBadge>
-                  <span className="pol-row-label">{cat.label}</span>
+                  <span className="pol-row-label">
+                    {t(`policies.catalog.${cat.id}`, cat.label)}
+                  </span>
                   <span className="pol-row-trail">
                     {status === "setup" ? (
-                      <span className="pol-row-setup">Set up</span>
+                      <span className="pol-row-setup">
+                        {t("policies.sidebar.setUp", "Set up")}
+                      </span>
                     ) : (
                       <StatusBadge
                         tone={status === "active" ? "success" : "warning"}
                         size="sm"
                       >
-                        {STATUS_LABEL[status]}
+                        {t(`policies.status.${status}`, STATUS_LABEL[status])}
                       </StatusBadge>
                     )}
                     <ChevronRightIcon
@@ -201,6 +217,7 @@ export function PoliciesSection({
  * which replaces the Tools area while a policy is selected.
  */
 export function PolicyDetailTakeover() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const pol = usePolicies();
   const { categories, configs, sources, docTypes } = usePolicyCatalog();
   const { selectedId, detailView } = usePolicySelection();
@@ -311,7 +328,9 @@ export function PolicyDetailTakeover() {
       return (
         <div className="pol-detail">
           <div className="pol-scroll">
-            <p className="pol-desc">Loading…</p>
+            <p className="pol-desc">
+              {t("policies.sidebar.loading", "Loading…")}
+            </p>
           </div>
         </div>
       );
@@ -404,6 +423,7 @@ export function PoliciesCollapsedButton({
 }: {
   onExpand: () => void;
 }) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const pol = usePolicies();
   const { categories } = usePolicyCatalog();
 
@@ -416,16 +436,21 @@ export function PoliciesCollapsedButton({
           .filter((cat) => !cat.comingSoon)
           .map((cat) => {
             const status = deriveRowStatus(pol.policies[cat.id]);
+            const label = t(`policies.catalog.${cat.id}`, cat.label);
+            const statusLabel = t(
+              `policies.status.${status}`,
+              STATUS_LABEL[status],
+            );
             const suffix =
               status === "active"
-                ? " (Active)"
+                ? t("policies.sidebar.railSuffixActive", " (Active)")
                 : status === "paused"
-                  ? " (Paused)"
+                  ? t("policies.sidebar.railSuffixPaused", " (Paused)")
                   : "";
             return (
               <AppTooltip
                 key={cat.id}
-                content={`${cat.label}${suffix}`}
+                content={`${label}${suffix}`}
                 position="left"
                 arrow
                 delay={300}
@@ -434,7 +459,11 @@ export function PoliciesCollapsedButton({
                   type="button"
                   className="pol-crail-btn"
                   data-status={status}
-                  aria-label={`${cat.label} policy — ${STATUS_LABEL[status]}`}
+                  aria-label={t(
+                    "policies.sidebar.railAriaLabel",
+                    "{{label}} policy — {{status}}",
+                    { label, status: statusLabel },
+                  )}
                   onClick={() => {
                     selectPolicy(cat.id);
                     onExpand();
diff --git a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyDetailPanel.tsx b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyDetailPanel.tsx
index f24f66ba8..76d5a9688 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyDetailPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyDetailPanel.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import PublicIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Public";
 import ScheduleIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Schedule";
 import HistoryIcon from "@mui/icons-material/History";
@@ -66,7 +67,13 @@ function humanizeOperation(op: string): string {
  * lengthy is clamped and collapsed by default with a Show more/less toggle.
  * Short messages (e.g. "Enforcement failed") render plainly with no toggle.
  */
-function ActivityError({ message }: { message: string }) {
+function ActivityError({
+  message,
+  t,
+}: {
+  message: string;
+  t: (key: string, defaultValue: string) => string;
+}) {
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
   const needsToggle = message.length > 80 || message.includes("\n");
   if (!needsToggle) return <>{message}</>;
@@ -82,7 +89,9 @@ function ActivityError({ message }: { message: string }) {
         className="pol-activity-error__toggle"
         onClick={() => setExpanded((v) => !v)}
       >
-        {expanded ? "Show less" : "Show more"}
+        {expanded
+          ? t("policies.detail.showLess", "Show less")
+          : t("policies.detail.showMore", "Show more")}
       </button>
     </span>
   );
@@ -104,6 +113,7 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
   onDelete,
   onRetry,
 }: PolicyDetailPanelProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const isPaused = status === "paused";
   // Real configured steps drive the flow; fall back to the preset's rule labels.
   const enforceItems =
@@ -123,7 +133,7 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
       <PanelHeader
         icon={category.icon}
         iconAccent={ROW_ACCENT[category.id] ?? "blue"}
-        title={category.label}
+        title={t(`policies.catalog.${category.id}`, category.label)}
         onBack={onBack}
         actions={
           <StatusBadge
@@ -131,7 +141,9 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
             showDot
             pulse={!isPaused}
           >
-            {isPaused ? "Paused" : "Active"}
+            {isPaused
+              ? t("policies.detail.statusPaused", "Paused")
+              : t("policies.detail.statusActive", "Active")}
           </StatusBadge>
         }
       />
@@ -139,7 +151,9 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
       <div className="pol-scroll">
         {/* Enforces */}
         <div>
-          <p className="pol-section-label">Enforces</p>
+          <p className="pol-section-label">
+            {t("policies.detail.enforces", "Enforces")}
+          </p>
           <Card padding="default">
             <div className="pol-rule-flow">
               <ChipFlow items={enforceItems} separator="arrow" />
@@ -151,19 +165,24 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
               </span>
               <span className="pol-meta-item">
                 <ScheduleIcon sx={{ fontSize: "0.8rem" }} />
-                On every upload
+                {t("policies.detail.onEveryUpload", "On every upload")}
               </span>
             </div>
             <div className="pol-note">
               <HistoryIcon sx={{ fontSize: "0.8rem" }} />
-              Originals stay untouched • Enforced version saved alongside
+              {t(
+                "policies.detail.originalsNote",
+                "Originals stay untouched • Enforced version saved alongside",
+              )}
             </div>
           </Card>
         </div>
 
         {/* Recent Activity */}
         <div>
-          <p className="pol-section-label">Recent Activity</p>
+          <p className="pol-section-label">
+            {t("policies.detail.recentActivity", "Recent Activity")}
+          </p>
           {activityItems.length > 0 ? (
             <Card padding="none">
               {activityItems.map((item, i) => (
@@ -192,7 +211,7 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
                   title={item.doc}
                   description={
                     item.status === "flagged" ? (
-                      <ActivityError message={item.action} />
+                      <ActivityError message={item.action} t={t} />
                     ) : (
                       item.action
                     )
@@ -205,7 +224,7 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
                         size="sm"
                         onClick={() => onRetry(item)}
                       >
-                        Retry
+                        {t("policies.detail.retry", "Retry")}
                       </Button>
                     ) : undefined
                   }
@@ -217,8 +236,11 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
               <EmptyState
                 size="compact"
                 icon={<DescriptionIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1.5rem" }} />}
-                title="No activity yet"
-                description="Documents will appear here once this policy runs."
+                title={t("policies.detail.noActivityTitle", "No activity yet")}
+                description={t(
+                  "policies.detail.noActivityDescription",
+                  "Documents will appear here once this policy runs.",
+                )}
               />
             </Card>
           )}
@@ -232,15 +254,21 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
               <span className="pol-stat-value">
                 {statValues.enforced.toLocaleString()}
               </span>
-              <span className="pol-stat-label">Docs enforced</span>
+              <span className="pol-stat-label">
+                {t("policies.detail.statDocsEnforced", "Docs enforced")}
+              </span>
             </div>
             <div className="pol-stat">
               <span className="pol-stat-value">{statValues.dataProcessed}</span>
-              <span className="pol-stat-label">Data processed</span>
+              <span className="pol-stat-label">
+                {t("policies.detail.statDataProcessed", "Data processed")}
+              </span>
             </div>
             <div className="pol-stat">
               <span className="pol-stat-value">{statValues.activeFor}</span>
-              <span className="pol-stat-label">Active</span>
+              <span className="pol-stat-label">
+                {t("policies.detail.statActive", "Active")}
+              </span>
             </div>
           </div>
         </Card>
@@ -249,7 +277,10 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
           <Banner
             tone="neutral"
             icon={<LockIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1rem" }} />}
-            description="Managed by your organization. Contact an admin to change this policy."
+            description={t(
+              "policies.detail.managedByOrg",
+              "Managed by your organization. Contact an admin to change this policy.",
+            )}
           />
         )}
       </div>
@@ -265,14 +296,16 @@ export function PolicyDetailPanel({
               onClick={onDelete}
               style={{ marginRight: "auto" }}
             >
-              Delete
+              {t("delete", "Delete")}
             </Button>
           )}
           <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={onTogglePause}>
-            {isPaused ? "Resume" : "Pause"}
+            {isPaused
+              ? t("policies.detail.resume", "Resume")
+              : t("policies.detail.pause", "Pause")}
           </Button>
           <Button variant="gradient" size="sm" onClick={onEditSettings}>
-            Edit Settings
+            {t("policies.detail.editSettings", "Edit Settings")}
           </Button>
         </div>
       )}
diff --git a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyFieldRow.tsx b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyFieldRow.tsx
index ff848100c..e169ffe8f 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyFieldRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyFieldRow.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { ToggleSwitch } from "@shared/components/ToggleSwitch";
 import { Select } from "@shared/components/Select";
 import { Input } from "@shared/components/Input";
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ export function PolicyFieldRow({
   onChange,
   first,
 }: PolicyFieldRowProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  // Field labels and option labels come from the policy catalog data, so they're
+  // wrapped at the render site with data-keyed ids (English stays the fallback).
+  const fieldLabel = t(`policies.field.${field.key}`, field.label);
+
   if (field.type === "chips") {
     const selected = Array.isArray(value) ? value : [];
     const toggle = (opt: string) =>
@@ -36,8 +42,12 @@ export function PolicyFieldRow({
     return (
       <div className="pol-field" data-first={first || undefined}>
         <div className="pol-field-chips-head">
-          <span className="pol-field-label">{field.label}</span>
-          <span className="pol-field-count">{selected.length} selected</span>
+          <span className="pol-field-label">{fieldLabel}</span>
+          <span className="pol-field-count">
+            {t("policies.fields.selectedCount", "{{count}} selected", {
+              count: selected.length,
+            })}
+          </span>
         </div>
         <div className="pol-field-chips">
           {(field.options ?? []).map((opt) => (
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ export function PolicyFieldRow({
               size="sm"
               onClick={() => toggle(opt)}
             >
-              {opt}
+              {t(`policies.fieldOption.${field.key}.${opt}`, opt)}
             </Chip>
           ))}
         </div>
@@ -61,28 +71,31 @@ export function PolicyFieldRow({
         size="sm"
         checked={Boolean(value)}
         onChange={(checked) => onChange(checked)}
-        aria-label={field.label}
+        aria-label={fieldLabel}
       />
     ) : field.type === "select" ? (
       <Select
         inputSize="sm"
-        options={(field.options ?? []).map((o) => ({ value: o, label: o }))}
+        options={(field.options ?? []).map((o) => ({
+          value: o,
+          label: t(`policies.fieldOption.${field.key}.${o}`, o),
+        }))}
         value={typeof value === "string" ? value : ""}
         onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
-        aria-label={field.label}
+        aria-label={fieldLabel}
       />
     ) : (
       <Input
         inputSize="sm"
         value={typeof value === "string" ? value : ""}
         onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
-        aria-label={field.label}
+        aria-label={fieldLabel}
       />
     );
 
   return (
     <div className="pol-field" data-first={first || undefined}>
-      <SettingsRow label={field.label} control={control} />
+      <SettingsRow label={fieldLabel} control={control} />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyPiiField.tsx b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyPiiField.tsx
index ed09a0d1d..d9fef2361 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyPiiField.tsx
+++ b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyPiiField.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { MultiSelect } from "@mantine/core";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { PII_PRESETS } from "@app/data/policyDefinitions";
 
 /** The set of preset regexes — used to separate preset words from custom ones. */
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export function PolicyPiiField({
   onChange,
   disabled,
 }: PolicyPiiFieldProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const words = Array.isArray(parameters.wordsToRedact)
     ? (parameters.wordsToRedact as string[])
     : [];
@@ -48,9 +50,14 @@ export function PolicyPiiField({
   return (
     <MultiSelect
       size="sm"
-      label="PII to redact"
-      placeholder="Select PII types"
-      data={PII_PRESETS.map((p) => ({ value: p.value, label: p.label }))}
+      label={t("policies.pii.fieldLabel", "PII to redact")}
+      placeholder={t("policies.pii.placeholder", "Select PII types")}
+      data={PII_PRESETS.map((p) => ({
+        value: p.value,
+        // Preset labels are catalog data — keyed by preset value with the
+        // English label as fallback.
+        label: t(`policies.pii.${p.value}`, p.label),
+      }))}
       value={selected}
       onChange={handleChange}
       disabled={disabled}
diff --git a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicySetupWizard.tsx b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicySetupWizard.tsx
index a36adc1d5..82bf6820d 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicySetupWizard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicySetupWizard.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import CloseIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Close";
 import InfoOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/InfoOutlined";
 import { PanelHeader } from "@shared/components/PanelHeader";
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
   onCommitConfig,
   onSetupClassification,
 }: PolicySetupWizardProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const isEdit = mode === "edit";
   // Preset (tool-chain) policies render the locked tool config as their Workflow
   // step instead of the add/remove builder.
@@ -158,13 +160,27 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
         <PanelHeader
           icon={category.icon}
           iconAccent={ROW_ACCENT[category.id] ?? "blue"}
-          title={`${isEdit ? "Edit" : "Set up"} ${category.label} Policy`}
+          title={
+            isEdit
+              ? t("policies.wizard.editTitle", "Edit {{label}} Policy", {
+                  label: t(`policies.catalog.${category.id}`, category.label),
+                })
+              : t("policies.wizard.setupTitle", "Set up {{label}} Policy", {
+                  label: t(`policies.catalog.${category.id}`, category.label),
+                })
+          }
           onBack={onCancel}
         />
         <div className="pol-scroll">
           <EmptyState
-            title="Managed by your organization"
-            description="Contact an admin to change this policy."
+            title={t(
+              "policies.wizard.lockedTitle",
+              "Managed by your organization",
+            )}
+            description={t(
+              "policies.wizard.lockedDescription",
+              "Contact an admin to change this policy.",
+            )}
           />
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -212,7 +228,12 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
       }),
     ).catch(() => {
       setSubmitting(false);
-      setSaveError("Couldn't save the policy. Please try again.");
+      setSaveError(
+        t(
+          "policies.wizard.saveError",
+          "Couldn't save the policy. Please try again.",
+        ),
+      );
     });
   };
 
@@ -243,7 +264,12 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
       }),
     ).catch(() => {
       setSubmitting(false);
-      setSaveError("Couldn't save the policy. Please try again.");
+      setSaveError(
+        t(
+          "policies.wizard.saveError",
+          "Couldn't save the policy. Please try again.",
+        ),
+      );
     });
   };
 
@@ -260,7 +286,12 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
   // the user back to the Workflow step to fix it.
   const handleSaveFailed = () => {
     setSubmitting(false);
-    setSaveError("Add at least one configured tool to the workflow first.");
+    setSaveError(
+      t(
+        "policies.wizard.noToolsError",
+        "Add at least one configured tool to the workflow first.",
+      ),
+    );
     setStep(1);
   };
 
@@ -269,14 +300,25 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
       <PanelHeader
         icon={category.icon}
         iconAccent={ROW_ACCENT[category.id] ?? "blue"}
-        title={`${isEdit ? "Edit" : "Set up"} ${category.label} Policy`}
-        subtitle={`Step ${step} of ${TOTAL_STEPS}`}
+        title={
+          isEdit
+            ? t("policies.wizard.editTitle", "Edit {{label}} Policy", {
+                label: t(`policies.catalog.${category.id}`, category.label),
+              })
+            : t("policies.wizard.setupTitle", "Set up {{label}} Policy", {
+                label: t(`policies.catalog.${category.id}`, category.label),
+              })
+        }
+        subtitle={t("policies.wizard.stepOf", "Step {{step}} of {{total}}", {
+          step,
+          total: TOTAL_STEPS,
+        })}
         onBack={back}
         actions={
           <Button
             variant="ghost"
             size="sm"
-            aria-label="Cancel"
+            aria-label={t("cancel", "Cancel")}
             onClick={onCancel}
             leadingIcon={<CloseIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1.1rem" }} />}
           />
@@ -302,7 +344,10 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
           {toolChain ? (
             <>
               <p className="pol-desc">
-                Configure the tools this policy runs on each document.
+                {t(
+                  "policies.wizard.toolChainDesc",
+                  "Configure the tools this policy runs on each document.",
+                )}
               </p>
               <PolicyToolConfigStep
                 chainIds={toolChain}
@@ -318,7 +363,10 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
           ) : (
             <>
               <p className="pol-desc">
-                Build the sequence of tools this policy runs on each document.
+                {t(
+                  "policies.wizard.builderDesc",
+                  "Build the sequence of tools this policy runs on each document.",
+                )}
               </p>
               <PolicyWorkflowStep
                 automation={seedAutomation}
@@ -351,14 +399,18 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
             )}
 
             {/* Real, working output + retry settings (applied by the engine). */}
-            <p className="pol-section-label">Output &amp; retries</p>
+            <p className="pol-section-label">
+              {t("policies.wizard.outputRetriesLabel", "Output & retries")}
+            </p>
             <Card padding="none">
               {/* The editor event the policy runs on: input on upload, or
                   output on export (enforced before the file is exported). */}
-              <div className="pol-subhead">Run on</div>
+              <div className="pol-subhead">
+                {t("policies.wizard.runOnSubhead", "Run on")}
+              </div>
               <div className="pol-field" data-first>
                 <SettingsRow
-                  label="Run on"
+                  label={t("policies.wizard.runOnLabel", "Run on")}
                   control={
                     <Select
                       inputSize="sm"
@@ -366,19 +418,27 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
                       onChange={(e) =>
                         setRunOn(e.target.value as "upload" | "export")
                       }
-                      aria-label="Run on"
+                      aria-label={t("policies.wizard.runOnLabel", "Run on")}
                       options={[
-                        { value: "upload", label: "Upload" },
-                        { value: "export", label: "Export" },
+                        {
+                          value: "upload",
+                          label: t("policies.wizard.runOnUpload", "Upload"),
+                        },
+                        {
+                          value: "export",
+                          label: t("policies.wizard.runOnExport", "Export"),
+                        },
                       ]}
                     />
                   }
                 />
               </div>
-              <div className="pol-subhead">Output</div>
+              <div className="pol-subhead">
+                {t("policies.wizard.outputSubhead", "Output")}
+              </div>
               <div className="pol-field" data-first>
                 <SettingsRow
-                  label="Output as"
+                  label={t("policies.wizard.outputAsLabel", "Output as")}
                   control={
                     <Select
                       inputSize="sm"
@@ -397,17 +457,31 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
                           setOutputNamePosition("suffix");
                         }
                       }}
-                      aria-label="Output mode"
+                      aria-label={t(
+                        "policies.wizard.outputModeAria",
+                        "Output mode",
+                      )}
                       options={[
-                        { value: "new_file", label: "New file" },
-                        { value: "new_version", label: "New version" },
+                        {
+                          value: "new_file",
+                          label: t("policies.wizard.outputNewFile", "New file"),
+                        },
+                        {
+                          value: "new_version",
+                          label: t(
+                            "policies.wizard.outputNewVersion",
+                            "New version",
+                          ),
+                        },
                       ]}
                     />
                   }
                 />
               </div>
               {/* Output filename: position + custom text together as one row. */}
-              <div className="pol-subhead">Output filename</div>
+              <div className="pol-subhead">
+                {t("policies.wizard.outputFilenameSubhead", "Output filename")}
+              </div>
               <div className="pol-field" data-first>
                 <div className="pol-name-row">
                   <Select
@@ -418,13 +492,30 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
                         e.target.value as "prefix" | "suffix" | "auto-number",
                       )
                     }
-                    aria-label="Filename position"
+                    aria-label={t(
+                      "policies.wizard.filenamePositionAria",
+                      "Filename position",
+                    )}
                     options={[
-                      { value: "prefix", label: "Prefix" },
-                      { value: "suffix", label: "Suffix" },
+                      {
+                        value: "prefix",
+                        label: t("policies.wizard.filenamePrefix", "Prefix"),
+                      },
+                      {
+                        value: "suffix",
+                        label: t("policies.wizard.filenameSuffix", "Suffix"),
+                      },
                       // Auto-number only makes sense for separate new files.
                       ...(outputMode === "new_file"
-                        ? [{ value: "auto-number", label: "Auto-number" }]
+                        ? [
+                            {
+                              value: "auto-number",
+                              label: t(
+                                "policies.wizard.filenameAutoNumber",
+                                "Auto-number",
+                              ),
+                            },
+                          ]
                         : []),
                     ]}
                   />
@@ -435,15 +526,21 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
                       inputSize="sm"
                       value={outputName}
                       onChange={(e) => setOutputName(e.target.value)}
-                      placeholder="Text to add (optional)"
-                      aria-label="Filename text"
+                      placeholder={t(
+                        "policies.wizard.filenameTextPlaceholder",
+                        "Text to add (optional)",
+                      )}
+                      aria-label={t(
+                        "policies.wizard.filenameTextAria",
+                        "Filename text",
+                      )}
                     />
                   )}
                 </div>
               </div>
               <div className="pol-field">
                 <SettingsRow
-                  label="Max retries"
+                  label={t("policies.wizard.maxRetriesLabel", "Max retries")}
                   control={
                     <Input
                       type="number"
@@ -452,14 +549,20 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
                       onChange={(e) =>
                         setMaxRetries(Math.max(0, Number(e.target.value) || 0))
                       }
-                      aria-label="Max retries"
+                      aria-label={t(
+                        "policies.wizard.maxRetriesLabel",
+                        "Max retries",
+                      )}
                     />
                   }
                 />
               </div>
               <div className="pol-field">
                 <SettingsRow
-                  label="Retry delay (min)"
+                  label={t(
+                    "policies.wizard.retryDelayLabel",
+                    "Retry delay (min)",
+                  )}
                   control={
                     <Input
                       type="number"
@@ -470,7 +573,10 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
                           Math.max(0, Number(e.target.value) || 0),
                         )
                       }
-                      aria-label="Retry delay minutes"
+                      aria-label={t(
+                        "policies.wizard.retryDelayAria",
+                        "Retry delay minutes",
+                      )}
                     />
                   }
                 />
@@ -484,10 +590,14 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
         {SOURCES_IN_FLOW && step === 3 && (
           <>
             <p className="pol-desc">
-              Choose where this policy runs and which document types it applies
-              to.
+              {t(
+                "policies.wizard.sourcesDesc",
+                "Choose where this policy runs and which document types it applies to.",
+              )}
+            </p>
+            <p className="pol-section-label">
+              {t("policies.wizard.sourcesLabel", "Sources")}
             </p>
-            <p className="pol-section-label">Sources</p>
             <Card padding="none">
               {sourceDefs.map((src, i) => (
                 <div
@@ -506,20 +616,31 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
               ))}
             </Card>
 
-            <p className="pol-section-label">Document types</p>
+            <p className="pol-section-label">
+              {t("policies.wizard.docTypesLabel", "Document types")}
+            </p>
             {!classificationEnabled ? (
               <Banner
                 tone="warning"
                 icon={<InfoOutlinedIcon sx={{ fontSize: "1rem" }} />}
-                title="All document types"
-                description="Enable the Classification policy to filter by document type."
+                title={t(
+                  "policies.wizard.allDocTypesTitle",
+                  "All document types",
+                )}
+                description={t(
+                  "policies.wizard.allDocTypesDescription",
+                  "Enable the Classification policy to filter by document type.",
+                )}
                 action={
                   <Button
                     variant="ghost"
                     size="sm"
                     onClick={onSetupClassification}
                   >
-                    Set up Classification
+                    {t(
+                      "policies.wizard.setupClassification",
+                      "Set up Classification",
+                    )}
                   </Button>
                 }
               />
@@ -528,14 +649,23 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
                 <div className="pol-doctypes-head">
                   <span className="pol-field-label">
                     {scopeTypes.length === 0
-                      ? "All document types"
-                      : `${scopeTypes.length} types selected`}
+                      ? t(
+                          "policies.wizard.allDocTypesTitle",
+                          "All document types",
+                        )
+                      : t(
+                          "policies.wizard.typesSelected",
+                          "{{count}} types selected",
+                          { count: scopeTypes.length },
+                        )}
                   </span>
                   <button
                     className="pol-link"
                     onClick={() => setScopeNarrow((v) => !v)}
                   >
-                    {scopeNarrow ? "Clear" : "Edit"}
+                    {scopeNarrow
+                      ? t("policies.wizard.clear", "Clear")
+                      : t("policies.wizard.edit", "Edit")}
                   </button>
                 </div>
                 {scopeNarrow && (
@@ -564,7 +694,9 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
 
       <div className="pol-footer">
         <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={back}>
-          {step > 1 ? "Back" : "Cancel"}
+          {step > 1
+            ? t("policies.wizard.back", "Back")
+            : t("cancel", "Cancel")}
         </Button>
         {step < TOTAL_STEPS ? (
           <Button
@@ -573,7 +705,7 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
             style={{ marginLeft: "auto" }}
             onClick={() => setStep((s) => Math.min(TOTAL_STEPS, s + 1))}
           >
-            Continue
+            {t("policies.wizard.continue", "Continue")}
           </Button>
         ) : (
           <Button
@@ -583,7 +715,9 @@ export function PolicySetupWizard({
             onClick={submit}
             disabled={submitting}
           >
-            {isEdit ? "Save Changes" : "Enable Policy"}
+            {isEdit
+              ? t("policies.wizard.saveChanges", "Save Changes")
+              : t("policies.wizard.enablePolicy", "Enable Policy")}
           </Button>
         )}
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyToolConfig.tsx b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyToolConfig.tsx
index 45d581d40..aad707fbe 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyToolConfig.tsx
+++ b/frontend/editor/src/proprietary/components/policies/PolicyToolConfig.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Suspense } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Loader } from "@mantine/core";
 import { ToggleSwitch } from "@shared/components/ToggleSwitch";
 import { Card } from "@shared/components/Card";
@@ -9,13 +10,24 @@ import { PolicyWatermarkConfig } from "@app/components/policies/PolicyWatermarkC
 import type { ToolRegistry } from "@app/data/toolsTaxonomy";
 import type { ToolId } from "@app/types/toolId";
 
-/** Plain-language, non-technical descriptions shown by each tool's info button. */
-const TOOL_PLAIN_INFO: Record<string, string> = {
-  redact:
+/**
+ * Plain-language, non-technical descriptions shown by each tool's info button.
+ * Stored as [i18n key, English default] pairs so they can be resolved with `t`
+ * at render (the map lives at module scope, outside the component).
+ */
+const TOOL_PLAIN_INFO: Record<string, readonly [key: string, en: string]> = {
+  redact: [
+    "policies.toolConfig.info.redact",
     "Automatically finds and blacks out sensitive details — like Social Security and card numbers — so they can't be read in the document.",
-  sanitize:
+  ],
+  sanitize: [
+    "policies.toolConfig.info.sanitize",
     "Removes hidden JavaScript from the file, so nothing can run automatically when someone opens it.",
-  watermark: "Stamps a visible mark (e.g. “Confidential”) across every page.",
+  ],
+  watermark: [
+    "policies.toolConfig.info.watermark",
+    "Stamps a visible mark (e.g. “Confidential”) across every page.",
+  ],
 };
 
 /** One tool in a policy's fixed chain: whether it runs + its configured params. */
@@ -51,6 +63,7 @@ export function PolicyToolConfig({
   onChange,
   editable = true,
 }: PolicyToolConfigProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const patchTool = (index: number, patch: Partial<PolicyToolState>) =>
     onChange(tools.map((t, i) => (i === index ? { ...t, ...patch } : t)));
 
@@ -59,23 +72,27 @@ export function PolicyToolConfig({
       {tools.map((tool, index) => {
         const entry = toolRegistry[tool.operation as ToolId];
         const Settings = entry?.automationSettings ?? null;
+        const toolName = entry?.name ?? tool.operation;
+        const plainInfo = TOOL_PLAIN_INFO[tool.operation];
         return (
           <Card key={tool.operation} padding="none">
             <div className="pol-tool-head">
               <span className="pol-tool-icon">{entry?.icon}</span>
-              <span className="pol-tool-name">
-                {entry?.name ?? tool.operation}
-              </span>
-              {TOOL_PLAIN_INFO[tool.operation] && (
+              <span className="pol-tool-name">{toolName}</span>
+              {plainInfo && (
                 <AppTooltip
-                  content={TOOL_PLAIN_INFO[tool.operation]}
+                  content={t(plainInfo[0], plainInfo[1])}
                   sidebarTooltip
                   pinOnClick
                 >
                   <button
                     type="button"
                     className="pol-info-btn"
-                    aria-label={`What does ${entry?.name ?? tool.operation} do?`}
+                    aria-label={t(
+                      "policies.toolConfig.infoAriaLabel",
+                      "What does {{tool}} do?",
+                      { tool: toolName },
+                    )}
                   >
                     <LocalIcon
                       icon="info-outline-rounded"
@@ -91,7 +108,9 @@ export function PolicyToolConfig({
                 checked={tool.enabled}
                 disabled={!editable}
                 onChange={(checked) => patchTool(index, { enabled: checked })}
-                aria-label={`Enable ${entry?.name ?? tool.operation}`}
+                aria-label={t("policies.toolConfig.enableAriaLabel", "Enable {{tool}}", {
+                  tool: toolName,
+                })}
               />
             </div>
             {tool.enabled &&