Terms of Service

Strava · agreement dated September 28, 2026 · Official agreement

Read the agreement

8 of 113 cards in Account & Service Control

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Services are for people 13 or older (or a higher local age); minors need parent or guardian permission

The Services are intended only for persons who are at least 13 years old, or a higher age if your jurisdiction requires one. If you are under the legal age to form a binding contract where you live, you may use the Services only with your parent's or legal guardian's permission. Separately, Strava reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse access to users who are under the legal age.

Supporting quotations

The Services are intended only for persons who are at least 13 years old, or such higher age as may be required in your jurisdiction.
If you are under the legal age to form a legally binding contract in your jurisdiction, you may use the Services only with the permission of your parent or legal guardian.
Strava always reserves the right to refuse access to the Services by users under the legal age, in our sole discretion.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The minimum age is 13 or such higher age as your jurisdiction requires.
  • The permission requirement applies to people under the legal age to form a binding contract in their jurisdiction.

Not stated here

  • The Terms do not say how Strava checks age or permission.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Parents or guardians are fully responsible for an under-age user's acts and breaches

If you are a parent or legal guardian of a Strava user who is under the legal age to form a binding contract in your jurisdiction, you agree to be fully responsible for that user's acts or omissions, including any breach of the Terms.

Supporting quotations

If you are a parent or legal guardian of a Strava user under the legal age to form a binding contract in your jurisdiction, you agree to be fully responsible for the acts or omissions of such user, including any breach of these Terms.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Applies to a parent or legal guardian of a user under the legal age to form a binding contract in their jurisdiction.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

At sign-up you agree to accurate, updated data, one personal account, no sharing and authentic activities

To use the Services you must sign up and create an account. By creating an account you agree to: give accurate, current and complete information about yourself ("User Data"); keep it up to date and make changes as soon as possible; create only one account for your personal use and not share your account or Strava subscription with others; and ensure that all activities associated with your account reflect authentic activities done by you.

Supporting quotations

To use the Services, you must sign up and create an account. By creating an account, you agree:
To provide accurate, current and complete information about yourself (“User Data”);
To keep User Data up to date, and make any changes as soon as possible;
To create only one account for your personal use and not to share your account or Strava subscription with others;
That all activities associated with your account on the Services reflect authentic activities done by you; and

Account & Service Control · Permission or license

Strava may suspend or terminate your account for violations or at its discretion

By creating an account you agree that Strava has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse current or future use of the Services if you violate the Terms, or as otherwise determined within Strava's discretion. The second ground is not tied to a violation.

Supporting quotations

That Strava has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse current or future use of the Services if you violate these Terms, or as otherwise determined within Strava’s discretion.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Grounds are a violation of the Terms or Strava's own discretion.

Not stated here

  • This sign-up paragraph does not describe notice, appeal or any refund; see the Termination section.

Account & Service Control · User right or choice

You can set your feed to Personalized or Latest Activities (chronological)

You can set your feed order preference to "Personalized", where Strava orders the feed in the personalized way described in the Terms, or "Latest Activities", where the feed is ordered chronologically.

Supporting quotations

to “Personalized” (we order your feed in the way described above) or “Latest Activities” (your feed will be ordered chronologically).

Account & Service Control · Permission or license

Pro or Verified status can be issued or removed at Strava's discretion and does not change your obligations

If you meet Strava's requirements for a Pro or Verified badge, you may be eligible to verify your account, place a badge on your profile showing your status and unlock certain benefits. Having Pro or Verified status does not change any of your obligations under the Terms. Strava has the right to issue or remove the status, along with any linked benefits, at its discretion, including for failure to meet program requirements and for violations of the Terms.

Supporting quotations

If you meet Strava’s requirements for a Pro or Verified badge, you may be eligible to verify your account, place a badge on your profile showing your status, and unlock certain benefits. Having Pro or Verified status does not change any of your obligations under these Terms. We have the right to issue or remove Pro or Verified status (along with any linked benefits) at our discretion, including but not limited to failure to meet Pro or Verified status program requirements and violations of these Terms.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Eligibility depends on meeting Strava's requirements; the text uses "may be eligible".

Not stated here

  • The text of the linked Pro and Verified badge pages is not supplied here, so this card cannot say what the requirements or benefits are.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

Strava runs clubs and a club verification program; it may verify clubs and add a badge if they meet the requirements

Strava offers the ability to create clubs and manages the club verification program. It may choose to verify some clubs and place a badge on their profile if they meet the requirements for a Verified Badge for Clubs.

Supporting quotations

Strava offers the ability to create clubs, and also manages the club verification program. We may choose to verify some clubs and place a badge on their profile if they meet the requirements for a Verified Badge for Clubs.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Verification is at Strava's choice ("may choose") and only for clubs that meet the requirements.

Not stated here

  • The text of the linked clubs and Verified Badge for Clubs pages is not supplied here, so this card cannot say what the requirements are.

Account & Service Control · Permission or license

Strava may suspend or terminate your account immediately and without notice for listed causes, with some appeal rights

You agree that Strava may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately suspend or terminate your account and/or access to the Services. Cause includes, but is not limited to: (a) breaches or violations of the Terms or other incorporated agreements, policies or guidelines; (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies; (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions); (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Services or any part of them; (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems; (f) extended periods of inactivity; and/or (g) nonpayment of fees you owe in connection with the Services. In some cases you may have the right to appeal, for example as described in the Acceptable Use Policy.

Supporting quotations

You agree that Strava may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately suspend or terminate your account and/or access to the Services. Cause for such suspension or termination will include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the Terms or other incorporated agreements, policies or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions), (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Services (or any part of the Services), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended periods of inactivity, and/or (g) nonpayment of any fees owed by you in connection with the Services.
In some cases, you may have the right to appeal, for example, as described in our Acceptable Use Policy.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The list of causes is not exhaustive ("include, but not be limited to").
  • Several causes are not tied to any fault by you, such as inactivity, technical or security issues, and discontinuance of the Services.
  • Appeal is available only "in some cases".

Not stated here

  • The text of the linked Acceptable Use Policy is not supplied here, so this card cannot say when an appeal is available or how it works.

Cross-references