“If you are 18 years or older, certain information, including your profile and your activities, is set by default to be viewable by "Everyone." "Everyone" includes Strava users and the public, including search engine results.”
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The default setting makes personal activity data publicly visible and search-engine-indexable without any affirmative action by the user, placing the burden on users to change settings if they want more privacy.
If you are 18 or older, your profile and activities are publicly visible and may appear in search engine results unless you change the default setting.
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"If you are 18 years or older, certain information, including your profile and your activities, is set by default to be viewable by "Everyone." "Everyone" includes Strava users and the public, including search engine results.Excerpt from Strava's Privacy Policy
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The default setting makes personal activity data publicly visible and search-engine-indexable without any affirmative action by the user, placing the burden on users to change settings if they want more privacy.
If you are 18 or older, your profile and activities are publicly visible and may appear in search engine results unless you change the default setting.
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