FreeAudiobooks – Terms & Conditions of Use

Last updated October 1, 2026

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY

Agreement to Terms

These Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms") are an agreement between you and Quillbound Studios Ltd, registered in England and Wales with company number 17262735, operating FreeAudiobooks ("we", "us" or "our"). They apply to the FreeAudiobooks app, freeaudiobooksapp.com and related FreeAudiobooks services (together, the "Site"). Quillbound Studios Ltd is the service provider and contracting party. Contact us at hello@freeaudiobooksapp.com.

Please review these Terms before using the Site. By using it, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site. The consumer protections described below continue to apply.

We may update these Terms to reflect changes to law, security requirements, app-store rules or the operation of our services. We will update the revision date and give reasonable advance notice of material changes through the app, website or email where required; urgent legal or security changes may take effect sooner. Changes do not retrospectively remove accrued rights. If you do not accept a material change, you can stop using the Site and cancel renewal through the store where you subscribed, with any additional cancellation or refund rights required by law.

Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the "Content") and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks") are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United Kingdom & the United States, foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions. The Content and the Marks are provided for your personal use, subject to your consumer rights and the Disclaimer and Limitations of Liability sections below. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Site and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Site, Content and the Marks.

Our catalog contains a mix of (a) works that are in the public domain, and (b) content and materials that we own or license, including but not limited to our own audio recordings and narrations, original artwork and cover images, descriptions, metadata, software, application design, and the "FreeAudiobooks" name, logos and other trademarks (together, "Our Proprietary Materials"). We do not claim ownership of the underlying public-domain works themselves, and nothing in these Terms restricts your right to obtain those works from their original public sources. However, Our Proprietary Materials, together with our selection, arrangement, coordination and compilation of all content made available through the Site (which is protected by copyright and, in the United Kingdom and the EEA, by database rights), are owned by or licensed to us and are protected by intellectual property laws.

You agree that you will not, and will not permit any third party to: (1) copy, scrape, bulk-download, reproduce, republish, redistribute, rehost, sell, sub-license, or otherwise exploit Our Proprietary Materials or any substantial part of our catalog, compilation or metadata, whether for commercial purposes or otherwise, without our express prior written permission; (2) use any automated means to extract or harvest content or data from the Site; or (3) remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice. These restrictions apply in addition to those set out under "Prohibited Activities" below and are subject to the same exceptions for permitted use, ordinary search-engine indexing, public-domain works and rights that applicable law does not allow us to restrict.

User Representations

You must be at least 18 and legally able to enter into these Terms. Information you provide must be accurate and kept up to date. You must use the Site lawfully and comply with these Terms.

Some books and audiobooks contain mature themes or language. Descriptions and content labels are guides rather than guarantees about every passage. You are responsible for choosing content appropriate for you.

User Registration

Some features require an account. Keep sign-in details secure and contact us if you suspect unauthorized access. You are responsible for activity you authorize and for taking reasonable care of your credentials; this does not make you responsible for failures for which we are legally responsible.

Our apps may share sign-in, account, saved-library and reading or listening progress where you use the same account. Changes to shared records, including account deletion, can affect the other apps using that account. Preferences and available features may differ by app. A shared sign-in does not itself promise that a subscription for one app unlocks another. Consult the Privacy Policy for information about your account and deletion choices.

Prohibited Activities

You must not use the Site in a way that infringes our rights, harms others or disrupts the service. In particular, you must not:

1. Copy, scrape, bulk-download, redistribute, rehost, resell or commercially exploit our protected content, recordings, artwork, metadata or catalog compilation without permission, except where a right expressly granted by us or applicable law permits it.
2. Use bots or other automated methods to harvest content, account details or other data; overload our systems; or interfere with normal operation. This does not prohibit ordinary search-engine indexing of public web pages in accordance with our published crawler instructions.
3. Bypass access controls, reading limits, subscription checks or security measures; abuse trials or promotions; or access another person's account without permission.
4. Upload malware, send spam, commit fraud, impersonate another person, harass or threaten anyone, or submit unlawful, defamatory or infringing material.
5. Remove ownership notices, misleadingly imply an affiliation or endorsement, or reverse engineer the app except where applicable law expressly permits it.
6. Sell or transfer accounts, or use the Site to build or operate an unauthorized competing content service.

These restrictions do not take away rights in underlying public-domain works or other rights that applicable law does not allow us to restrict.

User Generated Contributions

You may submit reviews, ratings, profile information and other material through features we provide ("Contributions"). You must own or have permission to use that material and to grant the license below. Contributions must reflect your honest experience, comply with law, and not infringe another person's intellectual property, privacy or other rights.

Do not post spam, impersonation, threats, unlawful sexual content, material exploiting children, or abusive, discriminatory or harassing material. Do not disclose another person's private information without authorization. Public reviews and the profile details displayed with them may be viewed and shared by others. Private account information and support messages are handled under our Privacy Policy; submitting them does not make them public.

Contribution License

You retain ownership of your Contributions. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to store, reproduce, format, display and distribute Contributions as needed to operate, maintain and promote the Site, including displaying public reviews with the name or image you choose. We may authorize service providers to do this for us and transfer this license with the relevant business, subject to your privacy rights.

This license does not transfer ownership of your private account information or authorize unrestricted sale of it. We may moderate or remove Contributions that breach these Terms. Requests to delete personal information are handled under the Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Guidelines for Messages

Reviews, ratings and messages must comply with the rules above. We may remove or restrict material that is unlawful, infringes rights, breaches these Terms or presents a safety or security risk. Contact us if you believe material should be reviewed or was removed in error. We do not endorse users' views, and publication does not mean we have verified every statement. Our legal obligations concerning reports and moderation remain unaffected.

Mobile Application License

The license below is subject to your mandatory consumer rights. Revocation is subject to the Term and Termination section, rather than an unrestricted right to remove paid access.

Use License

If you access the Site via a mobile application, then we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to install and use the mobile application on wireless electronic devices owned or controlled by you, and to access and use the mobile application on such devices strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use. Except where applicable law expressly permits otherwise, you shall not: (1) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, or decrypt the application; (2) make any modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation, or derivative work from the application; (3) violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations in connection with your access or use of the application; (4) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) posted by us or the licensors of the application; (5) use the application for any revenue generating endeavor, commercial enterprise, or other purpose for which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the application available over a network or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or users at the same time; (7) use the application for creating a product, service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in any way a substitute for the application; (8) use the application to send automated queries to any website or to send any unsolicited commercial e-mail; or (9) use any proprietary information or any of our interfaces or our other intellectual property in the design, development, manufacture, licensing, or distribution of any applications, accessories, or devices for use with the application.

Apple and Android Devices

The following terms apply when you use a mobile application obtained from either the Apple App Store or Google Play (each an "App Distributor") to access the Site: (1) the license granted to you for our mobile application is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device that utilizes the Apple iOS or Android operating systems, as applicable, and in accordance with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributor's terms of service; (2) we are responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application as specified in the terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use or as otherwise required under applicable law, and you acknowledge that each App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application; (3) in the event of any failure of the mobile application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the applicable App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance with its terms and policies, may refund the purchase price, if any, paid for the mobile application, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the mobile application; (4) you represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. government as a "terrorist supporting" country and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (5) you must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the mobile application, including your wireless data service agreement; and (6) you acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors are third-party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions in this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use, and that each App Distributor will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce the terms and conditions in this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

Social Media

If you choose a supported third-party sign-in method, that provider's terms also apply to its service. We use the authentication response and the profile details you authorize to provide account access. This does not give us unrestricted access to your contacts or social posts. The Privacy Policy describes how sign-in information is handled.

Submissions

If you send ideas or suggestions about the Site, you allow us to use that feedback to improve and develop our services without an obligation to compensate you. This does not transfer ownership of your personal information, remove confidentiality obligations that apply to support requests, or give us rights you do not have authority to grant.

Pro Features and Prices

FreeAudiobooks offers free access to some features, subject to the quotas, advertising and access rules shown in the app. Some titles or features require a subscription. The purchase screen describes the benefits, price, billing period and any trial or introductory offer before you confirm. Prices, taxes and the payment method are shown by the store handling the purchase. Your internet or mobile provider's charges remain your responsibility.

In-app purchases are processed by the Apple App Store or Google Play, as applicable. We do not receive your full payment-card details. Transaction and subscription-status information is used to provide access and support purchases. A subscription licenses access to the stated service; it does not transfer ownership of books or recordings or guarantee that a particular title remains available permanently.

Auto-renewing subscriptions renew at the interval and price shown in the purchase flow unless canceled. Manage or cancel renewal through the store where you subscribed before its renewal deadline. Trial eligibility and cancellation effects follow the offer and the store's rules. For Apple trials, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends if you do not want it to renew. See Apple's cancellation instructions. For Google Play purchases, use Google Play subscription settings and Google Play refund guidance.

Deleting your account or uninstalling the app does not cancel a subscription. After paid access expires, the available free-access rules apply. Any price change for a future renewal will follow the store's notice and consent requirements and applicable law; this clause does not permit a retrospective price increase.

For Apple-billed purchases, request a refund through Apple's refund service. Other store-billed purchases follow that store's refund process. Eligibility depends on the applicable store rules and consumer law. These Terms do not impose a blanket no-refund rule or waive statutory cancellation or withdrawal rights. Where immediate supply of digital content requires express consent and acknowledgment of its effect on withdrawal rights, those must be obtained in the applicable purchase process.

Your Consumer Rights

Nothing in these Terms removes or reduces consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited in your country. These include applicable rights when digital content or services are faulty, misdescribed or not provided with the required care and skill, and any applicable cancellation, withdrawal or refund rights. Where a provision conflicts with a mandatory right, that right takes priority.

For example, UK consumers have rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and other applicable consumer laws. Consumers elsewhere retain the mandatory protections applicable to them. Purchases made through an app store are also subject to that store's terms, without reducing those protections.

Third-Party Websites and Content

The Site may contain advertising or links to independent websites and services. These are not endorsements, and we do not control the independent provider's content, products or practices. Review that provider's terms before making a separate purchase or providing information. We are not a party to your separate contract with that provider. This does not remove responsibility for our own conduct, the digital content we supply, or obligations that applicable law places on us.

Site Management

We may monitor and investigate suspected misuse, moderate Contributions, restrict abusive traffic, apply access controls and take appropriate action to protect the Site and its users. We may report unlawful activity where appropriate. Any suspension or termination is subject to the provisions below and applicable law.

Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy explains the personal information we process and your choices and rights. Accepting these Terms is not a substitute for any separate consent required for marketing, tracking or another use of personal information.

Copyright Infringements

If you believe content infringes your copyright or another intellectual property right, contact hello@freeaudiobooksapp.com. Identify the protected work, the content and its location, your contact details and the basis of your claim. We may request information needed to assess it and will take appropriate action under applicable law, including removing content or restricting repeat infringers where appropriate. Do not submit knowingly false claims.

Term and Termination

These Terms apply while you use the Site. You may stop using it at any time. Account deletion and subscription cancellation are separate steps; uninstalling the app or deleting an account does not automatically cancel an app-store subscription.

We may suspend or terminate access where reasonably necessary to address a material or repeated breach of these Terms, infringement, fraud, unlawful conduct, security threats, or a legal requirement. Where appropriate and practicable, we will give notice and an opportunity to resolve the issue. We may act immediately where delay would create a risk or the breach cannot reasonably be remedied. Do not create replacement accounts to evade a valid restriction.

Contact us if you believe a restriction was imposed in error. If we permanently discontinue a paid service for reasons unrelated to your breach, we will give reasonable notice where practicable and provide any refund or other remedy required by your contract or applicable law. Termination does not remove accrued rights, mandatory refund rights, or our data protection obligations. Ownership, liability and dispute provisions continue to apply where relevant to events occurring during your use.

Modifications and Interruptions

We may update the app and change the catalog or features to maintain security and compatibility, meet legal requirements, respond to licensing changes, or improve the service. Titles may be added or removed. We will not use this clause to avoid obligations already owed to you for a paid service.

Maintenance, technical faults and events outside our reasonable control can interrupt access. We will take reasonable steps to reduce disruption. Where a change materially reduces a paid service, we will give reasonable advance notice where practicable and provide any cancellation or refund rights required by your contract or applicable law.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. If you are a consumer, this choice does not remove any mandatory protections of the law of your country of habitual residence that cannot lawfully be excluded by agreement.

Dispute Resolution

If you have a complaint, contact us using the details below so we can try to resolve it. This does not prevent you from exercising your legal rights or seeking urgent relief.

The courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction over disputes arising from these Terms or the Site. If you are a consumer, you may also bring proceedings in the courts of your place of residence where applicable law permits, and we will bring proceedings against you only in a court permitted by applicable law. For users acting in a business capacity, the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction.

These Terms do not require compulsory arbitration or shorten the time limits that applicable law allows for bringing a claim.

Corrections

We may correct errors in descriptions, metadata and other information. A correction does not remove rights arising from information on which you reasonably relied when purchasing a service, or allow us to change a completed purchase contrary to applicable law.

Disclaimer

We provide the Site with reasonable care and skill. We do not promise that it will always be uninterrupted or error-free, that every recommendation will suit your tastes, or that every title will remain available indefinitely. Except for promises expressly made in these Terms or at purchase, and rights or warranties that applicable law provides, no additional guarantee is given.

Books, audiobooks, descriptions and recommendations are for reading, listening and general information or entertainment. They are not a substitute for professional medical, legal, financial or other advice. Content may include mature themes; ratings, filters and descriptions are guides and cannot identify every potentially objectionable passage. Third-party opinions are not necessarily our opinions. This section is subject to your consumer rights and the Limitations of Liability section.

Limitations of Liability

Liability we do not exclude. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, deliberate wrongdoing, or any other liability that applicable law does not allow us to exclude or limit. Your mandatory consumer rights, including rights concerning faulty or misdescribed digital content, services, refunds and personal information, remain unaffected.

Personal use and foreseeable loss. The Site is supplied for personal, non-commercial use. We are responsible for loss or damage that is a foreseeable result of our breach of these Terms or failure to use reasonable care and skill. Loss is foreseeable if it was an obvious consequence or was reasonably contemplated by both parties when the contract was made. We are not responsible for unforeseeable losses or business losses, such as lost business profits, revenue, opportunities or business interruption, arising from commercial use of the Site.

Financial cap where permitted. For consumers outside the United Kingdom and European Economic Area, and for business users, our total liability arising from the affected app and its related website is limited to the greater of GBP 30 or the amount you paid for that app during the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim, but only where applicable law permits this cap. The cap does not apply to UK or EEA consumers. It does not limit the liabilities or mandatory rights described in the first paragraph, including any statutory refund, repair, replacement or compensation remedy that cannot lawfully be limited.

The protections in this section also apply to our directors, officers, employees and agents when acting on our behalf, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the same exceptions. They may rely on this section, but it does not give anyone immunity from liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Indemnification

If your unlawful conduct, infringement of another person's rights, or material breach of these Terms causes a third-party claim against us, you are responsible, to the extent permitted by applicable law, for the reasonably foreseeable direct losses and reasonable costs we incur as a result. You are not responsible for losses caused by our own breach, negligence or wrongdoing, or for amounts that consumer law does not permit us to recover.

We will notify you of a relevant claim, take reasonable steps to limit losses and allow you a reasonable opportunity to respond. We will not agree to a settlement that requires payment or an admission from you without your agreement. This section does not require a consumer to pay an automatic penalty or unlimited legal costs.

User Data

We process account and usage information to operate the Site as described in the Privacy Policy. Syncing depends on your account and connectivity. Keep your credentials secure. These Terms do not waive your rights concerning personal information or our responsibility for data loss where applicable law makes us responsible.

Electronic Communications, Transactions, and Signatures

We may provide service communications and notices electronically through the app, website or email. Electronic purchases remain subject to applicable app-store terms and legal requirements. This clause does not waive mandatory rights to notices, records or another form of communication.

Miscellaneous

These Terms and the applicable purchase terms describe our agreement for the Site, without excluding information or rights that applicable law makes part of the contract. A delay in enforcing a provision does not waive it. If a provision is unenforceable, the remainder continues to apply where it can operate lawfully.

You may not transfer your account or contractual rights without our agreement, except where law permits. We may transfer the business and its contractual rights and obligations provided your contractual and statutory protections are not reduced; we will give notice where required. Nothing here creates a partnership, agency or employment relationship.

Except for the protections expressly granted to our personnel in the Limitations of Liability section and any app-store beneficiary rights stated above, these Terms do not give third parties a right to enforce them.

Contact Us

FreeAudiobooks - Quillbound Studios Ltd
Registered in England and Wales, company number 17262735
Business contact address: Keepers Cottage, Wadhurst Road, Frant, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9EH, United Kingdom
hello@freeaudiobooksapp.com