Age Verification: Two-Step Check in the Online Shop
When selling alcohol, tobacco, and other age-restricted products, the JuSchG and JMStV require reliable age verification.
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What Age Verification Online Shop means
For age-restricted products, an effective procedure for determining age is required. A simple confirmation by click is often not sufficient for strict age limits; a two-step procedure with a check at ordering and at delivery is required.
Who it applies to
Retailers of alcohol, tobacco, and comparable age-restricted goods are affected.
What must be shown in the shop
- Minimum age query (16 or 18 years)
- Two-step check at ordering and delivery
How ShopCompliance solves this automatically
ShopCompliance sets up a two-step age query and controls the minimum age per assortment so that age-restricted products are sold in a protected way.
Implementing Age Verification Online Shop in your Shopify store
- 1Set the minimum age
Set the required minimum age per assortment, such as 16 or 18 years.
- 2Set up the order check
ShopCompliance integrates an age query in the order process that goes beyond a mere click confirmation.
- 3Add the delivery check
The second step provides for a check at delivery so that the procedure stays reliable.
Checklist: Age Verification Online Shop
- ✓Minimum age query (16 or 18 years)
- ✓Two-step check at ordering and delivery
Risks of non-compliance
Anyone who sells age-restricted products without effective age verification violates the JuSchG and JMStV and risks warning letters as well as official measures. When supplying to minors, fines and, in the event of repetition, distribution-law consequences can occur.
Meet it automatically with ShopCompliance
Activate the Age Verification Online Shop module in a few clicks. ShopCompliance manages the mandatory information centrally and renders it automatically on your storefront, no theme code.
Open in the Shopify App StoreFrequently asked questions about Age Verification Online Shop
Is a yes-no query enough?+
For strict age limits, a mere click confirmation is often not enough; a reliable procedure is required.
Which age limits apply?+
For tobacco and spirits usually 18 years, for certain alcoholic beverages 16 years.
Must a check also be made at delivery?+
Yes. Reliable verification includes the check at ordering and at handover.
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