Watson

Spec sheet

Purpose

Watson is a reverse image search app that finds visually similar images on publicly accessible webpages and links to the source pages.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Security

The company says it uses access controls, encryption in transit, request authentication, rate limits, deletion workflows, and logging rules designed to exclude photo contents.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Support

Watson lists a two-business-day response target and directs users to email support for search, result, purchase, account, privacy, and safety issues.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Headquarters

Miami, Florida, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · searchwatson.com

Coverage

The homepage lists Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, and X among the public social profiles and websites it searches.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Data use

Watson says it does not sell personal information or submitted photos, share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, use third-party advertising trackers, or train a Watson facial recognition model on submitted photos.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Eligibility and prohibited use

Watson requires users to be at least 18 and prohibits searches involving anyone under 18 and use for stalking, harassment, or high-impact eligibility decisions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Limits

Watson does not provide private accounts, private records, or hidden databases, and it does not claim to identify a person.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Photo guidance

A clear, front-facing photo with one visible face and even lighting is recommended; cropping, heavy filters, or obstruction may weaken results.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Photo handling

Watson says it handles submitted photos in active memory, does not intentionally save them in its database, storage, analytics, logs, or backups, and requests deletion from its search provider after processing.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Platform

The App Store listing says Watson is only for iPhone and requires iOS 15.1 or later.Read 8 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Purchases

The iPhone app offers consumable search credits and auto-renewing weekly or monthly subscriptions, with current purchase terms displayed before checkout.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Result ranking

Watson groups candidate pages and orders visual candidates using similarity signals that are not identity probabilities.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Retention

Watson says candidate result details are retained for up to 7 days and selected search status and operational records for up to 30 days.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

Search flow

Users choose or take a photo, Watson searches public pages, and users can open candidate profiles, posts, or pages to review the context.Read 8 Oct 2026 · searchwatson.com

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Where Specifiction places it

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