STRAVA and their privacy policy

STRAVA has today very clearly confirmed its privacy policy. Whilst I take a swipe at STRAVA from time-to-time, and whilst many of you bemoan STRAVA’s perceived lack of innovation for paying summit members, I hope we can all applaud STRAVA for their newly announced clarity on this issue.

California law has made them clarify what they do with our data. But that’s a good thing and the out-take of the law looks good from an international perspective — it’s great that STRAVA is applying it worldwide. (It’s the California Consumer Privacy Act, 2018.)

STRAVA Privacy Policy – Summary

Collection and Sale of Data

Do we sell your personal information? No
Do we share or sell aggregate information? Yes
Do we share your data with third party API partners? Yes, with your consent
Do we use sensitive categories of data, like health information? Yes, with your consent
Do we use your contact list if you allow us access? Yes
Do we delete your data when you request account deletion? Yes
Do we retain your data for as long as we need it unless you request deletion? Yes

Privacy Tools and Controls

Can you control who sees your activity and content? Yes
Can you control who sees your location-based activity? Yes
Are privacy controls set to “Everyone” by default? Yes — hmmm
Can you download and delete your data? Yes
Do all members worldwide have the same suite of tools and controls? Yes

Tracking

Do we track your device location to provide Strava to you? Yes
Do we track your device location while you are not using the app? No
Do we use cookies? Yes
Do we track your browsing activities on other sites? No
Do we listen to you using your device microphone? No

Communication

Do we give you advance notice when we make important changes to our Privacy Policy? Yes
Do we send you marketing communications with opt out? Yes
Do we send you push notifications with opt out? Yes

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Last Updated on 28 May 2026 by the5krunner

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