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# Age Verification for Australia, Brazil, and the UK

# What it means, how it works, and how your privacy is protected
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### Overview
Users connecting from IP addresses in **Australia, Brazil, or the UK** will need to complete a one-time age verification to access JanitorAI. This is a legal requirement — not a product choice. If you are outside these countries, nothing changes for you.

|| This change will rollout on April 24th, 2026. UK verification rolls out on June 15th, 2026

### Affected Regions and Laws
| Australia | Brazil | **United Kingdom** |
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| [Age-Restricted Material Codes — Online Safety Act 2021](https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-03/Age-Restricted-Material-Codes-fact-sheet-March2026.pdf) | [Digital ECA — Lei No. 15.211/2025](https://insightplus.bakermckenzie.com/bm/data-technology/brazil-digital-eca-brazils-child-and-adolescent-statute-a-new-framework-for-online-protection-of-children-and-adolescents_2) | [Online Safety Act 2023](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50) |
||| Non-compliance would have meant fines of up to $35 million (Australian), $9.5 million (Brazil) or £18 million (UK), plus potential blocking orders. Age verification was chosen over a full regional block to keep our service available. 
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### Verification Options
JanitorAI uses k-ID, the same provider used by Discord, Twitch, and Snapchat, chosen specifically for its privacy-first approach. You'll have three ways to verify:
| Facial Age Estimation | ID Scan | AgeKey |
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| Short video selfie processed entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded or stored. | Photo of a government ID. Deleted immediately after confirmation. k-ID never shares it with Janitor AI. | Already verified on Discord or Snapchat? Tap Face ID or fingerprint and you're done in ~3 seconds. No new scan needed. |
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### Your Privacy
* k-ID does not store your documents or facial data after verification.
* Janitor receives only a yes/no answer on whether you are over 18. Nothing else. 
* Your ID or selfie data is never linked to your Janitor account.
* Detection is IP-based only. No GPS, no physical address, no location tracking.
* All existing data, such as characters, chats, settings, remains exactly as it is.
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### Frequently Asked Questions
**1) I'm not in Brazil, Australia or the UK. Does this affect me?**
* No. This only applies to users connecting from IP addresses in Brazil, Australia, or the UK. If you are in any other country, your experience is completely unchanged.
**2) Why is Janitor doing this? Did they choose to?**
* No. Brazil, Australia, and the UK have all passed new laws requiring age verification on platforms serving adult content. The alternatives were either blocking both countries entirely or facing penalities and fines. Janitor chose verification to keep the service available in those regions
**3) Will Janitor see my ID or face scan?**
* No. The verification is handled entirely by k-ID. Janitor only receives a pass/fail signal. They never see your government ID, facial data, or any personal documentation.
**4) What is k-ID and is it trustworthy?**
* k-ID is an age verification provider also used by Discord, Twitch, and Snapchat. They were selected specifically because of their privacy-first design. They do not store your documents and do not link any data to your Janitor account.
**5) Will this ever roll out to other countries?**
* Janitor has no plans to extend age verification to any other region. This change is solely driven by legal requirements. 

| Changelog: Updated June 15th, 2026 to add the UK to the countries requiring age verification. 
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