Privacy Statement

The AI Cybersecurity Competition (CyberCup) (the "Competition"), organized by the School of Cybersecurity at Old Dominion University (ODU) and the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (COVA CCI), only collects data that is needed to ensure the smooth delivery of the Competition. ODU and COVA CCI are committed to safeguarding your privacy and will use the data for administrative purposes before, during, and after the Competition.

By submitting the registration form, the participating team members (and parents/guardians of the team members, where applicable) agree that ODU and COVA CCI may collect, use, and disclose the personal data as provided in the registration form, for such administrative purposes.

To participate in the Competition, ODU and COVA CCI will require the following information from the participants:

  • Participant's full name;
  • Participant's electronic mail addresses;
  • Participant's mobile phone number or other contact details;
  • Participant's affiliation (Educational Institution, current employer, etc.);
  • Participant's personal information such as age and nationality; and other fields in user profile

ODU and COVA CCI may share necessary data with other affiliated institutions and research organizations to enable each team's participation in the Competition in the most efficient and effective way, unless such sharing is prohibited by law.

The Competition's Organizing Committee ("Organizing Committee") may share the participants information with third-party contractors engaged by ODU and COVA CCI to facilitate the provision of user accounts on the contractors' platform.

Contact Information

Please contact us if you:

  1. Have any inquiries or feedback on our data protection policies and procedures; or
  2. Need more information on or access to data that you have provided directly to us in the past.