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Third-Party Inference Provider Data Sharing

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision establishes the operational mechanism by which user-generated prompts are transmitted to external inference providers and defines the retention scope for such data. It creates explicit authorization for temporary storage and processing by named third parties as part of the service delivery infrastructure.

Interpretive note: The term 'limited telemetry' is not defined in the document, creating ambiguity about the precise scope of data shared with model providers.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users who select third-party models consent to transmission of their prompts and telemetry to specified inference providers, with those providers permitted to retain data temporarily during processing. The clause conditions this data sharing on explicit user selection of particular models rather than automatic application.

How other platforms handle this

Coinbase Medium

We may share personal information with third-party service providers and partners who support our business operations, including identity verification providers, payment processors, analytics providers, marketing partners, and blockchain analytics companies.

Windsurf Medium

You may elect to use or integrate platforms, add-ons, services, or products not provided by Exafunction ("Third-Party Platforms") (e.g. User IDE's, Web Search, MCP Servers) subject to your agreement with the relevant provider and not this Agreement. We do not control nor shall we have liability for ...

Spotify Medium

We receive some of the data mentioned above from third parties... If you connect your Spotify account to a third party application, service or device, we may collect and use information from them. This collection is to make the integration possible... We work with technical service partners that giv...

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Prompts and limited telemetry may also be shared with model providers when you explicitly select their models. Some of our inference providers, including Baseten, Together AI, and Fireworks, may temporarily access and store model inputs and outputs to improve our inference performance; this data is deleted after use.

— Excerpt from Cursor's Cursor 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
May 11, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010695
Document ID
CA-D-00764
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7bd016281b3f2dcf271223558f9511f2d93cc13a84b3a147251127ce1af62024
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 13:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Cursor
Document: Cursor Data Use & Privacy Overview
Record ID: CA-P-010695
Captured: 2026-05-11 13:09:42 UTC
SHA-256: 7bd016281b3f2dcf…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cursor/cursor-data-use-privacy-overview/third-party-inference-provider-data-sharing/
Accessed: May 20, 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 Third-Party Inference Provider Data Sharing clause do?

The provision establishes the operational mechanism by which user-generated prompts are transmitted to external inference providers and defines the retention scope for such data. It creates explicit authorization for temporary storage and processing by named third parties as part of the service delivery infrastructure.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who select third-party models consent to transmission of their prompts and telemetry to specified inference providers, with those providers permitted to retain data temporarily during processing. The clause conditions this data sharing on explicit user selection of particular models rather than automatic application.

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