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New Age Verification Laws: How 18Verified Keeps Your Website Globally Compliant
Governments around the world, including the UK, USA, Australia, and Europe, have introduced rigorous age verification laws designed to protect minors from accessing inappropriate online content and products. Ensuring compliance with these laws is now critical for websites operating within adult content, vaping, gambling, CBD, and other age-sensitive sectors.
Here’s what you need to know about the various regional regulations and how 18Verified can effortlessly help you stay compliant.
Understanding the Different Age Verification Laws
United Kingdom
The UK’s Online Safety Act requires robust age verification for websites hosting adult-oriented content, gambling platforms, vaping products, and CBD retailers. Websites must ensure visitors are confirmed as 18+ through secure and reliable verification methods.
United States
In the USA, laws vary by state, with many jurisdictions mandating strict age verification measures. Industries including adult entertainment, cannabis, vaping products, and online gambling must implement verifiable methods to confirm users’ ages accurately.
Australia
Australian federal and state regulations demand stringent online age checks, particularly for adult content websites, online gambling platforms, and the vaping industry. Non-compliance carries significant penalties, making accurate verification essential.
Europe
Across the European Union, digital safety regulations such as GDPR require age verification solutions that not only confirm age effectively but also rigorously protect user privacy. This means solutions must handle data responsibly and maintain strict confidentiality.
How 18Verified Ensures Compliance
18Verified simplifies global compliance by offering universally accepted verification methods, including:
Credit Card Verification: A fast, reliable method confirming a user’s age through secure transaction-free verification.
Photo ID Matching: Securely verifying identity through users uploading an ID and selfie.
Why Choose 18Verified for International Compliance?
Privacy First
18Verified adheres to the highest privacy standards, ensuring minimal data retention, robust encryption, and strict confidentiality. Your users’ privacy is always our top priority.
Global Compatibility
Our solutions seamlessly align with regulatory requirements across the UK, USA, Australia, Europe, and other global markets, allowing your business to expand confidently and safely.
Easy Integration
18Verified’s solutions offer easy implementation through either an API or Plug & Play integration, allowing rapid deployment regardless of your technical capabilities or business size.
Cost-Effective
18Verified’s unique subscription-based model transfers verification costs directly to users, drastically reducing your business expenses compared to traditional pay-per-verification models.
Stay Ahead of Regulations with 18Verified
By choosing 18Verified, you’re not only ensuring regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions—you’re also safeguarding user privacy, reducing business costs, and enhancing your customer experience.
Secure global compliance today and protect your business tomorrow.