Yes, and everyone always reads the fine print and follows them even when they contradict what everyone else is doing.
Actually, I post it on the Messages that pop up when you log in on a semi regular basis (every 6 months or so?), so I'd hardly call it small print. The last time I posted it on the main page of P411 was in September, 2012. I'm sorry you aren't happy about it, but truly it's not some secret policy.
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Checking Identification. Update 09.21.12
Your P411 Client Id is made up of small bits of "real" info that can be verified by the provider, by looking at a couple of pieces of identification carried in your wallet.
Example:
John-01-a-0000
"John" is a name showing on your driver's license.
"01" is the DAY of birth showing on your driver's license.
"0000" are the last four digits on
something you carry in your wallet.
I often recommend that gentlemen temporarily cover the other private information with tape or whiteout, leaving only the photo, matching name, and DAY of birth (on driver's license) and last four digits (on something in wallet) for the provider to check. Of course, it's always a good idea to let the provider know you are going to cover the other information, in case her personal policy would not allow for this.
If you schedule an appointment via P411 and upon arrival refuse to show identification to confirm you are the true account holder, please understand that your provider may exercise her right to refuse to see you. Also keep in mind that your provider has an obligation to report this to P411. Depending on the circumstances, P411 may suspend the account under which the appointment was made until the situation is resolved.
We have a terrible problem with people "sharing" client ids, sometimes to book appointments and sometimes to rip the provider off, or worse. These situations are becoming more common, and can be easily prevented if the provider takes a moment to confirm that the person before her has identification to match the client id.
I strongly encourage the ladies to check identification to make sure it matches the client id, and we are seeing more and more ladies following through, so be prepared! If your client id doesn't currently match your identification as indicated above, please contact us and we can fix it.
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The reality is that only a minority of providers check identification, and that's their decision to make. All I do is offer clients and providers a tool to use, and it's up to them to decide what works for them from there. If you don't want to show identification, then don't.... but if I hear about it you can be sure that I'm going to be concerned that you are sharing your client id with another person.
As I said before, providers have been robbed, raped and arrested.... all by people using a "borrowed" (or stolen) P411 client id. This situations
could have been prevented had the appointment been stopped when no matching identification was presented. But again, nothing is 100% either.....
Always,
Gina