Privacy

Last updated 8 November 2026

Runabout is a free website for planning, saving and sharing running routes. This page explains what we store, why, and how to get it deleted. In short: we keep the minimum needed to run the site, we don't sell anything, and we don't show ads.

What we store

• Your account. If you log in, we store the email address, UK mobile number or Google account you used, and the display name shown on routes you share. With Google sign-in we receive your name and email address only.
• Your routes. Routes you save, their names, and whether they're listed in Discover. If you choose to hide the start and finish, other people see the route without its first and last few hundred metres.
• What you do with other people's routes. Likes, "I ran this", star ratings, tips and comments. Tips, comments and your display name are shown to anyone who can see the route. You can delete your own comments, and a route's owner can delete comments on their route.
• A login cookie. One cookie keeps you logged in. We don't use advertising or tracking cookies.
• Short-lived technical records. To stop abuse, we briefly keep counts linked to your IP address or account (for example, how many routes were planned in the last minute).
• Usage totals. We count things like visits, routes planned, GPX downloads and which site sent you here (for example Facebook), as plain daily totals with nothing that identifies you. To tell first visits from return visits, your browser keeps the date you first visited and tells us only whether today is a return visit. We also note when your account was last used. This shows us whether Runabout is useful.

Your location

If you allow it, your browser shares your location so routes can start where you are. It's used to plan the route and isn't stored unless you save a route that starts there.

Services we use

• Cloudflare hosts the site and its database.
• OpenRouteService plans routes and finds places you search for. It receives the points of the route being planned.
• OpenFreeMap and OpenStreetMap (via the Overpass service) provide the map and details such as cafés and lit streets near a route.
• Google, if you choose to log in with Google.
• Resend sends email log-in links, and Twilio sends text message codes, if you use those.

Deleting your data

You can delete any route you've saved from the route itself. To delete your account and everything linked to it, email [email protected] from the address you signed up with, and we'll remove it within 30 days.

Contact

Questions about this page: [email protected].