Privacy Policy for Progress Bars
Effective Date: January 26, 2026
Last Updated: October 12, 2026
Overview
Progress Bars ("we," "our," or "the app") is a web application that helps Strava athletes track their fitness goals by automatically updating activity descriptions with progress information. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about the data we collect and how we use it.
Key Privacy Commitments:
- We do not store your full name
- We do not store location information (just time zone)
- We do not store your email address or any contact information
- We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes
- Once you sign in, you are not tracked by any third-party analytics or advertising service. Analytics and ad measurement run only on our public pages, the ones visitors see before signing in, plus a record of each sign-up with no personal information.
- We only access the minimum Strava data necessary to provide our service
Information We Collect
From Strava Authentication
When you connect your Strava account, we receive and store:
| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Strava Athlete ID | Unique identifier to associate your goals with your account |
| OAuth Access Token | To read your activities and update descriptions on your behalf |
| OAuth Refresh Token | To maintain your connection to Strava without requiring repeated logins |
| First Name | For personalized greetings within the app |
From Your Strava Activities
When processing activities, we access:
- Activity type (e.g., Ride, Run, Weight Training)
- Activity date and time
- Distance (for mileage-based goals)
- Duration (for time-based goals)
- Activity ID
We do not access or store:
- GPS or location data (except your profile's listed location to determine time zone)
- Route maps
- Heart rate or other sensor data
- Photos
- Comments or kudos
- Your followers or following lists
Information You Provide
When you create goals in our app, we store:
- Goal type (mileage or time)
- Target value (e.g., 3000 miles, 70 hours)
- Activity type the goal applies to
- Start and end dates
- Activity filters (e.g., whether virtual rides count)
How We Use Your Information
We use your data solely to:
- Track your goal progress — Calculate how far ahead or behind you are relative to your goals
- Update activity descriptions — Automatically add progress information to qualifying Strava activities
- Display your dashboard — Show your current goals and progress within our app
- Maintain your session — Keep you logged in and connected to Strava
We do not use your data for:
- Advertising or marketing
- Profiling or behavioral analysis
- Sale to third parties
- Any purpose unrelated to goal tracking
Website Analytics
We use Google Analytics, Google Ads and HeyCatch only on our public pages - the pages visitors see before signing in, such as the home page, About page, comparison pages and this privacy policy. Progress Bars is free, and this helps us understand how people find it - including whether our Google ads lead people to sign up - so we can share free, flexible goal tracking with more athletes.
On these public pages, these services may collect:
- Pages viewed and the website that referred you
- Browser, device type, screen size, and language
- Approximate location (such as city or country), estimated from your IP address
- Interactions such as scrolling, clicking links and buttons (for example, "Connect with Strava"), and how long you stay on a page
Google Analytics uses cookies (such as _ga) to tell new visitors from returning ones. Google Ads uses cookies (such as _gcl_aw) to remember that you arrived by clicking one of our ads. HeyCatch uses a random visitor ID stored in a cookie and your browser's local storage. None of these services records your screen or receives your Strava account details, name, Athlete ID, goals, or activity data.
Signed-in users are not tracked by third parties. Sign-ups, and sign-up attempts that don't finish, are recorded by our analytics, and Google Ads is told when a sign-up happens, so we know which pages and channels lead people to actually start tracking goals - but that record does not contain any Strava details or other personal information. After that, nothing you do while signed in is tracked: Google Analytics, Google Ads and HeyCatch do not load on your dashboard, goal pages, settings, or any other page you use while signed in - and once you're signed in, they don't load on our public pages either. Nothing about how you use Progress Bars after signing in is shared with any analytics or advertising provider.
You can block analytics cookies and site data through your browser settings or by using Google's opt-out browser add-on (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout). Blocking them does not affect your ability to use Progress Bars.
Data Sharing
We share data only with:
| Recipient | Data Shared | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Strava API | Activity description updates | To write progress bars to your activity descriptions |
| Railway (hosting) | All stored data | Infrastructure hosting and database services |
| Google Analytics | Public page visit data only, before you sign in (see Website Analytics above) | Understanding how visitors find Progress Bars before signing in |
| Google Ads | Public page visit data before you sign in, and sign-up records with no personal information (see Website Analytics above) | Measuring whether our ads lead people to sign up |
| HeyCatch | Public page visit data before you sign in, and sign-up records with no personal information (see Website Analytics above) | Understanding how visitors find Progress Bars before signing in |
We do not share your data with advertisers, data brokers, or any other third parties. Your account, goals, and activity data are never shared with Google Analytics, Google Ads or HeyCatch.
Data Retention
- Account data and goals: Retained while your account is active
- OAuth tokens: Retained until you disconnect your Strava account or revoke access
- Activity data: We do not permanently store activity details; we query Strava in real-time when calculating progress
Account Deletion
You may delete your account at any time through the app settings. Upon deletion:
- All stored goals are permanently removed
- All OAuth tokens are revoked and deleted
- Your Strava Athlete ID association is removed from our database
You may also revoke access at any time through your Strava Settings (strava.com/settings/apps).
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical measures to protect your data:
- All connections use HTTPS/TLS encryption
- OAuth tokens are stored securely and never exposed in client-side code
- Database access is restricted and protected
- We follow Strava's API security guidelines
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access — View what data we have stored about you
- Delete — Remove your account and all associated data
- Revoke — Disconnect Strava access at any time
- Export — Request a copy of your stored goals
To exercise these rights, use the settings within the app or contact us at the address below.
Third-Party Services
Our app relies on:
- Strava API — Governed by Strava's Privacy Policy (strava.com/legal/privacy)
- Railway — Our hosting provider, governed by Railway's Privacy Policy (railway.app/legal/privacy)
- Google Analytics — Used only on our public pages, before you sign in, governed by Google's Privacy Policy (policies.google.com/privacy)
- Google Ads — Used on our public pages, before you sign in, and to record sign-ups, governed by Google's Privacy Policy (policies.google.com/privacy)
- HeyCatch — Used on our public pages, before you sign in, and to record sign-ups, governed by HeyCatch's Privacy Policy (heycatch.ai/privacy)
Children's Privacy
Progress Bars is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:
Progress Bars is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Strava, Inc.