ISO 27566 Clause 8.1 - Age Verification Methods
Implement ID-based age verification with document authenticity checks, liveness detection, immediate data deletion, and fallback procedures for users without qualifying documents
Where this comes from
Provision: Clause 8.1 - Age Verification Methods
Instrument: ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025
Citation: ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025, Age assurance systems -- Framework, Clause 8.1: Age Verification Methods
Text version: ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Data categories collected — any answer
…unless:
- Age verification method is not ID document verification
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Age gate appears before accessing age-restricted content/features
- DOB input uses dropdowns (not free text) to reduce typos
- System calculates age from DOB, not from user-entered age
- Age is stored and doesn't need to be re-entered on each visit
- Age verification cannot be bypassed by direct URL access
Questions people ask
- Does ISO 27566 Clause 8.1 - Age Verification Methods apply to my service?
- It applies when Data categories collected — any answer. It does not apply where Age verification method is not ID document verification.
- From when does this apply?
- ISO 27566 Clause 8.1 - Age Verification Methods applies from 15 January 2025. Its current status is: in force.
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