The age check, and what is kept
Who does the check. An independent provider, Didit. They run the selfie and, where one is needed, the document check.
What this site receives. A yes or no, the date, and a reference number. That is all.
What this site never receives. Your photograph, your identity document, your name, or your date of birth.
What is stored on your device. One cookie holding a signed yes, the date it expires, and the country the check happened in. No identifier that could be traced back to you. It lasts a year.
If you’ve signed up. When you’re signed in on a device that has passed the check, your account is marked as age-checked. That’s a yes and nothing else. It lets you sign in on other devices without a new check, and it decides who gets the full newsletter.
How long the provider keeps anything. Set out in Didit’s verification privacy notice.
Why this exists. The law in a growing number of countries requires a real age check before adult material is shown. Ticking a box is explicitly not enough.