Compare developer / api restrictions governance provisions between GitHub and Cursor. Provisions are extracted from monitored governance documents and classified by severity.
This disclosure establishes the operational architecture of the service and clarifies that backend routing occurs regardless of API key usage, which affects data flow and processing procedures within the system.
Consumer impact
Users operating under this provision understand that their API requests, even when authenticated with their own API keys, pass through Cursor's backend systems for prompt processing, meaning requests do not bypass the service's infrastructure. This affects the data handling pathway and processing procedures users should expect when using the service.
Opt-out available
No opt-out available
Actual clause text
Even if you use your API key, your requests will still go through our backend! That's where we do our final prompt building.
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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.