diff --git a/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php b/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php
index a877d0b4c7b..7ce461156bc 100644
--- a/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/SurveyRuntimeHelper.php
@@ -935,6 +935,7 @@ private function displayFirstPageIfNeeded()
         $bDisplayFirstPage = ($this->sSurveyMode != 'survey' && $_SESSION[$this->LEMsessid]['step'] == 0);
 
         if ($this->sSurveyMode == 'survey' || $bDisplayFirstPage) {
+            
             //Failsave to have a general standard value
             if (empty($this->aSurveyInfo['datasecurity_notice_label'])) {
                 $this->aSurveyInfo['datasecurity_notice_label'] = gT("To continue please first accept our survey data policy.");
@@ -943,6 +944,8 @@ private function displayFirstPageIfNeeded()
             if (empty($this->aSurveyInfo['datasecurity_error'])) {
                 $this->aSurveyInfo['datasecurity_error'] = gT("We are sorry but you can't proceed without first agreeing to our survey data policy.");
             }
+            
+
             $this->aSurveyInfo['datasecurity_notice_label'] = Survey::replacePolicyLink($this->aSurveyInfo['datasecurity_notice_label'],$this->aSurveyInfo['sid']);
         }
 
@@ -954,16 +957,18 @@ private function displayFirstPageIfNeeded()
     }
 
     private function checkForDataSecurityAccepted(){
-         if($this->param['thisstep'] === '0' && Survey::model()->findByPk($this->aSurveyInfo['sid'])->showsurveypolicynotice>0) {
-             $data_security_accepted = App()->request->getPost('datasecurity_accepted', false);
-            //  if($data_security_accepted !== 'on' && ($this->aSurveyInfo['active'] == 'Y')){
-             if($data_security_accepted !== 'on'){
+        $this->aSurveyInfo['datasecuritynotaccepted'] = false;
+        if($this->param['thisstep'] === '0' && Survey::model()->findByPk($this->aSurveyInfo['sid'])->showsurveypolicynotice>0) {
+            $data_security_accepted = App()->request->getPost('datasecurity_accepted', false);
+            $move_step = App()->request->getPost('move', false);
+
+            if($data_security_accepted !== 'on' && ($move_step !== 'default')){
                 $_SESSION[$this->LEMsessid]['step'] = 0;
                 $this->aSurveyInfo['datasecuritynotaccepted'] = true;
                 $this->displayFirstPageIfNeeded(true);
                 Yii::app()->end(); // So we can still see debug messages
             }
-         }
+        } 
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/themes/survey/vanilla/scripts/theme.js b/themes/survey/vanilla/scripts/theme.js
index bbcd971ae17..d4cabf83588 100644
--- a/themes/survey/vanilla/scripts/theme.js
+++ b/themes/survey/vanilla/scripts/theme.js
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ var ThemeScripts = function(){
     var initWelcomePage = function(){
         logObject.log('Starting up for first page');
         if($('#datasecurity_accepted').length >0) {
+            $('#ls-button-submit').prop('disabled', true);
             /* 
             * #### Animation function doesn't work on IE -> Deactivate until now.
             * $('#ls-button-submit').prop('disabled', true).parent().on('mouseenter', function(e){
diff --git a/themes/survey/vanilla/views/subviews/privacy/privacy_modal.twig b/themes/survey/vanilla/views/subviews/privacy/privacy_modal.twig
index 44cb1c32303..2b9855fa87d 100644
--- a/themes/survey/vanilla/views/subviews/privacy/privacy_modal.twig
+++ b/themes/survey/vanilla/views/subviews/privacy/privacy_modal.twig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 <div class="row">
     <div class="col-sm-12">
         <label for="datasecurity_accepted" class="control-label {{ aSurveyInfo.class.privacydataseccheckboxlabel }}">{{ aSurveyInfo.datasecurity_notice_label }}</label>
-        &nbsp;<input required class="{{ aSurveyInfo.class.privacydataseccheckbox }}" type="checkbox" name="datasecurity_accepted" id="datasecurity_accepted" />
+        &nbsp;<input class="{{ aSurveyInfo.class.privacydataseccheckbox }}" type="checkbox" name="datasecurity_accepted" id="datasecurity_accepted" />
     </div>
 </div>
 <div class="modal fade" id="data-security-modal-{{aSurveyInfo.sid}}">