Why implement an age verification system?

Protection of minors

The legislation requires effective measures to prevent access to adult content by unsuitable individuals. Systems must be able to distinguish with certainty between adults and minors, reducing the risk of exposure to inappropriate content.

Double anonymity

The website must not know the user's data, and the user must not be identifiable by the third-party provider. This ensures maximum privacy protection and reduces the liability of the website that integrates the service.

Data minimization

Only data strictly necessary for age verification should be collected and processed, without storing unnecessary personal information. This is a key principle of the GDPR and future European regulations on age assurance.

Technical and reliable standards

Verification systems must be based on robust, secure, and auditable technologies. The goal is to ensure accuracy, data protection, and compliance with the requirements set by national and European authorities.

How does age verification via Fast Check ID work?

• The site requires verification via SDK

  When the user accesses content reserved for adults, the partner site activates the verification request via the FCI SDK. This step identifies the platform as an authorized partner and initiates the procedure in complete security.

• The user uploads the document to a dedicated FCI environment.
  The user uploads the document to a dedicated FCI environment.
• FCI verifies the document and calculates the age.
  The document is analysed through automatic checks to verify its authenticity. Only once the validity of the document has been confirmed does the system reliably determine the user's age.
• If the user is of legal age, an anonymous token is generated.
  If the checks are successful, FCI issues a temporary token that certifies only that the holder is of legal age. The token does not contain any personal data and does not allow the holder of the document to be identified.
• The partner site validates the token and authorises access.
  The website receives the token, verifies the cryptographic signature and, if the result is valid, enables access to restricted content. The entire process is independent, transparent and completely anonymous.

Data protection and double anonymity

No personal data is transferred or stored on the partner site.

All sensitive documents and information are managed exclusively within FCI systems. The website that integrates the SDK does not see, receive or store any user data, reducing the risk associated with the processing of personal information to zero.

The user's identity is not verified or associated with the site.

FCI only checks the authenticity of the document and the age, without identifying the person who uploaded it. This ensures full compliance with the principle of double anonymity required by law, protecting both those who browse and those who offer the service.

Checks are carried out in an autonomous and secure environment.

The document upload and analysis process does not take place on the partner site, but in a separate environment, protected and managed by FCI. This separation eliminates data exposure risks and simplifies compliance for the platform.

The final token contains only the result of the verification.

The site receives a temporary, anonymous token that does not reveal any details about the user. No name, no date of birth, no copy of the document: only the information strictly necessary to authorise or deny access.

Benefits for partner sites

Who is the FCI age verification service intended for?

Adult content platforms

Websites with paid content reserved for adults

Digital services requiring age verification

Mobile and web applications with adult content