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Character.AI has moderate defaults; Cursor carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: CHARACTER.AI ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE · CURSOR NOT RECOMMENDED
| RISK SURFACE | CHARACTER.AI | CURSOR |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
“ Generated Content. When you create an automated AI character ("Character") using the Services in accordance with these Terms, then as between you and Character.AI, you own all rights in that Character. When you generate content of any kind using the Services – for example, Chara…”
“ 13. Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Service, and you will defend and indemnify Anysphere, its affiliates and each of their respective shareholders, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, consultants, and agen…”
“ 5.1. Service. Anysphere and its licensors shall own and retain all right, title and interest in and to the Service, all improvements, enhancements or modifications thereto, and all intellectual property rights associated with the foregoing. There are no implied licenses in these…”
“ Develop new features, algorithms and machine learning models, programs, and services;”
“ 1.4. Limitations for Suggestions. You acknowledge that Suggestions are generated automatically by machine learning technology and may be similar to or the same as Suggestions provided to other customers, and no rights to any Suggestions generated, provided, or returned by the Se…”
“ (v) constitutes unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, commercial activities and/or sales, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” “contests,” “sweepstakes,” or any other form of solicitation;”
“ Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply where Anysphere acts as a data processor and processes personal data on behalf of commercial customers using our commercial services, for example, if your employer has provisioned a Cursor account for you to use at work. Our us…”
“ General Practices Regarding Use and Storage. You acknowledge that Character.AI may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Services. These may include, without limitation, the maximum period of time that data or other content will be retained by the Services…”
“Anysphere retains your personal data only for as long as necessary to operate the Service effectively and to support legitimate business needs such as legal compliance, safety, dispute resolution, and enforcement of our agreements. The appropriate retention period varies dependin…”
No specific retention periods are stated. 'As long as necessary' and 'legitimate business needs' are vague standards. Safety and system monitoring data is retained for an unspecified 'limited duration' even for ephemeral interactions.
“ 4.2. Pricing. Anysphere reserves the right to determine pricing for the Service. Anysphere will make reasonable efforts to keep pricing information published on the Service up to date. We encourage you to check our pricing page periodically for current pricing information. Anysp…”