Children's Privacy Policy

This Children's Privacy Policy explains Book GCC Trip's position on children's personal data. Book GCC Trip is a hotel-booking platform intended for use by adults, and this policy sets out how we treat any data relating to a child that reaches us — whether that is because a child under 18 has attempted to use the Platform directly, or because an adult booking a stay has entered information about a child travelling with them.

This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which covers our data practices generally, and our Data Subject Rights page, which explains how to exercise rights over personal data we hold, including data relating to a child.

1. Book GCC Trip Is Not Directed at Children

Book GCC Trip is not directed at, marketed to, or designed for use by children under 18. Creating an account, making a booking, and holding any registered profile on the Platform require the account holder to be an adult with the legal capacity to enter into a binding booking contract, as set out in our Terms and Conditions. We do not knowingly collect personal data from a child acting as an independent account holder or booker, and we do not knowingly direct marketing, account registration, or any other data-collection flow at children.

2. The Key Distinction: Independent Use vs. Occupancy Data Supplied by an Adult

This distinction matters and is the basis for the rest of this policy.

• A child independently using the Platform — for example, attempting to create their own account or make their own booking — is something we do not permit and do not knowingly allow. Section 3 explains what happens if we become aware this has occurred.
• An adult booker entering occupancy information about a child who will be travelling with them — for example, the number and ages of children in a room when selecting occupancy — is a normal, expected part of booking accommodation for a family or group. This information is provided by the adult, for the purpose of the adult's own booking, not submitted by the child, and is treated differently from the situation above.

3. Occupancy Data About Travelling Children

When an adult account holder books a room for a party that includes children, we ask for the number of children and their ages so that we can show accurate pricing and availability, apply any child rate the hotel offers, and flag any age-based requirement the hotel sets (for example, a minimum check-in age or an extra-bed policy). This information is supplied by the booking adult on behalf of the children in their care.

Occupancy data about a travelling child is handled with the same access controls, security measures, and retention practices described in our Privacy Policy and our Security Statement, which apply to booking data generally. It is used only for the booking it was submitted for and any legitimate purpose connected to that stay — such as confirming occupancy with the hotel — and is not used to build a marketing profile of the child or to send marketing directed at a child.

4. If We Become Aware a Minor Has Created an Account Independently

If we become aware that a person under 18 has created an account or made a booking independently, without an eligible adult accepting our Terms on their behalf, we will close the account and delete the personal data associated with it, except where we are required to retain limited records for a legitimate purpose (such as fraud prevention or a legal obligation), in which case that retained data is handled under the same safeguards described in our Privacy Policy.

We rely primarily on the eligibility confirmation required at account creation and booking (see our Terms and Conditions) rather than independent age-verification technology; if you believe this has been circumvented, please contact us using the details in Section 6.

5. If You Are a Parent or Guardian

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal data to Book GCC Trip directly — other than as occupancy information you yourself supplied as part of a booking — you can contact us to have that data reviewed, and, where appropriate, corrected or deleted. We will investigate promptly and respond to confirm what action we have taken.

You can also exercise rights over any personal data we hold relating to your child in the same way you would for your own data — see our Data Subject Rights page for how to submit a request.

6. No Marketing Directed at Children

We do not knowingly send marketing communications to a child, and occupancy data collected about a travelling child (such as a first name or age) is not used to build a marketing profile of that child or to target advertising at them. See our Marketing Consent page for how we handle marketing consent generally.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will update the "Last updated" date above when we do.

Contact our support team at support@bookgcctrip.com or +971 54 339 3555 (09:00–18:00 UAE time, English; Arabic support planned for a future phase). If you are not satisfied with our response, see our Complaint Handling Procedure.