Targeting cookies track ad effectiveness and let advertising partners show you ads elsewhere
Targeting cookies are used by Anysphere and its partners to track how effective specific ads on third-party properties are, through to Cursor account sign-ups and subscriptions. The policy says third-party advertising partners may use these cookies to show you relevant ads on other websites and platforms. If you do not allow them, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Details
Who
Anysphere and its third-party advertising partners
Why
Track ad effectiveness through account sign-ups and subscriptions; show relevant ads elsewhere
Condition
Only if you allow targeting cookies
Supporting quotations
Targeting Cookies – used by us and our partners to track the effectiveness of specific ads on third-party properties through to Cursor account sign ups and subscriptions.
Our third-party advertising partners may use these cookies to show you relevant ads on other third-party websites and platforms.
If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Qualifications & exceptions
Partners "may" use them to show ads; the policy does not say they always do.
Declining these cookies reduces ad targeting, not necessarily the number of ads.
Not stated here
The policy does not say what information the partners receive or keep through these cookies; the cookie list names the advertising sources.
Essential list: Cloudflare, Google Cloud and Stripe cookies
Four essential cookies come from sources other than Anysphere: Cloudflare's __cf_bm (Security, domain .cursor.com), Google Cloud's GCLB (Load Balancing, cursor.com), and Stripe's __stripe_mid and __stripe_sid (Payments, cursor.com).
Details
Who
Cloudflare, Google Cloud, Stripe
Why
Security, load balancing and payments
Supporting quotations
Cloudflare __cf_bm .cursor.com Security
Google Cloud GCLB cursor.com Load Balancing
Stripe __stripe_mid cursor.com Payments
Stripe __stripe_sid cursor.com Payments
Qualifications & exceptions
Listed as essential, so they cannot be disabled and no consent is asked for.
Not stated here
The policy does not say what Cloudflare, Google Cloud or Stripe receive through these cookies, or point to their terms.
The policy does not say what each cookie stores or how long it lasts; the lists give only source, name, domain and a one-word purpose.
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Non-essential list: Google cookies for analytics and advertising
Thirteen non-essential cookies are listed with the source Google Ads. Three are labelled Analytics (_sgtm_pm, _ga_5H6JBHFD7Z, _ga) and ten Advertising (_gcl_au, ar_debug, DSID, IDE, __Secure-<ID>, NID, _gcl_ag, _gcl_aw, _gcl_gb, _gcl_gs). Most sit on cursor.com; ar_debug, DSID and IDE are on doubleclick.net, and __Secure-<ID> and NID are on google.com.
Details
Who
Google
Why
Analytics and advertising
Supporting quotations
Google Ads _sgtm_pm cursor.com Analytics
Google Ads _gcl_au cursor.com Advertising
Google Ads _ga_5H6JBHFD7Z cursor.com Analytics
Google Ads _ga cursor.com Analytics
Google Ads ar_debug doubleclick.net Advertising
Google Ads DSID doubleclick.net Advertising
Google Ads IDE doubleclick.net Advertising
Google Ads __Secure-<ID> google.com Advertising
Google Ads NID google.com Advertising
Google Ads _gcl_ag cursor.com Advertising
Google Ads _gcl_aw cursor.com Advertising
Google Ads _gcl_gb cursor.com Advertising
Google Ads _gcl_gs cursor.com Advertising
Qualifications & exceptions
Listed as non-essential and under the source name Google Ads, even for the analytics-labelled cookies.
Not stated here
The policy does not say what data Google receives through these cookies or point to Google's terms.
The policy does not say what each cookie stores or how long it lasts; the lists give only source, name, domain and a one-word purpose.
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Non-essential list: LinkedIn, Meta and Microsoft advertising cookies
Nine non-essential cookies are labelled Advertising: five from LinkedIn Ads (AnalyticsSyncHistory, bcookie, li_sugr, lidc, UserMatchHistory, all on linkedin.com), two from Meta Ads (_fbp, _fbc on cursor.com) and two from Microsoft Ads (uet_vid, uet_msclkid on cursor.com).
Listed as non-essential, so the policy's disable-at-any-time statement applies.
Not stated here
The policy does not say what these companies receive through these cookies.
The policy does not say what each cookie stores or how long it lasts; the lists give only source, name, domain and a one-word purpose.
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Non-essential list: Reddit and Snapchat advertising cookies
Eight non-essential cookies are labelled Advertising: four from Reddit Ads (_rdt_uuid and _rdt_cid on cursor.com, csv and loid on reddit.com) and four from Snapchat Ads (_sctr, _scid_r and _scid on cursor.com, sc_at on snapchat.com).
Details
Who
Reddit, Snapchat
Why
Advertising
Supporting quotations
Reddit Ads _rdt_uuid cursor.com Advertising
Reddit Ads csv reddit.com Advertising
Reddit Ads loid reddit.com Advertising
Reddit Ads _rdt_cid cursor.com Advertising
Snapchat Ads _sctr cursor.com Advertising
Snapchat Ads _scid_r cursor.com Advertising
Snapchat Ads _scid cursor.com Advertising
Snapchat Ads sc_at snapchat.com Advertising
Qualifications & exceptions
Listed as non-essential, so the policy's disable-at-any-time statement applies.
Not stated here
The policy does not say what these companies receive through these cookies.
The policy does not say what each cookie stores or how long it lasts; the lists give only source, name, domain and a one-word purpose.
Sharing & Disclosure · Company practice
Non-essential list: StackAdapt and TikTok advertising cookies
Nine non-essential cookies are labelled Advertising: four from StackAdapt Ads (user-id, user-id-v2, sa-camp-<ID> and sa_aid_pv, all on srv.stackadapt.com) and five from TikTok Ads (ttcsid_D727A8BC77U33845DVA0, ttcsid, _ttp, _tt_enable_cookie and ttclid, all on cursor.com).