Community Standards sit alongside the Acceptable Use Policies and Terms of Service
Strava says being part of its community is a commitment to respect: members respect each other, themselves and the rules. The rules it names are its Acceptable Use Policies, the rest of its Terms of Service, and these Community Standards. This page does not reproduce those other documents.
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Being part of the Strava community is a commitment to respect: we respect each other, ourselves and the rules.
The wording says the rules include these documents, so the list is not stated to be complete.
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The text of the linked Acceptable Use Policies and Terms of Service is not part of this page, so how they differ from or add to these Standards is not stated here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Safety comes before speed: use judgment and stay in control
Strava asks you to consider the risks of an activity before starting, to use common sense, and to stay in control so that you do not put yourself or others in danger. The heading puts staying safe above being fast.
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Staying safe is more important than being fast.
Use good judgment and consider the risks of your activities before getting started. Use common sense, stay in control and don’t put yourself or others in danger.
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Written as general expectations; the text names no specific penalty here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Use your device only when it is safe, and stay aware of your surroundings
Strava asks you to focus on your surroundings, put your own safety and the safety of people around you first, and use your device only when it is safe to do so.
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Don’t get distracted by your device.
Focus on your surroundings and prioritize your safety and the safety of those around you. Use your device when it’s safe to do so.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Strava encourages rest days and recovery
Strava encourages you to take rest days to avoid injury and burnout. It says rest and recovery matter as much as hard days, that recovery spins, easy jogs and commutes deserve kudos, and that the activity is meant to be for fun. This reads as encouragement rather than a rule.
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Listen to your body and take rest days to avoid injury and burnout.
Rest and recovery are just as important as the days you push it. Recovery spins, easy jogs and commutes deserve kudos, too. Remember, this is all for fun.
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The text states no consequence for not taking rest days.
Sharing & Disclosure · User right or choice
You control what you share through Strava's privacy settings
Strava says you have control over what you share on Strava and can choose the settings that suit you by using its privacy settings and privacy controls, which it links to. The settings themselves are not described on this page.
The control described is over what you share on Strava, using the settings Strava provides.
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The text of the linked privacy controls help article is not supplied here, so this card cannot say what the settings cover or what their defaults are.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Be courteous to others you meet while active
Strava asks you to be courteous to others, say hello, offer help and pass patiently and carefully, and describes this as everyone being in it together. This is a courtesy expectation with no stated consequence on this page.
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Be kind out there.
Be courteous to others. Say hello. Give high fives. Offer help. Pass patiently and carefully. We’re all in this together.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Be authentic and treat others with respect online
Strava says everyone should be able to take part without fear of being themselves. It expects you to represent yourself authentically, to trust others to do the same, and to treat everyone with empathy, respect and kindness on the platform.
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Be kind online, too.
We believe everyone should be able to participate on Strava without fear of being themselves. We expect you to represent yourself authentically on Strava and to trust others to do so as well. Take care of each other and treat everyone with empathy, respect, and kindness on our platform.
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The text does not say what representing yourself authentically requires, such as whether it covers names, profile details or pseudonyms.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Strava does not tolerate bullying, harassment or personal attacks
Strava says it does not tolerate bullying, ridiculing, shaming, harassing, personal attacks or similar conduct in any form.
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We do not tolerate bullying, ridiculing, shaming, harassing, personal attacks, or similar conduct in any form.
Qualifications & exceptions
The list ends with "or similar conduct", so it is not limited to the named behaviors.
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This passage does not state what Strava does when it finds such conduct.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You can block, flag or report content that violates the Terms of Service
Strava says you can use its tools to block, flag or report content that violates its Terms of Service, and suggests you consider contacting law enforcement if needed. The tools are described in linked help articles, not on this page.
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Keep offensive content off Strava.
You can use our tools to block, flag, or report content that violates our Terms of Service. Consider contacting law enforcement if needed.
Qualifications & exceptions
The tools are described as applying to content that violates the Terms of Service.
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The text of the linked help articles and of the Terms of Service is not supplied here, so this card cannot say how block, flag and report each work, what happens after a report, or what the Terms of Service prohibit.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
Strava aims to keep the platform open to members who follow its rules
Strava says it created terms and standards to support an inclusive, safe and welcoming space, and aims to keep Strava accessible to the entire community provided members respect those rules.
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We created terms and standards to support an inclusive, safe, and welcoming space for active people to strive, and aim to keep Strava accessible to the entire Strava community provided they respect those rules.
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The aim is stated as conditional on members respecting the rules and uses the word "aim", not a guarantee of access.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Post only your own content; content that is not yours may be taken down
Strava says it supports original creators and asks you to create your own content. If you post media or other content that is not yours, it may be taken down, and you may face other consequences.
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Create and post your own content.
We support the original creators of content. Respect what they made and create your own great content. If you post media or other content that is not yours, know that it may be taken down in addition to other consequences you may face.
Qualifications & exceptions
Takedown is stated as something that may happen, not a certain outcome.
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The text does not say what the other consequences are or how a takedown is decided.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
Strava commits to welcoming diverse viewpoints that do not intentionally cause harm
Strava says it is committed to creating inclusive environments that respect global perspectives and that it welcomes diverse viewpoints that do not intentionally seek to cause harm or degrade another group or individual. It adds that if you use Strava, you understand this, and that it is committed to it without exception.
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Be inclusive.
Strava is committed to actively creating and fostering inclusive environments where we respect global perspectives from our community. If you use Strava, you understand that we welcome diverse viewpoints that don’t intentionally seek to cause harm or degrade another group or individual. We are committed to this, without exception.
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The viewpoints Strava welcomes are limited to those that do not intentionally seek to cause harm or degrade another group or individual.
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The text does not say how intent is judged.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Hate speech means a direct attack based on listed characteristics
Strava defines hate speech as a direct attack based on race, ethnicity, age, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, serious disease, disability, body type or immigration status, and tells you not to use it.
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Don’t use hate speech.
Hate speech is a direct attack based on race, ethnicity, age, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, serious disease, disability, body type, or immigration status.
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The definition is a direct attack based on one of the listed characteristics.
Strava removes hate speech and may suspend or terminate accounts
Strava says it will remove hate speech and may suspend or terminate the accounts of anyone who uses it. Removal is stated as certain and suspension or termination as possible.
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We will remove hate speech and may suspend or terminate the accounts of anyone who uses it.
Qualifications & exceptions
Removal is stated with "will"; suspension or termination is stated with "may".
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The text does not say how Strava decides between suspension and termination, or whether notice or appeal applies.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Know and obey the laws and rules that apply to your activities
Strava expects everyone using it to know and obey all laws and rules related to their activities. It notes that these sports happen in places shared with motorists, pedestrians, other people, equestrians, pets and wildlife, and asks you to prioritize everyone's safety and enjoyment of shared resources and respect the law.
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Obey the law.
We expect everyone using Strava to know and obey all laws and rules related to their activities.
Prioritize everyone's safety and enjoyment of our shared resources and respect the law.
Qualifications & exceptions
The expectation covers laws and rules related to your activities, not every law.
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The text does not say what Strava does if someone does not follow the law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Follow local trail rules and stay off illegal or closed trails and private property
Strava says most trail systems have their own rules and codes of conduct, and asks you to know and follow them. It says not to use illegal or closed trails or trespass on private property, and it uses the word "ever" for the trespassing point.
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Follow local trail rules.
Most trail systems have their own rules and codes of conduct. Know them, follow them, respect others who are enjoying the same environment.
Don’t use illegal or closed trails, or trespass on private property — ever.
Qualifications & exceptions
The local rules are those of each trail system, which this page does not list.
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The text of any trail system's rules is not part of this page.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Do not cheat and do not post a result you cheated on
Strava says it supports fair play and clean competition online and in real life, and tells you that if you cheated you should not put it on Strava. The sentence links to Strava's Segment Leaderboard Guidelines, which are not shown here.
The text of the linked Segment Leaderboard Guidelines is not supplied here, so this card cannot say what counts as cheating, how leaderboards handle it, or what the consequence is.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Respect and protect the environment, including taking your trash with you
Strava asks you to know and protect your environment, take trail preservation efforts seriously, and not ruin the experience for others or yourself. If there is no appropriate place for your trash, take it with you, and it encourages picking up trash you see and giving back to natural places.
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Respect the environment.
Do your part to know and protect your environment. Don’t ruin the experience for others or yourself. Take trail preservation efforts seriously. Take your trash with you if there’s no appropriate place for it — better yet, pick up some trash if you see it. Give back to the incredible natural places that give us so much happiness.
Qualifications & exceptions
Taking trash with you applies if there is no appropriate place for it; picking up trash and giving back are encouraged ("better yet"), not stated as requirements.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Create segments with common sense; do not trespass or endanger protected areas
Strava asks you to use common sense and keep safety in mind when creating segments. It says not to make segments that trespass on private property or jeopardize protected areas, and to be respectful of the community and others when naming segments. It links to a segment-creation help article that is not shown here.
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Create good segments.
Use common sense and keep safety in mind when creating segments. Don’t make segments that trespass on private property or jeopardize protected areas. Be respectful of the community and others when naming segments.
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The text of the linked help article on creating good segments is not supplied here, so this card cannot say what makes a segment high quality or what happens to a segment that breaks these points.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Do not post or comment in an unsolicited or repetitive way to get attention
Strava says not to post or comment in an unsolicited or repetitive manner to get attention, gain more followers or encourage inauthentic interactions. It instead suggests building your community by working toward your goals.
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Don't be spammy.
Do not post or comment in an unsolicited or repetitive manner to get attention, gain more followers, or encourage inauthentic interactions.
Qualifications & exceptions
The prohibition is tied to the purposes named: getting attention, gaining followers or encouraging inauthentic interactions.
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The text does not define what counts as unsolicited or repetitive.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Report content that violates the Standards or Terms of Service; Strava reviews reports
Strava says that if you believe something on Strava violates these Standards or its Terms of Service, you should report it using its reporting article. It says it takes reports seriously and will do its best to understand context and take appropriate actions based on its policies and the results of its investigation.
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How to report content to us
If you believe something on Strava violates these Standards or Strava’s Terms of Service, please report it to us. We take user reports seriously and will do our best to understand context and take appropriate actions based on our policies and the results of our investigation.
Qualifications & exceptions
Strava commits to doing its best to understand context and act appropriately, not to a particular outcome or timeline.
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The text of the linked reporting article and of the Terms of Service is not supplied here, so this card cannot say how a report is submitted or reviewed, what actions follow, or how long it takes.