Privacy Policy
This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”), describes and determines how we, Kaaru, a partnership firm, and which owns and operates the portal “Kaaru designs” (hereinafter referred to as “We” or “Us” or “Our” or Kaaru designs), handle and/or deal in your (“You/Your”) personal information and sensitive personal information, as defined under the applicable laws of India (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Personal Information”).
This Privacy Policy shall be applicable and effective as of 25th November 2025. This Privacy Policy inter alia determines how we control the Personal Information provided by You to Us, how We handle and deal in the Personal Information, correction of inaccuracies in the Personal Information provided by You to Us, and the purposes for which the Personal Information provided by You may be used by Us.
This Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with the Terms of Use available at “Kaaru designs”. This Privacy Policy will govern the use and access of the portal entitled “Kaaru designs” (www.kaarudesigns.com) by You.
We collect, receive, possess, or store the Personal Information, to enable the Portal to function more effectively and to enable Us to provide more efficient services to You. If the terms of this Privacy Policy are not acceptable to You, please do not use the Portal and/or the services provided by Us. If You refuse to accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, We may choose not to offer You the services for which the Personal Information was being collected.
Collection:
(i) Your account username and password;
(ii) Your mobile phone number;
(iii) Your e-mail id;
(iv) Your consumer preferences;
(v) Your Body Measurements;
(vi) Your personal contact details such as phone number and address;
(vii) Your financial information such as bank account or credit card or debit card or other payment instrument details;
(viii) Your browser history and settings;
(ix) The type of browser that You use;
(x) Details regarding Your physical and physiological condition;
(xi) Statistics on page views;
(xii) IP information and standard web log information;
(xiii) Any information which either individually or in combination with other information can be used to identify You;
(xiv) Any other details or information relating to any of the above-mentioned categories;
(xv) Any other information that may be required by Us for allowing You to access the Portal and for availing the services offered on the Portal;
(xvi) Full name.
(b) The following will not qualify as Personal Information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy: information or data which is anonymous or which, due to other factors, is incapable of identifying You either individually or in combination with other information.
(c) You agree that We are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or verification of the Personal Information provided by You.
2. Consent
(a) You hereby consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure, and transfer of the Personal Information by Us for the purposes detailed in this Privacy Policy. You hereby acknowledge and agree that collection, storage, use, disclosure, and transfer by Us of the Personal Information is for a lawful purpose, does not violate the provisions of any law for the time being in force, and is necessary for providing services to You on the Portal, including in the future.
(b) You shall at any time be entitled to withdraw Your consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure, and transfer of the Personal Information by Us by notifying Your intention in writing to the Grievance Officer at the address provided in paragraph 14 below. However, if You choose to withdraw Your consent, We shall be entitled to discontinue providing any or all of the services to You.
3. Storage
(a) You acknowledge and agree that the Personal Information collected by Us shall be stored by Us on Kaaru Designs servers. By using Our Portal and providing Personal Information to Us, You consent to the storage of the same by Us on Our server or servers.
4. Use
The Personal Information collected by Us is used by Us, Our affiliates, subsidiaries and joint ventures, inter alia, for:
(i) Confirming Your registration details;
(ii) Allowing You to use the Portal and managing Your user account on the Portal;
(iii) Providing services to You and facilitating services provided by advertisers, third-party service providers and service partners;
(iv) Providing You with further information regarding Our services;
(v) Sending promotional features or materials to You regarding the Portal and other third-party promotional material or advertisements;
(vi) Enhancing the efficiency and quality of Our services;
(vii) Resolving any disputes that may arise with respect to transactions or deals that You may conduct using the Portal or Our services;
(viii) Monitoring Your activity and preferences as evidenced by Your activity on the Portal;
(ix) Detecting, investigating and preventing activities that may violate Our policies or that may be illegal or unlawful;
(x) Conducting research or analysing user preferences and demographics;
(xi) Any other purposes required for offering services on the Portal;
(xii) Any purposes as may be required under applicable laws.
You agree that We may use personal information about You to improve Kaaru Designs’ services, marketing and promotional efforts, analyse Portal usage, improve the Portal’s content and service offerings, and customize the Portal’s content, layout and services.
These uses improve the Portal to meet Your needs and provide You with a smooth, efficient, safe and customized experience while using the Portal.
We do not sell or rent Your Personal Information to third parties for their marketing purposes without Your explicit consent. We only use Your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
5. Disclosure
(a) We acknowledge that the Personal Information provided by You is important and confidential. The contents of such Personal Information shall not be disclosed by Us to any Person, except to third parties specified in this Privacy Policy.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the term “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, body corporate or other organisation, association or entity.
(b) The Personal Information provided by You may be shared by Us without obtaining explicit consent from You with government agencies mandated under law to obtain Personal Information, including sensitive Personal Information, for verification of identity, prevention, detection and investigation, including cyber incidents, prosecution and punishment of offences.
(c) Personal Information provided by You may also be disclosed by Us without obtaining explicit consent from You to any third party pursuant to an order under applicable law.
(d) We will make reasonable endeavours to ensure that third parties receiving the Personal Information maintain its confidentiality, apply an appropriate level of data security, and use the Personal Information only in connection with the Portal and services offered by Us.
We may also disclose Personal Information to enforce Our policies, address concerns or complaints, and prevent unethical or illegal practices or activities.
6. Recipients
(a) Personal Information may be disclosed or transferred to the following recipients:
(i) Third-party service providers who assist Us in rendering services to You and/or enhancing the efficiency of the services provided to You;
(ii) Third-party service providers who require Your information in connection with services offered on the Portal, monitoring Your preferences, displaying personalized advertisements, or displaying important communications regarding the services;
(iii) Our affiliates, other users of the Portal and service partners, strictly for the purposes specified in paragraph 4 above.
7. Cookies
(a) We may use cookies and other web beacons for the following purposes:
(i) Identifying and assessing consumer preferences and managing user sessions;
(ii) Providing You with basic features on the Portal;
(iii) Enabling Us to identify Your device and help You navigate the Portal;
(iv) Collecting information such as Your browsing history;
(v) Enhancing the quality of services provided by Us to You;
(vi) Enhancing the quality and functioning of the Portal and providing an improved user experience;
(vii) Enabling third-party service providers to display personalized advertisements, content or messages to You;
(viii) Collecting standard information such as Your IP address, computer sign-on data and page-view statistics.
(b) You may refuse the use of cookies on Your computer and adjust Your browser settings to disable cookies. You may also disable or delete cookies that are already activated on Your computer.
However, if You choose to disable cookies, certain sections or features of the Portal may become inaccessible to You.
8. Other Information
(a) We may provide links to third-party websites for Your convenience and information and to enable You to access services requested by You. If You choose to access such third-party websites, their privacy policies and terms of use shall apply.
We shall not be responsible or liable for any content or information provided to You on such third-party websites.
(b) Any personal or sensitive personal information, including contact details, bank account details or credit card details, collected by third-party websites shall be governed by their respective privacy policies.
Kaaru Designs shall not be responsible, liable or accountable for any personal or sensitive Personal Information provided by You to, or collected by, such third-party websites.
(c) Kaaru Designs may from time to time send You promotional materials, advertisements or additional information regarding the services provided by Us to the e-mail address provided by You.
You may opt out of receiving such communications by sending an e-mail to the contact address provided under paragraph 14 below.
9. Alteration/Deletion
You may at any time review, correct, supplement or add to the Personal Information provided by You by sending an e-mail to the contact address notified under paragraph 14 below.
We shall not be responsible or liable for the authenticity or accuracy of the Personal Information provided by You.
10. Security
We employ commercially reasonable data security practices and procedures appropriate under applicable laws, including encryption, passwords, physical security and other technical, physical and administrative measures, to safeguard the security and integrity of Your Personal Information.
Due to the nature of the internet and the provision of services over the internet, We cannot guarantee the complete security of Your Personal Information at all times.
The internet is prone to security hazards and incidents beyond Our control. While We will strive to protect Your Personal Information, We cannot guarantee complete protection at all times. Any Personal Information provided by You must therefore be provided with full awareness of this risk.
11. Publicly Available Information
Personal Information contained in publicly available postings made by You on the Portal shall be Your sole responsibility.
By including Personal Information in postings available for viewing by all users of the Portal, You acknowledge that You have waived the confidentiality of such information.
12. Spam
You shall not use the Personal Information of other Portal users that You may have gained access to for spamming, phishing or repeatedly sending communications to such users without their consent.
13. Updates to Privacy Policy
We may update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time due to changes in applicable laws and/or changes in Our company policies.
Your continued use of the services and the Portal shall be deemed acceptance of the updated or modified Privacy Policy by You.
14. Grievance Officer
Ms. Swadhina Karan shall be the Grievance Officer for the purposes of this Privacy Policy. Any of the following may be addressed to the Grievance Officer at kaarudesigns@gmail.com:
(i) Requests for review, modification or deletion of any Personal Information provided by You;
(ii) Questions, queries or clarifications regarding the terms of this Privacy Policy;
(iii) Complaints or grievances regarding posts or information shared by other users;
(iv) Intimation of withdrawal of consent to use Personal Information by Us;
(v) Any other grievances, complaints or intimations regarding this Privacy Policy or the Personal Information provided by You.