diff --git a/keyserver/src/updaters/user-acknowledgment-updater.js b/keyserver/src/updaters/user-acknowledgment-updater.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyserver/src/updaters/user-acknowledgment-updater.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// @flow
+
+import type { PolicyType } from 'lib/facts/policies.js';
+
+import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database.js';
+import type { Viewer } from '../session/viewer.js';
+
+async function userAcknowledgmentUpdater(viewer: Viewer, policy: PolicyType) {
+  if (!viewer.loggedIn) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const time = Date.now();
+  await dbQuery(SQL`
+    INSERT INTO policy_acknowledgments (user, policy, date, confirmed)
+    VALUES (${viewer.data.id}, ${policy}, ${time}, 1)
+    ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
+     date = IF (confirmed = 1, date, ${time}),
+     confirmed = 1
+  `);
+}
+
+export { userAcknowledgmentUpdater };
diff --git a/lib/facts/policies.js b/lib/facts/policies.js
--- a/lib/facts/policies.js
+++ b/lib/facts/policies.js
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 });
 
 export const policies: $ReadOnlyArray<string> = values(policyTypes);
+
+export type PolicyType = $Values<typeof policyTypes>;