diff --git a/usevote.cfg b/usevote.cfg
index d6a6b33..aee1fc1 100644
--- a/usevote.cfg
+++ b/usevote.cfg
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ enth_stimme = (E|E\s*N\s*T\s*H\s*A\s*L\s*T\s*U\s*N\s*G)
 # Achtung, sollte auch in den Templates im Bestaetigungstext angepasst werden
 ann_stimme = A\s*N\s*N\s*U\s*L\s*L\s*I\s*E\s*R\s*U\s*N\s*G
 
+# RegExp fuer Bestaetigung der Datenschutzklause (case-insensitive)
+# Standardmaessig wird nur JA erkannt
+bdsg_confirm = JA
+
 # Template files (these files are in the template directory defined above)
 tpl_mailheader = "mailheader"            # generally used mail header
 tpl_bouncelist = "bouncelist"            # used by uvbounce.pl
diff --git a/usevote.global.cfg b/usevote.global.cfg
index 2ba69b4..94e83cc 100644
--- a/usevote.global.cfg
+++ b/usevote.global.cfg
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ enth_stimme = (E|E\s*N\s*T\s*H\s*A\s*L\s*T\s*U\s*N\s*G)
 # Achtung, sollte auch in den Templates im Bestaetigungstext angepasst werden
 ann_stimme = A\s*N\s*N\s*U\s*L\s*L\s*I\s*E\s*R\s*U\s*N\s*G
 
+# RegExp fuer Bestaetigung der Datenschutzklause (case-insensitive)
+# Standardmaessig wird nur JA erkannt
+bdsg_confirm = JA
+
 # Template files (these files are in the template directory defined above)
 tpl_mailheader = "mailheader"            # generally used mail header
 tpl_bouncelist = "bouncelist"            # used by uvbounce.pl
diff --git a/uvvote.pl b/uvvote.pl
index 9505edc..2af270e 100755
--- a/uvvote.pl
+++ b/uvvote.pl
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ sub process_vote {
     # Should read like this: #a [ STIMME ] Text
     # (Text is configurable in usevote.cfg)
     unless ($$body =~ /$bdsg_regexp/s &&
-            $$body =~ /#a\W*?\[\W*?$config{ja_stimme}\W*?\]\W*?$bdsg2_regexp/is) {
+            $$body =~ /#a\W*?\[\W*?$config{bdsg_confirm}\W*?\]\W*?$bdsg2_regexp/is) {
 
       push (@errors, 'InvalidBDSG');
     }