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You can apply for certification or testing online by completing the following form. Once you apply, we will contact you within 7 days to arrange a telephone interview to fully understand your certification needs.
You will not incur any fees by submission of this application form until we have assessed your certification needs in a telephone interview and agree with you to proceed with your application. At this stage, we will provide you with a quotation.
Our mission is to protect children from the harm associated with access to age-restricted products, content and services.
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ISO 9001 (QMS) is the internationally recognised standard for Quality Management Systems. It is a set of internal rules in the form of policies, processes and documented procedures. ISO 9001 is recognised globally and accepted as the gold standard in Quality Management.
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We check and test that your system has been built and deployed in accordance with your age check policies and quality control processes
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We test that the algorithms deployed to make automated judgements about the age of customers actually work within acceptable tolerances
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This qualification incorporates an award in preventing under age sales and is aimed at learners working in the retail industry, like convenience stores, forecourts, kiosks, off-licences, hardware shops, fireworks retailers, supermarkets and general stores.
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We use a series of fake instruments to test whether or not Age Check systems can properly detect that they are false, sometimes known as ‘anti-spoofing’
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Know your customer or identity proofing services – although out of scope as a whole, the age verification services that are provided are in scope
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ISO 27701Â provides the requirements and guidelines for a best-practice process for running a privacy information management system (PIMS) with effective data security and privacy capabilities.
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Pre-purchased Age ID cards, tokens, authentication or cookies
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We test online services to ensure that they are designed and built in accordance with the Age Appropriate Design Code of Practice.
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ISO 27001 is the internationally recognised standard for Information Security Management Systems. This standard is designed to help organisations manage Information Security with processes and policies.
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We test online services to ensure that they are designed and built in accordance with the Age Appropriate Design Code of Practice.
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We test biometric analysis of behaviours that change with age, such as your finger span, facial expressions or aspects of your behaviours online, such as use of financial services
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ISO 27701Â provides the requirements and guidelines for a best-practice process for running a privacy information management system (PIMS) with effective data security and privacy capabilities.
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GDPR: It’s something everyone has heard of, but in many cases don’t fully understand. For many businesses, it might have caused headaches in the past, while some still might be unsure exactly how to comply and whether they’re doing it right.
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We test systems under different lighting, including lighting that you would typically find in a casino, pub or retail setting to test that age check systems work in different environments
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Know your customer or identity proofing services – although out of scope as a whole, the age verification services that are provided are in scope
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We test systems using passive and active penetration testing to make sure that age check systems are appropriately secure.
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ISO 27001 is the internationally recognised standard for Information Security Management Systems. This standard is designed to help organisations manage Information Security with processes and policies.
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We test that age verification systems are operable through multiple types of devices, such as phones, tablets or integrated hardware in checkout systems or machines
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We are the UK’s appointed auditors for the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) – the government backed system for proof of age cards carried by children and young people
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