Privacy Policy

Stars N Celebs · starsncelebs.in

Last updated: 18 October 2026

1. About this Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Stars N Celebs (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, shares, stores and protects your personal data when you use starsncelebs.in and its related services (the “Platform”).

It is written to meet the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”) and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“DPDP Rules”). For as long as they remain in force, the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made under it also apply. This Policy forms part of our Terms & Conditions.

We are the Data Fiduciary for the personal data described here. Our contact details are at the end of this Policy.

2. Who this Policy covers

This Policy covers everyone whose personal data we process: artists (Talent, Featured Artist, Celebrity), clients and brands, parents or guardians acting for a minor, event registrants, magazine readers and visitors to the Platform.

3. Personal data we collect

3.1 Data you give us

Identity and contact: full name, display name, email address, phone number, gender, city and location, and age or date of birth where a form asks for it.
Account: username, personalised URL (starsncelebs.in/YourName), and password (stored in encrypted form).
Artist profile: categories, subcategories, experience, languages, bio, photos, videos, YouTube links, portfolio content, social media handles and follower information, and your digital card.
Client details: business or brand name, contact person, logo, website and social handles.
Activity on the Platform: opportunities you post or apply to, screening answers, applications, messages and broadcasts, hiring outcomes and confirmations, reviews and ratings, reports and complaints, event registrations, coupon codes used, and emails you send to support.
For a minor: the parent or guardian’s details and a record of their consent.

3.2 Payment data

Payments for subscriptions, post packs, boosts and events are processed by Razorpay. We do not store your card numbers, bank account details or UPI credentials. We keep order and payment identifiers, amount, plan or pack purchased, status, date and tax invoice records.

3.3 Data collected automatically

IP address and approximate location, device, browser and operating system, pages visited, time spent, referral source, log data, and cookies or similar technologies (see Section 11).

3.4 Data from other users

Other users may write about you, for example in reviews, reports, messages or hiring outcome confirmations. If you join through a coupon or ambassador programme, we also record that source.

4. Why we use your data

We use your personal data only for specified purposes, and only on the basis of your consent or another lawful use allowed by the DPDP Act:

to create and run your account, profile, public page and digital card;
to take payments, manage subscriptions, renewals, packs and boosts, and issue invoices;
to match opportunities and artists, and to power search, using details such as category, subcategory, location, experience and social reach (this is rule-based matching, not a decision with legal effect on you);
to send service messages: OTPs, registration and renewal notices, application and message alerts, and a daily digest;
to run moderation, reports, dispute handling, safety checks and fraud prevention;
to improve and secure the Platform;
to send promotional messages, only if you have separately agreed (see Section 5);
to comply with law and respond to lawful requests.

We will not use your data for a new purpose without fresh notice and, where required, fresh consent.

5. Your consent

We ask for consent through a clear action, such as a ticked box at registration, together with an itemised notice that lists the data we collect and why.
Consent for promotional messages and for non-essential cookies is separate and optional. Refusing it does not stop you from using the Platform.
You can withdraw consent at any time, as easily as you gave it, from your account settings or by writing to the Grievance Officer. Withdrawal does not affect processing done before it.
If you withdraw consent for data we need to provide a service, we may no longer be able to provide that service, and we will erase the data unless the law requires us to keep it.
If registered Consent Managers become available under the DPDP Rules, you may use one to give, manage or withdraw consent.

6. Who sees your data

6.1 Public profile

Your artist profile, including name, photo, bio, category, city, social links, portfolio and any content you publish, is publicly visible. This is the core service. Upload only what you are comfortable sharing.

6.2 Other users

When you apply to an opportunity, the poster sees your application, your profile and your screening answers.
When you post an opportunity, applicants and matched artists see its details.
Messages and broadcasts are visible to the people they are sent to.
Reviews and ratings may be shown publicly, as the Platform describes at the time you write them.
A report you file is shared with the poster, without your name, so they can respond.

6.3 Service providers (processors)

They process data only on our instructions and under contract:

Razorpay: payment processing.
Amazon Web Services (Mumbai region): hosting and media storage.
Brevo: transactional and marketing email.
MSG91: SMS and OTP delivery, under India’s DLT rules.
Cloudflare: DNS and security.
Google (Search Console and analytics) and Meta (advertising pixel): measurement and advertising, only where you have consented to such cookies.

6.4 Legal and business reasons

We may disclose data if law, a court or a government authority requires it, or to protect the rights and safety of the Platform and its users. If our business is transferred, your data may move to the new owner, who must honour this Policy.

6.5 No sale

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data.

7. Transfers outside India

Some of our providers, such as email, analytics and advertising services, may process data outside India. The DPDP Act allows this except to countries the Government restricts. We will follow any such restriction and use contracts that require appropriate protection.

8. Children and minors

A person under 18 is a child. A child’s account and profile are created and managed by, or with the verifiable consent of, a parent or lawful guardian.
We verify the parent or guardian by reasonable means, such as confirming their own mobile number or email, and we keep a record of that consent.
We do not track or behaviourally monitor children, do not direct targeted advertising at them, and do not process their data in a way likely to harm their wellbeing.
A parent or guardian decides whether a child’s profile is public, and can correct, withdraw consent for or erase the child’s data at any time.
If we learn that a child registered without verified consent, we will suspend the account and delete the data.
Clients engaging child artists must follow all laws that apply to children working in entertainment.

9. How long we keep data

While your account is active, or as needed to provide the service.
After you delete your account, we erase or anonymise your personal data within 30 days, and backups are overwritten in the normal cycle.
We keep some records as the law requires, such as payment and tax records, grievance and dispute records, and security logs (for at least one year, as the DPDP Rules require).
If a subscription lapses and the account stays inactive, we will give you notice before deleting it.

10. Security and data breaches

We use reasonable safeguards, including encrypted passwords, HTTPS for data in transit, access controls and monitoring. No system is completely secure. If a personal data breach occurs, we will inform the Data Protection Board of India and affected users, as the law requires.

11. Cookies and similar technologies

Essential cookies keep you logged in and the site secure. They are always on.
Analytics cookies help us understand usage.
Advertising cookies, including the Meta pixel, measure and improve our ads.

We use analytics and advertising cookies only with your consent, which you can change at any time through the cookie settings or your browser.

12. Your rights

Under the DPDP Act you may:

get a summary of the personal data we process and who we share it with;
ask us to correct, complete, update or erase your data;
withdraw consent at any time;
have your grievance heard and resolved;
nominate another person to exercise these rights if you die or become incapacitated.

To use a right, write to the Grievance Officer below from the email or phone number registered on your account. We respond within 30 days, and in any case within the time the law sets. You must give accurate information, must not impersonate anyone, and must not file false or frivolous grievances.

13. Grievance Officer and Data Protection Board

If you have a concern about your personal data, contact:

Grievance Officer: [Name] Stars N Celebs, [Registered address], Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Email: [Email address]

We will acknowledge your grievance and resolve it within the timelines the law prescribes. If you are not satisfied, or we do not respond in time, you may complain to the Data Protection Board of India.

14. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy. We will change the “Last updated” date and, for material changes, notify you by email or on the Platform. Where the law needs fresh consent, we will ask for it.

15. Governing law

This Policy is governed by the laws of India, including the DPDP Act, 2023, the DPDP Rules, 2025 and the Information Technology Act, 2000. Disputes are subject to the courts at Mumbai, Maharashtra, subject to your rights before the Data Protection Board.

16. Contact

Stars N Celebs · starsncelebs.in · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Email: [email protected]