Terms and Conditions of Use
Updated 3/13/2025
Welcome to www.audiobeeproductions.com as owned and operated by AUDIOBEE PRODUCTIONS LLC (“we”; “us”; or “our”). By using our website, you agree to the Terms and Conditions outlined herein. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you cannot use our site. We reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions and will post the new Terms and Conditions on our site, which you may or may not notice. We have intentionally written them in a way that avoids legalese so that everyone can clearly understand and agree to the Terms and Conditions and understand their rights and responsibilities. Above all, we aim for transparency and trust in all of our interactions with our website guests, customers, and clients and welcome your feedback. Please reach out to us if you are having issues with our site, services, or products. This is a website with audiobooks meant for adults and may contain text or audio with adult themes and subject matter.
1.0 Site Services
We agree to provide you with services, or the “Service(s)” “Site” through www.audiobeeproductions.com. In exchange for providing this service, we require you to follow these rules:
1. You must be at least 13 years old to use the Site, or if you are a resident of the EU, you must be at least 16 years old. If you are under 18, you agree that a parent or legal guardian agrees to these Terms and Conditions on your behalf.
2. Don’t use the Site to do anything illegal or against our terms of use.
3. Don’t change anything about our website or applications, upload any type of virus or malware, or do anything that might interfere with the way the Site or its services works, including using software to scrape or train a LLM on our Site and its content.
2.0 Your Rights
2.1 You have the right to your privacy on Site. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for details.
2.3 You grant us a license to use any information submitted through our contact page, form submissions, webinar sign-up, or other landing pages, or directly to us through phone, mail, or email to run our business and provide you with goods and services. Such communication may be shared with members of our team so we can provide services and operate our business. If you submit any information on the request audition page, you authorize us to use the information to provide you with services (including providing you with auditions, project proposals, and bids), but we want to make it clear you do not transfer any intellectual property rights other than a limited license as outlined in our service agreements. We do maintain the rights to our intellectual property on the Site, except for third party (other authors’) intellectual property like audiobooks, which are clearly labeled as such, and which we have a license to display for promotional use. We appreciate any feedback, comments, or suggestions made through our Site, but do not have the obligation to give any compensation for that information. For more information on what and how we store and use your communications or any data provided by you in those communications, please refer to our Privacy Policy linked above.
You agree not to submit any content that could be illegal or serve an unlawful purpose, including, but not limited to, content that infringes upon the rights of a third party. You agree that any project submitted for audio production is your own work or work that you have properly cleared the intellectual property rights for and you, as the rights-holder, can make arrangements for its audio production.
2.4 If you are a resident of the EU, you have the right to be forgotten and can delete your account and the content on your page at any time by logging in and completing a delete request. It may take a few days to process and may be visible by others in the meantime. Some of your content that was on other accounts or pages or that was shared may survive and may not be deletable. Please think before you post. We may also keep your registration information for as long as we need to do to run our business and to follow these rules.
3.0 Our Rights
3.1 We are not responsible for the following:
- Links to other companies or websites, even when the link shows up on our site.
- The data cost on your mobile device for using our site or its services.
- Any content that is stolen or copied from our site by someone else.
3.2 We reserve the right to end the Site and its services at any time or stop you from using the Site at our sole discretion, this includes blocking your IP address if necessary. We also reserve the right to delete any uploaded for any reason. We do not have an obligation to pay you if we delete content that is or could make you money.
4.0 Intellectual Property Rights
All images, text, designs, graphics, trademarks, and service marks are owned by and the property of AUDIOBEE PRODUCTIONS LLC or the properly-attributed party (such as books or audiobooks that we may list for promotional purposes). It is a violation of US copyright law to use any of our intellectual property in whole or in part, and modification of any materials contained on this Site is illegal and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent permissible, including asking for financial penalties (damages) and/or an injunction forcing you to stop using our intellectual property immediately. Do not try to use our content, remove it, change it, or claim to be us without our express written permission.
4.1. Prohibition on AI Scraping and Model Training
You are prohibited from using, directly or indirectly, any automated system, software, script, or other technology, including but not limited to artificial intelligence (AI) systems, web crawlers, data mining tools, or large language models (LLMs), to access, scrape, extract, copy, or otherwise use any content, data, or information from this website for the purpose of AI model training, machine learning, or any other computational analysis.
Any use of this Site’s content for AI training, whether through direct scraping, API access, or any other means, constitutes an unauthorized use and a violation of these Terms. We expressly opt out of and prohibit the use of our content in any datasets used to train AI models. Unauthorized scraping or data mining may violate laws including, but not limited to:
- The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030 – Prohibits unauthorized access to computer systems.
- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 1201 – Protects against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works.
- The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Article 22 – Restricts automated decision-making and profiling based on scraped personal data.
- The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq. – Grants rights over personal data and restricts unauthorized use.
We reserve the right to take legal action against any entity or individual engaging in unauthorized data scraping, including seeking damages, injunctive relief, and reporting violations to regulatory authorities. By accessing this Site, you acknowledge and agree that any attempt to use this content for AI training is a violation of these Terms and may subject you to legal consequences.
4.2 Digital Millennium Copyright Act
We respect the creative rights of others. If you believe that your work has been provided to us or is displayed on our Site without your permission, please contact us promptly so we can look into the situation. The DMCA Takedown procedure below provides an additional tool for you in the case of suspected copyright issues.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you would like to read the DMCA, please visit the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf . If you believe in good faith that materials on the Site infringe your copyright, the DCMA provides that you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it blocked.
The notice must include the following information:
- the physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
- identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, if multiple copyrighted works located on the Services are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works);
- identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to allow Company to locate the material on the Services;
- the name, address, telephone number, and email address (if available) of the complaining party;
- a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
- a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA. Notices and counter-notices with respect to the Services can either be sent:
via mail:
AudioBee Productions LLC
875 W Red Cliffs Dr
Ste 9 PMB 1003
Washington, UT 84780
via email: [email protected]
We suggest that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice. Also, be aware that there can be penalties for false claims under the DMCA.
5.0 This Agreement
5.1 If you use other third-party services on the Site, including payment services, you will need to follow those terms. If any of those terms conflict with these terms, those terms will govern.
5.2 If a court finds any of this Agreement unenforceable, the other terms will still be valid.
5.3 Any changes to these terms must be made in writing. If we fail to enforce any of these terms for any reason, we still have the right to enforce them in the future, and our behavior will not be a waiver of our overall rights in this Agreement.
5.4 We reserve all the rights we did not expressly grant or disclose in this Agreement.
5.5 No one else besides you and us (no third parties) possesses any rights under this agreement.
5.6 You cannot give these rights or obligations to someone else without our consent. We can give our rights and obligations to someone else, however, like if we change ownership by selling part or all of our business, or if we need to for legal reasons.
6.0. Advertising, Affiliates and Testimonials
This site may use advertising or affiliate links to sell certain products or services. We disclaim any and all liability as a result of your purchase through one of these links. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you when and where we have placed ads or affiliate links in addition to this disclaimer located in these Terms & Conditions. You accept express liability for any and all consequences or benefits of clicking the affiliate links contained on this website or related communications.
Any testimonials on our Site reflect the accurate experience of the person quoted, however, your results with any particular product or service may vary.
8.0 Limits on Liability
8.1 Our Site operates as is, and while we use reasonable efforts in our industry to make it safe and secure and free from errors for our site visitors using the highest of industry standards, we can't make any guarantees Sometimes mistakes happen, even when we try to find reliable vendors to help us operate the Site and its services. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not control or direct what people and others do or say, and we are not responsible for their actions or conduct (whether online or offline) or any content they share (including offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful, and other objectionable content). We also aren’t responsible for services and features offered by other people or companies, even if you access them through our Service. You should read and agree to their terms.
8.2 We cannot predict when issues might arise with our service. Accordingly, our liability shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. We are not responsible for lost profits, data, or any kind of damages connected to you using the Site. The total limit on our liability to you under these Terms is the greater of: $100 or the amount you have paid us in the past twelve months.
8.3 You agree to defend (at our request), indemnify, and hold us harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, arising out of or connected with these Terms or your use of the Service. You will cooperate as required by us in the defense of any claim. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, and you may not settle any claim without our prior written consent.
9.0 How We Will Handle Disputes
9.1 We hope there won’t be any problems and that you will reach out to us if you are having issues with our service. But, if you have a legal problem with Site, you agree to use binding arbitration under the AAA, which means you will not get to go to court by yourself or with others or be part of a class-action lawsuit or arbitration. You agree to waive a trial by jury. The following claims don't have to be arbitrated and may be brought to court: small claims, intellectual property disputes (like copyrights and trademarks), or efforts to interfere with the services or engage with the service in unauthorized ways. A court can also decide issues about the scope and enforceability of these arbitration provisions.
9.2 For any claim that is not arbitrated or resolved in small claims court, you agree that it will be resolved exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah or a state court located in Utah. You also agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of either of these courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim.
9.3 The laws of the State of Utah, to the extent not preempted by or inconsistent with federal law, will govern these Terms and any claim, without regard to conflict of law provisions.
9.4 We appreciate feedback. Please know we may use any of your comments without any obligation to pay you, and we do not have to keep them confidential. For questions about this policy, you can email us at [email protected].