Age assurance
Age verification
Verify your user’s exact age with the highest level of assurance.
Age verification explained
Age verification determines an individual’s actual age. It often involves providing official documents to confirm exactly how old someone is by comparing the birthdate on the document with the current date.
Age verification methods
Age verification methods are designed to provide an exact age or specific age range.
Government-issued ID
An age verification method that uses ID scanning to determine a user’s exact age.
Mobile phone number
An age verification method confirming the phone is in the possession of and authorised for use by a person aged 18+.
Name & address
An age verification method that uses customer order details to verify age during order processing.
Government-issued ID scan and face match
An age verification method that uses government-issued IDs to determine a user's age and employs face match technology to verify ID ownership.
Use cases
Verifymy’s range of age assurance solutions cater to the diverse requirements of online platforms, products, and services. Whether complying with ever-evolving regulations or ensuring age-appropriate experiences, we deliver frictionless, privacy-preserving, and trustworthy age assurance solutions, ensuring the highest pass rates possible with minimal business disruption.
Regulatory compliance
We ensure social media platforms comply with local and international legislative requirements and ensure compliance with advertising and data privacy legislation.
Age-gating
Restricting access to content, products, or services based on a user’s age. This is commonly seen in various industries, such as alcohol, tobacco, and adult entertainment.
Age-appropriate experiences
Creating online environments with activities, content, or products suitable for specific age groups, as well as restricting communication between certain age brackets.
Database enrichment
Enhancing existing user base to improve advertising targeting for +/- 18, +/- 13 (or other age thresholds) to increase ROI and enhance personalised, age-appropriate customer experiences.
Sector-specific examples
Adult entertainment
Preventing minors from accessing adult content and adhering to evolving regulations to prevent children from encountering inappropriate websites and services.
Social media
Ensuring age-appropriate experiences and preventing minors from encountering illegal, inappropriate and harmful material on social media platforms.
Online video gaming
Ensuring users meet minimum age requirements for mature-rated video games and user-to-user functionality.
Online marketplaces
Verifying the age of users purchasing age-restricted items, such as alcohol, tobacco & vaping and bladed items.
Online dating
Verifying the age of users to prevent access to inappropriate content, catfishing and fraud.
Streaming services
Manage access to your platform’s age-restricted content and maintain age-appropriate viewing habits across your content library.
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