Strava
Terms of Service (2026)
Strava is a platform providing mobile applications, websites, and related services for recording, sharing, and analyzing athletic activities.
Analyzed August 13, 2026
Key findings
Summary
The service collects health data, such as heart rate when provided, and collects or infers precise device location for core features including GPS activity tracking, routes, and segments. The service may disclose information to marketing partners or third-party advertising networks, with consent where required, and provides an opt-out for sharing personal information for third-party targeted advertising.
Category Breakdown
The service collects health data, such as heart rate when provided, and collects or infers precise device location for core features including GPS activity tracking, routes, and segments.
From: Strava Privacy Policy (2026)Activity Data can also include health data, such as heart rate, if you choose to provide it. Learn more. Location Information: We collect or infer location information when you sign up for and use the Services. For our core features to function (e.g., GPS activity tracking, routes, segments), you must grant us permission through your device to track your device’s precise location.View source document
The service may disclose information to marketing partners or third-party advertising networks, with consent where required, and provides an opt-out for sharing personal information for third-party targeted advertising.
From: Strava Privacy Policy (2026)We may also disclose information to marketing partners or third-party advertising networks to promote our services (with your consent, where required). We may also disclose information through the use of cookies and similar technologies, as explained in the Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies section below. You can opt out of us sharing your personal information for third-party targeted advertising through the “Do Not Share My Personal Information” link on our website or the “Personal Information Sharing” setting in the app.View source document
For public routes and segments, user-created clubs, and support-channel posts, the content license is perpetual and Strava may continue to store and use the content after account deletion.
From: Terms of Service (2026)Except for public routes and segments, clubs that you have created, and posts you’ve made to support channels, this license ends when your Content is deleted from Strava’s systems. For your public routes and segments, clubs that you have created, and posts you’ve made to support channels, the license will be perpetual (indefinite) in nature, and we may continue to store and use such information after your account is deleted.View source document
Strava may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately suspend or terminate accounts or access to the Services; the listed causes are expressly non-exhaustive.
From: Terms of Service (2026)You agree that Strava may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately suspend or terminate your account and/or access to the Services. Cause for such suspension or termination will include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the Terms or other incorporated agreements, policies or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions), (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Services (or any part of the Services), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended periods of inactivity, and/or (g) nonpayment of any fees owed by you in connection with the Services.View source document
The parties agree that arbitration will be conducted only in their individual capacities and not as a class action or other representative action.
From: Terms of Service (2026)The parties agree that any arbitration will be conducted in their individual capacities only, and not as a class action or other representative action. If any court or arbitrator determines that the class-action waiver set out in this section is void or unenforceable for any reason, or that an arbitration can proceed on a class basis, then the arbitration provision set out above will be deemed null and void in its entirety and the parties will be deemed to have not agreed to arbitrate disputes.View source document
Strava provides no refunds or credits unless they are set out in the Terms.
From: Terms of Service (2026)No refunds or credits will be provided by Strava, unless set out in these Terms.View source document