Cursor · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Mixed 5 mo

How Cursor's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

Cursor has made 10 significant policy changes since monitoring began in April 2026 (5 mo). 1 was negative for consumers, primarily involving vendor disclosure shift. 2 were positive, strengthening consumer protections.
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Documents Affected

Cursor Data Use & Privacy Overview
4 changes
Cursor's privacy document explains how your code, prompts, and editor activity are handled. Whether Privacy Mode is on or off is the most consequential setting: with it on, Cursor will …
Sep 9, 2026
Cursor's Data Use & Privacy Overview was updated on September 3, 2026 (detected September 9, 2026). The revised policy adds Meta to the list of …
low neutral
+ 3 more changes
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Cursor Security Practices
4 changes
This document describes how Cursor secures its systems and handles your data. The most user-facing features are Privacy Mode — which, when enabled, prevents Cursor from training on your data …
Aug 29, 2026
Cursor removed the word 'indexing' from its description of backend functionality in an update detected on August 29, 2026. Previously, the policy stated the app …
low neutral
+ 3 more changes
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Cursor Terms of Service
2 changes
This Terms of Service agreement governs the use of Cursor, an AI-powered coding assistant provided by Anysphere, Inc., and establishes rights, obligations, and dispute resolution procedures for users. The agreement …
Sep 4, 2026
Cursor's Terms of Service now reference Grok Bot as a separate product. An added sentence states that if you enable or access Grok Bot, your …
low neutral
+ 1 more change
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All Changes (10)

Sep 9, 2026
Cursor's Data Use & Privacy Overview was updated on September 3, 2026 (detected September 9, 2026). The revised policy adds Meta to the list of third-party AI providers whose data …
low neutral Cursor Data Use & Privacy Overview
Sep 4, 2026
Cursor's Terms of Service now reference Grok Bot as a separate product. An added sentence states that if you enable or access Grok Bot, your use is subject to the …
low neutral Cursor Terms of Service
Aug 29, 2026
Cursor removed the word 'indexing' from its description of backend functionality in an update detected on August 29, 2026. Previously, the policy stated the app makes requests to deliver 'API, …
low neutral Cursor Security Practices
+ 7 more changes
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Trend Observation

Cursor's most frequent change categories are Vendor disclosure shift (2), Disclosure requirement change (2), Transparency removal (1). The most frequently updated document is Cursor Data Use & Privacy Overview with 4 changes. Get alerted when Cursor changes policy →

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