Is Cursor safe with your data?

Cursor

Anysphere

69/100

Good disclosure · high confidence

Cursor earns a B (69/100) because it discloses most of its data practices.

#13

of 211 apps ranked

score · Productivity avg 54

+15

vs category average

Grade scaleA · 70–100B · 60–69C · 48–59D · 35–47F · 0–34

Cursor commits to not training on user inputs without explicit opt-in, assigns output ownership to users, and offers standard rights, but lacks detailed retention timelines, named security controls, and breach notification specifics.

What Cursor's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data

D1.1 , No-train default with opt-in

ANYSPHERE WILL NOT USE CONTENT TO TRAIN, OR ALLOW ANY THIRD PARTY TO TRAIN, ANY AI MODELS, UNLESS YOU'VE EXPLICITLY AGREED

Unnamed opt-out mechanism

Training preferences can be managed somewhere 'in the Service,' but the policy points to no specific setting or process

Boilerplate security

Commits only to 'commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures' with no named standard or control

Purpose without legal basis

States data is used 'to provide, maintain and facilitate any products and services' without pairing each purpose to a legal basis

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: a deletion timeline after closure or request
Not stated: a data-minimisation commitment
Not stated: a safeguard for international data transfers

Cursor privacy rating

Training-data use2 of 4 disclosed

Keeps user inputs out of model training, or makes training opt-inDisclosed

Names a way to opt out of or into trainingPartial

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsDisclosed

Data-subject rights5 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatDisclosed

Grants a right to correct your dataDisclosed

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingDisclosed

Retention and deletion0 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataPartial

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestSilent

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsPartial

Commits to collecting only the data it needsSilent

Third-party sharing3 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withDisclosed

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementDisclosed

Does not sell or share data for advertising, or offers opt-outDisclosed

Names a safeguard for international data transfersSilent

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency3 of 4 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIDisclosed

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputNot applicable

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsDisclosed

Maps processing purposes to legal basesPartial

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children2 of 2 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataDisclosed

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataDisclosed

Security and accountability1 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Productivity
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2025-10-06
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-07-08

Documents examined

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Each grade reflects our analysis of what an app states in its public privacy policy and terms as of the assessment date. It measures the transparency of those documents, not the company's actual data practices, security, or compliance. Grades are our opinion, offered for general information. Full disclaimer.