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Alumni Verification

Provide access to over 238K pre-verified alumni users and enable new members of the alumni population to verify, all in a single transaction.

When to use this policy

Ideal for retail and eCommerce integrations that require validation that the user is affilited with a specific community.

Who is eligible?

Alumnus include anyone who has earned any degree from an accredited US College or University.

Essence of policy

Validated by on one (1) authoritative source OR one (1) piece of evidence:

  • Real Time Authoritative Source (e.g. National Student Clearinghouse)

OR

  • Document Review

Verification flows

As of November 2023, ID.me has over 238K pre-verified Alumni users within our network. Pre-verified Alumni users can securely access offers, benefits, and services in seconds. New users can complete verification just as fast, using the least amount of information to generate a unique ping from an authoritative data source. Living true to ID.me’s core value of ‘No Identity Left Behind’, new users also have the option to upload their degree, diploma or final transcript to prove their Alumni status. Here you can find what the user verification experience looks like today:


Preverified

Once verified, users can log in with their ID.me credential anywhere ID.me is accepted and share their credentials in a matter of seconds.

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Real Time Authoritative Source

ID.me uses APIs as our primary method for validating a member's status, providing the highest quality and most authoritative data to confirm the status of a given person.

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Document Review

ID.me provides a relief valve for members to submit a document for users who are unable to complete verification through a real-time option.

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Use cases

Here you can find example ID.me use cases:


In Cart/Checkout - Theory

You have an eCommerce store and would like to offer access to exclusive first responder discounts using ID.me within your cart and/or checkout experience. You want to increase conversation rates, average order value, perform strategic outreach with hyper targeted marketing, and delight customers personalization.


Landing Page - Blue Apron

You have a website and would like to offer access to benefits and/or promotions to first responders by integrating ID.me to gate access to the landing page with exclusive pricing. Your landing page will be a great way to improve SEO, bring awareness and let users know how to take advantage of the program.