Effective date: 1 January 2026
Tribe Cartilage Sp. z o.o., Ul. Czwartaków 158, 04-430 Warsaw, Poland.
E-mail: contact@tribe-cartilage.com
This is the single point of contact for all data protection matters, including exercise of your rights, deletion requests, and enquiries from users in all jurisdictions.
This Policy applies to personal data processed in connection with:
Our websites are not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly process personal data of users under this age. If you believe we have collected data of a child under 16, please contact us at the address provided in Section 1.
Our content is educational and informational in nature. We do not provide medical diagnoses, treatment plans, or clinical recommendations. The AI assistant on our platforms provides general information only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional regarding your condition and treatment decisions.
Depending on how you use our sites and services, we may process:
(a) Subscription management and report delivery
We process your name, email, language, and subscription details to create and manage your subscription and deliver purchased research reports via email.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR - contract performance.
(b) AI chat functionality
We process the content of your queries to provide responses through the AI chat tool and to improve service quality.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR - contract performance; Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR - legitimate interest in service improvement.
(c) Handling enquiries and contact forms
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
(d) Analytics and site optimisation
Tools: Google Analytics 4 (with IP anonymisation and Consent Mode).
Legal basis: your consent - Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, or legitimate interest - Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, depending on jurisdiction.
(e) Legal obligations and defence of claims
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects or similarly significant impacts on you within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR. AI chat responses are informational and educational only and do not constitute medical decisions.
We use cookies to ensure technical operation of the sites and to measure traffic via Google Analytics 4.
Analytics cookies (e.g. _ga) are activated only after your explicit consent through our cookie consent banner. Before consent, Google Analytics runs in Consent Mode ("denied"), which limits data sent to Google. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time using the cookie settings icon on the site or via your browser.
We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing tags, Facebook Pixel, or any marketing tracking technologies.
We may share data with:
Transfers to Stripe, Inc. and Anthropic, PBC (USA) are covered by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) adopted by the European Commission. Transfers to Google LLC (USA) are covered by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or SCCs.
You have the following rights: access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address provided in Section 1.
You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. In Poland: the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO), ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw.
For users accessing our services through www.cartilage.in or from India, we process personal data in accordance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP Act). You have the right to access, correct, and erase your personal data, and to nominate a representative in the event of your incapacity. To exercise these rights, contact us at the address provided in Section 1.
Our sites are accessible in the United States and Canada. Local consumer or privacy laws may grant you additional rights. To submit any request, contact us at the address provided in Section 1.
California users (CCPA/CPRA): we do not sell or share personal data for cross-context behavioural advertising. You may request access, correction, or deletion of your data by contacting us at the address provided in Section 1.
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. No method of transmission or storage is fully secure. Payment card data is processed exclusively by Stripe and is not stored on our systems.
We may update this Policy to reflect changes in applicable law or our services. The latest version is always available on each of our websites. Material changes will be communicated to active subscribers by email.