Dark Pattern Self-Declaration

Starkle Jewels Private Limited (CIN U74999DL2019PTC345158), which operates starkle.in, conducted a self-audit of this website on 1 October 2026 under the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023 issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority, and the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, as amended.

On the basis of this self-audit, we declare that starkle.in does not employ any of the dark patterns specified in the Guidelines: false urgency, basket sneaking, confirm shaming, forced action, subscription trap, interface interference, bait and switch, drip pricing, disguised advertisement, nagging, trick question, SaaS billing and rogue malware.

Issues identified during the audit have been corrected. We repeat this self-audit at least once a year and whenever our website or checkout changes materially.

Signed: Baruni Verma, Director, Starkle Jewels Private Limited
Date of audit: 1 October 2026
Valid until: 30 September 2027

If you believe you have encountered a misleading design or practice on our website, please write to our Grievance Officer at grievance@starkle.in.