Sony Terms Scorecard

Grade A — Highly protective (score 90/100)

Sony reserves the right to modify terms without notice and mandates that all legal disputes be resolved in the Tokyo District Court.

Standard terms with unilateral modification and inconvenient jurisdiction.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
UNCLEAR
Collects biometric data
UNCLEAR
Shares data with government
UNCLEAR
Easy to cancel
UNCLEAR
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Terms and Conditions

SONY may, at its sole and exclusive discretion, change, alter, modify, add, and/or remove portions of the Terms and Conditions at any time without any prior notice.

Sony reserves the right to change the terms at any time without notifying users.

Applicable Laws and Jurisdiction

All controversies and disputes arising out of or relating to this Terms and Conditions shall be submitted to the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo, Japan as the Court of first instance.

All legal disputes must be handled in Tokyo, Japan, regardless of where you live.

Disclaimers of Warranties

SONY and/or any of its affiliates shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of your use or access, or inability to use or access, the Web Site.

Sony disclaims liability for any damages resulting from your use of their website.

Proposal and Offer

Even if SONY happens to adopt any idea identical or similar in whole or in part to the Idea, SONY has no responsibility and shall not be liable for any compensation therefor.

If you submit ideas to Sony, they can use them without compensating you.

Last reviewed 2026-07-25 under rubric v3.5.

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