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275 platforms tracked · 1630 provisions · 200 platforms high severity · Compare how platforms differ on this clause type.

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Comparing GitHub vs Cursor · Data Retention provisions
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Compare data retention governance provisions between GitHub and Cursor. Provisions are extracted from monitored governance documents and classified by severity.

developer_tools GitHub Content Deleted Within 90 Days of Cancellation
High
What it means
The 90-day deletion window means user data is not retained indefinitely after account closure, but also that recovery is impossible once the account is canceled.
Consumer impact
After canceling or having your account terminated, your profile and repository content will be permanently deleted within 90 days and cannot be recovered.
Opt-out available
No opt-out available
Actual clause text
We will delete your full profile and the Content of your repositories within 90 days of cancellation or termination (though some information may remain in encrypted backups). This information cannot be recovered once your Account is canceled.
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CA-P-036476
Recent changes
Aug 7, 2026 Unknown

GitHub added 'Opens in new tab' link annotations to several URLs and references in their GitHub Cop…

GitHub's Privacy Statement was detected with a formatting change on July 16, 2026. The table of con…

ai Cursor Risk classifier exception to ZDR retention
High
What it means
This establishes an explicit exception to ZDR commitments: abuse-triggered data may be retained by model providers or Cursor outside the standard zero-retention framework.
Consumer impact
If the reader's prompts or conversations trigger an abuse detector, that data may be stored for investigation by model providers or Cursor, notwithstanding any ZDR agreements.
Opt-out available
No opt-out available
Actual clause text
model providers (including Cursor) may run risk classifiers to detect violations of terms and usage policies, and if your prompts or conversations trigger abuse detectors your data may be stored for investigation...
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CA-P-059533
Recent changes

Cursor removed the word 'indexing' from its description of backend functionality in an update detec…

Aug 29, 2026 Medium

Cursor removed two sentences from its Data Use & Privacy Overview that previously described how cod…

Cursor expanded its security certifications section in an update detected on August 27, 2026. Previ…

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Stripe's arbitration clause is narrower than Amazon's in one key respect: it includes a small claims court carve-out that Amazon's clause does not. PayPal's clause is the most aggressive of the three, explicitly waiving jury trial rights in addition to class action rights. From a compliance perspective, Amazon presents the lowest risk for B2B contracts while PayPal creates the highest exposure for consumer-facing applications subject to CFPB oversight.
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