What PlayStation Network's terms say

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• App required for this service requires broad device permissions

• Certain features may be throttled

• You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

  You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes (unless a small claims court is available)

• The service disables software that you are not licensed to use

• You waive your right to a class action

• Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user

• Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes

• Extra data may be collected about you through promotions

• Your profile is combined across various products

• Information is gathered about you through third parties

• You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

• Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising

• This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation

• Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction

• Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world

• Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations

• Location data may be collected, used and/or shared

• Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage

• Many different types of personal data are collected

• You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting

• Your personal information is used for many different purposes

• Many third parties are involved in operating the service

• Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you

• Inconvenient process for obtaining personal data

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• Other rules, terms, conditions and/or guidelines may apply

• Third parties are involved in operating the service

• The service can stop being provided at any time

• No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience

• The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs

• There is a date of the last update of the agreements

• This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially

• The court of law governing the terms is in location X

  The court of law governing the terms is in the State of California, U.S.A.

• Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder

• No guarantee is given regarding quality

• The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

• This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements

• You are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses that may incur by downloading materials

• Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

• Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header

• Separate policies are employed for different parts of the service

• This service is a subsidiary of Company X

  This service is a subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

• You should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify

• This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation

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• The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection

  The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection (California, U.S.A.)

• A free help desk is provided

• Information is provided about how your personal data is collected

• You can opt out of binding arbitration, but might have reduced time to do so

  You can opt out of binding arbitration, but only have 30 days to do so after registering

• Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected

• Information is provided about how your personal data is used

• This service claims that your personal data is not being sold

• The service claims that third parties it shares your personal information with are bound by confidentiality obligations

• The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes

• You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data

• The service reviews its Privacy Policy on a regular basis

• You can opt out of targeted advertising

• A complaint mechanism is provided for the handling of personal data

Serious 3

• Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice

• You waive your moral rights

• Private messages can be read

Bad 2

• A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account

• Your content can be licensed to third parties

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• You must keep your information up to date and accurate

• Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service

• Your account can be suspended for several reasons

  Your account can be suspended for several reasons (including breaching third-party terms)

• You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account

• You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis

• This service has a no refund policy with some exceptions

• You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

• You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security

• This service is only available to users over a certain age

  This service is only available to users over 18 years old

Good 5

• Your account may be suspended and/or terminated for breaching the Terms of Service

• You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online

• Two factor authentication is provided for your account

• You can retrieve an archive of your data

• You have the right to leave this service at any time