When you consent to this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”)for the “Sony's TV - Basic” Skill Application (“Application”), you give your consent that Sony Corporation, with an address of 7-1 Konan 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan (“SONY”, “we”, “our” or “us”), acting as a data controller (as this term is defined under Directive 95/46/EC or any other applicable local legislation or regulation) may collect and consolidate certain information about you and/or this Application as more specifically explained below.
This Privacy Policy explains the following items:
“Sony's TV - Basic” skill is an application to enable your Alexa-compatible device to control BRAVIA TV. This Application will enable you to link your Alexa-compatible device with the “TV Control Setup with Amazon Alexa” application in the BRAVIA TV. Please read this Privacy Policy and indicate whether you give consent to its terms by selecting the button or checkbox describing your consent or refusal. This Privacy Policy only applies to the Application and is in addition to any other privacy policy that may apply to your interactions with any SONY affiliate and subsidiary (“Sony Group Companies”) or any third party, regarding their product, software or service.
Philippine Residents, please see 9. Additional Notice for more information.
1. What information does SONY obtain about you?
SONY may receive the following information or data (collectively, the “Information”) from you or automatically from third parties when you use the Application. If you wish to stop automatic data collection, you should disable this Application. Some of the Information may be considered personal information under applicable law in your jurisdiction.
The Google account Token listed above includes a unique number assigned to your Google account and that number is how the Application identifies you in order to provide the service.
(i) To provide you service, we use Token of your Google account to link your Alexa-compatible device and your TV.
SONY use Voice command information to process your request via Alexa-compatible device such as turning on/off your TV, channel switching, volume control and turning on/off installed application, and send the request to your TV.
It is necessary for SONY to use this Information to provide you with the service.
Please note that the legal basis EU-law for this processing is Article 6 (1) (b) General Data Protection Regulation, the necessity of performing our obligation in connection with the EULA SONY have with you.
(ii) Legitimate Interests
SONY also processes the Information where it is necessary for SONY to enable its business or pursue its legitimate interests. In particular, the Information may be disclosed for information security purposes; to help content owners prevent copyright infringement; and if our business is sold or integrated with another business, the Information may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchaser’s advisers and may be passed to the new owners of the business.
Please note that the legal basis under the EU-law for this processing is Article 6 (1) (f) General Data Protection Regulation, the necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests pursued by SONY. The legitimate interest pursued by SONY in relation to our use of the Information is the efficient and effective provision of support to our customers.
(iii) Required by Law
Information may be shared with government authorities, law enforcement officials and content owners if mandated by law.
The Information that is communicated to and stored by SONY will be made available to other Sony Group Companies and to third party service providers as follows:
The Information will be sent automatically to a SONY’s server which is managed by Sony Electronics Inc., established in the United States, for the purposes of pursuing the activities outlined in Sections 1 and 2 above on SONY’s behalf, acting as a data processor of SONY. The US is a country that is not regarded as providing an adequate level of protection, and you are informed that SONY has implemented appropriate safeguards, to ensure these data transfers are made in compliance with applicable local laws.
If you contact your local Sony Group Companies in relation to questions about the Application, SONY may need to share the Information with that Sony Group Companies to assist with your request. SONY may otherwise share Information with Sony Group Companies for other purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
(ii) Service Providers
SONY and Sony Group Companies may use third party service providers to process the Information on their behalf for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Such third parties include, but are not limited to, IT service providers and data hosting providers.
In the event that SONY or a Sony Group Company sell or transfer a portion or all of its business, the Information may be transferred by SONY or such Sony Group Company to the purchasing or acquiring entity as part of the transaction, including any due diligence process connected to the sale or transfer. SONY will continue to ensure the confidentiality of the Information before such transaction occurs, and after such transaction, SONY will delete the Information as soon as reasonably practicable after such transaction.
(iv) Government Authorities/Law Enforcement Officials
The Information may be disclosed to government authorities and/or law enforcement officials if required by the applicable laws.
(v) Other Unaffiliated Third Parties
SONY and Sony Group Companies may disclose Information to auditors or similar external consultants like lawyers or tax advisors, to defend and exercise our legal rights (e.g. enforcing compliance with the terms of use) and as SONY believe necessary to comply with our legal obligations.
SONY will retain the Information described in Section 2 for 6 months after your last access to this Application and the compatible voice-control device application. If you would like to delete the Information collected via this Application or if you would like to withdraw your consent, you can go to “TV Control Setup with Amazon Alexa” application > ‘Privacy Policy’, at any time, to withdraw consent you have given to our processing your data. If you do not know how, or if you prefer to do so please contact us at the address as indicated below and SONY will respond in a reasonable time and manner. After you withdraw your consent, SONY will stop using the Information, and the Information will be deleted automatically after 6 months. Please note that SONY may be required to retain certain information by law. Where SONY no longer requires the Information, it will be destroyed or de-identified in line with our internal information security policies.
The Collected Data will be processed, stored and transferred for the purposes outlined in Sections
2 from your country of residence to Japan, EU (Ireland) and the United States.
The Collected Data will be processed by staff operating outside your country of
residence who work for us or for one of our service providers and may be seen
by such staff in those countries. Please refer to the following URL
for an overview of the legal system regarding protection of personal data in
the country concerned.
https://www.ppc.go.jp/personalinfo/legal/kaiseihogohou/#gaikoku
6. Security
Whenever
Sony use service providers (including subcontractors) to process the personal
data, Sony confirms that such service providers (including subcontractors) have
adopted the necessary and appropriate security control measures. In addition,
Sony also expresses its basic policy on handling of personal information in the
“Sony Group Japan - Common Corporate Privacy Policy” (https://www.sony.co.jp/privacy-policy/). Please refer to such
policy as well.
SONY is committed to complying with all applicable laws and regulations regarding the collection, storage and use of personal Information concerning children, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act in the United States and applicable local legislation in other countries. This Application is intended for a general audience; the Application is not directed to and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and are concerned that your child has provided SONY with personal information (as defined by applicable law) without your consent, you should contact us at the address set forth as indicated below.
In some countries, including countries in the EEA (European Economic Area), you have certain rights with respect to personal information SONY holds about you. These may include the right to request a copy of the personal information that SONY hold about you and/or you may request that SONY correct, amend, delete erase, destroy, object or block/restrict processing and/or use of the personal information if it is inaccurate. In some countries, including countries in the EEA (European Economic Area), you may also ask us to provide some types of the personal information to you in a structured, machine-readable format and ask us to share (port) such data with another controller. In addition, where provided for under applicable local law, you may also have a right to restrict the processing of the personal information, a right to object to the processing of the personal information, as well as a right to lodge a complaint with the local data protection supervisory authority.
These rights may be limited, for example if fulfilling your request would reveal personal information about another person, or if you ask us to delete Information which SONY are required by law to keep or have compelling legitimate interests in keeping. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address as indicated below.
[Notice to EU residents]
With regard to the Information that SONY process if you are located in the EU/EEA, you may have the following rights pursuant to Art. 15-18 and Art. 19-21 GDPR:
・You have the right to access (including a copy of) the Information (Art. 15 GDPR); to correct, delete or restrict (stop any active) processing of the Information (Art. 16-18 GDPR); and to obtain the Information you provide to us for a contract or with your consent in a structured, machine readable format, and to ask us to share (port) this Information to another controller (Art. 20 GDPR).
・In addition, you can object to the processing of the Information in some circumstances (in particular, where SONY don’t have to process the data to meet a contractual or other legal requirement, or where SONY are using the data for direct marketing -Art. 21 GDPR).
・Where SONY have asked for your consent, you may withdraw consent at any time (Art.7 para 3 GDPR). If you ask to withdraw your consent to SONY processing your data, this will not affect any processing which has already taken place at that time.
These rights may be limited, for example if fulfilling your request would reveal personal data about another person, or if you ask us to delete information which SONY are required by law to keep or have compelling legitimate interests in keeping.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact SONY at www.sony.net/sonyinfo/Support/
You also have the right to complain to a supervisory authority for data protection in the country/region where you live, where you work, or where you consider that a breach of data protection has occurred-although SONY hope that SONY can assist with queries or concerns you may have about our use of the Information.
[Notice to California Residents]
If you reside in California, SONY are required to provide additional information to you about how SONY use and disclose the Information, and you may have additional rights with regard to how SONY use the Information. SONY have included this California-specific information below.
CA Personal Information. Consistent with the section 1 (What Information do SONY obtain about you?) above, SONY may collect certain categories and specific pieces of information about individuals that may be considered “personal information” (“CA Personal Information”) as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
・Identifiers: such as Token of your Google account
・Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity: such as Voice command
Sources: SONY may collect certain categories of CA Personal Information from you and third party business partners as described in the section 1 (What Information do SONY obtain?) above.
CA Personal Information Disclosed For Business Purposes.
· Sharing your
CA Personal Information for Business Purposes: In the preceding
twelve months, SONY may have shared the following categories of CA Personal
Information for business purposes: Identifiers and Internet or Other Electronic
Activity. This information may be shared for the purpose of providing services
to you, for legal compliance, or to protect legitimate interests, in compliance
with law.
· Sale of CA
Personal Information: In the preceding twelve months, SONY have not
sold (as defined under CCPA) CA Personal Information.
California Consumer Rights. Subject to certain exceptions, as a California resident, you may have the following rights to your CA Personal Information: (i) Access. Request access to your CA Personal Information that SONY collect, use, or disclose; (ii) Deletion. Request deletion of your CA Personal Information; provided that to the extent permitted by applicable law, SONY may be required to retain some of your CA Personal Information; and (iii) CA Personal Information Disclosed For Business Purposes. Request information about the CA Personal Information SONY have disclosed for business purposes within the preceding 12 months.
Exercising your California consumer rights. If you are a California resident and wish to exercise any of these rights or if you have questions regarding the CA Personal Information collected or shared with third parties, please: (a) contact us as described in the “Questions” section below with the specific nature of your request, referencing “Your California Privacy Rights – Android TV Application”; or (b) call the following toll-free number 1-833-681-9900. When submitting your request, you must include your first and last name, email address, and zip code or mailing address. You may be asked to provide additional proof of identification so that SONY can verify your identity and validate the request. Please note that you are limited by law in the number of requests you may submit per year. SONY will not discriminate against you by offering you different pricing or products, or by providing you with a different level or quality of products, based solely upon you exercising your rights to your CA Personal Information.
Authorized Agents: To the extent that you elect to designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, they must provide appropriate documentation including written signed permission from you, proof of your identity, and verification of their identity; or a valid, designated power of attorney as defined under the California Probate Code.
Access Notice in Alternative Formats. Consumers who need assistance accessing the notice in alternative format can do so by emailing us at: privacy@am.sony.com
9. Additional Notice
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully because by using this Application, you will be deemed to have agreed and consented to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
By agreeing to this Privacy Policy and by using the Application, you agree that you will not hold SONY or SONY Affiliates liable to any complaints or damages whatsoever relating to the processing of the Information by an acquiring entity in the event a business transfer as described in paragraph 4 of this Privacy Policy takes place.
This
Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. SONY will
notify or request your consent (whenever necessary under the applicable law)
for any changes to our Privacy Policy.
You are advised to consult the posted Privacy Policy regularly for any changes.
Your continued use of the Application after the posted
effective date will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by
those changes to the extent allowed by law.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise any legal right you may have in respect of your personal information, please contact us at the address as indicated below.
FOR RESIDENTS IN THE EU:
Sony Corporation, a Japanese company, is the controller for the Information. Our representative in the EU is Sony Europe BV, a Dutch company, whose business address is Taurusavenue 16, 2132LS Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. If you have any concerns about how we process your data, you can contact our representative in the EU by emailing: privacyoffice.seu@sony.com
You can also get in touch by writing to Sony Europe BV, The Privacy Office, The Heights, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0XW, United Kingdom, or you can contact your local Sony Group Companies at https://sony-europe.com.
FOR RESIDENTS IN THE UK:
Sony Corporation, a Japanese company, is the controller for the Information. Our representative in the UK is Sony Europe BV, a Dutch company, whose UK branch has its business address in The Privacy Office, The Heights, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0XW, The United Kingdom. If you have any concerns about how we process your data, you can contact our representative in the EU by emailing: privacyoffice.seu@sony.com
You can also get in touch by writing to Sony Europe BV, The Privacy Office, The Heights, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0XW, United Kingdom.
FOR RESIDENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES OR REGIONS:
If you have any concerns about how we process your data, you can find our contact details below or on the website of your local Sony Group Companies at:
The US and Canada: privacy@am.sony.com
Americas other than the US :
For Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean:
Regional Latin America Privacy Office at https://www.sony-latin.com/locale-selector
Africa and Middle East: https://www.sony-mea.com/en/locale-selector
Asia & Oceania: http://www.sony-asia.com/countryselector.html
Last Updated and Effective Date: 5/1/2022