Data Usage

Introduction

This page provides a technical overview of how foile.ch processes your data. It complements the privacy policy by offering a more detailed, developer-based explanation. The content may evolve as the system changes.

Strava Connect

Foile allows you to connect your Strava account to import your activities. With a basic connection, you can browse your Strava activities and manually import them. All imported activities are set to Private by default.

Additionally, two optional features are available:

Automatic Synchronization

When an activity is created on Strava with a specific keyword in the title, it will be automatically synchronized with Foile.
Supported keywords: Wingfoil(ing), Pumpfoil(ing)

Enhance Strava Activity

Foile can enrich your Strava activities by appending insights to their descriptions. This requires write access to your Strava account, but Foile will only modify the description field of your activities.

Strava description example

Example of a Strava activity enhanced with Foile insights.

Garmin Connect

Currently in development

Session Permission Levels

Every new session is set to Private by default. You can manually change the permission level if you wish to share your session data more broadly.

Access Level	Anonymized Data	Session Details	Leaderboards
Private	Can be used.	Only accessible by the owner.	Session achievements will not appear in leaderboards.
Friends	Can be used.	Accessible by the owner and to accepted followers.	Session achievements will not appear in leaderboards.
Leaderboard	Can be used.	Accessible by the owner and accepted followers. Visible to other authenticated users (Community) through leaderboards only if the session contains a personal record.	Achievement records and particular session can appear in leaderboards.

Profile Permission Levels

The profile permission level controls who can view your profile overview, including session statistics and records. It does not include access to detailed session data.

Access Level	Profile Overview
Anonymous	Only accessible by the owner. However, sessions in the Community Leaderboard will not show the specific username, but will be anonymous.
Private	Only accessible by the owner.
Friends	Accessible by the owner and to accepted followers.
Community	Visible to other authenticated users (Community).

Data Diagram

This diagram illustrates how uploaded session data can be accessed and used based on permission levels.