This Privacy Policy is applicable to personally identifiable information (hereinafter referred to as "Personal Data" and detailed below) collected, processed, stored and used by Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (now Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited) having its registered office at Interface Building No. 7, 4th Floor, Malad (West), Mumbai – 400 064, India ("SPN") either through its owned, controlled and operated website located at https://www.sonyliv.com/ and/or app named Sony LIV (collectively and individually referred to as "Sony LIV"), in connection with individual Users' ("User", "You", or "Your") access to or use of Sony LIV services. Sony LIV is available on various platforms and devices like mobile phones, tablets, smart televisions, set-top boxes and various other devices on which Sony LIV is embedded or otherwise made available.
The access to complete content and services on Sony LIV is only available on a subscription basis and to Users who are above the age of 18 years. SPN may provide children content or content suitable for individuals below the age of 18 years on Sony LIV but the same shall only be accessible through the profile of a parent or legal guardian who is an adult.
"Personal Data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. When anonymous information is directly or indirectly associated with personal data, the resulting information also is treated as personal data. To access Sony LIV, SPN requires You to provide Your Personal Data since SPN cannot identify You by a pseudonym or through anonymous data. SPN may collect anonymized data from You based on certain activity You perform on Sony LIV for analytics and statistical purposes. Such anonymized data will not be associated with Your Personal Data and will not be applicable under this Privacy Policy.
SPN may collect the following Personal Data from You:
To use Sony LIV and the services it offers, Users must register and create an account ("Account"). Creating the Account may require the User to provide the following Personal Data associated with the User, including but not limited to:
You may also subscribe to Sony LIV by using an activation or subscription codes or coupon provided by SPN or its commercial associates authorized to issue codes or coupons. SPN may store details related to codes or coupons You use and associated with it the Order ID, IP Address and Device ID
If You send any correspondences, such as emails or letters including data subject requests to SPN, or if other users or third parties send Personal Data about Your activities or postings on Sony LIV to SPN, then SPN may collect and store such Personal Data. SPN may collect additional Personal Data at other times, including but not limited to, when You provide feedback, when You change Your content or email preferences etc. This Personal Data includes the information You may share with SPN during such correspondence like Your name, e-mail id, mobile number, city, country, etc.
The additional Personal Data mentioned above is collected solely for the purpose of communicating with the User regarding the Sony LIV services, processing the feedback received, and conducting surveys to implement suggestions, processing and implementing change requests, data subject requests and enriching the overall user experience. Users will be asked to provide their consent in case the above-mentioned Personal Data is processed for any purpose other than those detailed above.
Usage Information may consist, inter alia, of the following data about Your visit, usage of services and consumption of content on Sony LIV:
Usage Information is generally of a nature which is non-identifiable of a natural person (for example aggregate analytics). However, in order to process such Usage Information and to make it feasible for SPN's legitimate business interests, SPN may associate the Usage Information with other information collected from You and such combination may be treated as Personal Data.
SPN uses IP address for the following purposes:
If collected, these Device Identifiers will be used for the following purposes:
To improve Your experience on Sony LIV, SPN collects, uses and stores cookies. Cookies are files that web servers place on Your device to provide You with a seamless interaction with the web and application platforms. Some of these cookies are mandatory for functioning of Sony LIV while some cookies are used to track Your behavior on Sony LIV for an enhanced experience. SPN will seek Your consent before using any cookies which are not mandatory in nature. For more information about the cookies SPN uses, please refer to SPN's Cookie Policy.
To provide You with certain features and to improve Your experience on the application of Sony LIV, SPN asks You for the following in app permissions:
SPN will seek Your consent before using any permissions which are not mandatory in nature. The use of microphone and phone/SMS are essential to use audio for audio searching and sending an OTP (one-time password) for Your authentication purposes for registration and/or subscription of Sony LIV, respectively.
SPN may track certain information about You, in an anonymized manner, based upon Your behavior while using Sony LIV for below mentioned purposes of analytics and statistical insights:
Sony LIV uses third-party payment gateways to process payments made on Sony LIV. SPN will provide You with a confirmation of having received payments against Your subscription Account, only once SPN receives such confirmation from the concerned third-party payment gateway service providers. The third-party payment gateway service providers may require certain financial information including Your credit card, debit card, mobile number or other bank account information. Other than providing a confirmation upon receipt of payment against a subscription Account, SPN disclaims all liabilities in relation to Your payment processing by such third-party payment gateway service providers and the collection and processing of any Personal Data provided by You to such third-party payment gateway service providers. While using such third-party payment gateways to make payments to SPN, You will be required to accept the terms of use and privacy policies of such third-party payment gateway service providers. SPN requests You familiarize yourself with the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective third-party payment gateway service providers before using such service. You hereby agree and acknowledge that SPN shall not be liable and in no way, be held responsible for any losses whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential, including without limitation any losses due to online fraud arising from Your use of such payment gateways. In case of any issues or complaints with respect to the processing of Your payments in relation to Sony LIV, You may file a complaint with the concerned third-party payment gateways directly for redressal.
In case of recurring payments, the amount will be automatically deducted from the bank account, debit or credit card the details of which You may have provided. The subscription amount will automatically get deducted until You otherwise opt to cancel the auto debit by visiting Sony LIV and cancelling subscription in Your Account.
SPN never asks for password, financial details or any additional personal data without highlighting the purpose of collecting the same.
For the Users residing in Australia, they can also refer to the Collection Notice published on the website of Sony LIV (when Sony LIV is accessed from Australia) which SPN has provided to the Users pursuant to the Australian Privacy Principles under The Privacy Act 1988.
SPN may use the Personal Data collected for the following purposes:
If SPN wishes to collect and process Your Personal Data for purposes other than those mentioned above, SPN shall seek a specific consent from You prior to collecting and processing Your Personal Data for such additional purposes unless this falls within legitimate business interest for processing as explained in paragraph 7 below.
SPN processes Your Personal Data for the purposes detailed hereunder, basis the following lawful basis under GDPR: (i) obtaining explicit consent from You for processing Your Personal Data; (ii) where it is necessary for SPN to undertake its legal obligations; (iii) SPN's exercise of its rights under a contract with You; or (iv) processing of Personal Data for legitimate interests where processing is not necessary to meet contractual obligations, but is necessary to provide You with services and content of Sony LIV.
SPN may share Personal Data with the following parties:
SPN may, from time to time, employ third-party service providers to perform certain functions on SPN's behalf, such as hosting or operation of Sony LIV, hosting the Personal Data, e-mails, messages or other communications,serving advertisements and providing data analysis services etc. within or outside Your country. Wherever Your Personal Data is transferred, stored or processed, SPN will take reasonable steps to safeguard the privacy of Your Personal Data. Any Personal Data shall be disclosed to such third-party service providers only after ensuring contractual protection of Your Personal Data, including that such third-party service providers implement adequate technical measures to safeguard Your Personal Data. These third-party service providers are prohibited from using Your Personal Data for purposes other than those specified in Paragraph 6 above or required by law.
SPN operates globally and it may transfer Your Personal Data to SPN's affiliated companies primarily for business and operational purposes.
SPN or any of its businesses, including Sony LIV, may be acquired or merged or de-merged or spun-off or may be subject to any other transactions wherein SPN may no longer remain the controller or processor of Your Personal Data. In such cases, where any such transaction takes place which covers Your Personal Data, Your Personal Data shall be transferred as part of such transaction. Such transfer of Your Personal Data will without any further notice to the Users and by using Sony LIV, You hereby acknowledge and agree that this Privacy Policy will serve as notice enough for any such transfer.
SPN may transfer and disclose Your Personal Data to:
The aforesaid disclosures may be carried out by SPN without notice to You.
If provided under the relevant data protection laws of the jurisdiction that You reside in or are a citizen of, the following rights shall be available to You:
You may request copies, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, of the Personal Data that You provided to SPN, wherever feasible. Alternatively, You may request for Your Personal Data to be transmitted to another service provider (where technically feasible) directly by SPN.
SPN retains Your Personal Data for legitimate business interests and until SPN requires such Personal Data for the purposes for which the same has been collected as specified in Paragraphs 6 and 7. SPN may also need to retain Your Personal Data for SPN to comply with legal obligations as specified in Paragraph 8. If You no longer want SPN to use Your Personal Data, then You can request that SPN erases Your Personal Data. Do note that if You request for the erasure of Your Personal Data, SPN may retain some of the Personal Data as may be required for the following purposes:
You should be aware that it may not be possible to completely remove or delete all Your Personal Data from SPN's databases to effect any opt-out preferences You have made due to technical concerns with data backup and contingency support.
Your request for deletion, or modification of Your Personal Data shall be subject to the following:
Do note that if You have multiple accounts with Sony LIV, then You will have to raise separate requests for deletion or modification of Your Personal Data for each of the Accounts, along with the associated email IDs or phone numbers or provide SPN with any unique identifiers as may be required for identifying Your Personal Data in SPN's systems.
Where there is a lawful basis for processing Your Personal Data and such processing falls within SPN's legitimate interest like, without limitation, Device ID, IP Address, geo-location, User ID, or where You have reasons to believe that the Personal Data being processed by SPN is inaccurate, unlawful or is no longer required to be processed by SPN under any lawful basis, You may, at any time, ask SPN to restrict or object the processing of Your Personal Data.
9.5. To send a request for any of the above-mentioned purposes, kindly send an e-mail to SPN's DPO at dpo@setindia.com. SPN shall process your request for access or rectification of Your Personal Data as per the following timelines:
9.6. SPN shall not charge You for fulfilling any of the above requests. However, if the fulfilment of any such request leads to certain costs being incurred by SPN, then SPN will notify You prior to processing such request.
9.7. SPN advises the Users to identify themselves in their requests to the DPO for exercising any of their rights with respect to their Personal Data. SPN may not be able to process any requests made in the event the User fails to identify themselves or if SPN is unable to authenticate such a User. SPN may also decline to process requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, requiring disproportionate effort, jeopardizing the privacy of others, or would be extremely impractical or for which access is not otherwise required.
9.8. Please be aware that if You do not allow SPN to collect Personal Data from You, SPN may not be able to deliver certain experiences, features and services to You, and some of Sony LIV's services may not be able to take account of Your interests and preferences. If collection of Personal Data is mandatory, SPN shall inform You at the point of collection so that You can make an informed decision whether You wish to allow the processing of such Personal Data.
Sony LIV may, in future, make available content that will apply or be directed at persons less than 18 years of age and such content may be accessed only by via the profile of the parents or legal guardians of the minors. SPN does not intend to collect or knowingly collect Personal Data from minors. SPN does not knowingly permit any person who is under 18 years of age to register with Sony LIV or to provide any other Personal Data. Parents or the legal guardians are advised to monitor the minor's use of Sony LIV, who are accessing the services and content of Sony LIV through the profiles of such parents or legal guardians. It shall be the parent's or legal guardian's responsibility to decide whether or not the use of or access to Sony LIV is suitable for their minor and to monitor the Personal Data of the minor, required for his or her use of or access to Sony LIV and the consents for the same. Sony LIV does provide a functionality of Parental Control for such purposes where You can lock Your profile with the help of a password.
In the event SPN collects Personal Data of minors, SPN will obtain a parental consent from the minor's parent or legal guardian prior to collection and processing of such Personal Data.
SPN will update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, regulatory, business or operational requirements or when there is a change or update in the services offered on Sony LIV. SPN will provide notice of any such changes to the Privacy Policy, including when such changes will take effect, in accordance with the applicable law. Your continued use of Sony LIV after any such updates to the Privacy Policy will constitute acknowledgement and acceptance of those changes. If You do not wish to acknowledge or accept any updates to this Privacy Policy, You may cancel Your Account, subscription and use of Sony LIV.
SPN welcomes questions, comments, and concerns about its Privacy Policy and privacy practices. You can contact SPN’s Data Protection Officer (DPO), Mr. Ashok Nambissan, by email at dpo@setindia.com (via Your registered email ID provided at the time of creation of your Account or using which You availed the subscription of Sony LIV) in relation to concerns or comments for any of the following:
If You contact SPN with a privacy complaint, it will be assessed with the aim of resolving the issue in a timely and effective manner. Please note that if You contact SPN to assist You in this regard, for Your safety and Sony LIV's, SPN may need to authenticate Your identity before fulfilling Your request.
In case You require technical support (like subscription related, app functioning related, technical related, payment related, etc.), You may write to SPN at prioritysupport@sonyliv.com.
SPN will only use Your email id for customer interaction and communication. After your query is resolved, SPN will not share with You information about its services including the Sony LIV, either through mailers or any other form of communication for which You dont provide consent to SPN.
For Users residing in the European Union, EEA and United Kingdom (and not for the Users residing in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Singapore), You may also reach out to SPN's local Representative, Shalin Patel at Shalin_Patel@spe.sony.com, if You have questions or concerns regarding SPN's privacy practices.
Last Updated: July 05, 2024
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