diff --git a/src/Analytics.js b/src/Analytics.js
index 9966d0845e..135cc2eb7a 100644
--- a/src/Analytics.js
+++ b/src/Analytics.js
@@ -170,15 +170,19 @@ class Analytics {
         return !this.baseUrl;
     }
 
+    canEnable() {
+        const config = SdkConfig.get();
+        return navigator.doNotTrack !== "1" && config && config.piwik && config.piwik.url && config.piwik.siteId;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Enable Analytics if initialized but disabled
      * otherwise try and initalize, no-op if piwik config missing
      */
     async enable() {
         if (!this.disabled) return;
-
+        if (!this.canEnable()) return;
         const config = SdkConfig.get();
-        if (!config || !config.piwik || !config.piwik.url || !config.piwik.siteId) return;
 
         this.baseUrl = new URL("piwik.php", config.piwik.url);
         // set constants
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
index dde5dc6fb2..1875d80fa4 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
@@ -1233,8 +1233,8 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
 
         StorageManager.tryPersistStorage();
 
-        if (SettingsStore.getValue("showCookieBar") && this.props.config.piwik && navigator.doNotTrack !== "1") {
-            showAnalyticsToast(this.props.config.piwik && this.props.config.piwik.policyUrl);
+        if (SettingsStore.getValue("showCookieBar") && Analytics.canEnable()) {
+            showAnalyticsToast(this.props.config.piwik?.policyUrl);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/SecurityUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/SecurityUserSettingsTab.js
index c25ac438e0..0c49f108d6 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/SecurityUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/SecurityUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -329,6 +329,29 @@ export default class SecurityUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
             </div>;
         }
 
+        let privacySection;
+        if (Analytics.canEnable()) {
+            privacySection = <React.Fragment>
+                <div className="mx_SettingsTab_heading">{_t("Privacy")}</div>
+                <div className="mx_SettingsTab_section">
+                    <span className="mx_SettingsTab_subheading">{_t("Analytics")}</span>
+                    <div className="mx_SettingsTab_subsectionText">
+                        {_t(
+                            "%(brand)s collects anonymous analytics to allow us to improve the application.",
+                            { brand },
+                        )}
+                        &nbsp;
+                        {_t("Privacy is important to us, so we don't collect any personal or " +
+                            "identifiable data for our analytics.")}
+                        <AccessibleButton className="mx_SettingsTab_linkBtn" onClick={Analytics.showDetailsModal}>
+                            {_t("Learn more about how we use analytics.")}
+                        </AccessibleButton>
+                    </div>
+                    <SettingsFlag name="analyticsOptIn" level={SettingLevel.DEVICE} onChange={this._updateAnalytics} />
+                </div>
+            </React.Fragment>;
+        }
+
         return (
             <div className="mx_SettingsTab mx_SecurityUserSettingsTab">
                 {warning}
@@ -357,24 +380,7 @@ export default class SecurityUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
                     {crossSigning}
                     {this._renderCurrentDeviceInfo()}
                 </div>
-                <div className="mx_SettingsTab_heading">{_t("Privacy")}</div>
-                <div className="mx_SettingsTab_section">
-                    <span className="mx_SettingsTab_subheading">{_t("Analytics")}</span>
-                    <div className='mx_SettingsTab_subsectionText'>
-                        {_t(
-                            "%(brand)s collects anonymous analytics to allow us to improve the application.",
-                            { brand },
-                        )}
-                        &nbsp;
-                        {_t("Privacy is important to us, so we don't collect any personal or " +
-                            "identifiable data for our analytics.")}
-                        <AccessibleButton className="mx_SettingsTab_linkBtn" onClick={Analytics.showDetailsModal}>
-                            {_t("Learn more about how we use analytics.")}
-                        </AccessibleButton>
-                    </div>
-                    <SettingsFlag name='analyticsOptIn' level={SettingLevel.DEVICE}
-                                  onChange={this._updateAnalytics} />
-                </div>
+                { privacySection }
                 <div className="mx_SettingsTab_heading">{_t("Advanced")}</div>
                 <div className="mx_SettingsTab_section">
                     {this._renderIgnoredUsers()}
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index aa6432ddba..b2b4e01202 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -912,13 +912,13 @@
     "Message search": "Message search",
     "Cross-signing": "Cross-signing",
     "Your server admin has disabled end-to-end encryption by default in private rooms & Direct Messages.": "Your server admin has disabled end-to-end encryption by default in private rooms & Direct Messages.",
-    "Where you’re logged in": "Where you’re logged in",
-    "Manage the names of and sign out of your sessions below or <a>verify them in your User Profile</a>.": "Manage the names of and sign out of your sessions below or <a>verify them in your User Profile</a>.",
-    "A session's public name is visible to people you communicate with": "A session's public name is visible to people you communicate with",
     "Privacy": "Privacy",
     "%(brand)s collects anonymous analytics to allow us to improve the application.": "%(brand)s collects anonymous analytics to allow us to improve the application.",
     "Privacy is important to us, so we don't collect any personal or identifiable data for our analytics.": "Privacy is important to us, so we don't collect any personal or identifiable data for our analytics.",
     "Learn more about how we use analytics.": "Learn more about how we use analytics.",
+    "Where you’re logged in": "Where you’re logged in",
+    "Manage the names of and sign out of your sessions below or <a>verify them in your User Profile</a>.": "Manage the names of and sign out of your sessions below or <a>verify them in your User Profile</a>.",
+    "A session's public name is visible to people you communicate with": "A session's public name is visible to people you communicate with",
     "No media permissions": "No media permissions",
     "You may need to manually permit %(brand)s to access your microphone/webcam": "You may need to manually permit %(brand)s to access your microphone/webcam",
     "Missing media permissions, click the button below to request.": "Missing media permissions, click the button below to request.",