Strava uses your GPS activity data to contribute to its Global Heatmap, a publicly accessible map showing aggregated movement patterns of all Strava users around the world.
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The clause establishes the operational basis for Strava's aggregation and sharing of user-generated location data at scale. This authorization applies to all users whose activities contribute to these features unless explicitly opted out through available settings.
Your GPS routes contribute to Strava's publicly viewable Global Heatmap, which can reveal where you regularly run or cycle — including your home neighborhood — even if your individual activities are set to private.
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"We may also use your activities to generate our Global Heatmap and other community-powered features such as Points of Interest and Start Points. We may also share aggregated or deidentified information, such as usage or demographics.— Excerpt from Strava's Strava Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Art. 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests as legal basis for aggregated data), GDPR Art. 89 (safeguards for processing for statistical purposes, including deidentification requirements), GDPR Art. 5(1)(b) (purpose limitation — GPS collected for activity tracking repurposed for public mapping), and CCPA/CPRA §1798.100 (right to know how data is used). The question of whether Heatmap data is genuinely deidentified under GDPR standards (Recital 26) is a live compliance issue. Enforcement authority: Irish DPC, CPPA, and EU supervisory authorities. (2)
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The clause establishes the operational basis for Strava's aggregation and sharing of user-generated location data at scale. This authorization applies to all users whose activities contribute to these features unless explicitly opted out through available settings.
Your GPS routes contribute to Strava's publicly viewable Global Heatmap, which can reveal where you regularly run or cycle — including your home neighborhood — even if your individual activities are set to private.
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