diff --git a/material/plugins/privacy/plugin.py b/material/plugins/privacy/plugin.py
index 6a674ea53be..e6a87203e48 100644
--- a/material/plugins/privacy/plugin.py
+++ b/material/plugins/privacy/plugin.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 from mkdocs.structure.files import File, Files
 from mkdocs.utils import is_error_template
 from re import Match
-from urllib.parse import ParseResult as URL, urlparse
+from urllib.parse import ParseResult as URL, urlparse, unquote
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element, tostring
 
 from .config import PrivacyConfig
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def _path_from_url(self, url: URL):
     # Create a file for the given path
     def _path_to_file(self, path: str, config: MkDocsConfig):
         return File(
-            posixpath.join(self.config.assets_fetch_dir, path),
+            posixpath.join(self.config.assets_fetch_dir, unquote(path)),
             os.path.abspath(self.config.cache_dir),
             config.site_dir,
             False
diff --git a/src/plugins/privacy/plugin.py b/src/plugins/privacy/plugin.py
index 6a674ea53be..e6a87203e48 100644
--- a/src/plugins/privacy/plugin.py
+++ b/src/plugins/privacy/plugin.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 from mkdocs.structure.files import File, Files
 from mkdocs.utils import is_error_template
 from re import Match
-from urllib.parse import ParseResult as URL, urlparse
+from urllib.parse import ParseResult as URL, urlparse, unquote
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element, tostring
 
 from .config import PrivacyConfig
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def _path_from_url(self, url: URL):
     # Create a file for the given path
     def _path_to_file(self, path: str, config: MkDocsConfig):
         return File(
-            posixpath.join(self.config.assets_fetch_dir, path),
+            posixpath.join(self.config.assets_fetch_dir, unquote(path)),
             os.path.abspath(self.config.cache_dir),
             config.site_dir,
             False