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SIE May Decline Non-Legally-Required Requests

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Patreon

In order to prevent an unauthorized takeover of your account or unauthorized access to your personal data, we may decline deletion of, access to, or recovery of your account via an authorized agent at our sole discretion.

Canva

In some circumstances Canva will not be able to comply with your request regarding your personal data. If we are unable to remove any of your information, we will explain why.

Credit Karma

We reserve the right to limit the availability of our Services or the provision of any of our Content to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction, at any time and in our sole and absolute discretion.

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We may decline to process requests which are not otherwise required by applicable law.

Excerpt from Sony PlayStation's PlayStation Privacy Policy

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Document information
Document
PlayStation Privacy Policy
Entity
Sony PlayStation
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 18, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007234, captured Sept. 30, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-030688
Document ID
CA-D-000184
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007234)
69c9c3e2b0ed8836902381b6127fde2f662d1dabfb5387002a130feda2beb9f5
Analysis generated
April 18, 2026 11:07 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-007234, captured Sept. 30, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Sony PlayStation
Document: PlayStation Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-030688
Version: CA-V-007234
Captured: 2026-09-30 01:09:09 UTC
SHA-256: 69c9c3e2b0ed8836…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/sony-playstation/playstation-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-030688/sie-may-decline-non-legally-required-requests/
Accessed: Nov. 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Sony PlayStation's SIE May Decline Non-Legally-Required Requests clause do?

The clause states: “We may decline to process requests which are not otherwise required by applicable law.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 250 platforms. See the full comparison.

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