Recent statutory and regulatory changes enacted by multiple states, now require us to verify the age of users accessing our websites. If you reside in one of the areas impacted by these changes, you will be required to provide us with the legally mandated information needed to verify you are of legal age to access our websites. Please note that we utilize the services of an independent third-party age verification vendor to process all required age verification submissions. Failure to fully and accurately complete the age verification process will result in either denial of access to our sites or restricted access to certain features or content depending on the legal requirements in the area you reside. We are committed to protecting user privacy during this process and will handle any verification information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.
If you are being asked to verify your age to gain access you should check the lists below to see if your state or region is listed. You can contact us with questions.
US States requiring age verification:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Idaho
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Ohio
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wyoming
Global regions requiring Age Verification:
- United Kingdom
- France
- Germany
- Italy
Due to the action by Attorneys General in the US States of Kansas and Tennessee we have been forced to completely block access from these states regardless of Age Verification.
If you are visiting our websites from a state or region not on this list and are still being asked to age verify, this could be due to your IP address appearing to be from another state, potentially due to VPN usage or a misconfiguration by your Internet Service Provider. Click here to verify the location of your IP.
Age Verification and Your Privacy
We contract with a third-party age verification serviceĀ that uses the highest level of encryption, maximizing the security of your data, and deletes all documents after validation.
During the age-verification process, we do not receive any of the documents you upload, we only receive a final confirmation that you are age-verified.