The agreement requires that users under 18 have a parent or guardian review and agree to the Terms on their behalf, and that the parent or guardian accepts all liability for the minor's actions on PlayStation Services and compliance with the Terms.
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This provision establishes that parents or legal guardians bear contractual liability for child users' actions on PlayStation Services. The agreement also references Child Account functionality and parental control features governed in Section 4, which are directly relevant to COPPA compliance for users under 13.
Interpretive note: Whether the contractual parental acknowledgment mechanism satisfies COPPA's verifiable parental consent requirements depends on the specific technical and procedural implementation of SIE's account creation process, which is not fully described in the Terms text alone.
The agreement requires parental or guardian consent and acceptance of Terms for users under 18, and places liability for minor users' actions and Terms compliance on the parent or guardian. Child Account configurations under Section 4 determine the scope of access and spending controls available to parents managing accounts for minors.
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"If you are younger than 18 or have not yet reached the legal age of majority in the country in which your account is registered, you must have reviewed these Terms with your parent or guardian and they have agreed to be bound by these Terms in order for you to use PlayStation Services. Before you begin to use your Account, ask your parent or guardian to explain these Terms to you.— Excerpt from Sony PlayStation's PlayStation Terms of Service
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages COPPA, which requires verifiable parental consent for collection of personal information from children under 13 and is enforced by the FTC. The agreement's parental consent and liability framework must be evaluated against COPPA's specific procedural requirements for verifiable consent. State minors' privacy statutes in California and other states may impose additional obligations. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for platforms serving users under 13. The adequacy of the parental consent mechanism under COPPA depends on whether SIE implements verifiable consent procedures beyond contractual acknowledgment. FTC enforcement actions against gaming and entertainment platforms for inadequate COPPA compliance have resulted in material civil penalties. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: COPPA applies federally to US users under 13. California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC) imposes additional design and privacy requirements for platforms likely to be accessed by users under 18. The EU/EEA GDPR and the UK's Age Appropriate Design Code impose analogous obligations for European users. Platforms operating globally must assess compliance across multiple minors' privacy frameworks. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Parental liability provisions should be evaluated for enforceability in jurisdictions where minors' contracts are subject to disaffirmance rights. Third-party service integrations accessible through child accounts should be assessed for independent COPPA compliance obligations. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal and compliance teams should evaluate: whether the parental consent mechanism satisfies COPPA's verifiable consent standard; whether Child Account data collection and use practices are limited to those permitted under COPPA; whether parental controls described in Section 4 are technically implemented as described; and whether the California AADC privacy and design requirements are satisfied for users under 18.
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This provision establishes that parents or legal guardians bear contractual liability for child users' actions on PlayStation Services. The agreement also references Child Account functionality and parental control features governed in Section 4, which are directly relevant to COPPA compliance for users under 13.
The agreement requires parental or guardian consent and acceptance of Terms for users under 18, and places liability for minor users' actions and Terms compliance on the parent or guardian. Child Account configurations under Section 4 determine the scope of access and spending controls available to parents managing accounts for minors.
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