Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 27th April 2025
Introduction
This Privacy Policy provides you with details of how we collect and process your personal data through your use of our website, KanikaKD.com.
By providing us with your data, you warrant that you are over 13 years of age.
Kanika KD is the data controller and responsible for your personal data (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our” in this Privacy Policy).
It is very important that the information we hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please let us know if your personal information changes by emailing us at hello@kanikakd.com.
Contact Details
Email Address: hello@kanikakd.com
What Data We Collect, Why We Collect It, and Lawful Grounds for Processing
Personal data means any information capable of identifying an individual. It does not include anonymized data.
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
Communication Data
Includes communications sent to us via website forms, emails, texts, social media messages, and posts.
Purpose: For communication, record-keeping, and legal purposes.
Lawful Ground: Legitimate interests.
Customer Data
Includes data relating to any purchases of goods and/or services (e.g., name, address, email, phone number, purchase details, card information).
Purpose: To supply goods/services and maintain records.
Lawful Ground: Contract performance.
User Data
Includes how you use our website and any data you post on it.
Purpose: To operate, secure, and maintain our website and services.
Lawful Ground: Legitimate interests.
Technical Data
Includes your IP address, browser details, time zone settings, page views, and navigation paths (collected through analytics tools).
Purpose: To analyze website usage and improve marketing strategy.
Lawful Ground: Legitimate interests.
Marketing Data
Includes your preferences for receiving marketing from us and our third parties.
Purpose: To grow our business and deliver relevant marketing content.
Lawful Ground: Consent or legitimate interests.
We may use Customer, User, Technical, and Marketing Data to deliver relevant website content and advertisements and to measure effectiveness.
Sensitive Data
We do not collect any Sensitive Data (e.g., race, ethnicity, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, etc.).
How We Collect Your Personal Data
We collect data when:
You provide it directly (e.g., website forms, emails).
You use our website (via cookies and similar tech).
We receive data from third parties (e.g., analytics providers like Google, advertising platforms like Facebook, publicly available databases).
Please review our Cookie Policy for more on how we use cookies.
Marketing Communications
You may receive marketing communications if you have requested information or made a purchase and have not opted out.
You can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or emailing hello@kanikakd.com.
Before sharing your data with third parties for their marketing purposes, we will obtain your explicit consent.
Disclosures of Your Personal Data
We may share your personal data with:
Service providers (e.g., IT and system administration providers).
Professional advisors (e.g., lawyers, accountants, insurers).
Government bodies (as legally required).
Third parties involved in business transfers.
All third parties are required to respect your personal data and process it lawfully.
International Transfers
Where we transfer your personal data outside the UK or EEA:
Transfers will only occur where there are adequate safeguards, such as approved contracts (Standard Contractual Clauses).
If we use US-based providers, we ensure they comply with data protection standards through contractual measures (Privacy Shield is no longer valid).
Data Security
We have implemented security measures to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and disclosure.
Access to your personal data is restricted to those who need it for business purposes and are subject to confidentiality obligations.
In the unlikely event of a data breach, we will notify you and the relevant authorities where legally required.
Passwords
You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential.
We are not liable for any unauthorized access caused by your failure to protect your credentials.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes collected.
We keep basic customer information for six years for tax and legal reasons.
We may anonymize personal data for research/statistics indefinitely without notice.
Your Legal Rights
You have rights under data protection laws, including:
Request access to your data.
Request correction or deletion of your data.
Object to processing or request restriction.
Request data portability.
Withdraw consent (where consent is the lawful basis).
To exercise these rights, email us at hello@kanikakd.com.
We aim to respond to all requests within one month.
If you are unhappy with how we process your data, you have the right to complain to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) but we ask that you contact us first so we can try to resolve it.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party sites.
We are not responsible for their privacy policies, and you should read their policies separately.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your website experience. You may control cookie settings via your browser.
For more details, please see our full Cookie Policy.
Assignment of Rights
In the event of a sale, merger, or transfer of assets, we may transfer your information to the successor, provided they agree to uphold this Privacy Policy.
Notification of Changes
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time.
Changes become effective upon posting. Please review this policy periodically.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@kanikakd.com.
