Change record
CA-C-004388 Top 5%
Cursor Terms of Service
Entity
Date detected
August 14, 2026
Effective date
August 13, 2026
Severity
Direction
Neutral
Taxonomy
Arbitration expansion
Changes
+4 sentences added · −52 sentences removed · 38 sentences modified

Impact Summary

High Neutral for users
Affected users
All users US users

Cursor replaced its arbitration-based dispute resolution system with a litigation-based one governed by Texas law and filed exclusively in Texas courts. Previously, disputes were resolved through binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association; the updated terms require disputes to be brought in state or federal courts in Wichita County or Tarrant County, Texas. Users now have statutory limitation periods (one year for federal claims, two years for state law claims) rather than an arbitration framework, though the terms continue to prohibit class actions and require individual proceedings.

2 new obligations 1 protection removed

Consumers: You have strict time limits to file disputes or they are barred forever.

Consumers: You can only sue in Texas courts, even if you live elsewhere.

Consumers: You lost the option to resolve disputes privately through arbitration and must use public court litigation.

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What this means for you

The updated terms establish a mandatory litigation regime replacing arbitration. Disputes must now be brought exclusively in federal or state courts located in Wichita County or Tarrant County, Texas, and you consent to jurisdiction in those forums and waive any objection based on inconvenient forum. Federal claims must be initiated within one year of the event giving rise to the dispute; state law claims within two years. Claims not initiated within these periods are permanently barred. Class actions and representative proceedings remain prohibited, and relief is limited to individual claims. The terms state that governing law and forum selection apply regardless of whether a dispute is based in contract, tort, statute, or common law, and extend to disputes involving Anysphere's U.S. corporate affiliates.

Key Clauses Affected

Limitations Period (Section 15.3)

Federal claims must be initiated within one year; state law claims within two years, or claims are permanently barred.

Governing Law and Forum Selection (Section 16.1)

All disputes must be brought exclusively in federal or state courts in Wichita County or Tarrant County, Texas; Texas law governs; applies to disputes involving U.S. corporate affiliates.

Prohibition of Class Actions (Section 16.2)

Users waive the right to seek class or representative proceedings; relief is limited to individual claims only.

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Source Document
https://www.cursor.com/terms-of-service
Citation Record
Entity: Cursor
Document: Cursor Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-C-004388
Captured: 2026-08-14 00:54:04 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-08-14-cursor-cursor-terms-of-service-4388/
Accessed: Aug. 14, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

Cursor replaced its AAA arbitration framework with mandatory Texas litigation. The change removes arbitration procedures, cost-sharing provisions, and hearing location flexibility, replacing them with exclusive venue in two Texas counties and statutory limitation periods of …

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Cursor Terms of Service
Entity
Cursor
Captured
August 14, 2026
Source URL
https://www.cursor.com/terms-of-service
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