PRIVACY UPDATE

Running Kiddos and Student Data Privacy: CITE/CSPA DPA Support

June 2026 · 4 min read

Student data privacy matters in every school tool, including PE software. Running Kiddos helps teachers track laps, distance, attendance, and student progress, which means schools need to know that student information is handled responsibly.

We are pleased to share that Running Kiddos has completed a CITE/CSPA student data privacy agreement with a California school. That agreement gives other California schools a clearer path when reviewing Running Kiddos for classroom and PE use.

What Is CITE/CSPA?

CITE, California IT in Education, supports technology leaders and IT teams working in schools. CITE also powers the California Student Privacy Alliance, often called CSPA.

CSPA helps California local education agencies review education technology vendors through student data privacy agreements. These agreements are commonly managed through the A4L Student Data Privacy Consortium resource registry.

In simple terms: when a school wants to use an app that handles student information, the school may ask the vendor to sign a Data Privacy Agreement, or DPA. The DPA documents how student data can be used, protected, retained, and deleted.

Why This Matters for PE Teachers

PE teachers should not have to become privacy lawyers before they can use a better lap tracking system. At the same time, districts are right to ask careful questions before approving any tool that stores student information.

Running Kiddos is built for real school workflows:

• Teachers scan student QR codes to record laps during PE activities
• Schools can organize students by class, grade, or group
• Teachers can review attendance, distance, lap totals, and progress over time
• Reports help teachers support students, communicate progress, and celebrate effort

Because that data is tied to students, privacy review is part of responsible adoption. The signed CITE/CSPA agreement helps schools evaluate Running Kiddos using a familiar student data privacy process.

What the Agreement Helps Address

A student data privacy agreement is different from a general website privacy policy. A DPA is a school-facing contract that helps define expectations for student data.

Depending on the district's review process, a DPA can help clarify topics such as:

• What student data is collected to provide the service
• How the data may and may not be used
• How student data is protected from unauthorized access
• Whether student data is sold or used for advertising
• How schools can request deletion, correction, or export of data
• How vendor obligations align with student privacy laws and district policies

What Running Kiddos Collects

Running Kiddos is focused on PE activity tracking. We collect the information needed to help teachers run class, record student activity, and review progress.

• Student names and roster information entered by the school
• Class, group, grade, and school organization details
• Lap counts, distance, run history, and attendance records
• Teacher and administrator account information
• Reports and summaries generated from school activity data

We do not need student social media profiles, personal browsing history, or unrelated personal information to run a PE lap tracking program.

Our Privacy Approach

Running Kiddos is designed around a simple principle: student data should be used to support the school's PE program, not for unrelated advertising or data resale.

• School-controlled use: teachers and school admins manage their roster and activity data.
• Purpose-limited data: student information is used to provide lap tracking, reports, progress views, certificates, and related school features.
• No sale of student data: Running Kiddos does not sell student data.
• Access controls: teacher and admin accounts control who can view school data.
• Parent sharing controls: parent progress links show only the selected student's progress and can be managed by the teacher.
• Deletion support: schools can request student or school data handling according to their agreement and our privacy policy.

How Another School Can Use This

If your school or district is reviewing Running Kiddos, the easiest path is to involve your IT, instructional technology, or data privacy team early.

1. Tell your district that Running Kiddos has completed a CITE/CSPA student data privacy agreement with a California school.
2. Ask whether your district uses CSPA or the A4L SDPC registry for vendor privacy review.
3. Send your IT team to support@runningkiddos.com so we can help provide the right privacy documentation.

Some districts may be able to reference the existing agreement. Others may ask us to sign their own DPA or complete an additional vendor review. We are prepared to support that process.

Privacy Is Part of the Product

Running Kiddos is not just a lap counter. Schools use it to understand student effort, celebrate progress, and make PE activity visible. That only works if schools, teachers, families, and students can trust how the data is handled.

The CITE/CSPA agreement is one more step in making Running Kiddos easier for schools to approve and safer for schools to adopt.