Is Cursor safe for business data?
With Privacy Mode on, Cursor says your code is never used for training by Cursor or its AI model providers; with it off, Cursor may store and train on your code and prompts. Privacy Mode is on by default for team members.
Training, plan by plan
- Depends: Free, Pro, and other individual accounts: not stated: used only if Privacy Mode is off.
- Not used for training: Teams and Enterprise: not used by default.
What it does with your data
| Question | Free, Pro, and other individual accounts | Teams and Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Trains on your data by default? | Only if Privacy Mode is off. Cursor says that with Privacy Mode off, it may store and use your code, prompts, and editor actions to train its models. Privacy Mode is available on free and Pro accounts. The pages we read do not say whether it starts on or off for individual accounts. Read on October 23, 2026 · source: cursor.com | No, by default. Cursor says Privacy Mode is on by default for team members, and Teams and Enterprise admins can enforce it so members cannot turn it off. With Privacy Mode on, your code is never used for training. Read on October 23, 2026 · source: cursor.com |
| How long chats are kept | With Privacy Mode on, Cursor says its AI model providers keep nothing under zero data retention agreements, and cached file contents are temporary and never stored permanently. Some models that need provider retention are off by default and need admin approval. Read on October 23, 2026 · source: cursor.com | With Privacy Mode on, Cursor says its AI model providers keep nothing under zero data retention agreements, and cached file contents are temporary and never stored permanently. Some models that need provider retention are off by default and need admin approval. Read on October 23, 2026 · source: cursor.com |
| Who can read them | Cursor staff, on a least-privilege basis. Cursor says infrastructure access follows the principle of least privilege, with multi-factor authentication and activity monitoring. Read on October 23, 2026 · source: cursor.com | Cursor staff, on a least-privilege basis. Cursor says infrastructure access follows the principle of least privilege, with multi-factor authentication and activity monitoring. Read on October 23, 2026 · source: cursor.com |
| Where data is stored | The pages we read do not say where Cursor stores your data. Not confirmed · page checked: cursor.com, October 23, 2026 | The pages we read do not say where Cursor stores your data. Not confirmed · page checked: cursor.com, October 23, 2026 |
| How to delete | Delete your account at any time from the Settings dashboard, or contact Cursor support for help. Read on October 23, 2026 · source: cursor.com | Delete your account at any time from the Settings dashboard, or contact Cursor support for help. Read on October 23, 2026 · source: cursor.com |
How to turn training off
- Have a Teams or Enterprise admin enforce Privacy Mode for the whole organization in the Cursor dashboard, so members cannot turn it off. Source: cursor.com
- Leave models that require provider data retention turned off unless an admin has reviewed them. They are off by default. Source: cursor.com
- On any individual account used for work, turn on Privacy Mode in Cursor’s settings. Source: cursor.com
Safer setup for a small team
Use a Cursor Teams or Enterprise account and have an admin enforce Privacy Mode for everyone, so no one can turn it off.
Plan to approve: Cursor Teams or Enterprise
Setting to check: Privacy Mode enforced for everyone
A line for your AI policy: Developers use Cursor only through our company Teams account with Privacy Mode enforced. Customer data and secrets stay out of prompts.
Want this in your team’s AI policy? The SafeStart kit, a plain-English AI policy and training for small teams, is coming soon.
Questions about your own setup? Write to hello@terrapilgrim.org.
What changed
No changes recorded since we first published this page on October 23, 2026. Every change goes in the change log.
Sources (3)
- cursor.com/data-use · read on October 23, 2026
“we may use and store codebase data, prompts, editor actions, code snippets, and other code data and actions to improve our AI features and train our models.”
- cursor.com/security · read on October 23, 2026
“Infrastructure access is granted according to the principle of least privilege.”
- cursor.com/help/security-and-privacy/privacy · read on October 23, 2026
“For teams, Privacy Mode is enabled by default for all team members.”
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