Safety
Is GateMate safe?
Yes — and here's exactly why, in plain terms. GateMate is built so the people you meet are the people actually there, the room closes when the night does, and you can delete your account whenever you want.
Room-scoped visibility
Your profile only appears inside a GateRoom after you join it. Walk out and you disappear from the room. No city-wide broadcast, no location on your profile.
Block, mute, report — one tap
A single tap ends any thread. Reports go straight to GateMate's moderation team, reviewed within 24 hours. Bad actors lose access to the room and the app.
Venues see counts, not people
Hosts and venues see joins, engagement and return rates — never your name, photo or profile unless you connect with them directly.
Your data stays yours
No background tracking, no location history, no selling contacts, no ad networks. Delete your account and your profile, messages, photos and connections go with it — the only thing we hold back is content that's already been reported, kept up to 30 days so a human can act on the report.
Delete your account anytime
In the app: Settings → Account → Delete account. On the web: gatemate.net/delete-account. Everything goes — profile, messages, photos, connections.
Location, only when you say so
We never track you in the background. Your phone's location is read only at first launch to check your city, when you tap "Rooms near me", at the door if a host requires it, and — only if you switch it on inside a festival room — Find Friends, which shows a distance and direction, never a map pin.
For parents and guardians
GateMate is an 18+ platform. Some rooms run 21+ nights — ID rules follow each venue, exactly like walking in without the app. Full detail lives in our Child Safety page and Privacy Policy.
See it in action