New partnership will see AgeAI rolled out to thousands of retail outlets in a bid to reduce underage sales and support compliance with age restriction laws
04, April, 2025 – French vape industry pioneer Maison de Vapotage has recently launched a new partnership with age assurance company Privately SA, and rolled out the latter’s AI-powered age verification technology AgeAI across ‘tobacconists’ in France.
The collaboration will help retailers comply with strict regulations on the sale of age-restricted products such as vapes, tobacco, alcohol, and gaming scratch cards. As of 31 March, AgeAI was active in more than 40 stores across France and performing more than 10,000 daily age check transactions.
The partnership brings Privately’s AgeAI – a fully-anonymous, AI-powered facial age...
