Age verification for websites

Age verification for any website

Drop a privacy-first age check into any page or hosted flow. Highly effective age assurance that goes far beyond a self-declared age gate — and stores almost nothing.

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The challenge

Why websites needs real age assurance.

A tickbox “Are you 18?” age gate no longer satisfies regulators. Age verification for websites now means highly effective age assurance — a real check that a returning visitor is old enough, completed in the browser in seconds. Verisoar adds that to any website with a single script tag or a redirect to a hosted flow, so you can gate content, sign-ups, or checkout without becoming a custodian of your visitors’ identity documents.

Self-declared age gates don't count

A checkbox or a date-of-birth dropdown is trivially bypassed and won't meet a “highly effective” age-assurance standard. You need a verifiable check, not an honour system.

Storing IDs is a liability

Asking every visitor to upload a passport creates an identity-document honeypot — a breach waiting to happen, and a GDPR headache you don't want on a public website.

Friction kills conversion

Heavyweight KYC flows make casual visitors bounce. A website age check has to be fast and frictionless or it costs you the very traffic you're trying to keep.

The solution

How Verisoar delivers age verification for websites, without the data risk.

Frictionless AI age estimation

Most visitors clear the age gate with a single live selfie — AI facial age estimation, no document, no account. Borderline cases escalate automatically.

One line to embed

Add the widget with one script tag or redirect to the hosted flow. No ML pipeline, no document vendor — live in an afternoon.

Nothing to leak

Frames and documents are processed in memory and discarded. There's no image database on your website to breach.

Configurable per page

Set the age threshold and evidence level per flow — an 18 gate on one page, a 13 or 16 check on another.

Why a self-declared age gate is no longer enough

For years, websites relied on a simple age gate — a checkbox or a date-of-birth prompt asking visitors to confirm they were old enough. Under the UK Online Safety Act, that approach no longer satisfies regulators for age-restricted content. Age verification for websites now has to be highly effective: a genuine check that the person is the age they claim, not an honour system anyone can click past. Verisoar replaces the self-declared age gate with real online age verification while keeping the experience fast and private.

How to add age verification to your website

Adding age verification to a website with Verisoar takes an afternoon, not a project. Drop a single script tag onto any page to embed the widget, or redirect visitors to a hosted flow you don't have to build or style. Your server creates a verification session, the visitor completes the check in their browser, and a signed webhook returns a clean pass or fail. There's no machine-learning pipeline to maintain and no document-verification vendor to integrate — the website age verification runs end to end on Verisoar.

Privacy-first website age verification

The biggest risk in website age verification is the data you collect doing it. Asking every visitor to upload an identity document creates a honeypot that attackers target and regulators scrutinise. Verisoar is built the opposite way: camera frames and documents are processed in memory and discarded immediately, and only a coded yes/no outcome and a tamper-evident audit hash are stored. You get highly effective age assurance for your website without becoming the custodian of your visitors' identities.

Compliance

Built for the UK Online Safety Act's age-assurance bar

The Online Safety Act and Ofcom's codes require “highly effective age assurance” for sites serving age-restricted content — robust, fair, and privacy-preserving. Verisoar's layered checks meet that bar while keeping the data-minimal posture regulators expect.

  • Highly effective age assurance — not self-declaration
  • GDPR Art. 9 explicit consent captured and receipted
  • No identity documents or biometrics retained
  • Tamper-evident audit log for your compliance team
  • Configurable thresholds for UK, EU (AVMSD) and US rules
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FAQ

age verification for websites, answered.

Common questions about age verification for websites. Still stuck? Read the docs.

Embed the Verisoar widget with a single script tag, or redirect users to the hosted flow. Your server creates a session, the user completes the check in-browser, and a signed webhook returns the pass/fail result. Most teams are live in an afternoon.

More use cases

Age verification, built for your industry.

Gambling & iGaming

UKGC-ready age and identity checks for betting.

Alcohol delivery

Challenge 25 checks at checkout and the door.

Adult content

Privacy-first 18+ checks for the Online Safety Act.

E-commerce

Sell age-restricted goods without storing IDs.

Social media

Age assurance that protects minors, not data.

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