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
Oh nice! Stripe is great and super secure in case anyone else has worries about sending their IDs 😉
MangoNekros
February 9, 2022
9:21am
Damn. Guess I can't verify my age then. Bummer
Thank you! I know it will take a while to get this where it needs to be but it is a major first step.
This is great
At this point, the service we're using to verify documents only accepts a single government-issued photo IDs, so you can't mix and match a birth certificate with a student ID.
MangoNekros
February 9, 2022
9:01am
Can I do this with my birth certificate and current school ID?
Kim
February 9, 2022
9:30am