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Activities used to generate Global Heatmap

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users' individual activity data contributes to publicly visible aggregate features, meaning personal movement data has uses beyond the user's own account.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3283 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your activity data may be used by Strava to populate community-wide features that are visible to other users and the public.

How other platforms handle this

Lyft Medium

Find and prevent fraud; and Block and remove unsafe or fraudulent users from the Lyft Platform.

Square Medium

we may use this information to make it easier for you to find the people you want to send payments to, for account and identity verification and fraud prevention purposes, to reduce the risk you will send payments to the wrong person, or to provide other personalized services.

Google Cloud Medium

We evaluate Service Data to help us improve the performance and functionality of Cloud Services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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.

— Excerpt from Strava's Strava Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
HIPAA
United States Federal
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Strava Privacy Policy
Entity
Strava
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-037216
Document ID
CA-D-00272
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1f04cde7030a965e9a65ea78be50fec4717b7bbf6a378112228c49d14a8f6010
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 22:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Strava
Document: Strava Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-037216
Captured: 2026-05-09 22:52:22 UTC
SHA-256: 1f04cde7030a965e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/strava/strava-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-037216/activities-used-to-generate-global-heatmap/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Strava's Activities used to generate Global Heatmap clause do?

Users' individual activity data contributes to publicly visible aggregate features, meaning personal movement data has uses beyond the user's own account.

How does this clause affect you?

Your activity data may be used by Strava to populate community-wide features that are visible to other users and the public.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 277 platforms. See the full comparison.

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