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Source-backed from Strava Privacy Policy (2026)

This report covers the Strava Privacy Policy (2026), including its notice for individuals residing in certain US states, and the separate Consumer Health Data Policy (effective January 1, 2026) that the policy asks individuals in the United States to refer to. The table and statement behind that notice’s "Learn More" link, and the table of legal bases behind the "Learn More" link in the policy’s notice for individuals in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, Brazil and other regions, were read and checked against this report but are not summarized in it. It does not cover the Strava Cookie Policy, the help pages or the other pages the policy links to, which were not reviewed for this report.

104
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
12
verified controls

8 of them depend on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 10 findings
  • Camera & Photos 1 finding
  • Contacts 1 finding
  • Messages 1 finding
  • Sensitive Data 9 findings
  • Tracking 6 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 8 findings
  • Sharing 23 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 34 findings
  • Other 11 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Advertising & Profiling Depending on your settings, Strava may use health and location data for AI features

What this means

Strava says that, depending on your privacy controls and sharing permissions, it also may use personal information such as health and Location Information for its AI Features, for example to provide you with training analysis and recommendations.

Depending on your privacy controls and sharing permissions, Strava may also use personal information such as health and Location Information for AI features, for example to give you training analysis and recommendations.

Why this matters

Depending on your settings, your health details and where you go may feed Strava's AI features.

What the policy says

Depending on your privacy controls and sharing permissions, we also may use personal information such as health and Location Information for AI Features, for example, to provide you with training analysis and recommendations.

From Strava Privacy Policy (2026)

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What you can do

A privacy control may reduce part of this practice.

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Sensitive Data No direct setting Your Strava activity data can include health data like heart rate, if you provide it

What this means

Strava says Activity Data can also include health data, such as heart rate, if you choose to provide it.

Activity Data can also include health data, such as heart rate, if you choose to provide it.

Why this matters

If you provide it, the workouts you record can carry health measurements, not only distance and pace.

What the policy says

Activity Data can also include health data, such as heart rate, if you choose to provide it. Learn more .

From Strava Privacy Policy (2026)

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What you can do

No setting found that directly changes this practice.

In the Strava documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that changes this specific practice.

A broader option is available

You may have the right to restrict or delete personal information, among privacy rights the policy says may be available under applicable laws depending on where you live, subject to potential limitations and exceptions. To the extent Strava relies on your consent to engage in certain processing, you may have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Where information may be considered consumer health data under the Washington My Health My Data Act, the Nevada Health Data Privacy Act or other applicable U.S. state consumer health privacy laws, Strava's Consumer Health Data Policy says you have certain rights, including to access and delete it, to withdraw consent for its collection and sharing, and to ask whether Strava is collecting or disclosing it and with whom.

That is a wider action rather than a privacy setting for this practice — it changes more than this, and it is not the same as turning this off.

Controls & Permissions No verified control Public segments and routes stay available after you delete your information

What this means

In its section on restricting or deleting your information, Strava says public segments and routes will also remain available.

Public segments and routes remain available after you delete your information.

Why this matters

Some things you made public stay up even after you delete your information.

What the policy says

Public segments and routes will also remain available. Search engine results may also display your public profile until the search engine refreshes its cache.

From Strava Privacy Policy (2026)

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What you can do

No verified user-facing control found.

In the Strava documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that directly changes this practice, or a wider option that reaches it.

12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Advertising & Profiling 2
  • Location 2
  • Sharing 2
  • Contacts 1
  • Controls & Permissions 1
  • Messages 1
  • Other 1
  • Sensitive Data 1
  • Tracking 1

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  • Location 8 more
  • Camera & Photos 1 more
  • Sensitive Data 7 more
  • Tracking 5 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 5 more
  • Sharing 21 more
  • Controls & Permissions 32 more
  • Other 10 more

  • Complete report

    89 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

  • Privacy Tune-Up

    12 verified privacy controls, 5 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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