Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit. They can help websites function correctly, improve performance, remember preferences, provide security, and understand how visitors use the website.

We may also use technologies similar to cookies, including pixels, tags, SDKs, local storage, and other tracking technologies. For convenience, this Cookie Policy refers to all of these technologies collectively as “cookies”.

2. Why GATE MAIN Uses Cookies

GATE MAIN may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:

• Operating and providing our website and Services;
• Maintaining secure sessions;
• Authenticating users;
• Remembering user preferences;
• Maintaining account and platform functionality;
• Protecting against fraud and unauthorized activity;
• Monitoring website and platform performance;
• Understanding how visitors use our website;
• Improving our products and Services;
• Measuring the effectiveness of communications;
• Supporting marketing activities where permitted; and
• Complying with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

3. Types of Cookies We May Use

Cookies used on GATE MAIN's website and Services may generally fall into the following categories.

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website or platform to function properly.

They may be used for purposes such as:

• User authentication;
• Login sessions;
• Security;
• Fraud prevention;
• Load balancing;
• Maintaining shopping, booking, or transaction sessions;
• Remembering privacy or cookie preferences; and
• Providing core platform functionality.

Because these cookies are necessary for the operation and security of the Services, they generally cannot be disabled through our cookie-management tools.

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the website or platform to remember choices and preferences you make.

For example, they may help us remember:

• Language preferences;
• Region or country;
• Interface preferences;
• Session preferences;
• Previously selected options; and
• Other settings necessary to provide a more personalized experience.

If you disable functional cookies, some features may not operate as intended.

3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website and Services.

They may collect information such as:

• Pages visited;
• Features used;
• Time spent on pages;
• Navigation patterns;
• Device and browser information;
• Referring websites;
• Approximate geographic information;
• Error information; and
• Website performance data.

We may use this information to:

• Measure website performance;
• Identify technical problems;
• Understand usage patterns;
• Improve navigation and functionality; and
• Develop and improve our Services.

Where possible, analytics information may be aggregated or otherwise processed to reduce the identification of individual users.

3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

Where applicable and permitted by law, GATE MAIN or its service providers may use marketing cookies and similar technologies to:

• Understand engagement with marketing content;
• Measure campaigns;
• Deliver relevant business communications;
• Measure advertising effectiveness;
• Limit repeated advertisements; and
• Understand interactions with our marketing channels.

We will obtain consent where applicable law requires consent for these technologies.

3.5 Security and Fraud-Prevention Technologies

GATE MAIN may use cookies or similar technologies to help protect our website, accounts, APIs, booking systems, and other Services.

These technologies may help us:

• Detect unusual activity;
• Identify potentially fraudulent behavior;
• Prevent unauthorized access;
• Protect accounts;
• Maintain platform security; and
• Investigate security incidents.

Some security technologies may be classified as strictly necessary because disabling them could affect the security or operation of our Services.

4. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

First-party cookies

First-party cookies are placed directly by GATE MAIN or by technology operated on our behalf.

They may be used to provide core functionality, security, account features, preferences, analytics, and other Services.

Third-party cookies

Third-party cookies may be placed by service providers or other third parties whose technologies are integrated into our website or Services.

Third parties may use cookies for purposes such as:

• Analytics;
• Payment processing;
• Security;
• Performance monitoring;
• Customer support;
• Marketing;
• Advertising; or
• Other services provided to GATE MAIN.

Third parties may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We do not control all third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the relevant third party's privacy policy for additional information.

5. Session and Persistent Cookies

Session cookies

Session cookies are temporary cookies that generally remain on your device only while you are using a website or browser session.

They are typically deleted when you close your browser or the relevant session ends.

Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

They may allow a website to recognize you when you return and remember certain preferences or settings.

The duration of a persistent cookie depends on its purpose and configuration.

6. How We Use Cookies on Our Services

Depending on the particular Service you use, cookies may support functions such as:

Website operation

Cookies may enable basic website features and help pages load and operate correctly.

Account access

Cookies may help maintain authenticated sessions and remember account-related settings.

Travel and booking functionality

Where applicable, cookies or similar technologies may help maintain a user's session while searching for, selecting, booking, amending, or managing travel services.

Platform security

Cookies may assist with authentication, fraud detection, abuse prevention, and other security controls.

User preferences

Cookies may remember language, regional, interface, and other preferences.

Analytics

Cookies may help us understand how users interact with our website and platform so that we can improve our Services.

7. Cookie Consent

Where required by applicable law, GATE MAIN will request your consent before placing or accessing non-essential cookies on your device.

When a cookie-consent mechanism is available, you may be able to:

• Accept all cookies;
• Reject non-essential cookies;
• Select particular categories of cookies; or
• Change your preferences later.

Strictly necessary cookies may continue to operate because they are required for the website or Services to function securely and correctly.

8. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Most modern browsers allow you to:

• View cookies stored on your device;
• Delete existing cookies;
• Block cookies;
• Allow cookies only from selected websites;
• Block third-party cookies; or
• Receive a notification before cookies are stored.

The exact process varies by browser and device.

If you disable or delete cookies, certain website or platform features may not function properly.

Where GATE MAIN provides a cookie-preference tool, you may also use that tool to manage available cookie categories.

9. Do-Not-Track and Other Privacy Signals

Some browsers and devices provide privacy signals or “Do Not Track” settings.

The treatment of such signals may depend on the technology involved and applicable legal requirements.

Where legally required, GATE MAIN will implement appropriate mechanisms for recognizing and responding to valid privacy signals.

10. Third-Party Services

Our website and Services may integrate third-party services that use cookies or similar technologies.

These services may include providers supporting:

• Website analytics;
• Security;
• Payment processing;
• Customer support;
• Communications;
• Platform infrastructure;
• Performance monitoring;
• Marketing; and
• Other business functions.

The use of third-party technologies may change from time to time as GATE MAIN updates its website and Services.

Third parties may independently process information collected through their technologies. Their processing is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

11. Personal Information and Cookies

Some cookie identifiers or information collected through cookies may constitute personal information under applicable privacy laws.

Where this occurs, GATE MAIN will process such information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection laws.

For more information about how we process personal information, please review our Privacy Policy.

12. International Data Transfers

Some third-party technology and service providers may process cookie-related information in countries outside the country in which it was collected.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers, appropriate legal mechanisms will be used.

Additional information about international data transfers is provided in our Privacy Policy.

13. Retention of Cookie Information

The length of time cookies remain on your device depends on whether they are session or persistent cookies and on the purpose for which they are used.

Information collected through cookies may also be retained by GATE MAIN or relevant third-party service providers for periods necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain security, and enforce agreements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of cookie and the service involved.

14. Changes to Our Use of Cookies

We may change the cookies and similar technologies used by our website and Services from time to time.

Changes may occur because of:

• New functionality;
• Changes to our technology;
• Changes to third-party services;
• Changes in our business operations;
• Security requirements; or
• Changes in applicable laws and regulations.

When appropriate, we will update our cookie-consent mechanism and this Cookie Policy.

15. Children

GATE MAIN primarily provides B2B travel technology services and does not intentionally use cookies to target children.

Where our Services process information relating to children as part of a travel booking, such processing is subject to the applicable privacy requirements described in our Privacy Policy.

16. Your Data-Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights concerning personal information collected through cookies and similar technologies.

These rights may include:

• Accessing personal information;
• Requesting correction;
• Requesting deletion;
• Restricting certain processing;
• Objecting to certain processing;
• Requesting data portability where applicable;
• Withdrawing consent where processing is based on consent; and
• Lodging a complaint with an applicable data-protection authority.

For information about exercising these rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact us directly.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact:

18. Changes to This Cookie Policy

GATE MAIN may update this Cookie Policy periodically.

The updated version will be published on our website with a revised “Last Updated” date.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to remain informed about our use of cookies and similar technologies.