Does Cursor train on your data?
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It depends on a setting.
On Free and Pro (individual) and Teams and Enterprise, a setting controls whether inputs are used for training; the pages read do not state its default in a sentence that could be quoted. Read on 12 Nov 2026. The plan your company actually holds, and any negotiated terms, decide what applies to you.
A summary of what the vendor publishes, not legal advice, not an assessment of the vendor and not an endorsement. How this page was made.
What the vendor states, plan by plan
| Plan | Trains on your data | Default retention | Human review of inputs | Single sign-on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free and Pro (individual)Individual paid | Depends on a setting | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Teams and EnterpriseTeam / business | Depends on a setting | Unknown | Unknown | Yes |
“Unknown” means the vendor's page that would answer this was not read, or could not be opened. It does not mean “no”.
Free and Pro (individual)
On Free and Pro (individual), the vendor states that a setting controls whether inputs are used for training. Not verified: default retention and human review of inputs.
- Trains on customer data
- Depends on a setting
With Privacy Mode off, the page states code data may be used to train the vendor's models. Team and enterprise admins can turn Privacy Mode on for everyone.
“If you enable " Privacy Mode " in Cursor's settings: Customer Data will not be used for training by Cursor.”
The vendor states this on cursor.com, read on 12 Nov 2026
Unknown for this plan: Default retention; Zero-retention option; Deletion on request; Human review of inputs; Single sign-on (SSO); SCIM provisioning; Audit logs; Admin console; Data residency options; Customer-managed keys.
Teams and Enterprise
On Teams and Enterprise, the vendor states that a setting controls whether inputs are used for training. Stated as available: SSO and an admin console. Not verified: default retention and human review of inputs.
- Trains on customer data
- Depends on a setting
With Privacy Mode off, the page states code data may be used to train the vendor's models. Team and enterprise admins can turn Privacy Mode on for everyone.
“If you enable " Privacy Mode " in Cursor's settings: Customer Data will not be used for training by Cursor.”
The vendor states this on cursor.com, read on 12 Nov 2026
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Yes
Shown in the plan comparison table for the Teams and Enterprise columns.
“SAML/OIDC SSO”
The vendor states this on cursor.com, read on 12 Nov 2026
- Admin console
- Yes
“Privacy Mode can be enabled in settings or by a team or enterprise admin.”
The vendor states this on cursor.com, read on 12 Nov 2026
Unknown for this plan: Default retention; Zero-retention option; Deletion on request; Human review of inputs; SCIM provisioning; Audit logs; Data residency options; Customer-managed keys.
Attestations and company facts the vendor states
- SOC 2 Type II
- Yes
“Cursor holds AIUC-1, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certifications, along with a SOC 2 Type II attestation.”
The vendor states this on cursor.com, read on 12 Nov 2026
- ISO/IEC 27001
- Yes
“Cursor holds AIUC-1, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certifications, along with a SOC 2 Type II attestation.”
The vendor states this on cursor.com, read on 12 Nov 2026
- ISO/IEC 42001
- Yes
“Cursor holds AIUC-1, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certifications, along with a SOC 2 Type II attestation.”
The vendor states this on cursor.com, read on 12 Nov 2026
- Data processing location
- Servers in various jurisdictions, including the United States
“on servers located in various jurisdictions, including in the United States”
The vendor states this on cursor.com, read on 12 Nov 2026
- Model providers used
- Third-party AI model providers
Stated for Privacy Mode; models without such an agreement are labelled or need an admin to enable them.
“Cursor maintains zero data retention (ZDR) agreements with all providers, and AI model providers will not store or train on your data.”
The vendor states this on cursor.com, read on 12 Nov 2026
“Yes” means the vendor's page says so, with the page linked. GhostAudit has not audited the vendor. Scope by product is on the vendor's page.
What remains unknown
- Default retention
- Zero-retention option
- Deletion on request
- Human review of inputs
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- SCIM provisioning
- Audit logs
- Admin console
- Data residency options
- Customer-managed keys
- HIPAA BAA available
- FedRAMP
- GDPR DPA available
- Company headquarters
None of these was guessed, inferred from another vendor or filled from memory. Ask the vendor, using the list below.
- Training depends on a setting. Applies to: Free and Pro (individual) and Teams and Enterprise. Check how the setting is configured for your accounts.
- No DPA found in this review. The vendor pages read for this card did not include a data processing agreement. Many vendors publish one or provide it on request: ask the vendor.
How to check Cursor in your own company
- 01Find out which plan each account is on. The vendor's terms differ between Free and Pro (individual) and Teams and Enterprise. People who signed up with a personal address are on the personal terms, whatever the company bought.
- 02Open the account or administrator settings and look for the data-controls or model-training setting the vendor's page describes. Note what it is set to today and who is able to change it.
- 03Read the vendor's own page, linked under each fact below, and check that the sentence quoted here is still there. Pages change; the date shows when this one was read.
- 04Compare with your contract or order form. Where a data processing agreement or negotiated terms exist, they take precedence over the public pages.
- 05Record the plan, the setting and the date in your AI inventory, so that the answer exists the next time a customer or auditor asks.
What to ask the vendor
Neutral questions for the points the vendor's public pages left open. Ask for the answer in writing.
- 01How long are prompts, files and outputs kept by default, and can an administrator shorten that period?
- 02Is a zero-retention option available on our plan, and what does it exclude (for example abuse monitoring logs)?
- 03How do we request deletion of our data, and within how many days is it completed, including backups?
- 04Can your staff or contractors read our inputs? In which cases, and is that access logged?
- 05Is single sign-on available on our plan, and can sign-in with personal accounts be blocked for our domain?
- 06Is SCIM provisioning available, so that leavers lose access automatically?
- 07Are audit logs available to administrators, and can they be exported to our security tooling?
- 08Is there an administrator console where data controls can be set for every account in our organisation?
- 09Where is our data processed and stored, and can a region be chosen?
- 10Do the statements on your public pages apply to our contract as written, or do negotiated terms override them?
Questions about Cursor
- Does Cursor train on your data?
- It depends on a setting. On Free and Pro (individual) and Teams and Enterprise, a setting controls whether inputs are used for training; the pages read do not state its default in a sentence that could be quoted. Read on 12 Nov 2026. The plan your company actually holds, and any negotiated terms, decide what applies to you.
- Is Cursor safe to use at work?
- GhostAudit does not rate tools. Whether Cursor is acceptable for your company depends on the plan you hold, the data people put into it and your own policy. This page records what the vendor states, with the wording and the source, so that decision can be made on facts: Free and Pro (individual): depends on a setting and Teams and Enterprise: depends on a setting (training on customer data).
- Which attestations does the vendor of Cursor state?
- The vendor's pages state: SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 42001. This is the vendor's statement, with the page linked; GhostAudit has not audited the vendor, and the scope by product is on the vendor's page.
- When were these facts checked, and how do I report an error?
- The vendor's pages were read on 12 Nov 2026. Every quotation was checked against the stored text of its source page on that date. To report an inaccuracy, email [email protected] with the page that shows the current wording.
How this page was made, and how to correct it
Every fact above is a statement found on a page Anysphere (Cursor) itself publishes. The page was fetched and reduced to text, the statement was recorded with its exact wording, and the quotation was checked against the stored text of the page. Quotations are at most 25 words. Search results, blogs and third-party summaries were not used.
These are summaries of statements the vendor publishes, as read on the date shown. They are not legal advice, not an assessment of the vendor and not an endorsement. Vendors change their terms: open the linked source and check your own contract before you rely on a statement.
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The vendor's official pages
- Privacy policycursor.com
- Termscursor.com
- Trust centretrust.cursor.com
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