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
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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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