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title: "Why does Fluxer ask for my date of birth?"
description: "Fluxer asks for your date of birth to check the minimum age for your country and to open content marked 18+ when you turn 18. It's protected like the rest of your account, and you can download it in your data export."
url: "https://fluxer.com/help/why-date-of-birth"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-11-09"
category: "Account and sign-in"
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# Why does Fluxer ask for my date of birth?

Fluxer asks for your date of birth to check the minimum age for your country and to open content marked 18+ when you turn 18. It's protected like the rest of your account, and you can download it in your data export.

Fluxer asks for your date of birth right after you sign up, so it can check that you're old enough for your country and open content marked 18+ once you turn 18. It's the only thing about your age you ever enter, and Fluxer never asks for an ID or a [face scan](https://fluxer.com/help/no-id-or-face-scans.md).

## Why does Fluxer need my exact date of birth?

The minimum age to use Fluxer is 13, and some countries set it higher, at 14, 15 or 16, as [minimum age requirements](https://fluxer.com/help/minimum-age.md) lists. To see [content marked 18+](https://fluxer.com/help/date-of-birth-and-mature-content.md), you need to be 18.

A tick box only says you're old enough on the day you sign up. With a date, your account can open content marked 18+ on the day you turn 18, without asking you anything again.

## Why am I asked if my country has no minimum age?

Fluxer's own minimum age is 13 in every country, as [section 1 of our terms](https://fluxer.com/terms.md) says, even where your country doesn't set a minimum of its own. Your date of birth also decides whether you can see content marked 18+, wherever you are in the world.

## How is my date of birth stored and protected?

Your date of birth is stored with the rest of your account data and has the same protections. [Section 9 of our privacy policy](https://fluxer.com/privacy.md) lists them, including encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, security monitoring and audit logging of access to user data.

## Can I see the date of birth Fluxer has?

Your date of birth is in your [data export](https://fluxer.com/help/data-export.md), in the file called user.json. You can also use your other rights in [section 10 of our privacy policy](https://fluxer.com/privacy.md) through our [privacy contact](https://fluxer.com/company-information.md).

## Do I need to give my real date of birth?

Our [terms](https://fluxer.com/terms.md) ask you to give accurate account information, including your date of birth. Fluxer never checks it with an ID, a face scan or an outside company, so it's your responsibility.

## What happens if I entered a date that isn't true?

Your account keeps working with the date you entered. If we learn that an account belongs to someone below the minimum age for their country, we schedule it for deletion along with its personal data, as [section 11 of our privacy policy](https://fluxer.com/privacy.md) says.

## Can I change my date of birth?

You can't change the date of birth on your account after sign-up, because a change would need proof of your age, and we never ask for or accept any. Our article on [changing your date of birth](https://fluxer.com/help/change-date-of-birth.md) explains what happens if you entered the wrong date.

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Last updated on November 9, 2026