Cyber 5050 Accelerator: Privacy Notice and Consent

Privacy Notice and Consent

It is important to us that you understand how Future Women (“we”, “us” or “our”) handles your personal information in terms you are comfortable with.

This notice and consent relates to our Cyber Accelerator for Women program (Program) which you are opting into or applying for under the Australian Federal Government-funded Building Women’s Careers Grant initiatives.

Cyber5050

Cyber5050 is an Australian Government (Government) funded project that is part of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ (DEWR) Building Women’s Careers Program and is administered by the Department of Innovation, Science and Resources (DISR). Led by CyberCX, Cyber5050 is a collaborative partnership between CyberCX, Future Women (FW), the Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN), Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) and the Australian Services Union (ASU). Through the delivery of multiple initiatives, Cyber5050 addresses the structural and cultural barriers to women’s participation in the cyber security industry.

Delivered as part of the Cyber5050 program initiatives, in partnership with the AWSN and the ASU, we will deliver a 12-month, self-paced online development program designed to empower women and gender diverse individuals. The Program focuses on building confidence, leadership, and communication skills, while also providing tailored networking opportunities for those navigating male-dominated environments. Participants who complete the Cyber5050 Cyber Fundamentals microcredential training (led by CyberCX) will automatically be selected and invited to complete the Program. There will also be opportunity for women and gender diverse individuals who don’t enrol in, or complete, the Cyber Fundamentals microcredential training to apply directly with us for the Program. Participants who enrol in the Program will be provided with a 12 month AWSN membership.

What do we collect?

We collect the Personal Information you have entered into the Program application form and/or Cyber5050 Cyber Fundamentals microcredential training application form (such as your full name, contact details, and gender)  information relating to your engagement during the Program (such as attendance and feedback you provide) as well as summary of additional information collected over the course of the Accelerator Program – eg, educational background, self-reported satisfaction, engagement metrics]. 

Why do we collect your information?

We collect your information:

  1. To provide and facilitate our Program and related activities, such as giving you updates about the program, reviewing and actioning any questions or complaints, improving our program and courses, and any other administrative matters.
  2. To provide reports to the Government (via our Cyber5050 partner CyberCX) on the participants’ engagement with the Program, and the impact of this Program against the broader Cyber5050 program objectives to ensure transparency, evaluation and accountability. 
  3. For the purposes of qualitative research in conjunction with our partners, the AWSN and the ASU, regarding women’s participation in the cyber security industry and impact of the Program. This may include sharing the data with the Cyber5050 Project Lead (CyberCX) and/or incorporating your deidentified application responses into larger datasets gathered as part of another Cyber5050 initiative, “Survey and Advice” which considers barriers to women’s participation in the cyber security industry and provides practical advice to the Government.

  4. For our marketing activities in connection with other relevant Cyber5050 program initiatives and partners. We may contact you about events we may conduct in 2025-2027. This may include but is not limited to options for further study, surveying regarding the Cyber5050 program, FW Jobs Academy opportunities and other events or activities relating to cyber security.

Sharing outside Future Women

To facilitate your Program, we may disclose your details to any of our related bodies corporate on a need-to-know basis.

During your Program, your personal information may be shared to the following third parties to facilitate delivery and administration (including issuing completion documents):

  • For the purposes of qualitative research in conjunction with our partners, AWSN and ASU, regarding women’s participation in the cyber security industry as well as addressing workplace safety, career rights, resilience, career satisfaction, training, mentoring and confidence building for Women. This may include sharing the data with the Project Lead (CyberCX) and incorporating your deidentified application responses into larger datasets gathered as part of another Cyber5050 initiative, “Survey and Advice” which considers barriers to women’s participation in the cyber security industry and provides practical advice to the Government.
  • Our Cyber5050 delivery partners (CyberCX, AWSN, CIT and the ASU) for the purposes of cross-promotion, delivery of program initiatives and program evaluation criteria and outcomes.
  • The Cyber5050 Project Lead (CyberCX) and the Government as required for reporting against the Cyber5050 evaluation criteria. However, any such reporting will be done on an anonymised basis and will not include personal identifiable information.

  • Third-party teaching platform Credly (contact information and Workshop completion information).

Retention of your information

We will retain your personal information given to us as part of the Program for a period of 2 years after the date you conclude the Program. 

After this period, we will delete your personal information unless we are required to continue retaining it for a legal or regulatory purpose. In which case, we will retain your information for the duration permitted or required under the relevant legal or regulatory requirement.

Consent

By participating in Cyber5050 Accelerator you consent to FW’s collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as set out in this notice and consent. If you do not consent to such activities, we will not be able to provide you with access to the Program. 

Further Information

Information about how we handle personal information generally can be found in our Privacy Policy (https://www.futurewomen.com/privacy-policy/). 

Privacy complaints or enquiries can be made via email to: [email protected] (with attention to the Privacy Officer).