Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 1, 2025
Welcome to Mountain Bikers Club. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.
1. Data Controller Identity
The data controller for personal data is:
- Trade name: Mountain Bikers Club
- Operator: Cédric Eberhardt
- Address: Staffelfelden, France
- Contact: mountainbikers.club/contact
2. Data Collected
2.1 Information During Account Creation
- Email address: Collected via a "magic link" system for account creation and management.
2.2 Information Provided by the User
- Name and username: Users may provide their name and a username after account creation.
- Uploaded content: GPX files, photos, and other content users choose to upload to the platform.
2.3 Navigation Data
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, access times, pages visited, etc.
2.4 Data Collected via Garmin and Strava
If you connect your Garmin or Strava account, we collect the following data based on the permissions you grant:
- Activity data: GPS tracks, times, distances, performance metrics, and other activity-related data.
- Account information: Username and profile picture, if authorized.
3. Use of Information
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
Account management: Using your email address for account creation and management. Legal basis: Performance of a contract.
Service provision: Enabling the use of the site’s features. Legal basis: Performance of a contract.
Synchronization of activities: Automatically importing your activities recorded on Garmin and Strava for display, analysis, sharing, or archiving. Legal basis: Performance of a contract and consent.
Newsletter: Sending information and updates if you subscribe to our newsletter. Legal basis: Consent.
Usage statistics: Analyzing traffic and interactions on the site in an anonymous manner without identifying individual users. Legal basis: Legitimate interests.
Service improvement: Improving our services and developing new features. Legal basis: Legitimate interests.
4. Sharing of Information
Service providers: We may share your data with third-party providers who assist us in operating the site (hosting, maintenance), provided they respect the confidentiality of your data.
Garmin and Strava: If you choose to connect your Garmin or Strava account, we share only the necessary data to enable synchronization, in accordance with your granted permissions. These platforms process your data according to their own privacy policies:
Legal obligations: We may disclose your information if required by law or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to comply with a legal process.
5. International Data Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred and stored outside Switzerland and the European Union in the following cases:
Hosting by Vercel Inc.: Your data is hosted on Vercel Inc. servers, primarily located in the United States. These transfers are governed by the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses and appropriate security measures.
Connection with Garmin and Strava: Data shared via these services may be processed outside Switzerland and the European Union, in accordance with Garmin’s and Strava’s respective privacy policies:
By using our services, you consent to these international transfers, which are conducted in compliance with applicable regulations, including the GDPR.
6. Data Retention
- Retention period: Personal data is retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, and at most for the duration of account use.
- Data deletion: Once the account is deleted, data is irreversibly erased or anonymized unless a longer retention period is required by law.
7. Data Security
- Security measures: We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorized access.
- Garmin and Strava data: Data imported from Garmin and Strava is transmitted via secure protocols and stored securely.
- Limitations: No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. User Rights
In accordance with applicable laws, you have the following rights:
- Right of access: Request access to your personal data held by us.
- Right of rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Right of erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
- Right to object: Object to the processing of your personal data for legitimate reasons.
- Right to restriction of processing: Request restriction of the processing of your data.
- Right to data portability: Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw your consent at any time for processing based on consent.
- Post-mortem directives: In France, define directives regarding the fate of your data after your death.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at mountainbikers.club/contact.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR or applicable laws.
9. Consent for Garmin and Strava Connections
By connecting your Garmin and/or Strava accounts to our platform, you explicitly consent to Mountain Bikers Club accessing the data authorized by these services. You can revoke this access at any time by disconnecting your accounts in the user settings.
10. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies
- Cookies: We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze traffic via Vercel Stats or similar solutions.
- Cookie management: You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or via our cookie manager when visiting our site.
11. Changes to the Privacy Policy
- We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time. Changes will be published on this page with an updated date.
- Significant changes will be notified to users via email and/or a prominent notification on the site, with at least 30 days' notice.
- By continuing to use our site after changes are published, you agree to the updated privacy policy.
12. Contact
For any questions or requests regarding this privacy policy, please contact us:
- Contact form: Available at mountainbikers.club/contact