Cursor accepts vulnerability reports by email and acknowledges them within 5 business days; critical security incidents are communicated by email to affected users.
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The document states that critical incidents will be communicated to affected users by email, which is the mechanism users should expect to receive breach or incident notifications; users should ensure their email address on file is current.
Interpretive note: The document does not define 'critical incident' thresholds, specify notification timelines for affected users beyond the 5-business-day acknowledgment for reports, or clarify whether this commitment satisfies GDPR Article 33-34 or state breach notification law requirements.
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"If you believe you have found a vulnerability in Cursor, please submit a report to security-reports@cursor.com. We acknowledge vulnerability reports within 5 business days and address them as soon as we are able. Critical incidents are communicated via email to affected users.— Excerpt from Cursor's Cursor Security Practices
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 33 requires notification to supervisory authorities within 72 hours of a personal data breach; Article 34 requires notification to affected data subjects without undue delay for high-risk breaches. The document's 'critical incidents' email commitment is relevant to but does not fully specify compliance with these obligations. U.S. state breach notification laws (including California's Civil Code Section 1798.82) impose similar notification requirements. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The document commits to email notification for 'critical incidents' but does not define criticality thresholds, notification timelines beyond acknowledgment, or the scope of affected users. This ambiguity may create gaps relative to GDPR Article 33-34 and state breach notification law requirements. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA customers face heightened exposure given GDPR's 72-hour supervisory authority notification requirement. California, New York, and other states with specific breach notification timelines also create jurisdiction-specific exposure. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise DPAs should specify incident notification timelines, the definition of 'critical incident,' and the escalation process. The 5-business-day acknowledgment of vulnerability reports is relevant for vendor security SLAs. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should assess whether the 'critical incidents' email commitment satisfies applicable breach notification law requirements in relevant jurisdictions and whether additional contractual provisions are needed to specify notification timelines and scope.
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The document states that critical incidents will be communicated to affected users by email, which is the mechanism users should expect to receive breach or incident notifications; users should ensure their email address on file is current.
This provision states that affected users will receive email notification of critical security incidents; users should keep their Cursor account email address current to ensure they receive any such notifications.
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