Terms Of Service

Effective Date: December 13, 2025

Welcome to Gate Checked (“we,” “us,” or “our”), a website operated by Gate Checked Media, based in Trinidad and Tobago. By accessing or using https://www.gatechecked.com

(the “Website”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Website.

About Gate Checked

Gate Checked is a consumer-facing media website providing news, reviews, and informational content related to travel, including airlines, hotels, and other travel-related topics. All content is provided for general informational purposes only.

Eligibility and Access

• Gate Checked is accessible to users worldwide.
• There is no minimum age requirement to access the Website.
• Users may browse content freely without creating an account.
• Commenting on articles may require account registration.

User Accounts and Comments

Users who choose to comment on articles agree to the following:

• Users retain ownership of their comments.
• By posting comments, users grant Gate Checked Media a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to display and publish such content on the Website.
• Users may edit their own comments within 10 minutes of posting.
• Users may delete their own comments at any time.
• Gate Checked Media reserves the right to moderate and remove comments that violate these Terms or the Community Guidelines but does not edit user comments.

All commenters are subject to our Community Guidelines, available at:
https://www.gatechecked.com/community-guidelines

Prohibited Uses

You agree not to use the Website to:

• Engage in illegal activities
• Post harassing, abusive, hateful, or discriminatory content
• Spam, advertise, or self-promote without permission
• Impersonate any person or entity
• Post false or misleading information
• Infringe intellectual property rights
• Scrape, copy, or reproduce Website content without authorization
• Interfere with the Website’s operation or security

We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access for any activity that we determine, in our sole discretion, to be harmful to the Website or its users.

Intellectual Property

All original content on Gate Checked, including articles, reviews, text, graphics, logos, branding, and design elements, is the property of Gate Checked Media and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

Users may:

• Read and share links to content
• Quote short excerpts with proper attribution

Users may not reproduce, republish, or distribute full articles or scrape content without prior written consent.

The Website may include third-party content, such as embedded social media posts or licensed images. Such content remains the property of its respective owners.

Free Access

All content and features on Gate Checked are provided free of charge. We do not offer paid subscriptions, products, or services.

Termination and Suspension

We reserve the right to suspend or permanently terminate a user’s access to the Website or commenting privileges if these Terms or the Community Guidelines are violated.

• Termination decisions are made at our discretion based on severity.
• Termination may occur without notice.
• Upon termination, access is permanently revoked.
• We are not liable for loss of access, comments, or data resulting from termination.

Disclaimers

• All content is provided for informational travel purposes only.
• Content is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind.
• We do not guarantee accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of content.
• We are not responsible for travel disruptions, cancellations, losses, or decisions made based on our content.
• We are not responsible for third-party websites, airlines, hotels, or services linked from the Website.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Gate Checked Media shall not be liable for any damages of any kind, including but not limited to:

• Financial losses
• Travel-related losses or disruptions
• Loss of data or content
• Reliance on reviews or articles
• Indirect, incidental, or consequential damages

Your use of the Website is at your sole risk.

Privacy Policy

Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, available at:
https://www.gatechecked.com/privacy

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of Trinidad and Tobago, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms or the Website shall be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration. Users waive the right to bring claims in court, including small claims court, except where prohibited by law.

Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective upon posting to the Website. Continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Contact Information

For legal inquiries or questions regarding these Terms, please contact:

Gate Checked Media
Email: contact@gatechecked.com
P.O. Box 9524, National Mail Centre
240–250 Golden Grove Road
Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago