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Users who are 18 or older begin sharing Content publicly from the moment of sign-up without any affirmative action on their part to make it public.
If you are 18 or older, your Content is public from the moment you create an account, unless you actively change your privacy settings.
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Your Profile will not publicly include or link to Your Content submitted semi-/anonymously to our services.
If you choose to reveal any personal information about yourself to other users, you do so at your own risk. We strongly encourage you to use caution in disclosing any personal information online.
When you are asked to provide information, you may decline to do so; but if you choose not to provide information that is necessary to provide some of our Services, you may not be able to use those Services.
"Content is public by default when you sign up for the Services, unless you are under the age of 18.Excerpt from Strava's Terms of Service
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Users who are 18 or older begin sharing Content publicly from the moment of sign-up without any affirmative action on their part to make it public.
If you are 18 or older, your Content is public from the moment you create an account, unless you actively change your privacy settings.
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