Strider ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application and our website at strider-app.com, including publicly shared run pages.
1. Information We Collect
Account Information
When you create an account, we collect:
- Name and email address - provided through Apple Sign-In or Google Sign-In
- Profile picture - either from your sign-in provider or uploaded by you
- Username and bio - optionally added by you
- City - optionally provided to help you find local runs
Run and Activity Data
- Runs you create - title, date, time, meeting point location, distance, pace, and visibility settings
- Runs you join - your participation status and history
- Chat messages - text messages and images shared in run group chats
Location Data
We collect location data only when you explicitly set a meeting point for a run. We do not track your location continuously or in the background. Meeting point locations are stored to display on maps and help participants find the run location.
Device Information
- Push notification token - to send you notifications about runs and messages
- Device type and OS version - for app compatibility and debugging
Usage Analytics
We use PostHog (hosted in the EU) to collect usage data to improve the app. This includes:
- Your user ID, first name, last name, and city (to identify you in analytics)
- Screen views and feature usage
- App performance metrics
We do not use this data for advertising or share it with third parties for tracking purposes.
Cookies and Local Storage
Strider does not use tracking or advertising cookies, and we do not show a cookie banner because we ourselves store nothing on your device that would require your consent. Specifically, on our website:
- Sign-in session cookie - set only when you log in, so you stay logged in between pages. This is strictly necessary to provide the service you asked for.
- Analytics - our analytics (PostHog) is configured to keep its identifiers in the page's memory only. They are discarded the moment you close the tab. We set no analytics cookie, write nothing to your browser's local storage, and cannot recognise you across visits.
- Sign-in method - while you are signing in, we briefly keep a note of which sign-in button you used so the flow survives the redirect back from Apple or Google. It is cleared when you close the tab.
You can browse a publicly shared run page without logging in. Strider itself stores nothing on your device when you do.
Those pages embed a Google Maps frame to show the meeting point area. That frame is loaded from Google, and Google may set its own cookies in it under its own privacy policy — this is outside our control and we do not read anything Google stores. If you would rather not load it, most browsers let you block third-party cookies, and the page works fine without the map.
The iOS app does not use cookies. Analytics there are linked to your account rather than to a browser identifier.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide and maintain the Strider service
- Enable you to create, find, and join group runs
- Facilitate communication between run participants via chat
- Send push notifications about runs, messages, and friend requests
- Send you emails about product updates, new features, and tips (you can unsubscribe anytime)
- Display your profile to other users so they can recognize you
- Improve the app based on usage patterns
- Respond to your support requests
3. Information Sharing
We share your information in the following circumstances:
With Other Users
Your profile (name, photo, username, bio) is visible to other Strider users. When you join a run, other participants can see that you're joining. Chat messages are visible to all participants of that run.
Service Providers
We use third-party services to operate Strider:
- Google Cloud - hosts our backend infrastructure (EU region)
- Google Maps - embedded maps showing where a run meets
- Apple Push Notification Service - delivers push notifications to iOS devices
- PostHog - analytics platform (EU hosted)
- Loops - email service for product updates and communications
- Apple/Google - authentication providers
Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, or property of Strider, our users, or the public.
We do not sell your personal information.
4. Data Retention
We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where we need to retain it for legal purposes.
Chat messages are retained for the duration of the run and a reasonable period afterward. Runs that have ended may be archived but remain accessible to participants.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your data, including:
- Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS)
- Secure authentication via Apple/Google Sign-In
- Access controls and authentication for backend systems
However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Legal Bases and Your Rights (GDPR)
Why We Are Allowed to Process Your Data
- Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) - creating and running your account, showing you runs, letting you join them, group chat, and notifications about runs you are part of.
- Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) - usage analytics to understand which features work and improve the product, plus keeping the service secure and preventing abuse. We keep this proportionate: no advertising, no data sold, no cross-site tracking, and nothing stored on your device for analytics.
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) - push notifications, which only work if you grant permission on your device, and marketing emails. You can withdraw either at any time, via your device settings or the unsubscribe link in any email, without affecting anything else.
- Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) - where we are required by law to retain or disclose information.
Your Rights
If you are in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights:
- Access - request a copy of your personal data
- Rectification - correct inaccurate data
- Erasure - request deletion of your data
- Portability - receive your data in a portable format
- Objection - object to certain processing of your data
- Restriction - request restricted processing
To exercise these rights, contact us at the email below.
7. Children's Privacy
Strider is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn we have collected such information, we will delete it promptly.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes through the app or by email. Your continued use of Strider after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
9. Contact Us
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