Coding Assistants
Cursor
Medium riskAI-first code editor that sends repository context to hosted models for completions, chat, and multi-file agentic edits.
Is Cursor safe for confidential data?
Cursor routes code context through its servers to third-party model providers. With Privacy Mode enabled (default on business plans), code is not stored or used for training; with it off, code data may be retained and used to improve the product. Because Cursor can read broad repository context — not just the open file — an unmanaged install with Privacy Mode off exposes more of the codebase than a traditional completion plugin.
Risk by plan
The same product often carries very different terms depending on the tier — consumer plans are where the exposure concentrates.
Privacy Mode available but user-controlled; risk depends on each developer's setting.
Privacy Mode on by default and enforceable org-wide by admins; SOC 2 report available; centralized billing and admin.
Privacy Mode on by default with org-wide enforcement, US-only data-residency option, SSO and admin controls.
Data handling
Training on inputs
Privacy Mode on: code is processed transiently and not used for training. Privacy Mode off: code data and prompts may be stored and used to improve Cursor's features.
Retention
Privacy Mode: zero-retention processing of code by Cursor and its model providers, per their published commitments. Otherwise retention per the privacy policy.
Residency
Cursor's cloud infrastructure plus its model providers' infrastructure, primarily in the United States. A US-only data-residency option is available on enterprise plans.
Compliance
- SOC 2Yes
- GDPR / DPAYes
- HIPAA BAANot verified
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Enterprise controls
- Org-enforced Privacy Mode (Teams/Enterprise)
- Admin seat management
- Zero-retention model-provider agreements under Privacy Mode
- Published Data Processing Addendum
- US-only data-residency option (enterprise)
Frequently asked questions
Does Cursor train on my code?
Not when Privacy Mode is on, which business plans enforce — code is processed without storage or training use. On individual plans Privacy Mode is a per-developer setting, so an org's real exposure is whichever engineer left it off.
What code does Cursor actually send to the cloud?
More than the open file: indexing and agent features can send broad repository context, including config files where credentials often hide, to Cursor's servers and on to model providers.
How do we adopt Cursor safely?
Use the Business plan for enforced Privacy Mode, keep secrets out of the repo, and monitor the prompt layer for what editors can't see — developers also paste stack traces and schemas into chatbots. Sanitized AI covers that surface across every AI tool.
Policy changelog
- Initial entry published from Anysphere's published policies.
Sources
This profile summarizes the vendor's published policies as of the verification date. It is not legal advice.
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