Go.cam Compliance: Age Verification Aligned with EU/UK Regulations, Single-Purpose

The Go.cam system integrates requirements for the protection of minors and the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) by design. Processing is strictly limited to age validation in order to authorize or restrict access to a service.

This approach aligns with current European and UK regulatory frameworks. Such an approach enables operators to meet their legal obligations while limiting the impact on their data governance. Compliance therefore relies on choosing a proportionate method, configuring thresholds, and clearly documenting the respective responsibilities.

Normative references for age verification

Digital age verification must reconcile privacy protection with the regulation of access to restricted content. By delegating technical validation to Go.cam, the Professional Client (operator) avoids handling or storing identity proof.

The Go.cam system is therefore based on several reference frameworks:

• GDPR principles related to processing with a specific and proportionate purpose
  
• Obligations for protecting minors in digital environments (Arcom, KJM, Ofcom, DSA)
  
• International standards related to age assurance

The system maintains strict functional separation: civil identity is separated from proof of age, respecting the principle of double anonymity. The compliance perimeter therefore includes both the verification method and the deployment conditions on the operator’s side.

GDPR compliance: purpose limitation, minimization and transparency

The Go.cam solution translates GDPR principles into native technical characteristics:

• Single purpose: processing is strictly limited to age verification, with no secondary use.
  
• Data minimization: the technical scope only uses the signals required for estimation.
  
• Storage limitation: operations occur during the session and are linked solely to the access decision (no server-side data transit).

Transparency remains the responsibility of the Professional Client (operator) through its information notices: purpose of the verification, chosen legal basis, triggering conditions, and the consequences of an access decision.

When a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is required, compliance follows the CNIL methodology. This requires a clear description of data flows, roles (data controller / processor), and security measures, within a scope strictly limited to the function of “age-threshold access control.” Go.cam processing aligns with Ofcom reliability criteria and is recommended by the IASC.

Protection of minors and sector-specific requirements

Protecting minors requires control measures in regulated environments such as adult content platforms or online gaming services. Go.cam fulfills this role through targeted verification adjusted to the required threshold for the current session.

Access remains conditional on age validation, without extending to identification or profiling services. The Professional Client (operator) retains control over access points (pages, content, checkout steps) and user flow rules (blocking, redirection, alternative steps).

Compliance is assessed based on the consistency between restricted content classification, the applied threshold, and the actual access mechanisms deployed.

UK framework: Online Safety Act and Ofcom implementation

The Online Safety Act structures requirements around proportionate mechanisms, for which Go.cam provides technical evidence through local estimation. This processing aligns with the age assurance reliability criteria defined by Ofcom.

For concerned operators, compliance implementation includes specific control points:

• Strategic placement of the verification step in the user journey
  
• Resistance to simple circumvention techniques
  
• Documentation of the chosen verification method according to the service’s risk level
  

Operational responsibilities

Implementation establishes a clear distribution of responsibilities between the technical system and the Professional Client (operator).

Go.cam Scope	Professional Client (operator) Scope
Reliability: Accuracy of estimation according to applicable standards.	Regulation: Definition of age thresholds according to the sector of activity.
Security: Protection of processing during the verification session.	Governance: Final access decision based on the transmitted signal.
Integrity: Complete isolation of the module from the website’s databases.	Compliance: Editorial management of restricted areas.

This separation secures the drafting of contractual documents — processing records, information notices, and data processing agreements — by clearly defining the respective roles.