“we may use and store codebase data, prompts, editor actions, code snippets, and other code data and actions to improve our AI features and train our models.”
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With Privacy Mode disabled, a broad range of user-generated data is eligible for use in model training and product improvement by Cursor.
Interpretive note: The Privacy Mode condition is supplied by surrounding document context not present in the quoted fragment. Confidence is medium because the claim depends on that context to establish the condition under which this permission applies.
The updated terms clarify that Cursor maintains zero data retention agreements with all AI model providers and will not use customer data for training. However, the revised language now explicitly states 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 temporarily for investigation and deleted according to the providers' retention policies. The policy removed the legacy Privacy Mode option; non-ZDR models now require explicit admin opt-in. You can review the specific retention policies of OpenAI and Anthropic through their documentation.
View change record →If Privacy Mode is off, the reader's codebase data, prompts, editor actions, and code snippets may be used and stored by Cursor for AI improvement and model training.
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With Privacy Mode disabled, a broad range of user-generated data is eligible for use in model training and product improvement by Cursor.
If Privacy Mode is off, the reader's codebase data, prompts, editor actions, and code snippets may be used and stored by Cursor for AI improvement and model training.
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