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Legal Compliance Government Disclosure

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Cursor's belief that disclosure is necessary is the operative threshold, meaning disclosure to governments or third parties may occur based on Cursor's own assessment of legal necessity.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after item (ii), so additional enumerated grounds for disclosure may exist but cannot be confirmed from the provided text.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal data may be disclosed to government authorities or other third parties whenever Cursor believes such disclosure is necessary for legal compliance or to respond to lawful requests or investigations.

How other platforms handle this

Webull Medium

disclosure is required by a third-party to complete a transaction initiated by the user

Squarespace Medium

If we're involved in a reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale of some or all of our assets or other business transaction, depending on the circumstances, we may disclose any of the information described in Section 2 above...

Wise Medium

We will disclose information to third parties about your account or the transfers you make: (i) where it is necessary for completing transfers, or (ii) in order to verify the existence and condition of your account...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may disclose personal data to government authorities or other third parties if we believe doing so is necessary to: (i) comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes, (ii) respond to lawful requests or investigations...

— Excerpt from Cursor's Cursor Privacy Policy

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 Privacy Policy
Entity
Cursor
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-043543
Document ID
CA-D-00452
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1e5849a4a5fbaa739f760d04f8a003ee1ec366c9f4216cb1cb0ea9b8cf9d01f3
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 17:01 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cursor
Document: Cursor Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-043543
Captured: 2026-05-07 17:01:07 UTC
SHA-256: 1e5849a4a5fbaa73…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cursor/cursor-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-043543/legal-compliance-government-disclosure/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cursor's Legal Compliance Government Disclosure clause do?

Cursor's belief that disclosure is necessary is the operative threshold, meaning disclosure to governments or third parties may occur based on Cursor's own assessment of legal necessity.

How does this clause affect you?

Your personal data may be disclosed to government authorities or other third parties whenever Cursor believes such disclosure is necessary for legal compliance or to respond to lawful requests or investigations.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 290 platforms. See the full comparison.

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