Posted by Kim on February 9, 2022, 9:00am
Starting today, adults with active Epic Memberships can choose to go through an age-verification process that will confirm to others that you are, indeed, an actual adult.This has been a very much requested feature for a long time, and up until now, we haven't had a cost-effective, secure, meaningful way to implement it. But technology has come a long way since we first started talking about it, and we've found a service provider that can review documents from 32 different countries.
What if I don't show my exact age on my user profile? Can I still show others that I am verified as an adult?
Yes, if you choose to go through the verification process, the fact that you are verified as an adult will show on your profile even if you choose not to include your specific age.What about anonymous characters?
Your exact age will not be displayed on anonymous characters, but if you have been verified as over 18, that information will be visible on the character's profile. Choose "Info" from the top toolbar of a character profile to see whether that user has been age verified.Will this be required to access the adults only forum?
No. This is optional for those who happen to want it.Not everyone has money to spare for social media. Others do not have access to necessary documentation. Some only have ID that uses their dead name, and they avoid any contact with those documents if at all possible. Some may be in countries that we don't have the ability to verify documents for yet.
Okay, you won't need it to access the public areas, but can I decide to exclude people who aren't age-verified from my personal profiles/groups?
This will be added as an option shortly. Your personal comfort levels and boundaries are up to you.How much does it cost?
We are currently offering this to all active Epic Members! If you don't want to be charged monthly, you can still grab just one month on its own, or even just 20 days, which makes the lowest effective cost for it $3.30. Once verified, you get to keep your checkmark for as long as you keep your account, even if your Epic Membership lapses.What is the process?
- You take photos of your photo ID when prompted. A wide variety of photo ID from 32 countries around the world are accepted.
- You will take a selfie when prompted. This helps to ensure that the ID is yours, not something slipped out of a parent's wallet or otherwise stolen.
- Our ID verification partner sends us a confirmation of your DOB and an assessment of likelihood that the documents are genuine and belong to the submitter, usually in 5 minutes or less.
- At no time will any of your documentation touch our own Server, and as soon as the verification check has been completed, we tell our ID verification provider to purge all of your images and personal data from their system. They are required to comply within 4 days.
- For the most detailed information, please see our verification servicer provider's own FAQ: https://support.stripe.com/questions/common-questions-about-stripe-identity
Many other questions about this process are answered in our Age Verification FAQ: https://www.rprepository.com/help/age-verification
As ever, please report all bugs (or suspected bugs!) using the bug report form
Post tags: Feature Explanations
Comments
MasterWinter
February 9, 2022
11:38am
@MissPixie: Quoting you: "Also love being able to check if anon character profiles belongs to a verified adult too."
YAS! There have been so many times when an Anon used to go to me, and while I've not run into the issues concerning age and such...I'm VERY happy that now you can check on Anon's age. Keep the writer happy to remain Anon of a character, but help us know if age is correct or not.
YAS! There have been so many times when an Anon used to go to me, and while I've not run into the issues concerning age and such...I'm VERY happy that now you can check on Anon's age. Keep the writer happy to remain Anon of a character, but help us know if age is correct or not.
This is great! Thanks Kim, and Stripe! 
I can't tell you how happy and relieved I am to see so many people able to complete the process painlessly!
Love this so so so so so much! Thanks for implementing this! It was super fast and easy to do.
Also love being able to check if anon character profiles belongs to a verified adult too.
Also love being able to check if anon character profiles belongs to a verified adult too.
MasterWinter
February 9, 2022
11:18am
@Kim: Sweet, thank you for the link!
And the process was swift and easy, just took me a bit due to lighting and such. But I'm all set and verified.
And the process was swift and easy, just took me a bit due to lighting and such. But I'm all set and verified.
You can get more details on what sticks with you and what goes dormant when your Epic membership lapses here: https://www.rprepository.com/help/epic-membership-faq
MasterWinter
February 9, 2022
11:06am
@Kim: Thank you for that! Appreciate knowing that before getting the Epic Membership.
And for anyone with concerns about the company behind the verification... Stripe is one of THE most trusted, most secure out there currently. I work with them on a daily basis at my job with tons of very sensitive financial things. They've always been very open and transparent with their practices. 10/10 would trust with this level of information.
Love this!!
Love this!!
Love love love this! Straightforward and stress free. 💕 Thank you!
@Winters_Fury: If you were successfully verified as an adult, that verification will remain with your account (and visible) regardless of whether you maintain your epic membership status.
Arbutus
February 9, 2022
10:40am
This is an amazing feature. Sadly, I don't have Epic Membership 
MasterWinter
February 9, 2022
10:32am
Question: If someone gets Epic Membership say for the 20 days, then goes through this process to be a verified adult, when the Epic membership expires does that mean the verified adult check on the profile go away with the Epic Membership or no?
Awesome stuff. Was literally instant and ez pz.
Beau.jo
February 9, 2022
10:26am
THIS is my favourite RPR update. Hands down 🙇
BRILLIANT.
I have verified via Stripe a couple of times. At current, can verify they are secure!
I did this immediately, and it worked out great! Very excited for this feature and glad you could find something cost effective.
Thrilling to hear it went so smoothly for you!
Raspberry_Beret
February 9, 2022
9:52am
I just went through it, it was super easy and I found the process painless. I like the idea, and I hope this helps out.
Zelphyr
February 9, 2022
11:41am
And am also not yet sure how it'll go for me.
...then again, I'm not sure how much I even care about proving I'm an adult. Mm, would like to show birthday instead of age, though...