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Here are some links to the Sony website
http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/about.html
http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/games.html
http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/specs.html
http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/gallery.html
( note DOES NOT HAVE HDMI, Wi-Fi internet accsess, or Memory Stick /SD/ or COMPACT Flash slots,
http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/PrivacyPolicy
Last Revised: April 10, 2006
Sony Computer Entertainment America ("SCEA") is committed to respecting the privacy rights of all visitors to our websites. We also recognize that our visitors, and the parents of children visiting our site, need protection of any personally identifying information they choose to share with us. This privacy policy is intended to provide you with the information on how we collect, use and store the information that you provide, so that you can make appropriate choices for sharing information with us. For additional information on our offline privacy policies, please call 1-800-345-7669.
This Privacy Statement and the certification seal located to your right confirms that SCEA is a valid licensee and participating member in the Entertainment Software Rating Board's Privacy Online Program: ESRB Privacy Online. To protect your privacy to the maximum extent possible, we have undertaken this privacy initiative and our Websites have been reviewed and certified by ESRB Privacy Online to meet established online information collection and use practices. As part of the privacy program, we are subject to frequent audits of our sites and other enforcement and accountability mechanisms administered independently by ESRB.
ESRB Privacy Online is a third-party seal provider whose mission is to protect consumers' online privacy and make the Internet a secure, reliable, and private place to share information and conduct business. ESRB Privacy Online promotes and enforces established principles and guidelines for fair information practices that include requirements of full disclosure, notice, and informed consent.
Whenever you visit a Web site that displays the ESRB Privacy Online certification seal, you can expect to be notified of:
• What personal information may be collected and by what means
• Who, if anyone, is collecting your personal information
• How this information may be used, including, who-if anyone-it might be shared with
• The consequences -if any- resulting from your refusal to provide personal information
• How you can access and, if necessary, change the personal information a company maintains
• How a company ensures data security, quality, and integrity
• Where and how to ask questions or file complaints
If you have any questions, complaints, or comments regarding our privacy statement or policies, please contact SCEA's Consumer Services Hotline at 1-800-345-7669. Additional contact information is provided below.
Websites
We currently operate the web site www.us.playstation.com. In addition, we own several other domain names that point to the web sites listed above. From time to time we may add new sites that may not be listed above, but will provide a link to this policy.
Links
This policy applies only to sites maintained by SCEA or our subsidiaries. We may create links to the websites of our promotional partners and licensed software publishers or other entities that are owned or affiliated with SCEA. Although we will make every effort to link only to sites that meet similar standards for maintaining each individual's right to privacy, this policy does not apply to third party sites. Additionally, many other sites that we are not associated with and have not authorized may have links leading to one of our sites. We cannot control these links and are not responsible for any content appearing on these sites.
Collection of Personal Information through our Websites
We do not require that visitors reveal any personally identifying information in order to access our websites. However, visitors who do not wish to, or are not allowed by law to share personally identifying information, may not be able to access certain areas or participate in certain activities (like making a purchase or entering a promotion) which require registration.
Although information may be required to participate in certain promotions or sales offered through our websites, participants provide information on a voluntary basis only. Generally, we may wish to collect personal information about you in connection with the following services:
• Participation in online contests, sweepstakes or other promotions
• Making purchases from our online store
• Questions or comments sent through our websites
• Participation in any game where you have an option to purchase additional content
• Inclusion in our email newsletter program
• Participation on our message boards
• Registration to become a registered user of our site and a member of the PlayStation Underground
• Repair of, replacement of or service on system hardware
• Verification of a SOCOM 3: US Navy SEALs account or purchase through the SOCOM Store
Collection of personal information for these services may include the collection of your name, address, telephone number, email address, hardware/software information and/or credit card number or personal check information.
Collection of Demographic Information through www.playstation.com
From time to time we will offer visitors the chance to answer questions about their favorite PlayStation products and other issues. This general and demographic information (such as gender, game and platform preferences, hobbies, recently purchased products and date of birth) is collected anonymously and will not be linked to any personally identifying information through cookies* or other methods, without the approval of the user. (*To learn more about what "cookies" are and how we may use them, please see the section titled "Cookies" below.)
Underground members are also asked, but are not required, to provide demographic information that is connected to their personally identifying information, to create their Underground Member profile. This information is compiled so that we can create a site that better serves the needs and interests of our Underground Members. For further information on our collection of information from Underground Members, see the PlayStation Underground Members section below.
How We Use Your Information
Personally identifying information, which we collect for a particular promotional purpose or sale through our websites, will be saved and used only for that purpose, unless the participant chooses to opt-in to one of the programs discussed below or is creating a verified SOCOM 3 account. Consumers who create a Verified SOCOM 3 Account automatically become members of the PlayStation Underground (described below). They are sent an email that confirms this membership and provides a method to opt out of PlayStation Underground membership.
Information obtained from customers who contact our consumer services department will be maintained by the consumer services department, so that we may use it to assist these customers on current or future service issues. Additional information such as credit card, personal check information may be collected by our consumer services department if you contact them to request repair of, exchange of or service on your PlayStation 2 system, PlayStation console, PS one system or PSP hardware system. This information is used only for payment verification purposes.
When you have provided personally identifying information for a particular purpose, we may disclose your information to certain third parties that we have engaged to assist us in fulfilling your request and in maintaining our database records. This includes, but is not limited to, fulfillment houses, transaction managers, credit verification services and data management companies. These companies have agreed to maintain strict security over all personal information received from us. SCEA may share information with appropriate third parties, including law enforcement or other similar entity, in connection with a criminal investigation, investigation of fraud, infringement of intellectual property rights, or other activity that is suspected to be illegal or may expose you or SCEA to legal liability.
PlayStation Underground Members
We offer all purchasers of our PlayStation product and visitors to our websites the opportunity to become a member of the PlayStation Underground. Consumers may also register for the PlayStation Underground outside of these websites by mail, telephone or by registering their Network Adaptor (Ethernet/Modem) (for PlayStation®2) or their PlayStation®2 with integrated network and line connectors for online gaming through the Online Start-Up Disc. Consult the product manual for full details.
Membership in the PlayStation Underground is free and grants the member certain rights which may include, but are not limited to, discount offers, game news, free demo discs, a free issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine (OPM) if hardware or software is registered on the site, access to restricted areas of our websites, the opportunity to be a registered user or subscriber of our websites or other services, and more. When you join the PlayStation Underground, your name and address are provided to Ziff Davis, the publisher of the Official PlayStation Magazine, only for the purpose of sending you your free issue. We may also share information collected from PlayStation Underground members with other Sony companies, affiliates and subsidiaries, who we think will provide you with additional information you'll enjoy.
We will give PlayStation Underground Members the opportunity to provide information about themselves on the registration materials, and will from time to time send out surveys or questionnaires for members to provide additional information. We may maintain information on PlayStation Underground members' purchase order histories with us. Underground Members may also be given the opportunity to link to store locators for our retail partners. We will share your Underground registration number only with our retail partners so that our partner can let us know about any purchases you make. Our partner will delete your number from its records once we have received this information or if you do not make a purchase. We will use the information about your purchases, whether from us or from our retail partners, to update members' records and make their PlayStation experience more enjoyable.
If you choose to download free content or participate in online gaming, including purchasing additional content for online games, you will be asked to consent to having information regarding these activities, from other internal sources and/or from other Sony related entities or affiliates connected with and added to your Underground profile. This will allow us to provide you with information about our products that best suit your interests and customize your experience. Members of the PlayStation Underground who join after August 23, 2005, also consent to having their personal information connected to data regarding their activities and purchases in this manner.
Finally, as we operate internationally, and many of our computer systems are based in the United States, your personal data and information will be processed by us in the U.S. where data protection and privacy regulations may not offer the same level of protection as in other parts of the world, such as the European Union.
Additionally, we may also use your personal information for marketing and demographic studies. Such studies may be conducted by us or by an outside firm hired by us. These studies are for internal purposes only, to help us improve our web sites and products to better meet your needs. We may share non-personally identifying information and behavioral data.
Your California Privacy Rights/ Information Sharing Policy
PlayStation Underground Members will have an additional option to "opt-in" to have their information shared with our promotional partners, licensed software publishers, licensed peripheral makers and other licensees (“Our Partners”). This will give us the opportunity to work with partners to provide you with additional material on PlayStation and related product, which we think you will enjoy. Our Partners have agreed to maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of any information we share with them.
Beginning on January 1, 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits customers of SCEA who are California residents to request certain information regarding its disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, contact our Consumer Services group through the following link: http://www.us.playstation.com/Corporate/ContactUs/ConsumerServices or via telephone at 1-800-345-7669. If you would like to change your current account preferences, please click on the following link: https://secureus.playstation.com/Registration/SignIn.
Except for law enforcement and certain third parties that we have engaged to assist us in fulfilling your requests and maintaining our database records, your personally identifying information will not be shared with non-Sony parties unless participants choose this option.
Policies for Children 12 Years Old and Under
We do not knowingly collect personally identifying information through our websites from children 12 and under. We encourage parents to take an active role to protect the privacy of their children and to prevent inappropriate uses of information about their children. Parents should instruct their children never to provide their real names or any other identifying information on the web without first getting permission.
We encourage parents to register for the PlayStation Underground on their child’s behalf so that parents can supervise their child’s participation on our websites.
Business Contacts
For practical reasons, we treat personal information submitted to us in a business capacity different from information we receive in a non-business capacity. Personal information submitted to us in a business capacity (e.g. resumes, potential developer contact information) may be shared with other Sony Companies or third parties, depending on the nature of the inquiry.
Through our job page at http://www.us.playstation.com/Corporate/Jobs, SCEA allows job seekers to inquire about jobs and submit personal information to apply for employment. If you inquire about a position and create a profile, we may use the personal information that you provide to contact you about positions that may be of interest to you, determine whether or not you qualify for a position or process your employment application. If you create a job profile, you will be asked to provide your email address and create a password. You can use your email address and password to access your account, review the information in your profile, edit and delete your profile at any time.
Cookies
Cookies are bits of electronic information which a website can transfer to a visitor's hard drive to help tailor and keep records of his or her visit at the site. Cookies allow website operators to better tailor visits to the site to visitor's individual preferences. The use of cookies is standard on the Internet and many major web sites use them.
We may use cookies in certain areas to improve your experience when visiting our websites. They may be used to anonymously track interest and collect aggregate information on various parts of the sites. Cookies will also be used to keep track of your shopping cart in our online store. If you are a PlayStation Underground member, cookies will be used each time you visit to tell our websites not to prompt you for your PSU number and password more than once per session.
Log Files
We may use log files to gather statistics about our users' browsing habits and to assess overall website activity, including how many "hits" a particular web page is getting. These entries are generated anonymously, and enable us to track interest in specific promotions, troubleshoot technical concerns, and provide you with content that is most interesting to you. We also use the log file entries for our internal marketing and demographic studies, so we can constantly improve the online services we provide you. Log files are used internally only, and are not associated with any particular user, computer, or browser.
Web Beacons
Our websites use a variety of technical methods for tracking purposes, including Web beacons. Web beacons are small pieces of data that are embedded in images on the pages of websites. We also use these technical methods to analyze the traffic patterns on our websites, such as the frequency with which our users visit various parts of our websites. These technical methods may involve the transmission of information either directly to us or to another party authorized by us to collect information on our behalf. We also use these technical methods in HTML e-mails that we send our guests to determine whether our guests have opened those e-mails or clicked on links in those e-mails. The information from use of these technical methods may be collected in a form that is personally identifiable.
Message Boards
Our message boards are a place where users can go to freely share their thoughts and ideas about all that's PlayStation. Bulletin Board participants must adhere to our standard website terms of use, as well as additional terms and conditions which are posted in that section. Any information we collect for participation in the Bulletin Board section will adhere to this privacy policy. We ask our users to respect the privacy of others. Posting of phone numbers, addresses, or other personal information in the Bulletin Board section, which may violate someone's privacy is prohibited. Additionally, we prohibit the posting by any user of his or her own personally identifying information. We reserve the right to remove any postings that violate this rule or any other term or condition posted on this site. Additionally, We reserve the right to ban any user who has violated this requirement.
Accuracy & Security
We will take appropriate steps to protect all information our visitors share with us. This includes setting up processes to avoid any unauthorized access or disclosure of this information. We will also use our best efforts to maintain accurate personal information collected from our websites’ visitors.
We collect personally identifying information to the extent deemed reasonably necessary to serve our legitimate business purposes. We maintain safeguards such as: (i) providing consumer access to data for purposes of verification and correction; and (ii) providing technical security measures to ensure the security, integrity, accuracy and privacy of the information you have provided. We also take reasonable steps to assure that third parties to which we transfer any data will provide sufficient protection of that personal information.
Contact Us
For further information on our privacy policy, or for questions on information that we may have collected from you, or should you wish to have your name removed from the PlayStation Underground mailing list, please contact us by either of the following methods and we will be happy to review, update, or change your record status as appropriate:
By Phone at:
1-800-345-7669 (800-345-SONY), live rep support M-SAT 6am-8pm PST, SUN 7am-6:30pm PST; auto support 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
By Mail at:
SCEA, Consumer Services Department
P.O. Box 5888
San Mateo, CA
94402-0888
On the Web Site:
Log into your account and make changes as needed. Here’s the link to log in and get you started: https://secureus.playstation.com/Registration/SignIn.
Once you login, go to the My Account section of the site to access your personal information.
SCEA is a licensee of the ESRB’s Privacy Online Program. If you believe that we have not responded to your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, please contact ESRB at http://www.esrb.org/privacy/contact.jsp
ESRB
Attn.: Privacy Online Program
317 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-759-0700
privacy@esrb.org
By using this site, you signify your assent to SCEA's Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our web sites. We reserve the right to make changes to this policy. If we make a material change to this privacy policy, we will notify you by posting the change on our web sites or in this Privacy Policy and, if necessary, give you additional choices regarding such change. Please check back from time to time to ensure that you are aware of these changes. Your continued use of our sites will signify your acceptance of these changes.
Last Revised: April 10, 2006
Sony Computer Entertainment America ("SCEA") is committed to respecting the privacy rights of all visitors to our websites. We also recognize that our visitors, and the parents of children visiting our site, need protection of any personally identifying information they choose to share with us. This privacy policy is intended to provide you with the information on how we collect, use and store the information that you provide, so that you can make appropriate choices for sharing information with us. For additional information on our offline privacy policies, please call 1-800-345-7669.
This Privacy Statement and the certification seal located to your right confirms that SCEA is a valid licensee and participating member in the Entertainment Software Rating Board's Privacy Online Program: ESRB Privacy Online. To protect your privacy to the maximum extent possible, we have undertaken this privacy initiative and our Websites have been reviewed and certified by ESRB Privacy Online to meet established online information collection and use practices. As part of the privacy program, we are subject to frequent audits of our sites and other enforcement and accountability mechanisms administered independently by ESRB.
ESRB Privacy Online is a third-party seal provider whose mission is to protect consumers' online privacy and make the Internet a secure, reliable, and private place to share information and conduct business. ESRB Privacy Online promotes and enforces established principles and guidelines for fair information practices that include requirements of full disclosure, notice, and informed consent.
Whenever you visit a Web site that displays the ESRB Privacy Online certification seal, you can expect to be notified of:
• What personal information may be collected and by what means
• Who, if anyone, is collecting your personal information
• How this information may be used, including, who-if anyone-it might be shared with
• The consequences -if any- resulting from your refusal to provide personal information
• How you can access and, if necessary, change the personal information a company maintains
• How a company ensures data security, quality, and integrity
• Where and how to ask questions or file complaints
If you have any questions, complaints, or comments regarding our privacy statement or policies, please contact SCEA's Consumer Services Hotline at 1-800-345-7669. Additional contact information is provided below.
Websites
We currently operate the web site www.us.playstation.com. In addition, we own several other domain names that point to the web sites listed above. From time to time we may add new sites that may not be listed above, but will provide a link to this policy.
Links
This policy applies only to sites maintained by SCEA or our subsidiaries. We may create links to the websites of our promotional partners and licensed software publishers or other entities that are owned or affiliated with SCEA. Although we will make every effort to link only to sites that meet similar standards for maintaining each individual's right to privacy, this policy does not apply to third party sites. Additionally, many other sites that we are not associated with and have not authorized may have links leading to one of our sites. We cannot control these links and are not responsible for any content appearing on these sites.
Collection of Personal Information through our Websites
We do not require that visitors reveal any personally identifying information in order to access our websites. However, visitors who do not wish to, or are not allowed by law to share personally identifying information, may not be able to access certain areas or participate in certain activities (like making a purchase or entering a promotion) which require registration.
Although information may be required to participate in certain promotions or sales offered through our websites, participants provide information on a voluntary basis only. Generally, we may wish to collect personal information about you in connection with the following services:
• Participation in online contests, sweepstakes or other promotions
• Making purchases from our online store
• Questions or comments sent through our websites
• Participation in any game where you have an option to purchase additional content
• Inclusion in our email newsletter program
• Participation on our message boards
• Registration to become a registered user of our site and a member of the PlayStation Underground
• Repair of, replacement of or service on system hardware
• Verification of a SOCOM 3: US Navy SEALs account or purchase through the SOCOM Store
Collection of personal information for these services may include the collection of your name, address, telephone number, email address, hardware/software information and/or credit card number or personal check information.
Collection of Demographic Information through www.playstation.com
From time to time we will offer visitors the chance to answer questions about their favorite PlayStation products and other issues. This general and demographic information (such as gender, game and platform preferences, hobbies, recently purchased products and date of birth) is collected anonymously and will not be linked to any personally identifying information through cookies* or other methods, without the approval of the user. (*To learn more about what "cookies" are and how we may use them, please see the section titled "Cookies" below.)
Underground members are also asked, but are not required, to provide demographic information that is connected to their personally identifying information, to create their Underground Member profile. This information is compiled so that we can create a site that better serves the needs and interests of our Underground Members. For further information on our collection of information from Underground Members, see the PlayStation Underground Members section below.
How We Use Your Information
Personally identifying information, which we collect for a particular promotional purpose or sale through our websites, will be saved and used only for that purpose, unless the participant chooses to opt-in to one of the programs discussed below or is creating a verified SOCOM 3 account. Consumers who create a Verified SOCOM 3 Account automatically become members of the PlayStation Underground (described below). They are sent an email that confirms this membership and provides a method to opt out of PlayStation Underground membership.
Information obtained from customers who contact our consumer services department will be maintained by the consumer services department, so that we may use it to assist these customers on current or future service issues. Additional information such as credit card, personal check information may be collected by our consumer services department if you contact them to request repair of, exchange of or service on your PlayStation 2 system, PlayStation console, PS one system or PSP hardware system. This information is used only for payment verification purposes.
When you have provided personally identifying information for a particular purpose, we may disclose your information to certain third parties that we have engaged to assist us in fulfilling your request and in maintaining our database records. This includes, but is not limited to, fulfillment houses, transaction managers, credit verification services and data management companies. These companies have agreed to maintain strict security over all personal information received from us. SCEA may share information with appropriate third parties, including law enforcement or other similar entity, in connection with a criminal investigation, investigation of fraud, infringement of intellectual property rights, or other activity that is suspected to be illegal or may expose you or SCEA to legal liability.
PlayStation Underground Members
We offer all purchasers of our PlayStation product and visitors to our websites the opportunity to become a member of the PlayStation Underground. Consumers may also register for the PlayStation Underground outside of these websites by mail, telephone or by registering their Network Adaptor (Ethernet/Modem) (for PlayStation®2) or their PlayStation®2 with integrated network and line connectors for online gaming through the Online Start-Up Disc. Consult the product manual for full details.
Membership in the PlayStation Underground is free and grants the member certain rights which may include, but are not limited to, discount offers, game news, free demo discs, a free issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine (OPM) if hardware or software is registered on the site, access to restricted areas of our websites, the opportunity to be a registered user or subscriber of our websites or other services, and more. When you join the PlayStation Underground, your name and address are provided to Ziff Davis, the publisher of the Official PlayStation Magazine, only for the purpose of sending you your free issue. We may also share information collected from PlayStation Underground members with other Sony companies, affiliates and subsidiaries, who we think will provide you with additional information you'll enjoy.
We will give PlayStation Underground Members the opportunity to provide information about themselves on the registration materials, and will from time to time send out surveys or questionnaires for members to provide additional information. We may maintain information on PlayStation Underground members' purchase order histories with us. Underground Members may also be given the opportunity to link to store locators for our retail partners. We will share your Underground registration number only with our retail partners so that our partner can let us know about any purchases you make. Our partner will delete your number from its records once we have received this information or if you do not make a purchase. We will use the information about your purchases, whether from us or from our retail partners, to update members' records and make their PlayStation experience more enjoyable.
If you choose to download free content or participate in online gaming, including purchasing additional content for online games, you will be asked to consent to having information regarding these activities, from other internal sources and/or from other Sony related entities or affiliates connected with and added to your Underground profile. This will allow us to provide you with information about our products that best suit your interests and customize your experience. Members of the PlayStation Underground who join after August 23, 2005, also consent to having their personal information connected to data regarding their activities and purchases in this manner.
Finally, as we operate internationally, and many of our computer systems are based in the United States, your personal data and information will be processed by us in the U.S. where data protection and privacy regulations may not offer the same level of protection as in other parts of the world, such as the European Union.
Additionally, we may also use your personal information for marketing and demographic studies. Such studies may be conducted by us or by an outside firm hired by us. These studies are for internal purposes only, to help us improve our web sites and products to better meet your needs. We may share non-personally identifying information and behavioral data.
Your California Privacy Rights/ Information Sharing Policy
PlayStation Underground Members will have an additional option to "opt-in" to have their information shared with our promotional partners, licensed software publishers, licensed peripheral makers and other licensees (“Our Partners”). This will give us the opportunity to work with partners to provide you with additional material on PlayStation and related product, which we think you will enjoy. Our Partners have agreed to maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of any information we share with them.
Beginning on January 1, 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits customers of SCEA who are California residents to request certain information regarding its disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, contact our Consumer Services group through the following link: http://www.us.playstation.com/Corporate/ContactUs/ConsumerServices or via telephone at 1-800-345-7669. If you would like to change your current account preferences, please click on the following link: https://secureus.playstation.com/Registration/SignIn.
Except for law enforcement and certain third parties that we have engaged to assist us in fulfilling your requests and maintaining our database records, your personally identifying information will not be shared with non-Sony parties unless participants choose this option.
Policies for Children 12 Years Old and Under
We do not knowingly collect personally identifying information through our websites from children 12 and under. We encourage parents to take an active role to protect the privacy of their children and to prevent inappropriate uses of information about their children. Parents should instruct their children never to provide their real names or any other identifying information on the web without first getting permission.
We encourage parents to register for the PlayStation Underground on their child’s behalf so that parents can supervise their child’s participation on our websites.
Business Contacts
For practical reasons, we treat personal information submitted to us in a business capacity different from information we receive in a non-business capacity. Personal information submitted to us in a business capacity (e.g. resumes, potential developer contact information) may be shared with other Sony Companies or third parties, depending on the nature of the inquiry.
Through our job page at http://www.us.playstation.com/Corporate/Jobs, SCEA allows job seekers to inquire about jobs and submit personal information to apply for employment. If you inquire about a position and create a profile, we may use the personal information that you provide to contact you about positions that may be of interest to you, determine whether or not you qualify for a position or process your employment application. If you create a job profile, you will be asked to provide your email address and create a password. You can use your email address and password to access your account, review the information in your profile, edit and delete your profile at any time.
Cookies
Cookies are bits of electronic information which a website can transfer to a visitor's hard drive to help tailor and keep records of his or her visit at the site. Cookies allow website operators to better tailor visits to the site to visitor's individual preferences. The use of cookies is standard on the Internet and many major web sites use them.
We may use cookies in certain areas to improve your experience when visiting our websites. They may be used to anonymously track interest and collect aggregate information on various parts of the sites. Cookies will also be used to keep track of your shopping cart in our online store. If you are a PlayStation Underground member, cookies will be used each time you visit to tell our websites not to prompt you for your PSU number and password more than once per session.
Log Files
We may use log files to gather statistics about our users' browsing habits and to assess overall website activity, including how many "hits" a particular web page is getting. These entries are generated anonymously, and enable us to track interest in specific promotions, troubleshoot technical concerns, and provide you with content that is most interesting to you. We also use the log file entries for our internal marketing and demographic studies, so we can constantly improve the online services we provide you. Log files are used internally only, and are not associated with any particular user, computer, or browser.
Web Beacons
Our websites use a variety of technical methods for tracking purposes, including Web beacons. Web beacons are small pieces of data that are embedded in images on the pages of websites. We also use these technical methods to analyze the traffic patterns on our websites, such as the frequency with which our users visit various parts of our websites. These technical methods may involve the transmission of information either directly to us or to another party authorized by us to collect information on our behalf. We also use these technical methods in HTML e-mails that we send our guests to determine whether our guests have opened those e-mails or clicked on links in those e-mails. The information from use of these technical methods may be collected in a form that is personally identifiable.
Message Boards
Our message boards are a place where users can go to freely share their thoughts and ideas about all that's PlayStation. Bulletin Board participants must adhere to our standard website terms of use, as well as additional terms and conditions which are posted in that section. Any information we collect for participation in the Bulletin Board section will adhere to this privacy policy. We ask our users to respect the privacy of others. Posting of phone numbers, addresses, or other personal information in the Bulletin Board section, which may violate someone's privacy is prohibited. Additionally, we prohibit the posting by any user of his or her own personally identifying information. We reserve the right to remove any postings that violate this rule or any other term or condition posted on this site. Additionally, We reserve the right to ban any user who has violated this requirement.
Accuracy & Security
We will take appropriate steps to protect all information our visitors share with us. This includes setting up processes to avoid any unauthorized access or disclosure of this information. We will also use our best efforts to maintain accurate personal information collected from our websites’ visitors.
We collect personally identifying information to the extent deemed reasonably necessary to serve our legitimate business purposes. We maintain safeguards such as: (i) providing consumer access to data for purposes of verification and correction; and (ii) providing technical security measures to ensure the security, integrity, accuracy and privacy of the information you have provided. We also take reasonable steps to assure that third parties to which we transfer any data will provide sufficient protection of that personal information.
Contact Us
For further information on our privacy policy, or for questions on information that we may have collected from you, or should you wish to have your name removed from the PlayStation Underground mailing list, please contact us by either of the following methods and we will be happy to review, update, or change your record status as appropriate:
By Phone at:
1-800-345-7669 (800-345-SONY), live rep support M-SAT 6am-8pm PST, SUN 7am-6:30pm PST; auto support 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
By Mail at:
SCEA, Consumer Services Department
P.O. Box 5888
San Mateo, CA
94402-0888
On the Web Site:
Log into your account and make changes as needed. Here’s the link to log in and get you started: https://secureus.playstation.com/Registration/SignIn.
Once you login, go to the My Account section of the site to access your personal information.
SCEA is a licensee of the ESRB’s Privacy Online Program. If you believe that we have not responded to your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, please contact ESRB at http://www.esrb.org/privacy/contact.jsp
ESRB
Attn.: Privacy Online Program
317 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-759-0700
privacy@esrb.org
By using this site, you signify your assent to SCEA's Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our web sites. We reserve the right to make changes to this policy. If we make a material change to this privacy policy, we will notify you by posting the change on our web sites or in this Privacy Policy and, if necessary, give you additional choices regarding such change. Please check back from time to time to ensure that you are aware of these changes. Your continued use of our sites will signify your acceptance of these changes.
http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/TermsOfUse
PlayStation Legal Jargon
We put up this site so you can get your hands on some great PlayStation products and other items we think you’ll like. We also provide you with some interesting and helpful information and give you a chance to chat about things on our Message Boards. So take a good look around and enjoy our site. From time to time, we offer you goodies for downloading--feel free to download any this stuff you find especially interesting, as long as it’s for non-commercial, personal use. This means you can't give copies to your friends, display it publicly, or charge anything for it (among other things).
Don't forget, you're legally obligated to the terms and conditions the legal team has asked us to list below as well as any other law or regulation that applies to this site, the Internet, the World Wide Web or the State of California. You shouldn't bother to hang around if you're not comfortable with these rules, 'cause once you're on our site (and that means anywhere on our site), you've got to follow these terms and conditions:
1. We cover most of the general rules about visiting our site on this page. However, there is a lot of important information that you won't find here, but will see in other places on our site dealing with specific issues. This includes the terms and conditions for buying stuff from us and checking on your order, information on our privacy policy, and stuff like that. So, even if you don't see it here, if we've included it on the site, it does apply to you! So pay attention to what we say along the way.
2. We try to avoid putting those annoying ®, ©, and ⢠marks and loads of itty bitty type on every page, but we're telling you now that everything on this site is copyrighted and trademarked by us or one of our partners, unless we say otherwise. This means you can't just use the stuff (no matter how amazing it looks) without our written permission. And we've got to be honest up front: even if you came up with a totally cool idea that we were really excited about, it's not very likely our lawyers would let you use our stuff, even if you asked nicely. So you may want to just enjoy it while you're here.
3. Even though our friendly neighborhood lawyers try to check everything we do here with a fine-toothed comb, we're not saying we're flawless. Sorry to have to say it, but the only promise we can make to you is that this site is totally cool and loads of fun! Anything you read, hear, look at, or use, you're doing so at your own risk. We assume no liability or responsibility for errors or omissions on this site.
4. On that note, we (and any of the very talented people who help us put together this site) are not liable for any damages you suffer when you're here. In legal speak: "Sony Computer Entertainment America ("SCEA") is not liable for any direct incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to or use of this site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the site is provided to you "AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUPROSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of the implied warranties." In short, we don't want to hex you, but if anything happens while you're on our site (like your computer gets messed up or you get infected with some virus), we're not responsible. We definitely don't want this to happen, but if it does, don't blame us.
5. Remember, if you put anything up on our site, it becomes ours. That means anything you send in, post in the chat room, or in any way disclose to us, we can reproduce, disclose, transmit, publish, broadcast, and/or post somewhere else. On top of that, any ideas, concepts, or techniques, that you disclose on this site, we can use any way we want, including in the developing, manufacturing, and marketing of our products…or we just make fun of them. In plain language, if you want to keep it to yourself, do just that.
6. This may sound familiar, but it's important, so we're going to rephrase it. Anything on this site--pictures, drawings, text, games, anything--is either our property or the property of someone who gave us the permission to use it. IT'S NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN, AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT YOURS. Don't use any of it for anything other than personal entertainment, unless we say you can (and we probably won't). If you do, you're probably violating at least one law, and since we told you here, we won't feel bad about coming after you.
7. On the same note, there are plenty of trademarks, logos, and service marks on this site that belong to us or someone who said it's cool for us to use them. So hands off! (That's from our legal guys.) They also say if you fool around with any of these trademarks, they or the owner of the mark or some other prosecutor who they inform will come after you.
8. Every once in a while we hook up with someone else and set up a link to their site. We try to stick with the good ones, but just because there's a link, it doesn't mean we've thoroughly checked out the site. So if there's anything on these other sites that offends your good tastes, don't jump all over us. Enjoy the links, but do it at your own risk.
9. The same thing goes for our site. We try to pay attention to what you guys are chatting about or posting in our discussion groups, but we can’t take responsibility if some loser sneaks in and posts some rubbish. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for the content of those locations or for any mistakes, defamation, libel, slander, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography, or profanity you might encounter when you visit such places on our site. And we sure hope you won't be posting or transmitting anything unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, nasty, mean, or material that is profane or that the law enforcement types might consider a criminal offense, get someone in court on a civil lawsuit, or for that matter, violate any law, anywhere, anytime. (Remember, this is the "World Wide Web".) Because as much as we like all of you, we've got no choice but to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authority or court that asks us to. And if you make problems for us, we guarantee that you'll have problems too.
10. The E-commerce portion of our web site is run by an outside vendor. All purchases are subject to the vendor's policies which can be found at http://storeus.playstation.com/help.htm .
11. And finally, we reserve the right to change anything on this page or this site at any time. So you're definitely going to want to hop on and check out our new and exciting changes as often as possible, but you may also want to visit this page just to confirm none of the rules have changed since your last visit.
Sony Computer Entertainment logo is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Underground is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Underground and “Live in Your World. Play in Ours.” are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. All other games and properties shown on this site are trademarked and copyrighted properties of their respective owners and/or licensors.
Copyright Infringement Claims Policy
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. and its subsidiaries (“SCEA”) respect the intellectual property of all parties and we ask our users to do the same.
SCEA respects the intellectual property rights of others and is committed to complying with U.S. Copyright laws. Our policy is to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA") provides recourse for owners of copyrighted material who believe their rights under U.S. copyright law have been infringed on the Internet.
If you believe your work has been copied and is accessible on this site in a way that may constitute copyright infringement, please provide notice to our Designated Agent. The notice must include the following information as provided by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 512 (c) (3):
1.A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2.Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
3.Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
4.Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
5.A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
6.A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
7.The Designated Agent for notice of copyright infringement claims may be reached as follows:
By Mail:
Riley R. Russell
Legal Department
Sony Computer Entertainment America
919 East Hillsdale Blvd., 2nd Floor
Foster City, CA 94404
By Phone: 650-655-8000
By email: infringement@playstation.sony.com
Counter Notification to Alleged Copyright Infringer
If a copyright infringement notice has been wrongly filed against you as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the material, you may file a counter notification with our Designated Agent. The counter notification must provide the following information:
1.Physical or electronic signature of the subscriber;
2.Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
3.A statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification;
4.The subscribers name, address, telephone number and email address, and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the subscriber's address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that the subscriber will accept service of process from the person who provided notification or an agent of such person.
5.SCEA will terminate the registration of all account holders who are repeat infringers of intellectual property laws.
By using this site, you signify your ssent to SCEA's Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use our web sites. We reserve the right to make changes to these Terms of Use. If we make a material change to these Terms of Use, we will notify you by posting the change on our web sites or in these terms and, if necessary, give you additional choices regarding such change. Please check back from time to time to ensure that you are aware of these changes. Your continued use of our sites will signify your acceptance of these changes.
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