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Garmin Connect Global Privacy Settings

You can adjust the privacy settings in your Garmin Connect™ account. Select the your preferred platform for steps.


Garmin Connect App

  1. Open the Garmin Connect app.

  2. Select More (bottom right).

  3. Select Settings.

  4. Select Profile & Privacy.

From here you can adjust the following settings.

Profile

You choose who can see the details of your Garmin Connect profile. However, your display name and profile picture will always be visible to everyone.

Activities

New activity details and daily summary details (step data, all-day heart rate, etc) will default to the privacy level you choose here. The fitness and health data shared may include your heart rate and activity location. You can change the privacy on any of these individually by selecting the lock icon in the top right of the activity summary or daily summary pages.

The Custom option allows you to set different privacy levels for different activities. For example, you could set your walks to "Only Me" but set your cycling activities to "Everyone".

Garmin Connect app custom privacy levels

Selecting "Updating Past Activities" allows you to update the privacy level for all previous activities or you can select to change the privacy level for specific activity types by selecting the Custom option.

Steps

Your selection will impact their visibility in leaderboards and active group challenges.

Badges

This allows you to control who can see your badges earned.

Muted Users

If you have muted someone they will show up here and you will not see them in your NewsFeed.

Blocked Users

If you block someone they will show up here.


Data

Storage & Processing

You can opt-out of Garmin data storage and processing and have your data deleted. When opted in Garmin processes your personal data to provide many of the features in our apps and websites.

Device Upload

This allows you to upload data from your Garmin device to Garmin Connect. If you turn this setting off, any new data will not be uploaded. You can still upload data that you enter manually or track through third-party apps. You also will receive device software updates and can send data such as workouts or profile information from Connect to your Garmin device.

Garmin Coach

When using Garmin coach, we provide workouts tailored for your speed based on your ability. This feature relies on uploaded health and activity data from our users to improve the training plans and make a better experience for all users. Your personal data is never shared with others.

Insights

When you use Insights, we send you motivational messages and suggestions to help you reach your goals, and you can see how you compare to the Connect community. Garmin Connect uses your uploaded health and activity data to provide Insights to you, but your personal data is never shared with others.

LiveTrack

This feature uses GPS data from your device to let friends and family track your activities in real-time. The data from LiveTrack can also be used for your device safety features. Anyone with your LiveTrack link can see your location and data.

Popularity Routing

Garmin Connect gathers anonymously contributed route data to create a model of where the Garmin Connect community is most active. This data is used to build popularity heatmaps to help you find the most used routes, and to generate the most popular route when you need help creating new courses. Popularity heatmaps are available on some of our map features. They are overlaid on the map, so you can easily see which paths, roads, sidewalks or trails are used the most. When you want to create a new course near you, or when you're traveling and want to plan a workout, you can use this same data to automatically create a full or partial course in frequently used areas.

Product Improvement

Garmin uses confidential data from customers like you to continuously improve our products. Your data will remain secure and protected, and we will not publish or share any of it with others. Real customer data is critical to our product improvement process. For example, location data lets us improve GPS accuracy. Health and fitness metrics help us enhance existing features and create new ones. You can choose to start or stop sharing your data with us for product improvement at any time.



Garmin Connect Web

  1. From a web browser, sign into your Garmin Connect account.

  2. Select your user avatar (Profile & Account) from the upper right corner.

  3. From the drop-down window select Account Settings.

  4. From the left-hand settings menu, select Privacy Settings.

From this menu you will have multiple options.

Profile

You choose who can see the details of your Garmin Connect profile. However, your display name and profile picture will always be visible to everyone.

Activities

New activity details and daily summary details (step data, all-day heart rate, etc) will default to the privacy level you choose here. The fitness and health data shared may include your heart rate and activity location. You can change the privacy on any of these individually by selecting the lock icon in the top right of the activity summary or daily summary pages.

The Custom option allows you to set different privacy levels for different activities. For example, you could set your walks to "Only Me" but set your cycling activities to "Everyone".

Custom privacy menu in Garmin Connect

Past Activities

This allows you to update the privacy level for all previous activities or you can select to change the privacy level for specific activity types by selecting the Custom option. 

Steps

Your selection will impact their visibility in leaderboards and active group challenges

Badges

This allows you to control who can see your badges earned.

Muted Users

If you have muted someone they will show up here and you will not see them in your News Feed.

Blocked Users

If you block someone they will show up here and will not be able to view your profile.

Allow Tagging

This lets your connections tag you in their activity comments.

Segments

Course segments are virtual race courses that allow you to compare your performances against all your past activities, your connections, your group members, or the entire Garmin Connect community. Make sure your activity privacy is set accordingly, so your activities will show on the segment leaderboards. (For example, your activity won't show up on a leaderboard with Everyone if your privacy is set to My Connections.)

Popularity Routing

Garmin Connect gathers anonymously contributed route data to create a model of where the Garmin Connect community is most active. This data is used to build popularity heatmaps to help you find the most used routes, and to generate the most popular route when you need help creating new courses. Popularity heatmaps are available on some of our map features. They are overlaid on the map, so you can easily see which paths, roads, sidewalks or trails are used the most. When you want to create a new course near you, or when you're traveling and want to plan a workout, you can use this same data to automatically create a full or partial course in frequently used areas.

Storage & Processing

You can opt-out of Garmin data storage and processing and have your data deleted. When opted in Garmin processes your personal data to provide many of the features in our apps and websites.

Device Upload

This allows you to upload data from your Garmin device to Garmin Connect. If you turn this setting off, any new data will not be uploaded. You can still upload data that you enter manually or track through third-party apps. You also will receive device software updates and can send data such as workouts or profile information from Connect to your Garmin device.

Garmin Coach

When using Garmin coach, we provide workouts tailored for your speed based on your ability. This feature relies on uploaded health and activity data from our users to improve the training plans and make a better experience for all users. Your personal data is never shared with others.

Insights

When you use Insights, we send you motivational messages and suggestions to help you reach your goals, and you can see how you compare to the Connect community. Garmin Connect uses your uploaded health and activity data to provide Insights to you, but your personal data is never shared with others.

Product Improvement

Garmin uses confidential data from customers like you to continuously improve our products. Your data will remain secure and protected, and we will not publish or share any of it with others. Real customer data is critical to our product improvement process. For example, location data lets us improve GPS accuracy. Health and fitness metrics help us enhance existing features and create new ones. You can choose to start or stop sharing your data with us for product improvement at any time.