1. Introduction and Acceptance
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website located at www.dkodearchitects.com, together with all of its pages, sub-domains, content, downloadable materials and enquiry forms (collectively, the “Website”).
The Website is owned and operated by DKode Architects (“DKode”, “we”, “us”, “our”), an architectural and design practice based in Dubai, with its origin in Mumbai, India.
By accessing, browsing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must stop using the Website immediately.
These Terms constitute an electronic record within the meaning of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made thereunder. They are generated by a computer system and do not require any physical or digital signature.
2. Definitions
3. Eligibility and Capacity
You represent and warrant that:
(a) you are at least 18 years of age and are competent to contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872;
(b) if you are using the Website on behalf of a company, firm, society, developer or other entity, you are duly authorised to bind that entity to these Terms;
(c) you are not barred from using the Website under any applicable law; and
(d) all information you provide to us is true, accurate, current and complete.
If you are below 18, you may use the Website only under the supervision of a parent or lawful guardian who agrees to these Terms.
4. Nature of the Website - What These Terms Do and Do Not Cover
4.1 The Website is an informational and promotional platform. It describes our practice, our people, our services and a selection of our completed and ongoing projects, and it allows you to contact us.
4.2 These Terms govern your use of the Website only. They do not constitute an offer, quotation, tender, appointment or contract for the provision of Services.
4.3 Any professional engagement of DKode will be governed exclusively by a separate written agreement, appointment letter, work order or letter of engagement executed between you and DKode, setting out the scope of work, deliverables, stages, professional fees, payment terms, timelines, liability, insurance and dispute resolution. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and such an agreement, the terms of that agreement will prevail in respect of the Services.
4.4 Submitting an enquiry through the Website does not create any obligation on us to respond, quote, accept an engagement, or reserve capacity.
5. No Professional Advice; No Architect–Client Relationship
5.1 The Content on the Website is provided for general information purposes only. It does not constitute architectural advice, and must not be relied upon as such.
5.2 Descriptions of our processes – including consultation, concept design, design development, and permitting and approvals – are illustrative summaries of how projects typically progress. Actual scope, sequence, duration and outcomes vary by project, site, client requirements, authority practice and prevailing regulations.
5.3 Nothing on the Website creates an architect–client, consultant–client or fiduciary relationship between you and DKode. Such a relationship arises only upon execution of a written engagement as described in Clause 4.3.
5.4 Our architects are registered with the Council of Architecture under the Architects Act, 1972 and are bound by the Architects (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 1989. Nothing on the Website should be read as a claim, guarantee or warranty of any specific outcome, approval, permission or result.
6. Project Imagery, Visualisations and Representations
6.1 Renderings, 3D visualisations, walkthroughs, artist’s impressions, mood boards and concept images shown on the Website are artistic and indicative representations only. They are not to scale, may include stylised landscaping, furniture, fittings, lighting, people and surroundings, and may differ materially from the constructed reality.
6.2 Project statistics, areas, dimensions, counts, awards and timelines are stated in good faith and may be approximate, rounded or subject to revision.
6.3 Some projects shown were executed for, or in collaboration with, developers, clients, associate architects or other consultants. The display of a project, client logo or brand name on the Website denotes an association or credited involvement and does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, ownership of the underlying development, or that DKode performed every scope on that project.
6.4 Photographs and imagery may be licensed from third parties or used for illustrative purposes and may not depict actual DKode projects. Where a project is credited, the credit is stated on the relevant project page.
6.5 Nothing on the Website constitutes an offer or invitation to purchase, book or invest in any real estate project, apartment, plot or unit. Any such offering is made solely by the concerned developer or promoter under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 and applicable rules. DKode is a professional consultant and is not a promoter, seller, agent or broker of real estate.
7. Intellectual Property Rights
7.1 Ownership. All Content on the Website is owned by DKode or its licensors and is protected under the Copyright Act, 1957, the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the Designs Act, 2000 and other applicable Indian and international intellectual property laws. Architectural works, drawings, plans and models are protected as “artistic works” under Section 2(c) of the Copyright Act, 1957.
7.2 Trademarks. “DKode”, “DKode Architects”, the DKode logo, and any associated marks, taglines and get-up are our trademarks, whether registered or unregistered. Nothing on the Website grants any licence or right to use them.
7.3 Limited permitted use. You may view, browse and, for your own personal, non-commercial reference, print or download a reasonable number of pages, provided you do not remove or alter any copyright, trade mark or proprietary notice.
7.4 Restrictions. Except as expressly permitted above, or with our prior written consent, you must not:
(a) copy, reproduce, republish, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display or make available to the public any Content;
(b) modify, adapt, translate, reverse-engineer or create derivative works from any Content;
(c) use any drawing, plan, elevation, section, detail, rendering or design shown on the Website as the basis for the design or construction of any building, structure, interior, product or work;
(d) use any Content for commercial purposes, including in tenders, presentations, proposals, portfolios, marketing material, publications, competition entries or academic submissions passed off as your own;
(e) use automated means – including scraping, crawling, harvesting or data-mining tools – to extract Content, images or contact details from the Website;
(f) use any Content to train, fine-tune or develop any artificial intelligence, machine learning or generative model without our express prior written permission; or
(g) frame, mirror or deep-link the Website in a manner that misrepresents its source or implies association.
7.5 Attribution and moral rights. We assert our moral rights under Section 57 of the Copyright Act, 1957, including the right to be identified as the author of our architectural and design works and to object to any distortion, mutilation or modification prejudicial to our honour or reputation.
7.6 Portfolio. The Portfolio may be downloaded and reviewed for the purpose of evaluating our practice. It may not be redistributed, published, uploaded to third-party platforms, or used in whole or in part in any tender, competition or commercial document without our prior written consent.
7.7 Third-party rights. Client logos, brand names, project names and third-party photographs remain the property of their respective owners and are used with permission or under fair-dealing principles for identification purposes only.
7.8 Notice of infringement. If you believe any Content on the Website infringes your intellectual property rights, please write to
admin@dkodearchitects.com with details of the work, the location of the allegedly infringing material, and a statement of your rights. We will investigate and take appropriate action.
8. Acceptable Use
You agree that you will not:
(a) use the Website for any unlawful, fraudulent, defamatory, obscene, harassing or malicious purpose;
(b) impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
(c) submit false, misleading or incomplete information through any form on the Website;
(d) upload or transmit any virus, worm, trojan, ransomware, malicious code or harmful file;
(e) attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, its servers, databases, admin panel or any connected system, or probe, scan or test its vulnerability;
(f) interfere with or disrupt the Website, including by overloading, flooding, spamming or launching a denial-of-service attack;
(g) circumvent, disable or interfere with any security, authentication or rate-limiting feature;
(h) collect or harvest personal data of other users or of our personnel, including for unsolicited marketing or recruitment approaches;
(i) use the enquiry or careers forms to send spam, chain messages, promotional material or bulk communications; or
(j) do anything that violates the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, or any other applicable law.
We reserve the right to investigate suspected violations, to preserve and disclose relevant records to law enforcement, and to take such civil and criminal action as may be appropriate.
9. Your Submissions
9.1 Accuracy. You are responsible for the accuracy, completeness and legality of everything you submit to us. You must not submit any material that infringes a third party’s rights or that you are not entitled to disclose.
9.2 Confidential material. Please do not send us confidential, privileged or commercially sensitive information through the Website’s public forms. Information submitted through the Website is not treated as confidential unless and until a written engagement or non-disclosure agreement is in place between us. Once engaged, we treat client information in accordance with our professional obligations and the terms of that engagement.
9.3 Unsolicited ideas. We do not accept or consider unsolicited design concepts, proposals, product ideas, business suggestions or creative material. If you nonetheless send us such material, you agree that:
(a) it will not be treated as confidential;
(b) we are under no obligation to review, respond to, return or preserve it;
(c) we may already be working on, or may in future independently develop, something similar; and
(d) you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, reproduce and adapt such material without restriction, obligation or compensation to you.
9.4 Licence to use feedback and testimonials. If you provide feedback, a review or a testimonial, you grant us the right to publish it, in whole or in part, on the Website and in our marketing material, together with your name and designation, unless you tell us otherwise in writing.
9.5 Personal data. All personal data contained in your Submission is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
10. Careers and Recruitment
10.1 The Careers page allows you to apply for advertised and prospective roles by submitting your details and uploading a supporting file (subject to a file-size limit).
10.2 No fee is ever charged. DKode Architects does not charge any fee, deposit, security amount or payment of any kind at any stage of its recruitment process – not for applications, interviews, offers, training, onboarding, visas or equipment. We do not authorise any agent, consultant or individual to collect money on our behalf. If anyone demands payment in our name, do not pay, and please report it to
admin@dkodearchitects.com immediately.
10.3 Official channels. Genuine communications from us come only from @dkodearchitects.com email addresses. We are not responsible for any loss arising from correspondence with fraudulent third parties impersonating our practice on job portals, messaging apps or social media.
10.4 Submitting an application does not create any offer, obligation or expectation of employment, internship or engagement. We are under no obligation to acknowledge, shortlist, interview, respond to or return any application or document. All appointments are subject to our internal selection process, verification of credentials, and a separate written offer and employment contract.
10.5 You warrant that the information and documents you submit are genuine and that you have the right to work in India (or will obtain the necessary authorisation). Misrepresentation may result in disqualification and, where applicable, withdrawal of an offer or termination of employment.
10.6 Application data is retained and deleted in accordance with Section 9 of our Privacy Policy.
11. Third-Party Links and Content
11.1 The Website contains links to third-party websites, platforms and social media pages (including Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn), and may display embedded third-party content.
11.2 Such links are provided for convenience only. We do not control, endorse, verify or accept responsibility for the content, products, services, accuracy, availability, security or privacy practices of any third-party site.
11.3 Accessing a third-party site is at your own risk and subject to that site’s own terms and privacy policy.
11.4 You must not create a link to the Website in any manner that is misleading, damaging to our reputation, or that suggests an association, endorsement or approval that does not exist. We may require you to remove any link at any time.
12. Availability, Accuracy and Changes
12.1 We endeavour to keep the Website accurate and up to date, but Content may become outdated, incomplete or contain typographical or technical errors. We make no representation or warranty as to accuracy or completeness, and reserve the right to correct any error without notice.
12.2 We do not guarantee that the Website will be available, uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. Access may be suspended, withdrawn, restricted or discontinued at any time, in whole or in part, for maintenance, upgrades, security or business reasons, without notice or liability.
12.3 We may add to, modify, discontinue or remove any Content, feature, page, project or service on the Website at any time without notice.
12.4 You are responsible for arranging your own internet access and for ensuring that your device and software are suitable and protected against viruses and other harmful material.
13. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) the Website and all Content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranty of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory;
(b) we disclaim all implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, non-infringement, quiet enjoyment, and any warranties arising from course of dealing or usage of trade;
(c) we do not warrant that the Website or the servers that make it available are free of viruses, malware or other harmful components, notwithstanding the security measures we apply; and
(d) no advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from us or through the Website creates any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms.
14. Limitation of Liability
14.1 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, DKode, its partners, principals, directors, associates, employees, consultants and agents shall not be liable for any:
(a) indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary loss or damage;
(b) loss of profits, revenue, business, contracts, opportunity, goodwill or anticipated savings;
(c) loss or corruption of data;
(d) loss arising from your reliance on any Content on the Website;
(e) loss arising from delay, interruption, unavailability or failure of the Website; or
(f) loss arising from any act or omission of a third party, including third-party sites, service providers, statutory authorities, contractors or persons impersonating our practice,
whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, and whether or not foreseeable.
14.2 Liability arising in connection with the provision of Services shall be governed exclusively by the limitation, indemnity and insurance provisions of the relevant written engagement, and not by this Clause 14.
14.4 Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited – including your statutory rights under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
15. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless DKode and its partners, principals, employees, consultants and agents from and against all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with:
(a) your breach of these Terms or of any applicable law;
(b) your misuse of the Website or of any Content;
(c) any Submission you make, including any claim that it infringes the rights of a third party; or
(d) any unauthorised use of the Website through your device or connection.
16. Privacy and Data Protection
Our collection and use of personal data through the Website is governed by our Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of these Terms and is aligned with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.
By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read the
Privacy Policy and understand how your personal data is processed.
17. Force Majeure
We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing our obligations under these Terms where such failure or delay results from any cause beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, flood, fire, earthquake, epidemic or pandemic, war, terrorism, civil unrest, strike, labour dispute, government or municipal action or restriction, changes in law or development control regulations, failure of utilities, internet or telecommunications failure, cyber-attack, hosting provider outage, or failure of any third-party service.
18. Suspension and Termination
18.1 We may, at our sole discretion and without notice or liability, restrict, suspend or terminate your access to the Website, in whole or in part, if we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms or any applicable law, or where necessary to protect the Website, our clients or third parties.
18.2 Clauses which by their nature are intended to survive termination – including Clauses 7 (Intellectual Property), 9 (Your Submissions), 13 (Disclaimer), 14 (Limitation of Liability), 15 (Indemnity), 19 (Governing Law) and 21 (General) – shall survive.
19. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
19.1 Governing law. These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them (including non-contractual disputes) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India.
19.2 Amicable resolution. In the event of a dispute, the parties shall first attempt to resolve it amicably through good-faith discussions within 30 days of written notice from either party.
19.3 Arbitration. If the dispute is not resolved within that period, it shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration by a sole arbitrator under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The seat and venue of arbitration shall be Mumbai, India and the language of the arbitration shall be English. The arbitral award shall be final and binding on the parties.
19.4 Jurisdiction. Subject to Clause 19.3, the courts at Mumbai, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction. Nothing in this Clause prevents either party from seeking urgent interim or injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
19.5 Consumers. Nothing in this Clause 19 affects the right of a “consumer” as defined under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 to approach the appropriate consumer forum.
20. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms at any time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date, and takes effect from the date of posting.
Your continued use of the Website after any change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. We recommend that you review this page each time you use the Website.
21. General
21.1 Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and DKode in relation to your use of the Website, and supersede all prior understandings in that regard. They do not supersede any separate written engagement for Services.
21.2 Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
21.3 No waiver. Our failure or delay in enforcing any provision shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision, nor of our right to enforce it subsequently.
21.4 Assignment. You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms. We may assign, novate or transfer ours to any successor to our practice, on notice to you.
21.5 No partnership or agency. Nothing in these Terms creates any partnership, joint venture, agency, employment or fiduciary relationship between you and DKode.
21.6 Third-party rights. No person other than you and DKode has any right to enforce these Terms.
21.7 Headings. Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.
21.8 Language. These Terms are drawn up in English. Any translation is provided for convenience; in the event of conflict, the English version prevails.
