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This provision defines the primary user control for preventing training data use, but the caveat that 'Cursor may store some code data to provide extra features' even in Privacy Mode means some server-side code handling continues regardless of this setting.
Interpretive note: The document does not define 'some code data' that Cursor may store even in standard Privacy Mode, creating ambiguity about the scope of residual storage under this setting.
With Privacy Mode disabled, the document states Cursor may store and use codebase data, prompts, editor actions, and code snippets to improve AI features and train models, and may share prompts and telemetry with third-party inference providers. Users who supply their own API keys should note the document states their requests still route through Cursor's backend for prompt building, regardless of API key source. You can enable Privacy Mode in Cursor's settings to apply zero data retention at the model-provider level and prevent your code from being used as training data.
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"If you enable "Privacy Mode" in Cursor's settings: zero data retention will be enabled for our model providers. Cursor may store some code data to provide extra features. None of your code will ever be trained on by us or any third-party.— Excerpt from Cursor's Cursor Data Use & Privacy Overview
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This provision defines the primary user control for preventing training data use, but the caveat that 'Cursor may store some code data to provide extra features' even in Privacy Mode means some server-side code handling continues regardless of this setting.
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