Sony has announced this week that on February 7th 2012 the PlayStation Network will come to a close and be re-named Sony Entertainment Network (SEN). The new change in name will also bring with it a number of changes to the terms and conditionsassociated with the services provided by Sony. All of which will become mandatory if you would like to continue using the new Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) services.
Here are a few of what Sony feel are the most important amendments to their terms and conditions:
– New terms for parents of minor, subaccount holders regarding the limitations of chat parental controls. Your reacceptance of the Terms of Service and User Agreement and Privacy Policy affirms your consent to the sharing of your child’s data that may occur if your child utilizes certain communication functionalities on PlayStation devices such as PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita systems.
– New terms that explain the location-based services offered through the PlayStation Vita system. For parents of minor, subaccount holders your reacceptance of the Terms of Service and User Agreement and Privacy Policy affirms your consent to your subaccount holder’s user of these services on the PlayStation Vita system.
– A description of our “What’s New” section, which provides topical information about our services and advertisements.
Information about pre-ordering content.
– The name of your “PlayStation Network account” is changing to a “Sony Entertainment Network account.”
However you can read the full Terms of Service and User Agreement here, and the new Privacy Policy here.
Source: Hot Hardware
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