Legal notice
Last updated: September 26, 2026
In accordance with the legal provisions applicable to online public communication services, this Legal Notice identifies the publisher and hosting provider of the KAARA LU website and sets out the main conditions governing its use.
1. WEBSITE PUBLISHER
This website is published by:
Karamatou Lubangi Mutoke – Sole trader
Trading name: KAARA LU
Registered office: 15 rue Defresne Bast, 95100 Argenteuil, France
SIREN: 102 866 746
Registered office SIRET: 102 866 746 00013
EU VAT number: FR85102866746
Registration: French National Register of Businesses (RNE)
APE code: 7410Z – Specialised design activities
Email: Contact@kaaralu.com
The registered office address is not a retail store open to the public. No purchase, fitting, order collection, visit or return drop-off may be made at this address without prior written approval from KAARA LU.
2. PUBLICATION DIRECTOR
The publication director is:
Karamatou Lubangi Mutoke, founder and operator of KAARA LU.
Contact: Contact@kaaralu.com
3. WEBSITE HOSTING
The website is hosted through the Shopify platform by:
Shopify International Limited
Company registered in Ireland under number 560279
VAT number: IE 3347697KH
The Sidings, 4th Floor
Grand Canal Quay
Dublin D02 E7K8
Ireland
Website: https://www.shopify.com
Support: https://help.shopify.com
4. ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE
The website is in principle accessible at all times.
Access may nevertheless be temporarily interrupted, suspended or restricted, in particular due to maintenance, updates, technical incidents, intervention by the hosting provider or an event beyond the control of KAARA LU.
KAARA LU makes reasonable efforts to keep the website accessible and operational but cannot guarantee permanent and uninterrupted availability.
Users undertake to use the website lawfully and in accordance with its intended purpose.
5. INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE
KAARA LU takes great care in presenting and updating the information available on the website.
However, factual errors, omissions or temporary unavailability may occur. When an error is identified, KAARA LU endeavours to correct it as soon as reasonably possible.
Information relating in particular to products, prices, sizes, availability, orders, payments, deliveries, returns and refunds is provided in the relevant product pages, policies and Terms and Conditions of Sale.
6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The KAARA LU trademark, trading name, logos, distinctive signs, creations, collections, garments, models, designs, sketches, prints, photographs, videos, texts, illustrations, graphics, compositions, editorial content, visual elements, and the identity and presentation of the website are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
These elements are owned by KAARA LU or used with the authorisation of their respective rights holders.
Except with prior written authorisation from KAARA LU or where permitted by law, any reproduction, representation, adaptation, modification, extraction, distribution or exploitation, whether in whole or in part, is prohibited.
The purchase of a KAARA LU product does not grant the customer any intellectual property rights over the trademark, creations or related content.
Any unauthorised use may constitute an infringement of intellectual property rights.
For any permission request: Contact@kaaralu.com
7. PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOS AND CREATIVE WORK
Photographs, videos, campaigns, silhouettes, compositions, sketches and creations presented on the website may not be reproduced, distributed or used for commercial, editorial, advertising or promotional purposes without the prior written authorisation of KAARA LU.
Media organisations, stylists, content creators, audiovisual productions and partners wishing to use KAARA LU visuals or borrow KAARA LU pieces may send their request to:
Contact@kaaralu.com
Any authorisation granted is limited to the use, duration, territory and media expressly agreed upon.
8. EXTERNAL LINKS
The website may contain links to websites, social networks, applications or services operated by third parties.
KAARA LU does not control the content, availability, security or practices of these independent services and cannot be held liable for damage exclusively attributable to their use.
The presence of an external link does not necessarily constitute approval, affiliation or partnership with the relevant website or service.
9. LIABILITY
KAARA LU cannot be held liable for damage resulting exclusively from:
- inappropriate or unlawful use of the website;
- equipment or internet connection belonging to the user;
- an interruption beyond its control;
- an event of force majeure;
- or the operation of an independent third-party service.
Nothing in this Legal Notice is intended to exclude or limit mandatory consumer rights or any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
10. PERSONAL DATA
KAARA LU processes certain personal data, in particular when:
- the website is visited;
- a customer account is created or used;
- an order is placed;
- payment and delivery are processed;
- a return or refund request is made;
- the customer service team is contacted;
- a user subscribes to the newsletter;
- or certain website features are used.
The purposes of processing, legal bases, recipients, retention periods and rights of data subjects are detailed in the Privacy Policy available on the website.
Any request concerning personal data may be sent to:
Contact@kaaralu.com
Subject to the conditions provided by applicable law, individuals may in particular have rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction and data portability.
They may also lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés – CNIL).
11. COOKIES
The website may use cookies and similar technologies necessary in particular for its operation, security, shopping cart management and the provision of services requested by the user.
Cookies or tracking technologies that are not strictly necessary, including those used for personalised audience measurement or advertising, are used in accordance with applicable consent requirements.
Users can accept, refuse or modify their choices using the cookie management tool available on the website.
Additional information is provided in the Privacy Policy.
12. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
The rules applicable to products, prices, orders, payments, deliveries, returns, refunds, the right of withdrawal and legal guarantees are set out in the Terms and Conditions of Sale and the relevant policies available on the website.
Placing an order implies acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of Sale applicable at the time the order is confirmed.
13. REPORTING AND CONTACT
For any question concerning the website, its content, a potential infringement of rights, unauthorised use of content or a technical issue, please contact:
KAARA LU
Karamatou Lubangi Mutoke – Sole trader
15 rue Defresne Bast, 95100 Argenteuil, France
Email: Contact@kaaralu.com
The request must contain sufficient information to identify and assess the reported matter.
14. APPLICABLE LAW
This Legal Notice is governed by French law.
Consumers residing in another country retain, where applicable, the benefit of any mandatory consumer protection provisions applicable in their country of residence.
Rules relating to sales, complaints and disputes arising from an order are detailed in the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
15. CHANGES TO THIS LEGAL NOTICE
KAARA LU may amend this Legal Notice to reflect changes in its business, website, services or applicable law.
The applicable version is the version published on the website at the time it is viewed.
The date of the latest update appears at the beginning of this document.