Virtual Check In launches providing safe, secure, contactless access, 
as COVID-19 lockdown measures ease

Aberdeen, UK

Virtual Check In launches today, the brainchild of a group of local businessmen. The new cloud-based, safe, secure and contactless check in solution is designed for any and every business required to hygienically record people coming in and out of their venue or premises to meet government guidelines, as the UK eases out of lockdown.

With 79% of the UK adult population owning at least one smart phone, this innovative solution makes use of people's phone camera to scan a unique code for the business or venue they are entering.

This easy to use Virtual Check In means anyone working at or visiting an office, hotel, pub, construction site or other venue can safely and securely register once for that location using their phone's camera. This gives them current and future contactless access, to sign-in and check out from that place in a clean and socially distanced manner, via their own phone camera. The business/venue has no kit to invest in, no paperwork to complete, and there are no apps to download. The whole Virtual Check In is fast, hygienic and simple.

To become a subscriber, businesses sign up to a low-cost, high-value monthly subscription to Virtual Check In, which also gives them access to a cloud-based dashboard showing their visitors' arrivals and departures by date, time, month and year. It can record bespoke data each different business needs, and sort attendees data by employees and other categories, as required.

The business displays their own unique QR code on a screen or printed signage with the clear check in instructions provided. Their employees, customers or other visitors just need a working camera on a switched-on smart phone. And that's it.

The whole registration process takes 30-60 seconds to autofill the necessary personal details, and then 10-20 seconds for the subsequent sign-in and confirmation process. Check out is by a simple push of the check out button or auto check out feature.

Step 1 - Initial registrationusers will need to scan the site-unique QR code and provide their name and contact details.

Step 2 - Verificationusing a unique code sent to the user by email.

Step 3 - Confirmation and Check into confirm COVID-19 status, and any other detail required (such as car registration, membership number, number of persons visiting etc).

Step 4 - Check outby scanning the QR code or pressing the "check out" button.

A customer, employee or other visitor's first registration requires all four steps, subsequent visits to any Virtual Check In location,onlyrequire steps three and four.

John Willis, of 2 Circles North East, one of the creators of Virtual Check In said, "The social distancing requirements of COVID-19 made us realise that people want to sign-in to hospitality, leisure and business premises without the risk of physically handling or touching pens and paper, or swiping iPads, that other people will have recently also handled. Neither will reception and other employees wish to be exposed to any unnecessary risk by this sort of transaction."

Co-owner, Kenny Steele of Pinnacle Visualisation continued, "Out of this need, Virtual Check In was born, created by our commercially astute team who are used to developing software and securing data for the needs of high-volume businesses, and working in partnership with consumer-facing and office or factory-based businesses. We understand the solution had to be fast, hassle-free, administratively simple, easy to understand and use, and cost-effective at a time when many organisations are rightly concerned about cash flow. We believe Virtual Check In meets all these needs and more."

Using the strapline; Safe Secure Contactless, John, Kenny and partners believe the benefits, which include all attendees declaring their COVID-19 status on each visit; maintaining hygiene, sanitation and social distancing; compliance with GDPR; straightforward reporting and administration; and adherence to government guidance; as well as peace of mind for all users, speak for themselves.

"Our customers," said Andrew Alleway of Tidy Green Clean, "are looking for solutions that are clean, hygienic and environmentally friendly, and so from our point of view, this ticks all the boxes, in fact, some of my clients including PBDevco, owner/operators of Soul Bar, Vovem Meat & Liquor and The Bieldside Inn and their four other local venues, and Sports and Country Club, Kippie Lodge, are amongst the early adopters of this service."

Rich Williams of Straight Line Communications, and based in the North West of England added, "We've found customers extremely receptive to Virtual Check In. They recognise the social distancing value and peace of mind this offers. We have attracted high street retailers, including Hepworth and Hall Opticians and Alan Bowen Optometrists, who were seeking client-focused, easy-to-set up recording solutions that would be attractive to their employees and their customers, and demonstrate their continued customer care and professionalism."

Any business interested in signing up for Virtual Check In should contact the team atinfo@virtualcheckin.ioor go towww.virtualcheckin.iofor more details, as well as follow Virtual Check In on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

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Media contacts

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Notes for Editors

The team behind Virtual Check In includes Andrew Alleway (Tidy Green Clean), David Moncur (Tidy Green Clean), Kenny Steele (Pinnacle Visualisation), Rich Williams (Straight Line Communications) and John Willis (2 Circles North East), who already work together as clients and partners in other commercial businesses.

Key benefits of Virtual Check In: Safe Secure Contactless
  

• Tracks all employees, visitors and couriers on your site with a simple QR Code scan
• Provides worry-free entry to your hotel, restaurant or pub
• Encourages every attendee to declare their COVID-19 status every day
• Maintains hygiene, sanitation and social distancing requirements
• Safeguards everyone and remains GDPR compliant
• Offers peace of mind for registration, verification and confirmation
• Uses your employees or guests' own smart phone
• Avoids investment in unnecessary apps or kit
• Makes reporting and administration simple
• Adheres to government guidelines
• Delivers VCI client ready-to-use permitted customer data
• Allows future marketing push messages to your customers.