Data Policy

Terms of Service

The SOE Privacy Policy and SOE Terms of Service cover the use of the Game Data REST interface. Please review these policies before accessing DATA from the the REST interface.

By the use of the interfaces described within this document, you agree to abide by these polices.

Use of Names and Logos

Please review the full Legal & Copyright Notices. When presenting information from the interfaces described within this document, one should attribute copyrights as they are referenced on this page.

For instance, EverQuest II is listed as...

EverQuest® II

If you present data from EverQuest II, you should include the ® symbol as referenced on the Legal & Copyright Notices page.

Please do NOT make use of any game or company logo without prior written permission from Sony Online Entertainment.

Data Availability

This service is intended to be available at all times, but there is no guarantee to its availability. It may be unavailable from time to time for system maintenance.

The system has been designed such that game data can be provided on a near-realtime basis, but there is no specific guarantee to when the data will become visible. Under heavy load, specfic data availability may become delayed.

Some portions of game data may be omitted from results due to business requirements or to ensure account privacy. Any attempt to use game data from the interfaces described within this document to impair the game experience of any player is considered to be a breach of the SOE Terms of Service and could result in suspension, termination and/or cancellation of your Station Account and/or access to the REST interface.

Denial of Service Attacks

A wide range of customers and applications will use the use of the interfaces described within this document. As such, each of these applications should take care to limit their access of the service appropriately. If a particular site or application appears to be denying others from accessing the service, that site will be blocked from the REST interface.

If this appears to be happening, please contact [url="mailto:data-feedback@soe.sony.com">data-feedback@soe.sony.com[/url] for the best course of action.

Appropriate Use and Attribution

Any application that makes use of the game data and interfaces described within this document should make it clear that it is independent of Sony Online Entertainment.