Compliance Development Kit

Compliance infrastructure for the age-aware internet.

The CDK is the foundation. Its compliance logic layer powers age-adaptive experiences across the globe. For gaming. For social. For commerce. For AI.

200+

Jurisdiction tracked

50+

Managed permissions

22,000+

Legal sources

99.9%

Uptime SLA

Trusted by leading studios and platforms

The Problem

Compliance should not mean a smaller product

Most teams block access: hard age gates, restricted features, markets turned off. CDK takes a different approach.

Scattered logic

COPPA, GDPR, UK AADC, Korea, Brazil — different rules per feature per market. Hardcoding breaks at scale.

Expensive to build

Jurisdiction-aware permissions, consent flows, and feature gating from scratch: $1.2M-$2M+ and 6-12 months.

Constant change

UK Online Safety Act, EU DSA, US state COPPA expansions — each requires re-engineering if compliance is hardcoded.

WHAT CDK DECIDES

Same product. Different rules. Handled.

One integration. CDK returns the right permissions for every user based on their age, location, and consent status.

Same game. Same features. Three users. CDK returns different permissions for each - automatically, in real time.
When a regulation changes, the table updates. Your code doesn't.

THe Solution

Everything you need for global compliance

Age-appropriate by design. The CDK handles the complexity so you can focus on building great products.

Geo-Adaptive Logic

Automatically applies the right compliance rules based on user location. Always up-to-date.

Age GATES & VERIFICATION

Intelligent flows from inferred checks to hard verification, optimizing for UX and compliance.

Parent Consent Workflows

Complete VPC flows with parent verification, consent collection, and ongoing management.

Compliance Configuration

Configure products, policies, data notices, and permissions through integrated dashboard.

Feature Access Control

Granular control over feature access based on age, consent status, and local requirements.

Embeddable Widgets

Pre-built Ul components for age gates, VPC flows, and workflows. Works on all platforms.

Why it matters

Compliance isn't just a cost center

Studios that solve compliance infrastructure unlock four advantages competitors cannot match.

Reduce Risk

Avoid fines, app store rejections, and safety scandals. One failure costs more than years of prevention.

Expand Markets

Launch in the EU, Korea, Brazil, and Australia without jurisdiction complexity limiting your reach.

Expand Audience

Safely onboard under-18 users instead of turning them away. Compliant youth access is a massive untapped market.

Lead on Safety

Be ahead of regulation, not behind it. Trust with parents andregulators is a competitive advantage.

What CDK decides

Four questions, answered automatically

For every player session, CDK evaluates age, jurisdiction, and consent status to answer these questions in real time.

What's allowed?

Which features and content are accessible to this user — chat, spending, UGC, social, AI, ads — based on their age and location.

Who needs a parent?

Which user require parental consent before accessing specific features or the full experience, based on jurisdiction thresholds.

What can be granted?

What permissions can be enabled by the user, granted by a guardian, or are prohibited entirely — manages decisions for each of 50 permissions.

What must be shown?

What data collection notices, privacy disclosures, and consent screens must be displayed before the player proceeds.

How It Works

From configuration to enforcement

Set your compliance posture once. CDK handles the rest for every user, in every market.

Define

Tell Compliance Studio what your product does. k-ID already knows the rules for 200+ jurisdictions.

Integrate

Embed widgets for age gates, consent, and notices — or use the API for full UX control.

Enforce

Every session returns a permission set: what's on, what's off, what needs a parent. Your product reads and adapts.

Adapt

Regulations change. Permissions update. No code. No deployment. No fire drill.

Built for conversion

Compliance that protects your funnel

Two innovations that solve the biggest conversion challenges in mobile and portfolio publishing.

BUILT-IN

Safe Start

Let players in. Gate features, not the experience.

Default safe experience — no features blocked at onboarding

Chat, spending, UGC gate at the touch point, not the front door

Compliantly restrict features — stay gated until consent clears

Configurable per jurisdiction and feature in Compliance Studio

Best for: Mobile games and console titles where blocking the experience at the door harms acquisition.

BUILT-IN

Portfolio Consent

One approval covers the whole portfolio.

Parent approvals extend across multiple titles

Essential features rules prevent "approved but unusable" states

No re-consent from scratch per game

Managed via Family Connect with per-product visibility

Best for: Portfolio publishers where repeated consent drags catalog-wide conversion and retention.

VPC performance

Parental consent that actually converts

Age Check

Checks the user's age against local consent thresholds. Adults and older teens proceed instantly. Younger users trigger the parent flow.

Parent notified

User is under consent age. A request is sent to their parent.

Parent Responds

QR code for over-the-shoulder approval. Email or OTP for when the parent is somewhere else. Works on any device, any time.

Parent Approval

Parent verifies as an adult and chooses exactly which features to allow.

50+ PERMISSIONS

Every permission adapts automatically

Chat & Social

Text chat (public)
Text chat (private)
Voice chat
Video chat
Friend requests
User profiles

Spending

In-app purchases
Loot boxes (paid)
Loot boxes (cosmetic)
Subscription billing
Virtual currency
Gifting

Advertising

Personalized ads
Contextual ads
Rewarded video ads
Push notifications
Email marketing
Cross-promotion

Content & UGC

User-generated content
Content sharing
Media uploads
Custom avatars
Profile bios
Livestreaming

AI Features

AI chatbot access
AI content generation
AI recommendations
AI voice features

Privacy & Data

Data collection consent
Analytics tracking
Location sharing
Device identifiers
Third-party sharing

Geographic

Country-level rules
State/province rules
Regional overrides
Multi-jurisdiction logic

Audit & Ops

Audit trail logging
Compliance reporting
Enforcement posture
Essential features rules

Developer Experience

Two integration paths, one engine

Use the End-to-End Widget for fastest integration, or build custom UX via the k-ID API.  Both are powered by the same policy engine and Compliance Studio configuration.

Generate Widget

Check session

gate features

One API call. k-ID orchestrates the cascade automatically. Returns a URL to embed.

Build your own age gate and consent UX while leveraging CDK logic. Call the age-gate endpoint, handle challenge responses, and read session permissions to gate features.

Use cases

Built for complex, global products

The compliance SDK your team has been looking for.

Mobile game studio

Global free-to-play launch

Challenge

40+ markets. Different rules for loot boxes, personalized ads, and in-app spending. Building for each jurisdiction in-house will delay our global launch by 6+ months.

WITH CDK

Players enter immediately. Loot boxes, spending, and ads adapt by age and jurisdiction. VPC only when legally required.

Result

Zero players blocked. Compliance at outset. Devs stay focused on features.

Portfolio publisher

Multi-title catalog

Challenge

8+ titles, separate compliance each. Parents re-consent per game. Approval fatigue kills catalog conversion.

WITH CDK

One parental approval covers the full catalog. Family Connect gives parents a single dashboard for every title.

Result

Consent once, play everywhere. Higherconversion per title.

Social / AI platform

Global age-gating

Challenge

Chat, DMs, livestreaming, AI — different rules per jurisdiction for minors.

WITH CDK

Per-feature permissions, gated by age and jurisdiction. VPC only when required.

Result

Ship features globally without building per-feature compliance for each market.

The k-ID stack

CDK is the enforcement layer

CDK sits at the center of the k-ID stack — powered by age signals from below,configured from the control plane, and connected to the parent network above.