If your credit card or other payment method expires or fails when a renewal is due, Cursor may delete your account and all your data without warning and without being liable for that deletion.
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This provision authorizes permanent account and data deletion as a consequence of payment method failure at renewal, without Anysphere incurring any liability, which creates a significant data loss risk for users who do not keep their payment information current.
Users whose payment methods expire at renewal risk permanent deletion of their Cursor account and all associated data; the agreement states this may occur without any liability to Anysphere, placing the burden on users to keep payment information current.
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"If your payment method is no longer valid at the time a renewal Subscription Fee is due, then Anysphere reserves the right to delete your account and any information associated with your account without any liability to you.— Excerpt from Cursor's Cursor Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Permanent data deletion tied to payment failure may engage GDPR data subject rights (Articles 17 and 20) in EU/EEA jurisdictions, where users retain rights to data erasure and data portability that may constrain how and when data can be deleted. CCPA also grants California consumers rights regarding their personal information that may interact with unilateral deletion provisions. The FTC's consumer protection authority extends to deceptive or unfair practices, including inadequate notice of data deletion upon payment failure. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The lack of advance notice requirement for deletion upon payment failure creates a data loss risk that users may not anticipate. For enterprise users with valuable development history or configuration data stored in the Service, this provision creates a recovery-planning obligation. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users may have rights under GDPR that limit Anysphere's ability to delete data in ways that conflict with data subject rights, including the right to data portability prior to deletion. California's CCPA may also impose obligations regarding how consumer data is handled upon account closure. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise procurement teams should negotiate data retention and export provisions in any MSA to ensure data is not unilaterally deleted without advance notice and opportunity to export. Organizations relying on Cursor for active development projects should maintain independent backups of all relevant Content. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Users and organizations should maintain current payment methods in their Cursor account settings and implement reminders for upcoming card expirations. Enterprise accounts should establish data export and backup procedures prior to any anticipated payment disruption. Legal teams in EU/EEA jurisdictions should assess whether this deletion provision is enforceable given GDPR data subject rights.
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This provision authorizes permanent account and data deletion as a consequence of payment method failure at renewal, without Anysphere incurring any liability, which creates a significant data loss risk for users who do not keep their payment information current.
Users whose payment methods expire at renewal risk permanent deletion of their Cursor account and all associated data; the agreement states this may occur without any liability to Anysphere, placing the burden on users to keep payment information current.
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