2 Documents
23 All provisions 7 High severity 15 Medium severity 1 Low severity
1 Changes · 12 mo
May 19, 2026 Last change

High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Governance Coverage
Privacy Rights
8 provisions · 2 high · 5 med
Data Sharing
4 provisions · 4 med
Data Collection
3 provisions · 3 med
Enforcement Actions
3 provisions · 2 high · 1 med
Platform Discretion
3 provisions · 2 high · 1 med
Payment Fees
3 provisions · 1 high · 2 med
Content Moderation
2 provisions · 2 med
Arbitration
2 provisions · 2 high
Cross Border
1 provision · 1 med
Data Retention
1 provision · 1 med
Quick Facts
Arbitration: Mandatory
Data Retention: Specified
Class Action: Waived
Key Governance Provisions
High Children's Accounts and Parental Consent

The collection of date of birth to gate child accounts is the mechanism through which COPPA compliance is implemented; if this process fails to accurately identify or appropriately restrict data coll…

High Account and Console Suspension with Content Access Loss

This provision asserts SIE's authority to suspend or permanently terminate both account and console access, with the consequence that users may lose access to previously purchased digital content. Th…

High Mandatory Binding Individual Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

This provision requires all US users to resolve disputes with SIE individually through arbitration, precluding class action participation absent timely written opt-out. The delegation clause assigns …

High Child Accounts and Parental Liability

Parents are accepting full liability for their child's activity on PlayStation, which means a child's code of conduct violation or unauthorized purchase could result in consequences that affect the p…

High Account and Console Suspension

Account or console suspension can result in the permanent loss of access to an entire digital library of purchased content, potentially representing significant financial loss with no refund mechanis…

Document Coverage
Privacypolicy Termsofservice
Last change detected: May 19, 2026 Changes (12 months): 1 Documents monitored: 2 Provisions tracked: 23
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Documents

PlayStation Privacy Policy

Medium

This document establishes Sony PlayStation's data collection, use, and sharing practices for users of PlayStation consoles, applications, websites, and games in the United States. The policy authorizes collection of gameplay …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Privacy policy
7 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

PlayStation Terms of Service

High

This is the US-facing Terms of Service agreement between users and Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, covering all PlayStation Services including PlayStation Store purchases, PlayStation Plus subscriptions, PlayStation Video, and account-based …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Terms of service
8 provisions 2 versions captured Version history →
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Low Severity Provisions (0)

No provisions found.

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Applicable Regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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COPPA
United States Federal
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CFAA
United States Federal
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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ePrivacy Directive
European Union
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FAA
United States Federal
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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VPPA
United States Federal
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Frequently Asked Questions

What Sony PlayStation documents does ConductAtlas track?

ConductAtlas tracks 2 Sony PlayStation documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.

How many policy changes has Sony PlayStation made in the past year?

Sony PlayStation has made 1 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.

How many provisions has ConductAtlas classified for Sony PlayStation?

ConductAtlas has classified 23 provisions across Sony PlayStation's tracked documents. 7 are rated high severity, 15 medium, and 1 low.

Can I get alerts when Sony PlayStation changes their policies?

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