Our Story

From Painful Experience to Regulatory Benchmark

Image Angel was created out of necessity. After surviving intimate image abuse, our founder didn’t shy away. She built the tool she needed to stop anyone going through the same.

Today, Image Angel provides invisible forensic watermarking that embeds a traceable fingerprint when content is accessed. It doesn’t mark ownership. It creates accountability.

Why We Exist

Billions of Images are Shared Every Day

We work across dating apps, adult content platforms and digital sharing services to deter image or video misuse before it starts. Our work also covers tracing the origin should the worst happen.

Our technology integrates quietly, acts quickly and supports survivors through discreet, evidence-based resolution. We don’t just protect content. We make abuse traceable and preventable.

Our Mission

What is Image Angel’s mission?

We’re here to stop content based abuse before it starts, and prove who was responsible if it does happen.

Who is this technology for?
Image Angel is for content-sharing, and social platforms that want to stop people from sharing images without permission.

Image Angel was created to stop the misuse of images online, inspired by personal experience, and to help image-sharing platforms safeguard their content creator’s privacy and dignity.

Image Angel was created by someone who lived through intimate image abuse and decided not to stay silent. We know what it feels like to be exposed, doubted, or dismissed. That’s why everything we build is rooted in one goal: to make sure survivors are believed, and perpetrators are held accountable.

Our Values

We help platforms build trust where it matters most—between people. Whether it’s a first photo on a dating app or private content shared with a partner, users deserve to feel safe.

Image Angel quietly adds accountability in the background, without interrupting connection. We give platforms the tools to act when things go wrong—and the confidence to prevent harm before it happens.

Why do you focus on accountability, not ownership?

Our watermark doesn’t claim rights over content. It proves who accessed it.

Yes. Our fingerprint is invisible, and the encrypted data is only accessed if abuse is reported. We don’t track behaviour, we trace harm. This is about safety, not surveillance.

Because they know what gaps the tech world misses. Our founder is a survivor. Our design decisions are shaped by real experiences. We don’t guess what support looks like—we build it from lived truth.

We work with platforms to take action against violators, advocate for victims, and provide resources, including a 24/7 chatbot and hotline for immediate support.

Yes, Image Angel is fully compliant with privacy regulations like GDPR and is designed to protect data while respecting user rights. Images contain data that is only readable through a decoding system.

Why We Exist

We're not just identifying image abusers, we're stopping them.

We shift the fear from victims to abusers.

Every stolen image is an act of control. We take that control away from them. Our technology creates undeniable proof of who shared an image, turning unauthorized sharing into a liability. It’s time to take platform safety seriously.

Compliance Ready

The UK, EU and US governments expect more from platforms in deterring image-based abuse.

Regulator Recommended

Ofcom and The Department of Science Innovation and Technology recommend this exact tech as best practice for deterring image-based abuse.

Avoid Fines & Penalties

Fines can hit £18M or 10% of global revenue under DSA/OSA

Our Mission

Our deterrant technology adds invisible watermarks to images when they are opened or downloaded. These marks are unique and traceable, deterring misuse and making it easier to hold offenders accountable.

Every viewer’s access to the digital asset is tracked via the session ID, which allows for enhanced protection against unauthorised distribution or sharing.

Who is Image Angel for?

We integrate directly with dating, adult, and other content-sharing platforms. Our service is not for individual users. We work with platforms to protect creators and users at scale.

If an image we’ve protected appears online, we can extract the embedded fingerprint and identify the viewer responsible. We then notify the platform discreetly and support a survivor-led resolution.

Yes. Our system helps platforms meet regulatory requirements under the UK Online Safety Act (OSA), EU Digital Services Act (DSA).

No. We don’t offer live tracking or takedown services. Instead, we prevent unauthorised sharing through embedded accountability. If abuse happens, we investigate.

No. Image Angel supports platform and legal action with forensic evidence, but it doesn’t replace your moderation or legal teams. We work alongside them.

Image Angel can be used in industries like social media, adult content platforms, creative services, healthcare, education, and any other platform that shares user-generated content.

We Are Unique

What Makes Image Angel Unique?

Application

Embedded at Access, Not Upload

Server-Side

With options for pre-CDN and edge delivery

Single API Call

No need to string together delivery tools.