Is Cursor safe with your data?
Cursor
Anysphere
Partial disclosure · high confidence
Cursor earns a C (59/100) because it discloses its data practices only in part.
#32
of 216 apps ranked
59
score · Productivity avg 55
+4
vs category average
Cursor commits in its terms that it will not use your content to train AI models unless you explicitly agree, and it lets you keep ownership of your inputs while assigning you the outputs, but its retention, security and breach-notice disclosures stay at the level of adjectives with no named periods or controls.
What Cursor's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data
No training by default
The terms state in capitals that Anysphere will not use content to train, or allow any third party to train, any AI models unless you have explicitly agreed, with carve-outs only for security-flagged content and material you report yourself.
You keep your content
You retain all right, title and interest in your inputs, and Anysphere assigns to you whatever interest it may have in the suggestions the service generates.
No named retention period
The policy keeps personal data "only for as long as necessary" and names no number of days, months or years for any data category, including AI interaction logs described only as kept for "a limited duration".
Thin security and breach disclosure
Security is described only as "commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures" with no encryption standard or access control named, and the policy says nothing about notifying users after a data breach.
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 mapping of processing purposes to legal bases
- Not stated: breach notification
Cursor privacy rating
Details
- Category
- Productivity
- Modalities
- text
- Processes biometrics
- No
- Policy last updated
- 2026-09-03
- Region scored
- Global / US-default
- Last assessed
- 2026-10-13
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.