diff --git a/apps/web/src/dashboard/docs.html b/apps/web/src/dashboard/docs.html
index 649d8e3..2091e9e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/dashboard/docs.html
+++ b/apps/web/src/dashboard/docs.html
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 
         <h3>Register</h3>
         <div class="endpoint"><span class="method post">POST</span><span class="path">/account/register</span></div>
-        <p class="endpoint-desc">Create a new account. Email is optional — used only for recovery and alerts.</p>
+        <p class="endpoint-desc">Create a new account. Email is optional — used only for account recovery.</p>
         <div class="cb">
           <div class="cb-header"><span class="cb-lang">json — request body</span></div>
           <pre>{ <span class="k">"email"</span>: <span class="s">"you@example.com"</span> }  <span class="c">// optional</span></pre>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/dashboard/index.html b/apps/web/src/dashboard/index.html
index 534318f..8d103ae 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/dashboard/index.html
+++ b/apps/web/src/dashboard/index.html
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <!-- Optional email -->
         <div class="mt-6 pt-5 border-t border-gray-800">
           <label class="block text-xs text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider mb-1">Email <span class="text-gray-600 normal-case">(optional)</span></label>
-          <p class="text-xs text-gray-600 mb-3">Used for account recovery and uptime alerts. Never shared.</p>
+          <p class="text-xs text-gray-600 mb-3">Used for account recovery only. Never shared.</p>
           <input id="email-input" type="email" placeholder="you@example.com"
             class="w-full bg-gray-800 border border-gray-700 rounded-lg px-4 py-3 text-gray-100 placeholder-gray-600 focus:outline-none focus:border-blue-500 text-sm">
           <div class="flex gap-2 mt-3">
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/auth.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/auth.ts
index 0ecb82d..749a8d2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/auth.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const account = new Elysia({ prefix: "/account" })
     };
   }, {
     body: t.Object({
-      email: t.Optional(t.String({ format: "email", description: "Optional. Used for recovery and alerts." })),
+      email: t.Optional(t.String({ format: "email", description: "Optional. Used for account recovery only." })),
     }),
     detail: { summary: "Create account", tags: ["account"] },
   })
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const account = new Elysia({ prefix: "/account" })
     return { ok: true };
   }, {
     body: t.Object({
-      email: t.Optional(t.String({ description: "Email for recovery and notifications" })),
+      email: t.Optional(t.String({ description: "Email for account recovery only." })),
     }),
     detail: { summary: "Update account email", tags: ["account"] },
   });