Strava

Strava maps your routes and activity and segments data can expose your home and patterns if privacy settings aren't tightened. It uses your data for features and analytics and auto-renews subscriptions.

🚨 Key things to watch out for

The clauses that could affect you the most. Read these even if you skip everything else.

Strava takes a very broad, royalty-free license to use your content—including your name, photo, and activity data—in paid advertisements, and the license for public routes and segments is perpetual even after account deletion.

Mandatory binding arbitration with a class-action waiver means you give up your right to sue in court or join group lawsuits, unless you opt out within 30 days of signing up.

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1Agreement1 clause

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Mandatory binding arbitration by default

⚖️Forced arbitration

1-A

💬 Unless you live in the EU or actively opt out within 30 days, you give up your right to sue Strava in court or join a class action. All disputes go to private arbitration.

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“NOTICE REGARDING DISPUTE RESOLUTION: These Terms contain provisions that govern how disputes between you and Strava are resolved, including an agreement to arbitrate, which will—unless you reside in the EU or jurisdictions where prohibited—with limited exception, require you to submit claims you have against us to binding and final arbitration and limit you to claims against Strava on an individual basis, unless you opt-out in accordance with the instructions below.”

2Accounts1 clause

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Strava can terminate at its discretion

⛔Account termination

2-A

💬 Strava can suspend or terminate your account not only for violating the rules, but also for any other reason they decide, at their sole discretion.

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“Strava has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse current or future use of the Services if you violate these Terms, or as otherwise determined within Strava's discretion.”

3Fees and Payment3 clauses

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Auto-renewal with 24-hour cancellation deadline

🔄Auto-renews

3-A

💬 Your subscription renews automatically each billing cycle. You must cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends or you'll be charged for another cycle.

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“Your subscription will renew automatically at the start of every billing period, based on the plan you chose, and will continue until your subscription is canceled. Your subscription will auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.”

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Strava can increase fees at any time

📝Can change terms anytime

3-B

💬 Strava can raise prices or add new charges whenever they want, with only 'reasonable' notice—an undefined standard. The increase hits on your next billing date.

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“Strava has the right to increase subscription fees or add new fees at any time after giving reasonable notice. Changes in subscription fees will take effect on your next billing date, unless otherwise stated.”

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No refunds policy

📌Other

3-C

💬 Generally, you won't get a refund for any payments you've already made, unless a specific exception in the Terms applies (like the 14-day cooling off for non-US users).

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“No refunds or credits will be provided by Strava, unless set out in these Terms.”

6License3 clauses

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Broad license to use your content in ads

📄Claims your content

6-A

💬 You give Strava an extremely broad, free license to use everything you post—including your name, photo, and activity data—in advertisements and commercial promotions, without paying you anything.

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“You grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform and display any of your Content and any name, username or likeness that you post on or in connection with the Services in all media formats and channels now known or later developed, without compensation to you. This includes permission to use your profile name, profile photo, and information about your activities, including your use of third-party products, services, or devices, in ads, offers and other commercial contexts.”

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Perpetual license for certain content

📄Claims your content

6-B

💬 Even after you delete your account, Strava keeps a permanent, irrevocable license to your public routes, segments, clubs, and support channel posts. You can never fully take this content back.

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“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.”

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Content used in third-party advertising

📄Claims your content

6-C

💬 Strava can use your profile and activity information in paid advertisements from third-party companies, essentially using you as an unpaid endorser of products.

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“For example, we may show your Strava followers that you use a certain device, product, or service available from a third party that has paid us to display its ads on Strava.”

7Your Feedback1 clause

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Perpetual irrevocable license on all feedback

📄Claims your content

7-A

💬 Any suggestions, ideas, or feedback you share with Strava become theirs to use forever, in any way they choose, including building and selling products based on your ideas—with no compensation to you.

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“If you provide Feedback, you grant Strava a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, sub-licensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to copy, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly display, and perform and otherwise exploit such Feedback and to use, make, have made, sell, offer for sale, import, and export products and services based on such Feedback.”

9Responsible Use of Geolocation Features1 clause

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No liability for geolocation risks

🛡️Limits their liability

9-A

💬 You bear all risks of using Strava's location-sharing features. If sharing your GPS data causes safety or security problems (e.g., stalking, revealing sensitive locations), Strava disclaims all responsibility.

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“You accept all safety, security, and other risks associated with the use of any Strava or third-party geolocation features, tools, and technology, including when recording or sharing GPS-based activities via the Services, using Strava Beacon, or using other map- or location-based features on the Services. These risks may be greater depending on your circumstances, e.g., if you work in a sensitive job or position of trust. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Strava is not responsible for any such risks.”

10Privacy Controls1 clause

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Content is public by default

📥Data collection

10-A

💬 When you create an account, all your activities, routes, and other content are publicly visible to anyone by default. You have to manually change your settings to make things private.

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“Content is public by default when you sign up for the Services, unless you are under the age of 18. Our privacy controls allow you to mark certain Content as private or available only to a limited group of Strava users.”

13Third-Party Products1 clause

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No liability for third-party dealings

🛡️Limits their liability

13-A

💬 If you buy a product or service through a link or ad on Strava and something goes wrong, Strava takes no responsibility whatsoever for any losses you suffer.

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“YOU AGREE THAT STRAVA WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCURRED BY YOU AS THE RESULT OF ANY OF YOUR DEALINGS WITH THIRD PARTIES AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES.”

21Disclaimer of Warranties2 clauses

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Service provided 'as is' with no warranties

🛡️Limits their liability

21-A

💬 Strava makes zero guarantees that the service will work properly, be accurate, or be fit for any particular purpose. You use it entirely at your own risk.

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“THE SERVICES AND ANY CONTENT ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. STRAVA AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, DIRECTORS, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, AND LICENSORS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICES AND CONTENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.”

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You assume all risk of physical injury

🛡️Limits their liability

21-B

💬 If you follow a Strava training plan and get injured, or if inaccurate data leads to harm, Strava bears no responsibility. All physical risk is entirely on you.

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“YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND ANY ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES DONE PURSUANT TO OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOLLOWING A TRAINING PLAN OR RECOMMENDATION) IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURY, DAMAGE, OR LOSS TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY RESULTING THEREFROM.”

22Limitation of Liability2 clauses

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Liability capped at $50 or 12 months of fees

🛡️Limits their liability

22-A

💬 Even if Strava causes you significant harm, the most they'd ever owe you is $50 or what you paid them in the last year—whichever is higher. For free users, that's just $50 maximum.

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“STRAVA'S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF EITHER (A) FIFTY DOLLARS ($50), OR (B) THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY YOU TO STRAVA IN THE 12-MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE CLAIM.”

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Broad release from all liability

🛡️Limits their liability

22-B

💬 You're agreeing to release Strava from essentially all liability and promising not to sue them for any injuries, damages, or losses connected to using their service.

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“YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE TO RELEASE STRAVA, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, AND LICENSORS (THE "RELEASED PARTIES") FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES AND/OR USE OF THE SERVICES AND ANY CONTENT, AND PROMISE NOT TO SUE THE RELEASED PARTIES FOR ANY CLAIMS, ACTIONS, INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH USE.”

23Artificial Intelligence1 clause

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AI/ML used on your data

🤖AI training on your data

23-A

💬 Strava uses AI and machine learning on your data to develop features and improve its services. They acknowledge AI can make mistakes but you bear all the risk of using AI-generated recommendations.

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“As part of providing the Services, we may use and develop artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning ("ML") to provide features designed to enhance your training and improve the Services ("AI Features"). AI technologies have known and unknown risks and limitations and may make mistakes. You understand and agree that you use AI Features at your own risk.”

24Indemnity1 clause

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You must cover Strava's legal costs

🛡️Limits their liability

24-A

💬 If someone sues Strava because of something you did or posted, you're on the hook for all of Strava's legal costs, including attorney fees. This is a broad indemnification clause.

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“You agree to indemnify and hold Strava and its subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, partners, and licensors harmless from: any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit, or otherwise seek to make available through the Services...your violation of these Terms or other applicable laws; your violation of any data protection or privacy laws; or your violation of any rights of another person or entity.”

26Dispute Resolution6 clauses

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Binding arbitration with jury trial waiver

⚖️Forced arbitration

26-A

💬 Almost all disputes must go through JAMS arbitration—a private process—rather than a public court. You cannot have a jury trial.

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“all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services will be finally settled by binding arbitration administered by JAMS in accordance with its provisions and procedures for consumer-related disputes, excluding any rules or procedures governing or permitting class actions.”

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Class action waiver

🚫No class action

26-B

💬 You cannot join with other users to bring a class action lawsuit against Strava. Even if thousands of users have the same problem, each must fight individually.

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“The parties agree that any arbitration will be conducted in their individual capacities only, and not as a class action or other representative action.”

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One-year time limit on claims

📌Other

26-C

💬 You only have one year to file any legal claim against Strava, which is shorter than many standard statutes of limitations (often 2-6 years). If you miss this window, you lose your right to sue forever.

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“You agree that any claim you may have arising out of or related to your relationship with Strava, these Terms, or the Services must be filed within one year after such claim arose; otherwise, your claim will be permanently barred.”

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California law and forum selection

📍Jurisdiction

26-D

💬 All legal disputes are governed by California law and must be filed in San Francisco courts, which could be inconvenient and expensive for users who live elsewhere.

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“Any action or legal proceedings arising out of or related to these Terms, Content, the Services, or your relationship with Strava will be governed by and must be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California...the parties irrevocably consent to bring any action to enforce these Terms in the federal or state courts embracing San Francisco, California and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal or state courts embracing San Francisco, California.”

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Loser pays attorney fees

📌Other

26-E

💬 If you sue Strava and lose, you could be ordered to pay Strava's attorney fees on top of your own legal costs. This creates a significant financial deterrent to filing legitimate claims.

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“If any party brings any suit or action against another for relief, declaratory or otherwise, arising out of these Terms, the prevailing party will have and recover against the other party, in addition to all court costs and disbursements, such sum as the court may adjudge to be reasonable attorneys' fees.”

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Mass arbitration batching procedure

⚖️Forced arbitration

26-F

💬 If many users have similar complaints, Strava forces them to be processed in slow batches of 20 at a time, potentially delaying resolution of your claim for years while earlier batches are resolved.

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“If your arbitration demand involves claims similar to those made by 15 or more other users, and if you and those other users are represented by the same lawyers...you agree that these claims will be considered "Related Cases." Related Cases may only be filed in batches of up to 20 individual arbitrations at a time...none of the other Related Cases may be filed or prosecuted in arbitration until the first batch of up to 20 individual arbitrations is resolved”

27Termination2 clauses

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Termination without prior notice

⛔Account termination

27-A

💬 Strava can shut down your account instantly without warning for a wide range of reasons, including simply not using the app for a while. All your data and content could be deleted.

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“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....(f) extended periods of inactivity”

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No liability for termination

⛔Account termination

27-B

💬 Strava decides on its own whether to terminate your account and owes you nothing if they do—no compensation, no explanation required.

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“You agree that all suspensions or terminations for cause will be made in Strava's sole discretion and that Strava will not be liable to you or any third party for any suspension or termination of your account or access to the Services.”

29Modification of the Terms and Services2 clauses

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Strava can change terms unilaterally

📝Can change terms anytime

29-A

💬 Strava can change these terms whenever they want. They'll notify you of major changes, but your only option if you disagree is to quit and delete your account. Continuing to use the service means you accept whatever they changed.

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“Strava reserves the right to update the Terms at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. Strava will notify you in advance of any material changes to the Terms. By continuing to access or use the Services after we have provided you with notice of a modification, you agree to be bound by the modified Terms. If the modified Terms are not acceptable to you, your only recourse is to cease using the Services and delete your account.”

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Services can be modified or discontinued anytime

📝Can change terms anytime

29-B

💬 Strava can change, remove, or completely shut down any part of its service at any time, with or without telling you, and they're not liable for any impact this has on you.

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“Strava reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Services or any part of the Services with or without notice. You agree that Strava will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.”

19Proprietary Rights1 clause

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Strava can revoke your license at any time

📌Other

19-A

💬 Strava can revoke your right to use the service at any moment, for any reason, without needing to explain why. This goes beyond typical termination clauses.

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“Strava reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms. We may immediately withdraw any licenses, rights, or permissions given to you in these Terms whenever we choose, whether generally or in a specific case, without having to give any reasons.”

28General1 clause

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Strava can assign the contract freely

📌Other

28-A

💬 Strava can transfer your agreement to another company (e.g., if acquired) without asking your permission. You, however, cannot transfer your account without Strava's written consent.

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“Strava has the right, in its sole discretion, to transfer or assign all or any part of its rights under these Terms and will have the right to delegate or use third-party contractors to fulfill its duties and obligations under these Terms and in connection with the Services.”

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