Mandatory Age Verification

Some US states have enacted age verification laws for people who visit an adult website. To ensure compliance, we use Yoti, a secure third-party age verification service that confirms our members are over 18 years old. Please rest assured that the law also requires that neither the website nor any third party performing the verification can retain any identifying information once verification is completed.

 

Optional Age Verification

All members can also voluntarily verify their age through Yoti and receive a “verified” badge (blue checkmark) on their profile to show members that they’ve gone through the age verification process. In addition, gold members will receive a 3-day extension while standard members will earn 100 points.

Desktop users will see a light blue banner on their home page to verify their age while mobile users can find this banner by tapping on the icon with three lines in the bottom right corner of the navigation bar.

To learn more about voluntary age verification, please visit Andrew’s blog.

 

What is Yoti and how does it work?

Yoti is a company that utilizes advanced age verification technology to estimate a person’s age. The process is simple: users need to look into the camera or webcam, similar to taking a selfie. Yoti’s system employs AI and facial recognition technology to estimate the user’s age based on the selfie. This is achieved using machine learning models trained on a diverse dataset of faces to accurately predict age.

Here are a few key points about Yoti:

• Only a selfie image is required. You do not need an ID to complete verification.
• You cannot use a pre-existing photo in place of a live selfie.
• Yoti does not store any user information and will delete the selfie image once the live verification is complete.

Follow the instructions below when you are prompted to verify your age. You will be given two options to verify your age: either through “Age Estimation” (recommended) or “ID Verification.” Note that ID Verification is not required, and selecting “Age Estimation” will be adequate for verifying your age.

 

Instructions for Age Estimation (recommended)

Age Estimation for Mobile devices:

1. When prompted, tap the ”Verify you’re 18+” button.
2. On the next screen tap the ”Age estimation” button.
3. Tap ”Continue” on the next screen.
4. Check both boxes to give your consent for Yoti to use an image of your face to estimate your age then tap ”Continue”.
5. Accept the prompt to allow Yoti to use your camera.
6. Using your mobile camera, align your face within the green area. Hold very still to avoid verification failure.
7. The next screen will display ”Estimating age”.
8. The final screen will show that the tasks of ”Estimating age” and ”Deleting scan” have been completed. You will be redirected to the site upon successful completion.

 

Age Estimation for Desktop PC’s:

1. When prompted, click the ”Verify you’re 18+” button.
2. On the next screen click the “Continue” button under ”Age estimation”.
3. Check both boxes to give your consent for Yoti to use an image of your face to estimate your age then click ”Continue”.
4. Accept the prompt to allow Yoti to use your webcam.
5. Using your webcam, align your face within the green area. Hold very still to avoid verification failure.
6. The next screen will display ”Estimating age”.
7. The final screen will show that the tasks of ”Estimating age” and ”Deleting scan” have been completed. You will be redirected to the site upon successful completion.

 

Instructions ID Verification (optional):

Yoti also offers verification using an ID, which is optional. If this option is selected, you will still need to scan your face, similar to the age estimation process outlined above.

 

ID Verification for Mobile devices:

1. When prompted, tap the ”Verify you’re 18+” button.
2. On the next screen tap the ”ID Verification” button.
3. On the next screen, tap on “Continue”
4. On the next screen, tap on “Get Started”
5. You will be prompted to select the issuing country on the next screen. Select the appropriate country in the drop down menu.
6. After selecting your country, you will be prompted to select the type of ID documentation you are uploading. Select the appropriate option from the drop down menu then tap “Continue”.
7. The next screen will present you with two options. You can either upload an image by tapping on “Upload by file” or select “Take photo”. Note: If you select the option to take a photo of your ID you must allow permission to use your camera.
8. Depending on the option you selected you will be prompted to upload an image file or take a picture of the front and back of your ID. Follow the prompts then tap “Continue”.
9. Check both boxes on the next screen to give your consent for Yoti to use your data to verify your age then tap “Continue”.
10. Tap “Continue again on the next screen to take a scan of your face.
11. Accept the prompt to allow Yoti to use your camera.
12. Using your mobile camera, align your face within the green area. Hold very still to avoid verification failure.
13. The next screen will display ”Estimating age”.
14. The final screen will show that the tasks of ”Estimating age” and ”Deleting scan” have been completed. You will be redirected to the site upon successful completion.

 

ID Verification for Desktop PC’s:

1. When prompted, click the ”Verify you’re 18+” button.
2. On the next screen click the “Continue” button under ”ID Verification”.
3. On the next screen click on “Get Started”
4. Check both boxes to give your consent for Yoti to use an image of your face to estimate your age then click ”Continue”.
5. You will be prompted to select the issuing country on the next screen. Select the appropriate country in the drop down menu.
6. After selecting your country, you will be prompted to select the type of ID documentation you are uploading. Select the appropriate option from the drop down menu then click “Continue”.
7. The next screen will present you with two options. You can either upload an image by clicking on “Upload by file” or select “Take photo”. Note: If you select the option to take a photo of your ID you must allow permission to use your webcam.
8. Click “Continue again on the next screen to take a scan of your face.
9. Depending on the option you selected you will be prompted to upload an image file or take a picture of the front and back of your ID. Follow the prompts then click “Continue”
10. Check both boxes on the next screen to give your consent for Yoti to use your data to verify your age then click “Continue”.
11. Click “Continue again on the next screen to take a scan of your face.
12. Accept the prompt to allow Yoti to use your webcam.
13. Using your webcam, align your face within the green area. Hold very still to avoid verification failure.
14. The next screen will display ”Estimating age”.
15. The final screen will show that the tasks of ”Estimating age” and ”Deleting scan” have been completed. You will be redirected to the site upon successful completion.