AGE ASSURANCE
Facial age estimation
An age estimation method based on a person’s facial features captured in a short selfie video.
Territory
Global
Type
Age estimation
Deployment
Age gate
Speed
Results in seconds
No documents. No ID scans. Just a face.
AI analyses facial characteristics from a short selfie video to estimate age, using built-in liveness checks to block photos, masks and bots. Only a yes/no answer is shared with the platform, and nothing else.
No identity documents
No personal details
No credit card details
Nothing stored
Works for anyone with a camera. Anywhere in the world.
Benefits
Good for users, good for business
Protects minors
Support compliance
Privacy-preserving
Fast
how it works
Facial age estimation, step by step
Whether deploying Verifymy's market-leading email-based age checks as a single, standalone method or as part of your full age assurance suite, the solution fits seamlessly into your platform without adding unnecessary friction.
1
The user records a short selfie video, submitted securely with 256-bit encryption
2
Liveness anti-spoofing checks confirm a real, live person is operating the camera
3
AI analyses facial characteristics to estimate the user's age
4
The estimate is checked against the platform's age requirement, such as 18+
5
A yes or no result is returned to the platform. If age can't be determined, the user is offered an alternative method
WHITE PAPER
Email-based age checks: The benchmark for frictionless age assurance
Download our latest white paper for more information on how our email address solution works.
Age checks for all industries
Social media
Tailoring experiences by age and protecting younger users from age-inappropriate and harmful content.
Adult entertainment
Preventing minors from accessing adult content, in line with evolving age verification regulations.
Online video gaming
Ensuring players meet minimum age requirements for mature-rated games and user-to-user features.
Marketplaces
Verifying buyers’ ages at checkout for age-restricted items such as alcohol, tobacco, vapes and bladed items.
TRUST & COMPLIANCE
Certified accuracy
Independently certified by the Age Check Certification Scheme to ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025, with the facial age estimation method recognised as "highly effective”.
Built on privacy-by-design principles
Every age check returns a simple result - a pass/fail against the age threshold, or a minimum estimated age. No documents, biometric data or personal details are ever shared with your platform.
Data retention
Deleted or anonymised immediately after verification
Data minimisation
Only the minimum data needed to return a result is ever collected
Data integrity
Protected with 256-bit encryption, hashed and salted.
GDPR
Fully compliant with UK and EU GDPR
How businesses use it
Regulatory compliance
Meet local and global age verification, advertising, and data privacy requirements.
Age-gating
Restrict access to age-sensitive content and products — alcohol, tobacco, adult entertainment.
Age-appropriate experiences
Tailor content, features, and interactions to age groups on social, video, and gaming platforms.
Database enrichment
Verify age thresholds (13, 16, 18+) across your existing user base to improve targeting and ROI.
Explore other age assurance methods
Facial age estimation checks are one of several methods Verifymy offers. Deploy as a single, standalone method or as part of your full age assurance suite, the solution fits seamlessly into your platform while keeping business disruption to a minimum.
Email address
Analyses an email address's existing digital footprint - without accessing its contents - to determine whether the user meets the applicable age threshold
Mobile phone number
Confirms a phone is in the possession of, and authorised for use by, a person aged 18 or over.
Identity document and face match
Takes a picture of a government-issued identity document and matches it against a selfie - verifying that the document belongs to the person presenting it - to confirm whether the user meets the applicable age threshold.
Credit card
Authorises a user's credit card - reflecting the minimum age required to hold one in the relevant jurisdiction - to determine whether the user meets the applicable age threshold.
Brazilian CPF check
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Talk to a regulatory expert
Understand how facial age estimation checks can meet age assurance regulations in your markets.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions about facial age estimation.
How accurate is facial age estimation?
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Is my photo or video stored anywhere?
An age verification method using credit card authorisation to confirm age.
How do liveness checks stop photos, masks and bots?
An age estimation method based on a person’s facial features captured in a short selfie video.
Is this biometric identification?
An age verification method that uses government-issued IDs to determine a user's age and employs face match technology to verify ID ownership.
What is a "conservative threshold" and how is it configured?
An age verification method using credit card authorisation to confirm age.
What happens if my age can't be estimated?
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Does it work across different demographics and skin tones?
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Is this method certified?
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