Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how ShineKaro collects, uses, stores, shares and protects personal data when you use our website, mobile application and related services.

Effective Date: 12 October 2026🌐 Website : shinekaro.inOperator: I-SHINE DIGITAL Pvt. Ltd.

Important : ShineKaro provides policy-management tools, reminders, financial-goal assessments and AI-generated educational insights. It does not replace personalised legal, tax, insurance, investment or financial advice.

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to the ShineKaro mobile application, shinekaro.in, and associated features, communications and support services operated by I-SHINE DIGITAL Pvt. Ltd. ("ShineKaro", "we", "us" or "our").

By using ShineKaro, you acknowledge that your personal data may be processed as described in this Privacy Policy. Where consent is required, we will seek a clear affirmative action from you.

2. Personal Data We May Collect

2.1 Account and Contact Information

  • Name, mobile number, email address, profile photograph and login details.
  • One-time-password verification and account authentication records.
  • Advisor name, advisor code or referral information linked to your account.

2.2 Family and Financial-Profile Information

  • Age, date of birth, marital status, occupation, city and family details.
  • Income, expenses, liabilities, dependants and financial preferences.
  • Financial goals such as retirement, child education, child marriage, family protection, emergency funding, health protection and wealth creation.

2.3 Insurance and Policy Information

  • Policy numbers, insurer name, plan name, premium, sum assured, commencement date, maturity date, nominee, renewal dates and benefit information.
  • Policy documents, images, PDFs or information manually entered or uploaded by you.
  • Life, health and general insurance records that you choose to store in ShineKaro.

2.4 Health-Related Information

If you voluntarily provide it, we may process limited health-related information relevant to insurance or financial-readiness assessments, such as health-cover amount, critical-illness cover or disclosed medical conditions. We request that you provide only information necessary for the selected feature.

2.5 Device, Usage and Technical Information

  • Device model, operating system, app version, language and time zone.
  • IP address, device or installation identifiers, crash logs and diagnostic data.
  • App interactions, feature usage and performance information.

2.6 Communications and Support

  • Queries, feedback, complaints and correspondence with our support team.
  • Appointment requests and communications with a connected advisor.

2.7 Permissions

Depending on the features you use, ShineKaro may request:

  • Camera: to capture or scan policy documents.
  • Photos / Files: to select and upload policy documents.
  • Notifications: to provide premium, renewal, appointment and service reminders.

Permission access is optional unless required for a feature. You may manage permissions through your device settings.

3. How We Collect Personal Data

We may collect information:

  • Directly from you when you register, complete assessments, upload documents or contact us.
  • From your connected insurance or financial advisor when you have authorised such sharing.
  • Automatically from your device when you use the app or website.
  • From third-party services you choose to connect, subject to your permission and their terms.

4. Google User Data

When you choose to connect your Google Account with ShineKaro, ShineKaro may access Google user data only after you provide authorization through Google's OAuth consent process.

4.1 Google Data We Access

Depending on the Google services and permissions you authorize, ShineKaro may access only the Google user data necessary to provide the requested feature. This may include information such as your Google Account identifier, name, email address and other data specifically covered by the Google API scopes displayed during authorization.

4.2 Why We Access Google Data

We use Google user data only to provide the user-facing functionality that you request, including:

  • Authenticate and identify your ShineKaro account.
  • Provide the Google-connected feature that you have explicitly requested.
  • Read and process only the information necessary for the requested insurance or policy-management functionality.
  • Display relevant information to you within ShineKaro.
  • Improve the reliability, security and functionality of the user-facing Google integration.

4.3 How We Store Google User Data

Google user data is stored only when reasonably necessary to provide the requested ShineKaro functionality. We use appropriate technical and organisational safeguards to protect such information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or misuse.

4.4 Sharing of Google User Data

We do not sell Google user data or use it for targeted advertising, personalised advertising, retargeted advertising, creditworthiness determination, lending purposes or data brokerage.

We do not transfer Google user data to third parties except where necessary to provide the requested functionality, comply with applicable law, protect our services, or use service providers operating on our behalf under appropriate confidentiality and security obligations.

4.5 Google User Data and AI/ML

ShineKaro does not use Google user data to develop, improve or train generalized or non-personalized artificial-intelligence or machine learning models.

Where an AI-powered feature is used, Google user data is processed only when necessary to provide the specific user-requested feature and is not used for independent model training.

4.6 Your Control Over Google Access

You may revoke ShineKaro's access to your Google Account at any time through your Google Account security settings. You may also contact us to request deletion of Google user data stored by ShineKaro, subject to applicable legal retention requirements.

Google API Limited Use: ShineKaro's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs will comply with the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

5. How We Use Personal Data

We may process personal data to :

  • Create, maintain and secure your ShineKaro account.
  • Store and organise policy information and documents.
  • Provide premium, renewal, maturity, appointment and service reminders.
  • Generate goal-wise financial-readiness scores, gap observations and educational suggestions.
  • Personalise retirement, child-future, protection, health and other goal assessments.
  • Enable communication and appointments with your selected or linked advisor.
  • Respond to support requests and resolve technical issues.
  • Improve features, reliability, security and user experience.
  • Detect misuse, fraud, unauthorised access and security incidents.
  • Meet legal, regulatory and compliance requirements.

We do not use your policy or financial information to make an automated decision that legally binds you or automatically approves, rejects or issues an insurance or investment product.

6. AI-Powered Features

ShineKaro may use artificial-intelligence service providers, including Google Gemini or similar technology providers, to generate educational observations based on information you submit.

AI features may analyse :

  • Your selected financial goals and preferences.
  • Information about policies, premiums, benefits and coverage.
  • Financial-profile inputs needed to assess possible gaps or areas for review.

AI-generated output may be incomplete, inaccurate or based on insufficient information. It should not be treated as a guarantee, policy recommendation, insurer commitment or substitute for professional advice. Before changing, buying, surrendering, replacing or discontinuing any policy, consult a qualified and authorised professional and review the official policy documents.

Where technically feasible, we minimise the personal information sent to an AI provider and use only the data reasonably necessary to provide the requested feature.

7. When We May Share Personal Data

We may share personal data only as necessary with :

  • Your connected advisor: where you have linked an advisor, requested assistance, booked an appointment or otherwise authorised access.
  • Technology and cloud providers: for hosting, databases, authentication, notifications, analytics, customer support, document processing and security.
  • AI service providers: to generate requested assessments or educational insights.
  • Legal or regulatory authorities: where disclosure is required by applicable law, lawful process or to protect rights and safety.
  • Corporate transactions: in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring or transfer of business, subject to appropriate safeguards.

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties for their own independent advertising purposes.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the service, fulfil the purposes described in this policy, resolve disputes, enforce agreements and comply with legal obligations.

When your account is deleted, we will delete or anonymise associated personal data within a reasonable period, unless retention is required by law, necessary for fraud prevention, dispute resolution or security, or the data has been irreversibly anonymised.

Backup copies may remain for a limited period until they are overwritten through normal backup cycles.

9. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical and organisational safeguards designed to protect personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse. Measures may include access controls, authentication, encryption in transit, monitoring, backups and restricted employee or service-provider access.

No online service is completely secure. Users should protect their device, login credentials and one-time passwords and should notify us promptly if they suspect unauthorised account access.

10. Your Choices and Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may request to :

  • Access a summary of personal data processed about you.
  • Correct, complete or update inaccurate personal data.
  • Withdraw consent for optional processing.
  • Request deletion of your account and associated personal data.
  • Raise a grievance about our handling of personal data.
  • Nominate another individual to exercise applicable rights in the event of death or incapacity, where legally available.

Withdrawing consent will not affect processing already completed lawfully. Certain services may no longer be available if required data or permissions are withdrawn.

11. Account and Data Deletion

You may initiate deletion through the account/settings section of the ShineKaro app, where available, or by using our web deletion-request page:

https://shinekaro.in/delete-account

You may also email privacy@shinekaro.in from your registered email address or provide your registered mobile number. We may verify your identity before processing the request.

A deletion request generally covers account details, uploaded documents, goal assessments, policy data and other personal information associated with the account, subject to lawful retention exceptions described above.

12. Children's Privacy

ShineKaro is intended for adults who are capable of entering into a valid agreement. The app is not directed to children. Information about a child may be entered by a parent or lawful guardian solely for family financial planning. A child should not create an account or directly submit personal data.

If we learn that personal data has been submitted directly by a child without appropriate authorisation, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

13. International Data Processing

Some service providers may process data on infrastructure located outside your state or country. Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to use providers and safeguards appropriate for the nature of the information and applicable legal requirements.

14. Cookies, Analytics and Similar Technologies

Our website and app may use cookies, software development kits and similar technologies for authentication, preferences, performance measurement, analytics, fraud prevention and security.

You can manage website cookies through your browser settings and app permissions through your device settings. Disabling certain technologies may affect service functionality.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal obligations or data practices. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Where required, we will provide additional notice or seek consent.

16. Contact and Grievance Redressal

I-SHINE DIGITAL Pvt. Ltd.

Website: https://shinekaro.in
Privacy and deletion requests: privacy@shinekaro.in
Account deletion: https://shinekaro.in/delete-account

Please include your registered mobile number or email address and a clear description of your request. Do not share email policy passwords, OTPs or unnecessary sensitive documents.

Plain-Language Summary

You control your dataNo sale of personal dataAI insights are educationalDeletion available

ShineKaro uses the information you provide to organise policies, send reminders, assess financial goals and connect you with an advisor when requested. We do not guarantee financial outcomes, and you should seek professional advice before making policy or investment decisions.

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