The policy states that simply using PlayStation's services constitutes your consent to its data collection and sharing practices, though California law provides specific rights to opt out of the sale and sharing of personal information regardless of this consent assertion.
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Consent-by-use provisions are common in privacy policies, but under CPRA and other state privacy frameworks, certain rights (such as opting out of sale or sharing and requesting deletion) cannot be waived by general consent to terms of service.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of a consent-by-use provision as a complete legal basis for all described data processing activities varies by jurisdiction and specific processing purpose; applicable law may limit its scope in ways not reflected in the policy text.
While the policy asserts that using PlayStation's services means you consent to its data practices, California residents specifically retain statutory rights under the CPRA to opt out of data sale and sharing, request deletion, and access their data, regardless of this general consent clause.
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Category B: Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))... bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information... Collected: Yes.
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"Your use of our websites, products, services, or other online activities ('Services') constitutes your consent to these practices.Excerpt from Sony PlayStation's PlayStation Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages CPRA, which grants California residents non-waivable rights to know, delete, correct, and opt out of the sale and sharing of personal information; a general consent-by-use provision does not extinguish these …
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Consent-by-use provisions are common in privacy policies, but under CPRA and other state privacy frameworks, certain rights (such as opting out of sale or sharing and requesting deletion) cannot be waived by general consent to terms of service.
While the policy asserts that using PlayStation's services means you consent to its data practices, California residents specifically retain statutory rights under the CPRA to opt out of data sale and sharing, request deletion, and access their data, regardless of this general consent clause.
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