Ofcom · Online Safety Act
Can AffixIO support Online Safety Act age assurance without storing date of birth?
Yes. AffixIO can return a signed yes or no that someone meets an age threshold without keeping date of birth at the content-provider verifier, supporting proportionate HEAA-style architectures under the UK Online Safety Act.
Ofcom highly effective age assurance expects methods that are accurate, robust, reliable, and fair. Many platforms over-collect identity documents and store birth dates on every product surface.
AffixIO evaluates an age or eligibility policy and returns signed allow or deny. Underlying attributes stay with the issuer by default. That reduces verifier PII sprawl while still producing evidence that a check ran.
FAQ
Is this a full Ofcom certification?
No. It is verification infrastructure you can use inside a documented HEAA method.
What is stored at the verifier?
Decision and proof reference by default, not DOB.
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