Parents or guardians who create accounts for children under 18 agree to take full legal responsibility for everything the child does on PlayStation, including any terms violations that could result in account suspension.
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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 parent's account, console, and purchased content library.
Parents who set up child accounts assume complete liability for the child's actions under these terms, including responsibility for any unauthorized purchases, code of conduct violations, or other terms breaches that could trigger account or console suspension.
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"If you are accepting this Agreement on behalf of a child under 18 ('child'), you also (a) represent that you are the parent or legal guardian of the child; (b) affirm that you accept this Agreement and acknowledge the PlayStation Privacy Policy on behalf of your child; and (c) accept all liability for their actions on the Services and compliance with these Terms.Excerpt from Sony PlayStation's PlayStation Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The child account framework directly engages COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), which requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13.
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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 parent's account, console, and purchased content library.
Parents who set up child accounts assume complete liability for the child's actions under these terms, including responsibility for any unauthorized purchases, code of conduct violations, or other terms breaches that could trigger account or console suspension.
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