Any ideas or suggestions you share with Strava, including bug reports or feature requests, can be used by Strava in any way and forever, without paying you or crediting you.
This analysis describes what Strava's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
If you suggest a feature or product idea to Strava, you permanently give up any claim to that idea, including any potential intellectual property or compensation rights.
Submitting feedback, ideas, or suggestions to Strava grants the company a permanent, free, and unrestricted right to use those ideas commercially, with no obligation to credit or compensate you.
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"If you choose to provide feedback, ideas, or suggestions to Strava in connection with the Services ("Feedback"), you agree that Strava may use such Feedback without restriction, compensation, or any obligation to you. You grant Strava a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sublicensable license to use and incorporate such Feedback for any purpose.Excerpt from Strava's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Feedback license clauses are standard in platform terms and do not typically engage specific regulatory frameworks; however, in jurisdictions with strong moral rights protections (such as EU member states), the practical enforceability …
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If you suggest a feature or product idea to Strava, you permanently give up any claim to that idea, including any potential intellectual property or compensation rights.
Submitting feedback, ideas, or suggestions to Strava grants the company a permanent, free, and unrestricted right to use those ideas commercially, with no obligation to credit or compensate you.
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