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| 38. | Age estimation methods can complement age verification technologies and can be used in addition to the former, or as temporary alternative in particular in cases where verification measures that respect the criteria of effectiveness of age assurance solutions outlined in Section 6.1.4, with particular emphasis on protecting users’ right to privacy and data protection as well as accuracy, are not yet readily available. This transitory period should not extend beyond the first review of these guidelines (38). For example, platforms offering adult-restricted content may use ex ante age estimation methods if they can prove that such methods are comparable to those of age verification, in respect of the criteria set out in Section 6.1.4, in the absence of effective age verification measures (39). The Commission may in due course supplement the present guidelines with a technical analysis on the main existing methods of age estimation that are currently available in view of the criteria outlined in Section 6.1.4.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.