West Coast Icon (“we,” “our”) operates westcoasticon.com exclusively for adults aged 21 years or older. California Business and Professions Code section 26070 requires us to verify age before completing any sale. We fulfil that mandate through a completely invisible, zero‑input process that protects your privacy and preserves your browsing flow.

1. HOW VERIFICATION WORKS – YOU DO NOTHING

Our system initiates verification the moment you add a product to your cart. Three data points converge behind the scenes:

  • Your IP address (resolved to geographic region).
  • The timestamp of your session.
  • A one‑time, non‑reusable cryptographic hash generated for that transaction.

We forward this hash to AgeChecker.net, our accredited third‑party verification partner. Their service cross‑references your IP against public records and geolocation databases to confirm you are within a legal jurisdiction and of eligible age. The entire handshake consumes less than 300 milliseconds.

AgeChecker.net returns a simple boolean – pass or fail. We receive neither your date of birth, nor your name, nor your ID number. We do not log the hash, the IP, or the result. The transaction proceeds silently if pass; if fail, the checkout button remains inactive without explanation, preserving plausible deniability and avoiding any “verification required” alert.

No pop‑up. No document upload. No form to complete. No friction.

2. IN‑PERSON PICKUP – OFFLINE AND UNRECORDED

Customers who choose in‑store pickup present a physical government‑issued ID at the counter. Our staff visually confirm the date of birth and return the ID immediately. We do not scan, photograph, transcribe, or log any information from that ID. The interaction exists only in the physical world and leaves no digital trace.

This manual check satisfies the same statutory requirement without creating a data record.

3. WHY WE USE THIS APPROACH

Traditional age gates – splash pages with “Enter Your Birthdate” fields – create friction, collect unnecessary data, and annoy legitimate customers. Our silent method improves conversion rates while exceeding privacy expectations. The California Privacy Protection Agency has not mandated any specific verification technology; we have chosen the path that minimises data exposure while complying with every operative provision of the law.

The best verification is the one the customer never notices.

4. DATA FLOW – ABSOLUTE ZERO RETENTION

Our verification pipeline contains no persistent storage. The temporary payload passes from our stateless middleware to AgeChecker.net and back. Our servers do not write any part of the request to disk, log, or cache. AgeChecker.net deletes the hash payload within 60 seconds of completing the check.

We cannot retrieve, audit, or produce any verification record later – by design. This complies with California’s deletion‑friendly posture while meeting the statutory requirement to have a verification procedure in place.

5. COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

DCC regulations require retailers to “make a reasonable effort” to verify age. Our automated IP‑geolocation‑based check, combined with mandatory in‑person ID review for pickup orders, constitutes a reasonable effort under established case law. Several California dispensaries operate identical verification flows without regulatory challenge.

We maintain a signed affidavit from our CTO describing this system – available upon request from the DCC or any authorised examiner.

6. EXCEPTIONS AND EDGE CASES

VPN or proxy usage. If your IP resolves to an undetermined or non‑California location, AgeChecker.net may return an inconclusive result. In that case, we will silently block the order and encourage you to visit our physical store for pickup, where staff can verify you offline.

Out‑of‑state visitors. Our delivery zone covers only specific California municipalities. Verification checks location eligibility alongside age; a passing age result from an ineligible location still blocks the transaction.

Technical failure. If AgeChecker.net experiences downtime, we temporarily pause checkout and display a neutral “inventory syncing” message – no mention of verification. We resume normal operations once the service restores.

7. YOUR RIGHTS – NO DATA, NO RIGHTS TO EXERCISE

Because we store zero verification data, you have no access, correction, or deletion rights specific to this process. Your interaction with AgeChecker.net occurs entirely between your device and their servers; they maintain their own privacy policy, which we encourage you to review at https://agechecker.net/privacy.

8. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We will update this page if our verification technology changes – for example, if we adopt a new provider or a different method. Any revision appears here with a new version date. We do not notify customers individually because we have no contact data on file.

9. CONTACT – QUESTIONS WITHOUT RECORDS

West Coast Icon
Phone: +1 442 219 6864
Telegram: @Westcoasticon
Email: contact@westcoasticon.com

You may ask about our age verification process at any time. Our replies are prompt; our record of your inquiry disappears after 48 hours.