Cursor states it has no servers or infrastructure in China and does not use Chinese companies as data processors, including at the sub-subprocessor level to the best of its knowledge.
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This disclosure addresses data sovereignty concerns relevant to users and enterprises subject to regulations or policies restricting data flows to or processing by entities in certain jurisdictions; the qualification 'to our knowledge' at the sub-subprocessor level introduces a bounded uncertainty.
Interpretive note: The 'to our knowledge' qualifier on sub-subprocessors means the exclusion is a best-efforts representation rather than an absolute guarantee, and the document is not a binding contractual instrument.
This provision states that source code and other data processed through Cursor is not routed through Chinese infrastructure or Chinese-headquartered vendors, which is a material consideration for enterprise security policies and government contractor compliance programs. The 'to our knowledge' qualifier on sub-subprocessors means the exclusion is not an absolute guarantee at the extended supply chain level.
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"Cursor does not use or maintain any infrastructure in China. We do not use any companies headquartered in China as subprocessors, and to our knowledge none of our subprocessors do either.Excerpt from Cursor's Security Practices
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This disclosure addresses data sovereignty concerns relevant to users and enterprises subject to regulations or policies restricting data flows to or processing by entities in certain jurisdictions; the qualification 'to our knowledge' at the sub-subprocessor level introduces a bounded uncertainty.
This provision states that source code and other data processed through Cursor is not routed through Chinese infrastructure or Chinese-headquartered vendors, which is a material consideration for enterprise security policies and government contractor compliance programs. The 'to our knowledge' qualifier on sub-subprocessors means the exclusion is not an absolute guarantee at the extended supply chain level.
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