Epic Kids Web Services

Notes: Bluesky’s post names “credit card verification and face scans” through Epic Games’ Kids Web Services and gives no retention line. KWS’s own developer page: “Stripe (stripe.com) verifies credit card details.” and, for the UK, “KWS authorizes a £0.05 charge” that is not withdrawn. Debit cards are listed as unavailable in the United Kingdom.

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Notes: Bluesky’s own post names only credit card and face scans. KWS’s developer page lists the ID route: “A user in all regions, except the Republic of Korea, can verify their age by scanning the front and back of their government-issued identification (ID) documentation.”, “In the United Kingdom, users will also be required to take a selfie to confirm their identity matches their ID documentation.” and “Veriff (veriff.com) verifies scanned ID documentation.” Whether Bluesky offers this route to UK users is not stated by Bluesky.

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Notes: Bluesky’s post names face scans through KWS. KWS’s developer page: “KWS prompts the user to hold their device’s camera in front of their face, and a machine-learning algorithm estimates their age.” and “Yoti (yoti.com) provides face scan verification.” Face scan is listed as unavailable in the United States and the Republic of Korea. Press (Biometric Update, July 2025) also reported Yoti inside KWS.

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Notes: EA’s child-account page: the parent enters an email in the “Parent or Guardian Email Address” field, then “You’ll get an email asking you to confirm you’re an adult. To proceed, select Yes, I’m an adult to complete the verification process. If verification isn’t completed within 10 days of beginning the child account creation process, the verification link will expire, and you’ll have to create the child account again.” For accounts created before 28 June 2024: “Select Yes, I’m an adult in the email. You’ll be taken to our trusted partner Kids Web Services (KWS). Complete the verification process.” EA’s page does not list the methods KWS offers the parent. The retention quotation is from KWS’s own privacy policy (last updated 10 September 2026), not an EA page.

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Notes: Epic’s Parental Verification FAQ: a parent or guardian emailed by Epic reviews Epic’s privacy practices, sets the account’s parental controls and may be asked to “verify that you are an adult”. Epic’s Cabined Accounts FAQ: the player “won’t be able to access certain content or features until their parent or guardian provides consent” or “when they reach age 13 (or the age of digital consent in their region)”. Kids Web Services Ltd is named by Epic as “our subsidiary”.

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Notes: Epic’s Parental Verification FAQ: “placing an authorization or small refundable charge on a credit card”. Kids Web Services’ developer page: “Stripe (stripe.com) verifies credit card details.” and “For users outside the United States, KWS authorizes a small charge in the local currency but does not withdraw the money from their credit card. For example, KWS authorizes a £0.05 charge for users in the United Kingdom.” Debit cards: “Worldwide except in Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.”

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Notes: Kids Web Services’ developer page: “A user in all regions, except the Republic of Korea, can verify their age by scanning the front and back of their government-issued identification (ID) documentation.” “In the United Kingdom, users will also be required to take a selfie to confirm their identity matches their ID documentation.” “Veriff (veriff.com) verifies scanned ID documentation.” KWS’s privacy policy: “if you select ID Scan & Selfie as the method to verify your age, we will uniquely identify your image against your selected ID, which may be considered biometric data.” No deletion period for the ID or selfie is published by Epic or KWS.

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Notes: Kids Web Services’ developer page: “Face scan is available worldwide, except in the United States and the Republic of Korea.” “KWS prompts the user to hold their device’s camera in front of their face, and a machine-learning algorithm estimates their age.” “Yoti (yoti.com) provides face scan verification.” Epic’s Australia page says of the same route: “This photo is encrypted, never seen by a human and is deleted by Yoti immediately after estimation. KWS does not receive your selfie.” That statement is made for Australia; no UK equivalent was found, so no retention is recorded here.

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Notes: Riot: “For parents/guardians in particular, the link sent to you via email will bring you to the Parent Portal to begin the parent verification and approval process.” “Once verified, you'll be prompted to read and accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Notice as a last step.” The Parent Portal then offers game access, friends list, chat, message history, playtime and purchase limits (the last two “Does not apply to the US”). The retention quotation is from KWS’s own privacy policy (last updated 10 September 2026); Riot’s own words are “Riot doesn't store or access any of this personal information, it's only used by KWS to confirm you're an adult.”

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Notes: Riot: “To prove that you are an adult, you must submit information like a credit card or government ID that will be processed through Kids Web Services (KWS), a third-party service.” Riot’s page does not state whether a charge or authorisation is made. The retention quotation is from KWS’s own privacy policy, not a Riot page.

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Notes: Riot: “a credit card or government ID that will be processed through Kids Web Services (KWS)”; “Riot doesn't store or access any of this personal information, it's only used by KWS to confirm you're an adult. For more information on that process and to learn more about how they handle your information, check KWS' Privacy Policy.” Neither Riot’s page nor KWS’s privacy policy publishes a deletion period for ID images, so the absence line applies.

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