VerifyMy
VerifyMy Limited (KYC AVC UK Ltd), headquartered in GB. Website: verifymy.io. Methods offered: email-based estimation, facial age estimation (face scan), photo id, credit card.
verified 18 October 2026
Retention, as published by VerifyMy
Applies only to YouTube. Not a vendor-wide default.
“We and our partners will delete your personal data immediately as soon as the Check is complete and the result has been shared with Google.”
Quoted from verifymy.io, dated June 2024; checked 18 October 2026. Period as stated: immediately (email-based estimation for Google).
Accuracy claims, as published
- ACCS test: 0% false positives at ±18, TPR 97.76%, max error 2 years (email estimation) biometricupdate.com
Retention statements by service
Statements may cover different services, data types, dates or exceptions. Different periods are not necessarily contradictory. A statement for one service is not a default for another.
| Deployment | Method | What the deployment states | Provider statement and scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| eBay | Other method Primary source |
No published retention period found (checked 18 October 2026). Notes: Verifymy’s eBay pages (moved to new addresses, modified 4 September 2026): “When a customer makes a purchase, Verifymy will attempt age verification using the customer’s order details or a previous successful verification.” and, if that fails, the buyer gets an email link “to verify their age using a range of verification methods.” The buyer page says only that Verifymy encrypts data it collects and will never sell it; neither page states a retention period. The exact options for an individual buyer remain unconfirmed. |
Applies only to YouTube. Not a vendor-wide default. The provider quotation above applies only to youtube. No applicable provider-wide default has been verified for this row. |
| Google Account and Google Search | Email-based estimation Primary source |
“VerifyMy doesn’t save your email address or use it for any purpose except to verify your age.” Quoted from support.google.com; checked 18 October 2026. Held by the vendor. Period as stated: Email address not saved by VerifyMy; Google’s page: “they won’t keep your email address any longer than needed for verification”. Notes: Google’s page: “Google provides your email address to VerifyMy, a third-party partner that performs the verification. VerifyMy will share your email address with its partners to review sites and apps where you have previously used this email address. No other data associated with your account is shared.” and “VerifyMy is responsible for processing that data to determine whether you’re 18 or older. They won't try to determine your exact age or whether you're under 18.” Verifymy’s own Google policy is quoted on the YouTube and Verifymy pages. |
Applies only to YouTube. Not a vendor-wide default. The provider quotation above applies only to youtube. No applicable provider-wide default has been verified for this row. |
| YouTube | Email-based estimation Primary source |
“We and our partners will delete your personal data immediately as soon as the Check is complete and the result has been shared with Google.” Quoted from verifymy.io, dated June 2024; checked 18 October 2026. Held by the vendor. Period as stated: immediately. Notes: Verifymy’s Google policy still says “This Privacy Policy was last updated June 2024.” (page metadata modified 13 October 2026). Google’s page: “VerifyMy doesn’t save your email address or use it for any purpose except to verify your age.” |
Applies only to YouTube. Not a vendor-wide default. “We and our partners will delete your personal data immediately as soon as the Check is complete and the result has been shared with Google.”Period as stated: immediately (email-based estimation for Google) checked 18 October 2026 |
Reported customers
- YouTube June 2024 verifymy.io
- eBay 4 September 2026 verifymy.io
- Google Account and Google Search support.google.com
Certifications
- IEEE 2089.1-2024 (Age Estimation API, to 21 Sep 2027); ACCS 1:2025/ISO 27566-1 (to 20 May 2029) accscheme.com
The UK Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) registry lists certificates with their expiry dates; a certificate that has lapsed is recorded as such once the registry shows it.
Regulator actions and published incidents
No regulator action or published incident recorded as of 18 October 2026.
Questions people ask about VerifyMy
What does VerifyMy say it keeps?
Applies only to YouTube. Not a vendor-wide default. "We and our partners will delete your personal data immediately as soon as the Check is complete and the result has been shared with Google." (verifymy.io, dated June 2024; checked 18 October 2026). Period as stated: immediately (email-based estimation for Google). See each service’s own statement; scope, data type and exceptions may differ.
Is VerifyMy certified?
Recorded certifications: IEEE 2089.1-2024 (Age Estimation API, to 21 Sep 2027); ACCS 1:2025/ISO 27566-1 (to 20 May 2029). Each links to its source on the page; expiry dates are as stated there.
Has VerifyMy been fined or had a data incident?
No regulator action or published incident is recorded as of 18 October 2026. This site does not rate vendors; it records what regulators and the vendor have published.
Which UK services use VerifyMy?
Recorded deployments: eBay, Google Account and Google Search and YouTube.
Sources for this profile
Changes to this profile
- — known_customers, sources: Google Account and Google Search added as a deployment: Google’s verification page (read 18 October 2026) says “Google provides your email address to VerifyMy, a third-party partner that performs the verification” and “VerifyMy doesn’t save your email address or use it for any purpose except to verify your age.” The same route already appears under YouTube. manual
- — retention.quote, known_customers, sources, open_questions: Google policy re-read 18 October 2026 (text still “last updated June 2024”): quote made a full sentence. Verifymy’s eBay pages moved to /age-assurance/; links updated. ACCS entry re-read: IEEE 2089.1 (to 21 Sep 2027) and ACCS 1:2025 (to 20 May 2029) under the name VERIFYMY LIMITED. (was: eBay pages under /age-verification-and-estimation/ (now 404); quote fragment) manual
- — known_customers: Linked the eBay deployment from VerifyMy’s own integration page. Existing Google retention wording remains scoped to Google; other vendor facts were not rechecked. manual
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