Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

This page explains what information Monopatia (monopatia.info) collects, why, and how it is handled. We try to keep things minimal: most of the site works without an account, and the only personal data we store is what you choose to provide by signing in with Strava.

What we store on your device

Theme preference — localStorage value used by the dark/light toggle.
Saved location — when you use the Near Me page and either grant geolocation access or pick a point on the map, your chosen coordinates are stored in localStorage under the key monopatia-location so the home page and trail cards can show distances and drive-time estimates. This value never leaves your browser.

You can clear both at any time via your browser's site-data settings or by tapping "Change location" on the Near Me page.

What we collect with Google Analytics

Monopatia uses Google Analytics 4 (G-ZJ24JZDT55) to understand which pages are visited and which features are used. Google Analytics collects anonymized traffic data: pageviews, referring pages, approximate location, device and browser type. We do not use Google Analytics for advertising and do not link analytics data to any user account. See Google's privacy policy for details.

What happens when you sign in with Strava

Sign-in is optional and only required to bookmark trails, mark completions, sync your Strava activities, or appear on the leaderboard. Sign-in uses Strava OAuth with the scopes read,profile:read_all,activity:read.

When you sign in, the following data lands in our database (Neon serverless Postgres, EU region). Some of it comes from Strava; the rest is created by your actions on this site.

Received from Strava:

Your Strava athlete ID, display name, and profile picture URL.
An OAuth access token and refresh token, used to fetch your activities. These are never shared with anyone else.
Cached Strava activities relevant to Cyprus hiking: name, sport type, start date, distance, elevation gain, moving time, start coordinates, and the encoded summary polyline. We use these to auto-match your activities to trails on the site.

Created by you on Monopatia (not from Strava):

A login session, including IP address and user agent — set by Better Auth so we can keep you signed in and detect abuse.
Your bookmarked trails and completion flags. These are stored only in Monopatia's database and are never sent to Strava.
Sync state: when your activities were last fetched, how many were synced, and how many matched a trail.

We do not receive or store your email address, full activity stream, photos, segments, or any heart-rate / cadence / power data.

How your data is used

To show you your bookmarks, completions, stats, and matched activities.
To rank you on the public leaderboard. The leaderboard displays your Strava display name, profile picture, and aggregate stats (number of completed trails, total distance, total elevation, activity count). It links to your public Strava athlete page.
To improve trail-matching accuracy in the future.

We do not sell, rent, or share your data with third parties. We do not use it for advertising or profiling.

Data retention and deletion

You can sign out at any time. To permanently delete your account and all associated data (sessions, bookmarks, completions, cached Strava activities), email v@bougay.com from the email associated with your Strava account, or send a deletion request from your Strava-linked address. Deletion is performed manually within a few business days.

You can also revoke Monopatia's access to your Strava account at any time from your Strava settings, which will block further syncs.

Cookies

Monopatia uses a single first-party cookie set by Better Auth to keep you signed in. Google Analytics sets its own cookies for traffic measurement.

Children

Monopatia is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from them.

Changes

This policy may be updated as the site evolves. Material changes will be reflected on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

Contact

Questions, deletion requests, or anything else: v@bougay.com.