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Privacy Mode off permits model provider data sharing

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 288 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

When may Cursor share prompts and limited telemetry with a model provider?
When a user explicitly selects a model provider's model, Cursor may share prompts and limited telemetry with that model provider.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Model selection by the user acts as the triggering condition for potential sharing of prompts and telemetry with third-party model providers.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jun 10, 2026

The updated policy clarifies that Cursor maintains zero data retention agreements with all AI model providers and customer data will not be used for training by Cursor. However, the policy now explicitly discloses that model providers may run risk classifiers to detect policy violations, and if your prompts or conversations trigger abuse detectors, your data may be stored for investigation and deleted according to the provider's retention policies. The policy removed the previous blanket statement that code would never be trained on by Cursor or third parties, replacing it with more specific disclosure of abuse detection practices. You can review OpenAI and Anthropic's documentation directly for details on their specific retention policies.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
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Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4429 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If the reader explicitly selects a model provider's model, their prompts and limited telemetry may be shared with that provider.

How other platforms handle this

Skillshare Medium

We share Personal Data with vendors, service providers, and agents who work on our behalf and provide us with services related to the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Service.

Squarespace Medium

we may use, retain or share information with law enforcement or others in circumstances where a person's vital interests require protection, such as in the case of emergencies.

Google Gemini Medium

The Gemini Apps Privacy Notice does not apply, and your Opal data, including feedback you provide, is processed per the Google Privacy Policy.

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Prompts and limited telemetry may also be shared with model providers when you explicitly select their models.

Excerpt from Cursor's Data Use & Privacy Overview

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cursor Data Use & Privacy Overview
Entity
Cursor
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059541
Document ID
CA-D-00764
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
b99e852f1ad6e7f2138edb3e355e61411f60e79b811fb2af6c88fcd7ff48ef25
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 14:51 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Cursor
Document: Cursor Data Use & Privacy Overview
Record ID: CA-P-059541
Captured: 2026-07-09 14:51:27 UTC
SHA-256: b99e852f1ad6e7f2…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cursor/cursor-data-use-privacy-overview/provision/CA-P-059541/privacy-mode-off-permits-model-provider-data-sharing/
Accessed: Aug. 19, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cursor's Privacy Mode off permits model provider data sharing clause do?

Model selection by the user acts as the triggering condition for potential sharing of prompts and telemetry with third-party model providers.

How does this clause affect you?

If the reader explicitly selects a model provider's model, their prompts and limited telemetry may be shared with that provider.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 288 platforms. See the full comparison.

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