limkar.co.in, Limkar.in Privacy Notice
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Last updated: September 05, 2024. To see prior version, click here,
We know that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust
that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This Privacy Notice describes how LIMKAR and its affiliates
including Limkar.co.in, Limkar.in, (collectively "LIMKAR, Limkar") collect and process your personal
information through Limkar websites, devices, products, services, online marketplace and applications
that reference this Privacy Notice (together "Limkar Services").
By using Limkar Services you agree to our use of your personal information (including sensitive
personal information) in accordance with this Privacy Notice, as may be amended from time to time
by us at our discretion. You also agree and consent to us collecting, storing, processing, transferring,
and sharing your personal information (including sensitive personal information) with third parties or
service providers for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice.
Personal information subject to this Privacy Notice will be collected and retained by LIMKAR, with a
registered office at Shop No.4, Ground Floor “Orchid Mall”, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) Karnataka state
585101, India
We collect your personal information in order to provide and continually improve our products and
services. Here, are the types of personal information we collect:
Information You Give Us: We receive and store any information you provide in relation to Limkar
Services. click here , to see examples of what we collect. You can choose not to provide certain
information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our Limkar Services.
Automatic Information: We automatically collect and store certain types of information about your
use of Limkar Services, including information about your interaction with content and services
available through Limkar Services. Like many websites, we use cookies and other unique identifiers,
and we obtain certain types of information when your web browser or device accesses Limkar Services
and other content served by or on behalf of Limkar on other websites. click here, to see examples of
what we collect.
Information from Other Sources: We might receive information about you from other sources, such
as updated delivery and address information from our carriers, which we use to correct our records
and deliver your next purchase more easily. limkar.co.in,) to see additional examples of the information
we receive
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We use your personal information to operate, provide, develop, and improve the products and services
that we offer our customers. These purposes include:
• Purchase and delivery of products and services. We use your personal information to take
and fulfil orders, deliver products and services, process payments, and communicate with you
about orders, products and services, and promotional offers.
• Provide, troubleshoot, and improve Limkar Services. We use your personal information to
provide functionality, analyse performance, fix errors, and improve the usability and
effectiveness of the Limkar Services.
• Recommendations and personalization. We use your personal information to recommend
features, products, and services that might be of interest to you, identify your preferences,
and personalize your experience with Limkar Services.
• Provide voice, image and camera services. When you use our voice, image and camera
services, we use your voice input, images, videos, and other personal information to respond
to your requests, provide the requested service to you, and improve our services. For more
information about Alexa voice services, click here,
• Comply with legal obligations. In certain cases, we collect and use your personal information
to comply with laws. For instance, we collect from sellers' information regarding place of
establishment and bank account information for identity verification and other purposes.
• Communicate with you. We use your personal information to communicate with you in
relation to Limkar Services via different channels (e.g., by phone, e-mail, chat).
• Advertising. We use your personal information to display interest-based ads for features,
products, and services that might be of interest to you. We do not use information that
personally identifies you to display interest-based ads. To learn more, please read our
InterestBased Ads, notice.
• Fraud Prevention and Credit Risks. We use personal information to prevent and detect fraud
and abuse in order to protect the security of our customers, Limkar, and others. We may also
use scoring methods to assess and manage credit risks.
To enable our systems to recognize your browser or device and to provide and improve Limkar Services,
we use cookies and other identifiers. For more information about cookies and how we use them,
please read our Cookies Notice
Information about our customers is an important part of our business and we are not in the business
of selling our customers’ personal information to others. We share customers’ personal information
only as described below and with Limkar.co.in, Limkar.in, and subsidiaries that LIMKAR controls that
either are subject to this Privacy Notice or follow practices at least as protective as those described in
this Privacy Notice.
• Transactions involving Third Parties: We make available to your services, products,
applications, or skills provided by third parties for use on or through Limkar Services. For
example, the products you order through our marketplace are from third parties, you can
download applications from third-party application providers from our App Store and enable
third-party skills through our Alexa services. We also offer services or sell product lines jointly
with third-party businesses, such as sellers on the marketplace, restaurants registered on
Limkar.co.in, Limkar.in, merchants providing mobile recharges and bill-payment assistance.
You can tell when a third party is involved in your transactions, and we share customers’
personal information related to those transactions with that third party.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We employ other companies and individuals to perform
functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders for products or services, delivering
packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists,
analysing data, providing marketing assistance, providing search results and links (including
paid listings and links), processing payments, transmitting content, scoring, assessing and
managing credit risk, and providing customer service. These third-party service providers have
access to personal information needed to perform their functions but may not use it for other
purposes. Further, they must process the personal information in accordance with applicable
law.
• Business Transfers: As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy other
businesses or services. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the
transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing
Privacy Notice (unless, of course, the customer consents otherwise). Also, in the unlikely event
that Limkar.co.in, Limkar.in, or LIMKAR (Sales and Service) or any of its affiliates, or
substantially all of their assets are acquired, customer information will of course be one of the
transferred assets.
• Protection of LIMKAR and Others: We release account and other personal information when
we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Conditions of
Use , and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Limkar, our users, or
others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud
protection and credit risk reduction.
Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when personal information about you might be
shared with third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information.
• We design our systems with your security and privacy in mind. We work to protect the security
of your personal information during transmission by using encryption protocols and software.
We follow the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) when handling
payment card data.
• We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection,
storage, processing, and disclosure of personal customer information. Our security procedures
mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we disclose personal
information to you.
• Our services and payment gateway offer security features to protect them against
unauthorized access and loss of data. You can control these features and configure them based
on your needs. Click here, for more information on how to manage the security settings of
your device.
• It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your
computers, devices and applications. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared
computer. Click here, for more information on how to sign off.
Third-Party Advertisers and Links to Other Websites: LIMKAR may include third-party advertising and links to other websites and apps. Third-party advertising partners may collect information about you when you interact with their content, advertising, and services. For more information about thirdparty advertising at LIMKAR, including interest-based ads, please read our Interest-Based Ads policy, To adjust your advertising preferences, please go to the Advertising Preferences page.
You can access your information, including your name, address, payment options, profile information, Prime membership, household settings, and purchase history in the "Your Account" section of the website or mobile application. Click here for a list of examples that you can access. To request access to personal information that is not available through Your Account you can submit a request here.
If you have any questions as to how we collect and use your personal information, please contact
our Grievance Cell. Many of our LIMKAR Services also include settings that provide you with options
as to how your information is being used.
• As described above, you can always choose not to provide certain information, but then you
might not be able to take advantage of many of the LIMKAR Services.>br>
• You can add or update certain information on pages such as those referenced in What
Information Can I Access?. When you update information, we usually keep a copy of the prior
version for our records
• If you do not want to receive e-mail or other communications from us, please adjust
your Customer Communication Preferences (change the URL. We will have English as a
medium of communication). If you do not want to receive in-app notifications from us, please
adjust your notification settings in the app or device
• If you do not want to see interest-based ads, please adjust your Advertising Preferences
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• The Help feature on most browsers and devices will tell you how to prevent your browser or
device from accepting new cookies or other identifiers, how to have the browser notify you
when you receive a new cookie or how to block cookies altogether. Because cookies and
identifiers allow you to take advantage of some essential features of LIMKAR Services, we
recommend that you leave them turned on. For instance, if you block or otherwise reject our
cookies, you will not be able to add items to your Shopping Cart, proceed to Checkout, or use
any Services that require you to Sign in. For more information about cookies and other
identifiers, see our Cookies Notice.
• If you want to browse our websites without linking the browsing history to your account, you
may do so by logging out of your account here and blocking cookies on your browser.
• You will also be able to opt out of certain other types of data usage by updating your settings
on the applicable Limkar ecommerce portal (website) (e.g., in "Manage Your Content and
Devices"), device, or application. If you have questions about how to change your device
permissions on devices manufactured by third parties, we recommend you contact your
mobile service carrier or your device manufacturer.
If you choose to use LIMKAR Services, your use and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice
and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, resolution of disputes, and application
of the prevailing law in India. If you have any concern about privacy at LIMKAR, please contact us, with
a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy
Notice will change also. You should check our websites frequently to see recent changes.
Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you
and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change
our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past
without the consent of affected customers.
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Seller Program Policies
Help Department
Most Recent Purchases
Your Profile and Community Guidelines
Information You Give Us When You Use LIMKAR ecommerce portal (website) Services
You provide information to us when you:
• search or shop for products or services in our marketplace;
• add or remove an item from your cart, or place an order through or use Amazon Services;
• download, stream, view, or use content on a device or through a service or application on a
device;
• provide information in Your Account (and you might have more than one if you have used
more than one e-mail address or mobile number when shopping with us) or Your Profile;
• upload your contacts, including access to mobile device contacts for certain services;
• provide information in your Seller Account, Restaurant Central Account, Service Provider
Account, or any other account we make available that allows you to develop or offer software,
goods, or services to LIMKAR customers;
• offer your products or services on or through LIMKAR ecommerce portal (website) services;
• communicate with us by phone, e-mail, or otherwise;
• complete a questionnaire, a support ticket, or a contest entry form;
• upload or stream images, videos or audio or other files while using LIMKAR ecommerce portal
(website) services;
• participate in Discussion Boards or other community features;
• provide and rate Reviews;
• specify a Special Occasion Reminder; or<
• employ Product Availability Alerts, such as Available to Order Notifications.
As a result of those actions, you might supply us with such information as:
• identifying information such as your name, address and phone numbers;
• payment information;
• your age;
• your location information;
• your IP address;
• people, addresses and phone numbers listed in your Addresses;
• e-mail addresses of your friends and other people;
• content of reviews and e-mails to us;
• the personal description and photograph in Your Profile;
• images, videos and other content collected or stored in connection with LIMKAR ecommerce
portal (website) Services;
• information and officially valid documents regarding identity and address information,
including PAN numbers;
• credit history information;
• corporate and financial information;
• and device log files and configurations, including Wi-Fi credentials, if you choose to
automatically synchronize them with your other devices.
Examples of the information we collect and analyse include:
• the internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet;
• login, e-mail address, and password;
• the location of your device or computer;
• content interaction information, such as content downloads, streams, and playback details,
including duration and number of simultaneous streams and downloads, and network details
for streaming and download quality, including information about your internet service
provider;
• the internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet;
• login, e-mail address, and password;
• the location of your device or computer;
• content interaction information, such as content downloads, streams, and playback details,
including duration and number of simultaneous streams and downloads, and network details
for streaming and download quality, including information about your internet service
provider;
• device metrics such as when a device is in use, application usage, connectivity data, and any
errors or event failures;
• LIMKAR Services metrics (e.g., the occurrences of technical errors, your interactions with
service features and content, your settings preferences and backup information, location of
your device running an application, information about uploaded images and files such as the
file name, dates, times and location of your images);
• version and time zone settings;
• purchase and content use history, which we sometimes aggregate with similar information
from other customers to create features like Limkar Bestsellers
• the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our websites,
including date and time; products and content you viewed or searched for; page response
times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, and page interaction information
(such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs);
• phone numbers used to call our customer service number; and
• images or videos when you shop in our marketplace using LIMKAR ecommerce portal
(website) Services.
We may also use device identifiers, cookies, and other technologies on devices, applications, and our
web pages to collect browsing, usage, or other technical information.
• LIMKAR Services metrics (e.g., the occurrences of technical errors, your interactions with
service features and content, your settings preferences and backup information, location of
your device running an application, information about uploaded images and files such as the
file name, dates, times and location of your images);
• version and time zone settings;
• purchase and content use history, which we sometimes aggregate with similar information
from other customers to create features like Limkar Bestsellers
• the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our websites,
including date and time; products and content you viewed or searched for; page response
times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, and page interaction information
(such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs);
• phone numbers used to call our customer service number; and
• images or videos when you shop in our marketplace using LIMKAR ecommerce portal
(website) Services.
We may also use device identifiers, cookies, and other technologies on devices, applications, and our
web pages to collect browsing, usage, or other technical information.
Examples of information we receive from other sources include:
• updated delivery and address information from our carriers or other third parties, which we
use to correct our records and deliver your next purchase or communication more easily;
• account information, purchase or redemption information and page-view information from
some merchants with which we operate co-branded businesses or for which we provide
technical, fulfilment, advertising or other services;
• information about your interactions with products and services offered by our affiliates;
• search results and links, including paid listings (such as Sponsored Links);
• information about internet-connected devices and services linked with your devices; and
• credit history information from credit bureaus, which we use to help prevent and detect fraud
and to offer certain credit or financial services to some customers.
Examples of information you can access through LIMKAR ecommerce portal (website) Services
include:
• status of recent orders (including subscriptions);
• your complete order history;
• personally identifiable information (including name, e-mail, password, and address book);
• payment settings (including payment method information, promotional certificate, and gift
card balances and 1-Click settings);
• e-mail notification settings (including Product Availability Alerts, Delivers, Special Occasion
Reminders and newsletters);
• recommendations and the products you recently viewed that are the basis for
ecommendations (including Recommended for You and Improve Your Recommendations);
• shopping lists and gift registries (including Wish Lists);
• your content, devices, services, and related settings, and communications and personalized
advertising preferences;
• content that you recently viewed;
• voice recordings associated with your account;
• Your Profile (including your product Reviews, Recommendations, Reminders and personal
profile);
• If you are a seller, you can access your account and other information, and adjust your
communications preferences, by updating your account in Seller Central .
• If you are a restaurant, you can access your account and other information, and adjust your
communication preferences, by updating your account in Restaurant Central;
If you are a service provider listing on our Service Provider Network, you can access your account and
other information, and adjust your communication preferences, by updating your account in Service
Provider Central;
We value the trust you place in us and recognize the importance of secure transactions and
information privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how LIMKAR, Limkar and its affiliates (collectively
“Limkar, we, our, us”) collect, use, share or otherwise process your personal data through Limkar
ecommerce portal (website) https://limkar.co.in, https://limkar.in, it is m-site (hereinafter referred
to as the “Platform”).
While you can browse sections of the Platform without the need of sharing any information with us,
however, please note we do not offer any product or service under this Platform outside India and
your personal data will primarily be stored and processed in India. By visiting this Platform, providing
your information or availing out product/service, you expressly agree to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use and the applicable service/product terms and
conditions, and agree to be governed by the laws of India including to the laws applicable to data
protection and privacy. If you do not agree please do not use or access our Platform.
Collection of Your Information
When you use our Platform, we collect and store your information which is provided by you from time
to time. Once you give us your personal data, you are not anonymous to us. Where possible, we
indicate which fields are required and which fields are optional. You always have the option to not
provide data by choosing not to use a particular service, product or feature on the Platform.
We may track your buying behaviour, preferences, and other information that you choose to provide
on our Platform. We use this information to do internal research on our users' demographics, interests,
and behaviour to better understand, protect and serve our users. This information is compiled and
analysed on an aggregated basis. This information may include the URL that you just came from
(whether this URL is on our Platform or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on our
Platform or not), your computer browser information, and your IP address.
We may collect personal data (such as email address, delivery address, name, phone number, credit
card/debit card and other payment instrument details related information) from you when you set up
an account or transact with us or participate in any event or contest. While you can browse some
sections of our Platform without being a registered member, certain activities (such as placing an order
or consuming our online content or services) do require registration. We use your contact information
to send you offers based on your previous orders and your interests.
If you choose to post messages on our message boards, chat rooms or other message areas or leave
feedback on the Platform or the social media handles maintained by us or if you use voice commands
or virtual try and buy or similar features to shop on the Platform, we will collect that information you
provide to us. We retain this information as necessary to resolve disputes, provide customer support,
troubleshoot problems or for internal research and analysis as permitted by law.
If you send us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send
us correspondence about your activities or postings on the Platform, we may collect such information
into a file specific to you.
If you enrol into our loyalty and membership program, such Sirili, Sirili Privillege or similar programs
offered by Limkar, we will collect and store your personal data such as name, contact number, email
address, communication address, date of birth, gender, zip code, lifestyle information, demographic
and work details which is provided by you to Limkar or a third-party business partner that operates
online/offline establishments or platforms where you can earn loyalty points for purchase of goods
and services, and redeem loyalty points. We will also collect your information related to your
transactions on Flipkart platform and such third-party business partner platforms. When such a thirdparty business partner collects your personal data directly from you, you will be governed by their
privacy policies. Additionally, we collect your UPI ID if you choose to pay via our Limkar UPI ecommerce
platform (website). Limkar shall not be responsible for the third-party business partner’s privacy
practices or the content of their privacy policies, and we request you to read their privacy policies prior
to disclosing any information.
Limkar has onboarded certain third-party business partners on the Platform who specialize in the
categories like travel ticket reservations, booking online movie tickets, paying online bills and more
(Ultra-Partners). If you use the services of Ultra-Partners, you will be redirected to Ultra-Partners
websites/applications and your entry to Ultra-Partners websites/applications will be based on your
Limkar login credentials after seeking your permissions to share the data further. Limkar shall not be
responsible for the Ultra-Partner’s privacy practices or the content of their privacy policies, and we
request you to read their privacy policies prior to disclosing any information.
Use of Demographic / Profile Data / Your Information
We use your personal data to take and fulfil orders, deliver products and services, process payments,
and communicate with you about orders, products and services, and promotional offers. To the extent
we use your personal data to market to you, we will provide you the ability to opt-out of such uses.
We use your personal data to assist sellers and business partners in handling and fulfilling orders;
enhancing customer experience; resolve disputes; troubleshoot problems; help promote a safe
service; collect money; measure consumer interest in our products and services; inform you about
online and offline offers, products, services, and updates; customize and enhance your experience;
report to regulatory authorities wherever required, detect and protect us against error, fraud and other
criminal activity; enforce our terms and conditions; and as otherwise described to you at the time of
collection of information.
With your consent, we may have access to your SMS, instant messages, contacts in your directory,
location, camera, photo gallery and device information. We may also request you to provide your PAN,
credit information report (from credit agencies), GST Number, Government issued ID cards/number
and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) details to: (i) check your eligibility for certain products and services like
insurance, credit and payment products; (ii) issue GST invoice for the products and services purchased
for your business requirements; (iii) enhance your experience on the Platform and provide you access
to the products and services being offered by us, sellers, affiliates or lending partners. You understand
that your access to these products/services may be affected in the event consent is not provided to
us.
In our efforts to continually improve our product and service offerings, we and our affiliates collect and
analyse demographic and profile data about our users' activity on our Platform. We identify and use
your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Platform. Your IP
address is also used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information.
We will occasionally ask you to participate in optional surveys conducted either by us or through a
third-party market research agency. These surveys may ask you for personal data, contact information,
date of birth, demographic information (like zip code, age, or income level), attributes such as your interests, household or lifestyle information, your purchasing behaviour or history, preferences, and
other such information that you may choose to provide. The surveys may involve collection of voice
data or video recordings, the participation of which would purely be voluntary in nature. We use this
data to tailor your experience at our Platform, providing you with content that we think you might be
interested in and to display content according to your preferences.
Cookies
We use data collection devices such as "cookies" on certain pages of the Platform to help analyse our
web page flow, measure promotional effectiveness, and promote trust and safety. "Cookies" are small
files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing our services. Cookies do not contain any of
your personal data. We offer certain features that are only available through the use of a "cookie". We
also use cookies to allow you to enter your password less frequently during a session. Cookies can also
help us provide information that is targeted to your interests. Most cookies are "session cookies,"
meaning that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of a session. You are
always free to decline/delete our cookies if your browser permits, although in that case you may not
be able to use certain features on the Platform and you may be required to re-enter your password
more frequently during a session. Additionally, you may encounter "cookies" or other similar devices
on certain pages of the Platform that are placed by third parties. We do not control the use of cookies
by third parties. We use cookies from third-party partners such as yd, Google Analytics for marketing
and analytical purposes. Google Analytics helps us understand how our customers use the site. You
can read more about how Google uses your personal data
here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
You can opt-out of Google Analytics
here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
You can also control the use of cookies at the
individual browser level, but if you choose to disable cookies, it may limit your use of certain features
or functions on the services.
Sharing of Personal Data
We may share personal data internally within Limkar group companies including LIMKAR, Hatundia
Securities Private Limited (Hatundia), and other Limkar affiliates, related companies and third parties,
including Credit Bureaus and business partners (such as UPI platform), for purposes of providing
products and services offered by them, such as, personal loans offered by Hatundia Securities Private
Limited through its lending partners, insurance, the deferred payment options, SiriA PayLater offered
by Hatundia Securities Private Limited through its lending partners. These entities and affiliates may
share such information with their affiliates, business partners and other third parties for the purpose
of conducting the required checks, namely for the purpose of credit underwriting, providing you their
products and services and may market to you as a result of such sharing unless you explicitly opt-out.
For products that are required to be prescribed by qualified professionals under law, we permit
processing of such orders on the Platform only upon confirmation that a valid prescription has been
uploaded by you. In cases where the prescriptions uploaded by you are invalid, illegible, or expired or
if prescription is not uploaded by you, we may, through third-party vendors connect You with medical
practitioners, teleconsultants or third-party professionals where required to rectify the prescription or
in case of invalid/illegible/expired prescription or issue a prescription in case prescription is not
uploaded by you, based on the information that You provide to them. You agree and acknowledge that
you will be redirected to the teleconsultation services only in limited cases where prescription
validation or prescription issuance is required.
We may disclose your personal data to third parties, such as sellers, business partners. This disclosure
may be required for us to provide you access to our products and services; for fulfilment of your orders;
for enhancing your experience; for providing feedback on products; to collect payments from you; to
comply with our legal obligations; to conduct market research or surveys; to enforce our Terms of Use;
to facilitate our marketing and advertising activities; to analyse data; for customer service assistance;
to prevent, detect, mitigate, and investigate fraudulent or illegal activities related to our product and
services. We may disclose personal data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such
disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process. We
may disclose personal data to law enforcement agencies, third party rights owners, or others in the
good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce our Terms of Use or Privacy
Policy; respond to claims that an advertisement, posting or other content violates the rights of a third
party; or protect the rights, property or personal safety of our users or the general public.
We and our affiliates will share / sell some or all of your personal data with another business entity
should we (or our assets) plan to merge with, or be acquired by that business entity, or reorganization,
amalgamation, restructuring of business. Should such a transaction occur that another business entity
(or the new combined entity) will be required to follow this Privacy Policy with respect to your personal
data.
Links to Other Sites
Our Platform may provide links to other websites or applications that may collect personal data about
you, and you will be governed by their privacy policies. Flipkart shall not be responsible for the privacy
practices or the content of their privacy policies, and we request you to read their privacy policies prior
to disclosing any information.
Security Precautions
We maintain reasonable physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your information.
Whenever you access your account information, we offer the use of a secure server. Once your
information is in our possession, we adhere to our security guidelines to protect it against
unauthorized access. However, by using the Platform, the users accept the inherent security
implications of data transmission over the internet and the World Wide Web which cannot always be
guaranteed as completely secure, and therefore, there would always remain certain inherent risks
regarding use of the Platform. Users are responsible for ensuring the protection of login and password
records for their account.
Choice/Opt-Out
We provide all users with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving non-essential (promotional,
marketing-related) communications after setting up an account with us. If you do not wish to receive
promotional communications from us, then please login into the Notification Preference page of
Platform to unsubscribe/opt-out.
Advertisements on Platform
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Platform. These companies
may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about
your visits to this and other websites in order to provide personalized advertisements about goods and
services of interest to you. You have an option to opt out from tracking of personalized advertising
using the “Opt out of Ads Personalization” settings using your device’s settings application. Limkar will
have no access to your GAID once you select this feature.
Children Information
Use of our Platform is available only to persons who can form a legally binding contract under the
Indian Contract Act, 1872. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal data from children under
the age of 18 years. If you have shared any personal data of children under the age of 18 years, you
represent that you have the authority to do so and permit us to use the information in accordance
with this Privacy Policy.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data in accordance with applicable laws, for a period no longer than is
required for the purpose for which it was collected or as required under any applicable law. However,
we may retain data related to you if we believe it may be necessary to prevent fraud or future abuse,
to enable Limkar to exercise its legal rights and/or defend against legal claims or if required by law or
We may continue to retain your data in anonymised form for analytical and research purposes.
Your Rights
We take every reasonable step to ensure that your personal data that we process is accurate and,
where necessary, kept up to date, and any of your personal data that we process that you inform us is
inaccurate (having regard to the purposes for which they are processed) is erased or rectified. You may
access, correct, and update your personal data directly through the functionalities provided on the
Platform. You may delete certain non-mandatory information by logging into our website and visiting
Profile and Settings sections. You can also write to us at the contact information provided below to
assist you with these requests.
You have an option to withdraw your consent that you have already provided by writing to us at the
contact information provided below. Please mention “for withdrawal of consent” in the subject line of
your communication. We will verify such requests before acting upon your request. Please note,
however, that withdrawal of consent will not be retroactive and will be in accordance with the terms
of this Privacy Policy, related Terms of Use and applicable laws. In the event you withdraw consent
given to us under this Privacy Policy, such withdrawal may hamper your access to the Platform or
restrict provision of our services to you for which we consider that information to be necessary.
Your Consent
By visiting our Platform or by providing your personal data, you consent to the collection, use, storage,
disclosure and otherwise processing of your personal data on the Platform in accordance with this
Privacy Policy. If you disclose to us any personal data relating to other people, you represent that you
have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
You, while providing your personal data over the Platform or any partner platforms or establishments,
consent to us (including our other corporate entities, affiliates, lending partners, technology partners,
marketing channels, business partners and other third parties like credit bureaus ) to contact you
through SMS, instant messaging apps, call and/or e-mail for the purposes specified in this Privacy
Policy.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Please check our Privacy Policy periodically for changes. We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect
changes to our information practices. We will alert you to significant changes by posting the date our
policy got last updated, placing a notice on our Platform, or by sending you an email when we are
required to do so by applicable law.
Grievance Officer
In accordance with Information Technology Act 2000 and rules made there under, the name and
contact details of the Grievance Cell are provided below:
Grievance Cell
Department: Administration
LIMKAR
Shop No.4, Ground Floor “Orchid Mall”
Main Road
Kalaburagi (Gulbarga),
Karnataka state 585101, India.
Email: contact@limkar.co.in
Customer Support
If you have a query, concern, or complaint in relation to collection or usage of your personal data under
this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@limkar.co.in with the subject line “Grievance-“
You can reach our customer support team to address any of your queries or complaints related to
product and services by clicking the link, selecting your order and choosing 'Need Help' option:
Last Updated: September 2024
LIMKAR Privacy Policy
Last modified: September 5, 2024
Introduction
Sirisha Malsakant Limkar d/b/a LIMKAR, (“LIMKAR, Limkar,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) has been building
relationships with our customers based on respect and integrity. We appreciate the trust and
confidence you place in us when you visit us at Limkar.co.in, Limkar.in (“Website”) and when you do
business with us (collectively our “Services”).
Your privacy is important to us. Please read this LIMKAR Privacy Policy (“Policy”) to learn about the
information that Limkar collects from you and how Limkar uses that information.
For purposes of this Policy, Limkar is part of the family of brands (collectively, “LIMKAR”) and is a
Hatundia Securities Private Limited (collectively, “Hatundia”) affiliated company. We collect
information separately for Limkar and Hatundia, and unless otherwise indicated, maintain that
information on our servers, held in India
By accessing or using this ecommerce portal (“website”), you agree to this Policy. This Policy may
change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after
we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Policy periodically
for updates.
How We Collect Information About You
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Services, including information:
• By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, email address,
telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline
(“Personal Information”);
• That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as advertising pixels or cookies;
and/or
• About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage
details we collect this information:
• Directly from you when you provide it to us.
• Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may
include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons,
advertising pixels, and other tracking technologies.
• From third parties, for example, our business partners.
Information You Provide to Us
You may provide us with Personal Information in several ways, such as when you:
• Provide information to us via our websites, applications, and other digital channels by signing
up, creating accounts (including using social media login), filling out forms, commenting, or
otherwise engaging with our online services;
• Sign up for SMS text promotions;
• Communicate with us by e-mail or phone;
• Subscribe to e-mails and/or newsletters;
• Report a problem or request support for any of our Services;
• Buy merchandise from us online at limkar.co.in;
• Interact with our social media accounts; and
• Participate in our contests, promotions, sweepstakes, or surveys.
You also may provide information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, “Posted”) on public areas
of the Website or transmitted to other users of the Website or third parties (collectively, “User
Contributions”). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk.
Although you may set certain privacy settings for such information by logging into your account profile,
please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Additionally, we cannot
control the actions of other users of the Website with whom you may choose to share your User
Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be
viewed by unauthorized persons.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection
technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns,
including:
• Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other
communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
• Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address,
operating system, and browser type.
• We also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over
time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioural tracking).
• The information we collect automatically may include Personal Information, or we may
maintain it or associate it with Personal Information we collect in other ways or receive from
third parties. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized
service, including by enabling us to:
• Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
• Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our ecommerce portal
(“website”) according to your individual interests.
• Speed up your searches.
• Recognize you when you return to our Website.
• The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
• Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your
computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on
your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of
our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our
system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
• Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies)
to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on our
Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser
cookies. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for Flash cookies,
see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third parties,
including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These
third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies
to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may be
associated with your Personal Information or they may collect information, including Personal
Information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online
services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioural) advertising
or other targeted content.
We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any
questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible
provider directly. For information about how you can opt out of receiving targeted advertising from
many providers, see “Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information”.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal
Information:
• To provide the Services to you.
• To present our Website and its contents to you.
• To personalize your Website experience and to deliver content and product and service
offerings relevant to your interests, including targeted offers and ads through the mail, our
Website, third-party sites, and via email or text message (with your consent, where required
by law).
• To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
• To fulfil any other purpose for which you provide it.
• To provide you with notices about your account and/or subscription, including expiration and
renewal notices.
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into
between you and us, including for billing and collection.
• To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide
though it.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website.
• To provide you will information, discounts, coupons, and promotions relating to our Services.
• In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
• For any other purpose with your consent.
We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third parties’ goods and services
that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, you can optout by using the Unsubscribe link in the email you receive or by contacting us at
customer.service@limkar.co.in . For more information, see “Choices About How We Use and Disclose
Your Information.”
We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our
advertisers' target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your Personal Information for these
purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the
advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.
Disclosure of Your Information
We share data with third parties, including Hatundia and its family of members, and the other
categories of partners as listed below. We may also disclose aggregated information about our users,
and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
Some of these disclosures/shares of data do or may constitute a sale of data under some data privacy
laws. Accordingly, depending upon your state of residence, we offer the option for you to opt out of
the sale of your Personal Information, as further detailed below in “Choices About How We Use and
Disclose Your Information.”
Categories of Information Shared/Sold
The following are categories of information we share. In subsequent updates to this Policy, this
information may be removed:
• Personal and online identifiers (such as first and last name, email address, phone number,
usernames or unique online identifiers);
• Financial Account Information (such as credit card numbers, bank account information, PayPal
account information);
• Customer Profile Information (such as race, gender, age range, income range, ad
demographics);
• Transactional Information;
• Online Activity Information (such as browsing history, search history, interactions with a
website, email, application, or advertisement);
• Non-Precise Geolocation Information (such as zip or area code, state, country);
• Precise Geolocation Information (such as home or billing address or latitude and longitude);
• Inferences drawn from the above information about your predicted characteristics and
preferences; and
• Other information about you that is linked to the Personal Information above
With Whom We Share Your Personal Information
• We may share your Personal Information with Hatundia Securities Private Limited, their
families of brands, and with selected third parties including:
• business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter
into with them or you in order to provide you with a product or service;
• third parties to market their products or services to you if you have not opted out of these
disclosures. We contractually require these third parties to keep Personal Information
confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them; and
• advertisers, advertising networks and social networks that require the data to select and serve
relevant advertisements to you and, in some cases, to others; and analytics and search engine
providers that assist us in the improvement and optimization of the Service.
• We may also disclose your Personal Information to third parties:
• if we enter into negotiations to buy, sell, or merge with any business or assets, or if we enter
into bankruptcy, reorganization, or receivership, in which case we may disclose your Personal
Information to the prospective or eventual seller or buyer of such business or assets;
• if we are under a duty to disclose or share your Personal Information in order to comply with
any legal obligation;
• in the event of an emergency;
• in order to enforce or apply our Terms & Conditions and other agreements;
• to protect the rights, property, or safety of limkar.co.in, Marquee, our customers, clients, or
others; and
• with your prior consent.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information you provide to us. We have
created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
• Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some
browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage
your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. If you
disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or
not function properly.
• Promotional SMS/Text Offers from LIMKAR. You may elect to receive text messages from us.
When you sign up to receive text messages, we will send you information about promotional
offers and more. These text messages may use information automatically collected based on
your actions while on our sites and may prompt messaging such as cart abandon messages. To
the extent you voluntarily opt to have text notifications sent directly to your mobile phone, we
receive and store the information you provide, including your telephone number or when you
read a text message. You may opt out of receiving those messages at any time by replying
STOP in response to receiving a text message. For more information about text messages, see
our Terms & Conditions.
• Targeted Advertising. We use your Personal Information to tailor our marketing and
advertising efforts. To do this, we provide your information to third party advertising networks
(such as Google DoubleClick) and social media companies (such as Facebook, Instagram, and
other platforms). When we provide data to agencies, ad networks, and other parties for
targeted advertising, we do not provide them with your financial information or any sensitive
information (such as a government ID or date of birth, if we have collected that). We may use
your name and online identifiers such as email, cookie addresses, and device identifiers to help
us provide targeted advertising to you and others like you. We may also use aggregate
information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience they want to target. We may make
use of the Personal Information we have collected from you to enable us to display
advertisements to target audiences.
• To opt out of targeted advertising, you may use the following links provided by third parties
that manage opt outs for some ad networks:
• http://preferences-mgr.truste.com
• http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
• http://www.aboutads.info/
• https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners
Some countries grant you certain rights and control over your information. We may ask you for
verification of residency and/or domicile before allowing you to exercise those rights.
Accessing, Correcting, and Deleting Your Information
Some countries also grant you additional rights regarding accessing, correcting, and deleting Personal
Information.
You can review and change your Personal Information by logging into the Website and visiting your
account profile page.
You may also send us an email at customer.service@limkar.co.in to request access to, correct, or delete
some Personal Information that you have provided to us.
We cannot delete your Personal Information except by also deleting your user account. We may not
accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal
requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
If you delete your User Contributions from the Website, copies of your User Contributions may remain
viewable in cached and archived pages or might have been copied or stored by other Website users.
Proper access and use of information provided on the Website, including User Contributions, is
governed by our Terms & Conditions .
Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use
of your Personal Information, such as the right to opt-out.
If you do not want us to share your Personal Information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties
for promotional purposes, you can opt-out by clicking on the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal
Information link on our Website or by emailing us at customer.service@limkar.co.in
You will be asked to provide certain information to exercise this option so we can verify your identity
and locate your records with us. Please note that your decision to opt out of the sale or sharing of your
Personal Information may impact the availability and quality of some of the Services provided to you.
Furthermore, your information may still be shared pursuant to the terms of this Policy, where such
sharing does not constitute a sale.
To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit our CCPA addendum page.
Your Colorado Privacy Rights
If you are a Colorado resident, Colorado law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use
of your Personal Information, such as the right to opt-out.
If you do not want us to share your Personal Information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties
for promotional purposes, you can opt-out by clicking on the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal
Information link on our Website or by emailing us at customer.service@limkar.co.in
You will be asked to provide certain information to exercise this option so we can verify your identity
and locate your records with us. Please note that your decision to opt out of the sale or sharing of your
Personal Information may impact the availability and quality of some of the Services provided to you.
Furthermore, your information may still be shared pursuant to the terms of this Policy, where such
sharing does not constitute a sale.
To learn more about your Colorado privacy rights, visit our CPA addendum page
Your Connecticut Privacy Rights
If you are a Connecticut resident, Connecticut law may provide you with additional rights regarding
our use of your Personal Information, such as the right to opt-out.
If you do not want us to share your Personal Information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties
for promotional purposes, you can opt-out by clicking on the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal
Information link on our Website or by emailing us at customer.service@limkar.co.in.
You will be asked to provide certain information to exercise this option so we can verify your identity
and locate your records with us. Please note that your decision to opt out of the sale or sharing of your
Personal Information may impact the availability and quality of some of the Services provided to you.
Furthermore, your information may still be shared pursuant to the terms of this Policy, where such
sharing does not constitute a sale.
To learn more about your Connecticut privacy rights, visit our CTDPA addendum page.
Adult Use Only
Our Website is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide
any Personal Information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from
individuals under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Website or
through any of its features; do not register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website,
use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website, or provide any information
about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen
name or username you may use.
If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a person under 18 we will delete
that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a person under 18,
please contact us at customer.service@limkar.co.in
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss
and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is
stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL
technology.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where
you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping
this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we
do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal
Information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk.
We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on
the Website
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Policy from time to time. Any updates we may make to our Policy
will be posted on this page, and we may also provide a website notice of any material changes for a
reasonable period of time. When we do, we will revise the “last revised” date at the top of this Policy.
Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our Policy. If you do not agree or consent
to these updates or changes, do not continue to use the Services.
Contact Information
If you have any remaining questions about how we treat your privacy, just let us know. You can contact
us by:
Calling us at: +91-9449070700
Emailing us at: customer.service@limkar.co.in
Mailing us at: LIMKAR HQ, Shop No.4, Ground Floor “Orchid Mall”, Main Road, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga),
Karnataka state 585101, India
5. Cross-border data transfers
Some recipients of your personal data are located outside your jurisdiction or have offices in
jurisdictions where data protection laws may provide a different level of protection than the laws in
your jurisdiction. When transferring personal data to such recipients, we provide appropriate
safeguards.
6. Storage duration and erasure
Your personal data will be stored by us and our service providers in accordance with applicable data
protection laws to the extent necessary for the processing purposes set out in this User Privacy Notice
(see section 5. Purposes and legal basis for data processing and categories of recipients for more
information on the processing purposes. Subsequently, we will delete your personal data in
accordance with our data retention and deletion policy or take steps to properly render the data
anonymous, unless we are legally obliged or permitted to keep your personal data longer (e.g. for legal
compliance, tax, accounting or auditing purposes, or to detect and prevent fraudulent or illegal activity
on Limkar). In Europe, the retention periods are generally between 6 and 10 years (e.g. for contracts,
notifications and business letters). As far as legally permissible or required, we restrict the processing
of your data instead of deleting it (e.g. by restricting access to it). This applies in particular to cases
where we may still need the data for the execution of the contract or for the assertion of or defence
against legal claims, or where such retention is otherwise required or permitted by law. In these cases,
the duration of the restriction of processing depends on the respective statutory limitation or retention
periods. The data will be deleted after the relevant limitation or retention periods have expired.
Learn more about section 6
7. Rights as a data subject
Subject to possible restrictions under national law, as a data subject, you have the right to access,
rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and data portability with regard to your personal data.
In addition, you can withdraw your consent and object to our processing of your personal data on the
basis of our legitimate interests. You can also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Learn more about section 7
Exercising your rights and managing your settings
8. Cookies & similar technologies
When you use our Services, we and authorized third parties make use of cookies and similar
technologies (which we will refer to collectively as "cookies") to provide you with a better, faster and
safer user experience or to show you personalized advertising. You can find detailed information about
the use of cookies and similar technologies and your choices in our User Cookie Notice
Learn more about section 8
Your choices regarding cookies and similar technologies
9. Data security
We protect your personal data through technical and organizational security measures to minimize
risks associated with data loss, misuse, unauthorized access and unauthorized disclosure and
alteration. To this end we use network security services and data encryption, for example, as well as
physical access restrictions for our data centers and logical access controls for data and systems access.
You can find further information on our data security in our Security Center
10. Other important information regarding data protection
This section contains important additional information about the protection of personal data in
connection with the use of our Services, including whether you are required to provide personal data.
Learn more about section 10
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