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The provision creates a conditional data handling framework where Privacy Mode activation triggers modified data retention policies with external model providers while preserving Cursor's ability to retain code data for feature development. This distinction establishes different operational parameters for data handling depending on user configuration.
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.
Users who enable Privacy Mode operate under terms requiring zero data retention at model providers, though this does not prevent Cursor from storing code data internally for feature purposes. Users who do not enable Privacy Mode operate under the standard terms without this zero data retention guarantee from model providers.
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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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The provision creates a conditional data handling framework where Privacy Mode activation triggers modified data retention policies with external model providers while preserving Cursor's ability to retain code data for feature development. This distinction establishes different operational parameters for data handling depending on user configuration.
Users who enable Privacy Mode operate under terms requiring zero data retention at model providers, though this does not prevent Cursor from storing code data internally for feature purposes. Users who do not enable Privacy Mode operate under the standard terms without this zero data retention guarantee from model providers.
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