Who Can See Your Fitness Data?

Short answer: it depends on the app. Your fitness data can be visible to you, to people you choose to share with, to the company, to companies it works with, and to other apps you connect. The way to find out is to check four places.

Who could have access

• You. Always, on your phone.
• Other people, if the app has profiles, feeds or shareable maps. A public route can show where you start and finish.
• The company, if your data is uploaded to its servers.
• Service providers, such as analytics or advertising tools built into the app.
• Other apps you connect, for example through Health Connect, but only for the data types you allow.
• Programs you link to the app, such as a workplace or insurance wellness scheme. Their own rules apply.

Four places to check

1. Google Play, Data safety section. It lists what the developer says it collects and shares.
2. The privacy policy. Search for words like “share”, “third parties”, “servers” and “advertising”.
3. Inside the app. Find profile visibility, map privacy and sharing settings, and check each one yourself.
4. Android settings. Look at the app’s permissions, and at Health Connect to see which apps can read your data.

Red flags

• Public by default, with privacy settings you have to hunt for.
• A privacy policy that does not say who receives your data.
• A request for permissions the app does not need for its features.

How it works in HALEBIT

HALEBIT keeps your workouts on your phone, has no account to sign up for, and has no analytics or advertising service in the fitness experience. With Health Connect it only reads what you allow, and you can change that at any time. Share cards are images you choose to post. If you turn on backup, the copy goes to a folder on your phone or, with HALEBIT Pro, to your own Google Drive. Read the full privacy policy, or see whether fitness apps share your location and how to delete your fitness data.

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