When you delete your Strava account, the policy states that your data will be deleted, but some data may be retained for legal, safety, or business purposes, and aggregated or deidentified data derived from your activities may be retained indefinitely.
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The provision defines the operational parameters for data removal, establishing both a processing delay and a permanent deletion standard. This creates an irreversible endpoint for account recovery and historical activity data.
Deleting your Strava account removes your personal profile and activities, but data derived from your GPS routes — such as your contributions to the Global Heatmap — may continue to be used by Strava in aggregated form even after deletion.
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Some operating system developers, such as Apple, allow mobile application users to request deletion of accounts created within an application. If you request deletion of your account, State Farm may still retain your information for legal, auditing, regulatory and business purposes. Retention period...
If you follow the instructions here, your account will be deactivated and your data will be queued for deletion. When deactivated, your X account, including your display name, username, and public profile, will no longer be viewable on X.com, X for iOS, and X for Android. For up to 30 days after dea...
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"Following deletion of your account, it may take up to 45 days to delete your personal information and system logs from our systems. Once deleted, we cannot reinstate your data, including your account, activities, and place on leaderboards.— Excerpt from Strava's Strava Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Data retention and erasure implicates GDPR Art. 17 (right to erasure — 'right to be forgotten'), GDPR Art. 5(1)(e) (storage limitation — data retained no longer than necessary), CCPA/CPRA §1798.105 (right to delete), and Washington My Health MY Data Act RCW 70.370.060 (right to deletion of consumer health data). GDPR Art. 17(3) permits retention exceptions for legal obligations, public interest, or establishment/exercise/defence of legal claims. The scope of 'deidentified data' exemptions under CCPA §1798.145(a)(5) is contested. (2)
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The provision defines the operational parameters for data removal, establishing both a processing delay and a permanent deletion standard. This creates an irreversible endpoint for account recovery and historical activity data.
Deleting your Strava account removes your personal profile and activities, but data derived from your GPS routes — such as your contributions to the Global Heatmap — may continue to be used by Strava in aggregated form even after deletion.
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