Privacy Policy
Last Updated: April 14, 2026
At Giving the Distance, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you use our platform.
Information We Collect
Account Information
When you sign up for Giving the Distance, we collect your name, email address, and profile information from your Google account.
Strava Data
When you connect your Strava account, we access your athletic activities, profile information, and activity statistics. We only collect data necessary to provide our donation services.
Usage Information
We collect information about how you use our platform, including pages visited, features used, and interactions with our services.
Sponsor Inquiry Information
If you submit a sponsor interest or contact form, we may collect details such as your phone number, email address, and business-related information that you choose to provide.
How We Use Your Information
- To provide and maintain our donation services
- To track your athletic activities for donation purposes
- To operate activity, sponsor, and charity features connected to your achievements
- To communicate with you about your account and activities
- To display, promote, and publicize platform activities, sponsors, campaigns, charities, and related community content
- To review and respond to sponsor interest submissions and business inquiries
- To improve and optimize our platform
- To ensure the security and integrity of our services
Data Sharing and Third Parties
We integrate with third-party services to provide our platform:
- Google: For authentication and account management
- Strava: For accessing your athletic activity data
- Slack and similar communications tools: For receiving internal notifications about sponsor inquiries and operational events
- Vercel: For hosting and infrastructure
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We only share data necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations.
We may also use and share information, including names, profile details, images, likenesses, activity details, campaign participation, sponsor information, and other submitted or connected content, for promotional, publicity, editorial, marketing, fundraising, and media-related purposes as described in our Terms of Service.
Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information, including encryption, secure data storage, and regular security assessments. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your Rights and Choices
You have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your account and associated data
- Disconnect your Strava account at any time
- Opt out of non-essential communications
We may retain or continue to use certain information where necessary for legal compliance, internal records, legitimate business purposes, or materials already created, published, or distributed before your request, to the extent permitted by law.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal information within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.
Children's Privacy
Giving the Distance is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our services after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Giving the Distance
Email: privacy@givingthedistance.org
By using Giving the Distance, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.