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Cached files not used as training data in Privacy Mode

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This establishes a conditional prohibition on training use of cached files, tied specifically to privacy mode being active.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a fragment. The full context from id 59564 makes clear the subject is cached file contents, but the fragment alone does not specify the subject. Confidence is medium because the claim depends on reading this fragment in conjunction with its surrounding sentence.

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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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If privacy mode is enabled, the reader's cached file contents will not be used to train Cursor's models.

How other platforms handle this

Square Medium

we may use this information to make it easier for you to find the people you want to send payments to, for account and identity verification and fraud prevention purposes, to reduce the risk you will send payments to the wrong person, or to provide other personalized services.

Google Cloud Medium

We evaluate Service Data to help us improve the performance and functionality of Cloud Services.

Walmart Medium

any personal information that you provide through the Walmart Sites will be used by Walmart in accordance with Walmart's Privacy Policy

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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never used as training data when privacy mode is enabled.

— Excerpt from Cursor's Cursor Data Use & Privacy Overview

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

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-059567
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
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cursor
Document: Cursor Data Use & Privacy Overview
Record ID: CA-P-059567
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-059567/cached-files-not-used-as-training-data-in-privacy-mode/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cursor's Cached files not used as training data in Privacy Mode clause do?

This establishes a conditional prohibition on training use of cached files, tied specifically to privacy mode being active.

How does this clause affect you?

If privacy mode is enabled, the reader's cached file contents will not be used to train Cursor's models.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 280 platforms. See the full comparison.

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