Runkeeper

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| name = Runkeeper

| title = Runkeeper

| logo = Corporate_logo_of_Runkeeper_(FitnessKeeper,_Inc.).png

| logo size = 300px

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| author = FitnessKeeper

| developer = Asics

| released = {{Start date and age|2008}}

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| latest release version = {{Multiple releases

|branch1 = Android

|version1 = 12.3

|date1 = {{release date and age|2021|12|16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/asics-digital-inc/runkeeper/|title=Runkeeper - GPS Track Run Walk APKs|website=APKMirror}}

|branch2 = Wear OS

|version2 = 2.2.5

|branch3 = iOS

|version3 = 12.3.1

|date3 = {{release date and age|2021|12|16}}{{Cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/app/id300235330|title=Runkeeper—GPS Running Tracker|website=App Store|date=2 June 2023 |language=en-us}}

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| operating system = Android 7+, iOS 13.7+

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| size = 57.65 MB (Android), 126.8 MB (iOS)

| language = English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Swedish

| language count = 12

| language footnote = {{Cite web|url=http://support.runkeeper.com/hc/en-us/articles/202924015-What-Languages-Does-Runkeeper-Support-|title=What Languages Does Runkeeper Support?|website=ASICS Runkeeper Help Center|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-01}}{{cite web | url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/runkeeper-gps-running-tracker/id300235330 | title=Runkeeper—Distance Run Tracker | date=2 June 2023 }}

| genre = Fitness

| license = Proprietary

| website = {{URL|http://runkeeper.com}}

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Runkeeper is a GPS fitness-tracking app for iOS and Android launched in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/the-technology-that-created-a-new-generation-of-runners/417126/|title=The Technology That Created a New Generation of Runners|last=|first=|website=The Atlantic|date=22 November 2015|accessdate=2017-01-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.raizlabs.com/blog/work/runkeeper/|title=RunKeeper: Product and app development by Raizlabs|last=|first=|date=2011-01-01|website=|publisher=Raizlabs|accessdate=2013-11-26|archive-date=2016-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317053728/http://www.raizlabs.com/blog/work/runkeeper/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.raizlabs.com/blog/work/runkeeper/|title=RunKeeper - App Developer|newspaper=Raizlabs|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-14|archive-date=2016-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821021049/https://www.raizlabs.com/blog/work/runkeeper/|url-status=dead}} In late 2011, Runkeeper secured $10 million in a Series B financing, led by Spark Capital.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/02/founder-stories-runkeeper-striving-to-becoming-the-facebook-for-health/|title=(Founder Stories) Runkeeper: Striving To Becoming The Facebook For Health |publisher=Techcrunch |date=2012-03-02 |accessdate=2013-11-26}}{{Cite web |title=RunKeeper - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School |url=https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54732 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.hbs.edu}}{{Cite web |last=FinSMEs |date=2011-11-21 |title=RunKeeper Raises $10M in Funding |url=https://www.finsmes.com/2011/11/runkeeper-raises-10m-funding.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=FinSMEs |language=en-US}} In February 2016, Runkeeper was acquired by Asics.{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/02/12/runkeeper-acquired-by-sports-shoes-giant-asics/|title=RunKeeper acquired by sportswear giant Asics|date=2016-02-12|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/12/runkeeper-asics/|title=Fitness App Runkeeper To Be Acquired By Running Shoe Maker ASICS|website=TechCrunch|date=12 February 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-19}}

Criticism and controversy

In May 2016, the Runkeeper software came to the attention of the Norwegian Consumer Council for breaching European data protection laws. It is alleged to continue tracking user's locations after the application is terminated and to share this information with advertisers in ways that exceed the bounds of the application's terms and conditions.{{cite web|url=http://www.androidauthority.com/runkeeper-user-location-tracking-data-advertisers-692346/|title=Runkeeper is secretly tracking you around the clock and sending your data to advertisers|date=13 May 2016|website=Android Authority|quote="The NCC's investigation into Runkeeper discovered that user location data is tracked around the clock and gets transmitted to a third party advertiser in the U.S. called Kiip.me."|last1=Carlon|first1=Kris|accessdate=14 May 2016}}