Age verification

Mobile phone number

An age verification method confirming the phone is in the possession of and authorised for use by a person aged 18+.

Territory: UK
Type: Age verification
Age groups: 18+
Data captured: Mobile phone number
Speed: Results in seconds

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How it works

The user provides their mobile phone number and receives a one-time passcode (OTP) to verify possession of the phone.

Once confirmed, our mobile service provider checks the account holder’s status to confirm if the user is over 18.

If age verification is successful, the user can continue their journey. If the user’s age cannot be determined, alternative verification methods will be offered.

Data captured

Mobile phone number

Anti-fraud checks

OTP number verification

Accuracy checks

Number checked that it has been verified for use by someone aged 18 or older

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Benefits

Seamless integration

Easily integrates into your customer journey without disrupting the user experience.

Fast and efficient

Delivers quick, real-time verification, ensuring minimal wait time and a smooth user journey.

Accessible and inclusive

Increased mobile phone ownership makes this a widely accessible verification method for a diverse user base.

Reliable and secure

Leverages trusted mobile network data to provide accurate and secure age verification.

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 businesses comply with local and global legislative requirements.

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 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.

Our principles around data

Data retention

All captured data is encrypted, and Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is deleted or anonymised.

Data minimisation

We collect the minimum data needed to fulfil the requirements of our safety tech solutions. We routinely evaluate our data collection policy to ensure we adhere to data minimisation principles.

Data integrity

256-bit encryption is the highest level of encryption possible, maximising the security of all captured data. Anonymisation via Hashing and salting data adds an extra layer of security and confirms the integrity of your data.

GDPR

Our safety tech solutions fully comply with all fundamental principles and requirements of GDPR. GDPR is the European Union’s legal framework for protecting personal information.

Verifymy

Our frictionless integration

Verifymy enables platforms to efficiently embed age assurance solutions within the account creation process. This ensures that age checks are completed quickly and accurately to avoid drop-offs and keeps the user experience smooth and engaging.

Age assurance methods

Verifymy’s age assurance solution for any online product, service or business, features the widest range of age verification and age estimation methods to ensure the highest pass rates possible with minimal business disruption.

Email address

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Government-issued ID

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Credit card

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Name & address

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Mobile phone number

An age verification method confirming the phone is in the possession of and authorised for use by a person aged 18+.

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