If you share ideas, bug reports, or suggestions about improving Cursor with Anysphere, the company can use those ideas in any way it chooses without paying you or needing your further permission.
This analysis describes what Cursor's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
The provision establishes that user-submitted feedback becomes the property of Anysphere under an unrestricted license. This allows the entity to incorporate suggestions into product development, competitive analysis, or other business purposes without obligation to compensate users or acknowledge their contributions.
Users who submit feedback, suggestions, or improvement ideas to Anysphere grant the company the right to use that feedback without restriction or compensation; this applies to informal communications such as support tickets or forum posts that constitute feedback about the Service.
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If you provide Meta with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Llama Materials ('Feedback'), you hereby grant Meta a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, fully paid-up license to use and incorporate such Feedback into the Llama Materials and Meta's other products and services.
We appreciate feedback, including ideas and suggestions for improvement or rating an Output in response to an Input ("Feedback"). If you rate an Output in response to an Input—for example, by using the thumbs up/thumbs down icon—we will store the related conversation as part of your Feedback. You ha...
To the extent you provide us any suggestions, recommendations, or other feedback relating to the Service or to any other xAI products or services (collectively, "Feedback"), you hereby assign to us all rights (including all intellectual property rights), title, and interest in and to the Feedback. A...
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"We appreciate the thoughts and comments from our users. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding existing functionalities, problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Service ("Feedback"), then you grant Anysphere the right to exploit the Feedback without restriction or compensation to you.— Excerpt from Cursor's Cursor Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Feedback license clauses are standard in software and platform agreements and do not typically implicate specific regulatory frameworks. However, where feedback includes personal data (such as identifying information about a use case or workflow), GDPR and CCPA may impose obligations on Anysphere regarding how that personal data within feedback is processed. The FTC's general consumer protection authority applies to any deceptive practices in how feedback is solicited or used. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. This is a standard provision in software terms of service. The clause does not impose obligations on users; it grants rights to Anysphere. Users who wish to protect proprietary ideas should be aware that submitting detailed feature requests or architectural suggestions as feedback may vest those ideas in Anysphere. JURISDICTION FLAGS: No significant jurisdictional variation is anticipated for this provision in its standard form. EU/EEA users should note that if feedback contains personal data about third parties, GDPR obligations may apply to Anysphere's processing of that data. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers submitting formal product feedback through support or account management channels should be aware that this clause applies; organizations with proprietary development methodologies or trade secret concerns should review what information is disclosed in feedback submissions. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: No specific compliance actions are required for this provision for most users. Enterprise legal teams may wish to advise employees to avoid submitting proprietary or competitively sensitive information in the form of feature feedback.
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The provision establishes that user-submitted feedback becomes the property of Anysphere under an unrestricted license. This allows the entity to incorporate suggestions into product development, competitive analysis, or other business purposes without obligation to compensate users or acknowledge their contributions.
Users who submit feedback, suggestions, or improvement ideas to Anysphere grant the company the right to use that feedback without restriction or compensation; this applies to informal communications such as support tickets or forum posts that constitute feedback about the Service.
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