The short version

Who we are

Listen Trees (“we,” “us”) is an audiobook discovery and tracking app for iPhone and Android, with a website at listentrees.com. It is run by Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Bryner, 5 Crest Oak Ct, Springboro, OH 45066, USA.

These terms are an agreement between you and us. By creating an account or using the app or website, you agree to them. If you don’t agree, please don’t use Listen Trees. Our Privacy Notice explains how we handle your information.

Who can use Listen Trees

You must be 18 or older. You need an account to use the app. Keep your sign-in details private. You are responsible for what happens on your account. Tell us right away at beth@listentrees.com if you think someone else is using it.

Your content

Your library, ratings, notes, display name, club names, and anything else you add are yours. You give us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free permission to store, copy, and display that content only as needed to run Listen Trees. For example, other members of a club you join can see your display name and the books you add to the club. This permission ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies in backups, which are deleted on schedule.

Only add content you have the right to share.

Community rules

Book clubs let members see each other’s names and picks. We have zero tolerance for objectionable content or abusive users. Do not use Listen Trees to:

Reporting. In any club, tap Report this club or a member, or email beth@listentrees.com. We review every report and act within 24 hours where we can. We may remove content, remove someone from a club, or suspend or close an account that breaks these rules.

Narrator profiles

Only claim a narrator profile if you are that narrator, or are authorized to act for them. We review every claim before a profile is marked verified, and we may remove a verification at any time. Verified narrators can add a bio and links. Listen Trees never hosts narrator photos or audio. Narrators see only combined audience statistics, never any individual listener’s data.

Book information and covers

Book titles, credits, descriptions, and covers come from publishers and public catalogs. Covers and descriptions belong to their copyright owners. We show them only to help you identify books. Listen Trees does not sell, stream, or host audiobooks. If you own content and want it changed or removed, see our Copyright & Content Removal page.

We work to keep book and narrator information accurate, but it can be wrong or out of date. Tell us if you spot a mistake.

AI features

Some features, such as Read My Tree and club discussion questions, are generated by AI. The results are for fun and inspiration. They can be inaccurate, so don’t rely on them for anything important.

Links to other sites and stores

Listen Trees may link to bookstores, audiobook services, and narrators’ own websites. We don’t control those sites, and your use of them is governed by their own terms. If we ever earn a commission from a link, we will say so.

Our app

Listen Trees is free. We own the app, the website, and their design, name, and logo. You may use them for your own personal, non-commercial use. We may add, change, or remove features, and we may pause or stop the service. If we ever shut it down, we will try to give you notice first.

If you got the app from the App Store or Google Play

These terms are between you and us, not Apple or Google. We, not Apple or Google, are responsible for the app and its support. Apple and Google have no obligation to provide maintenance or support for it. The App Store’s or Google Play’s own terms also apply to your download. If you downloaded the app from the App Store, Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you.

Disclaimers

We work hard to make Listen Trees useful and reliable, but we provide it “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent the law allows. We don’t promise that the app will always be available, error-free, or that your data will never be lost.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or for lost data or profits, arising from your use of Listen Trees. Our total liability to you for any claim is limited to US$50. Some places don’t allow these limits, so they may not apply to you. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under consumer-protection laws that can’t be waived.

Ending your use

You can stop using Listen Trees and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or close your account if you break these terms or if we have to by law. Sections that by their nature should survive, such as Disclaimers and Limitation of liability, still apply after your account ends.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, USA, and any dispute will be handled in the courts of Ohio. If you live outside the United States, you keep any rights your local law gives you, and you may bring a claim in your local courts if that law allows it.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as Listen Trees grows. If a change is significant, we will tell you in the app or by email before it takes effect. The date at the top always shows the current version. If you keep using Listen Trees after a change, you accept the new terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Email beth@listentrees.com.