Audible
Australia Service Conditions of Use
Last
updated: May 15, 2020
This is an agreement
between you and Audible Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 89 624 383 811)
(with its affiliates, "Audible", "we" or "us")
regarding the digital spoken word audio entertainment service
operated by Audible (the "Service"). These Audible
Australia Service Conditions of Use, the rules, policies and
guidance we provide regarding the Service, the Amazon.com.au Conditions of Use, the Audible.com.au Privacy Notice, and the Audible Cookies & Internet
Advertising Policy (all
as they may be changed over time) are collectively referred to
as the "Terms", form part of this agreement, and
govern your use of the Service. Audible is an affiliate of
Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd and the Service is an Amazon
Service for the purposes of the Amazon.com.au Conditions of Use.
These Terms will take precedence over any conflicting provisions
of the Amazon.com.au Conditions of Use, Privacy Notice and
Cookies & Internet Advertising Policy.
By
signing up for or using the Service, you agree to the Terms.
Your
Account
If you do not have
an Audible or Amazon.com.au account, you will need to establish
an account with Amazon.com.au to use the Service. The payment
methods on file with your Amazon.com.au account will be used for
your Audible account.
Membership
Plans
As part of our
Service, we may offer membership plans and may change them and
their features from time to time. If you sign up for a
membership plan, you agree to the terms, conditions and
limitations associated with them that are posted on our
website(s) or applications.
Credits
As part of a
membership plan or a Service promotion, we may issue you credits
redeemable for content on the Service ("Credits").
Credits may only be redeemed on the Service, have no cash value,
are non-transferrable and non-refundable. All Credits are valid
for a limited time as described in the applicable membership and
promotional terms and conditions. Credits expire immediately
upon the cancellation or termination of your membership unless
used prior to cancellation or termination.
Purchased
Content
Content you purchase
will be available in your Audible library for you to access at
your convenience. We encourage you to download a copy of your
purchased content promptly after the completion of your
purchase.
Promotional
and Membership Content
We may make content
available to you from time to time through the Service for which
a purchase is not required. You will have access to this content
only for so long as we make it available generally or, where it
is provided as a benefit of a membership plan, for so long as
you remain an active member of your plan in good standing. We
may also remove this content from your account, devices and
applications or otherwise restrict your ability to access it.
Content
Availability
We may add or remove
purchasable, promotional and membership content
(collectively, "Content") from our catalog,
membership plans and our Service at any time and make no
guarantee as to the availability of specific Content in any
membership plan or as to any minimum amount of Content in any
membership plan. Some of our Content may be offered in limited
territories, and we may use geofiltering technology to restrict
access outside of those territories.
Fees
and Renewal
Fees for purchased
content, membership plans, subscriptions and other services will
be stated at the time of your purchase or sign-up, as
applicable, and provided in our help pages. The fees for
membership plans may change at any time. Fees may be subject to
tax, collected by us or a third party through which you transact
and are non-refundable except in the specific circumstances
described in these Terms. We only accept credit cards for
payment of your membership fees. Please do not sign up for the
program with a debit card. Also known as a "cheque" or "ATM"
card, a debit card typically has the word "debit" printed on the
face of the card.
If
your membership plan or subscription involves a recurring
payment of a fee, unless you notify us before a charge that
you want to cancel or do not want to automatically renew your
membership or subscription, you understand it will
automatically continue and you authorize us, or a third party
through which you transact (without notice to you, unless
required by applicable law) to collect the then-applicable
fees and any taxes using any credit card we have on file for
you.
If all credit cards
we have on file for you are declined for payment of your
membership or subscription fees, we may cancel your membership
or subscription, as applicable, unless you provide us with a new
credit card. If you provide us with a new credit card and are
successfully charged before your membership or subscription is
cancelled, your new membership or subscription period will be
based on the original renewal date and not the date of the
successful charge.
Membership
and Subscription Cancellation
You may cancel your
membership plan and any subscriptions by visiting your account
details page provided on Audible.com.au (your "Account
Details") and adjusting your membership settings and
subscription preferences (as applicable), or by contacting our
Customer Service team. If
you signed up for your membership using the Audible iOS mobile
application, please visit this page for
information on how to cancel your membership. If
you cancel your membership or subscription, you will not receive
a refund of any fees already paid. Your member benefits
terminate when your membership is cancelled, but cancellation
does not terminate your license and access to purchased content.
Service
Restrictions
We reserve the right
to accept or refuse membership or to restrict use of the Service
in our discretion. You may not transfer or assign your
membership or any Service benefits. We may take actions we deem
reasonably necessary to prevent fraud and abuse, including
placing restrictions on the amount of content or other services
that can be accessed from the Service at any one time.
Content
Restrictions
You may not (i)
transfer, copy or display Content, except as permitted in this
Agreement; (ii) sell, rent, lease, distribute, or broadcast any
Content; (iii) remove any proprietary notices or labels on
Content; (iv) attempt to disable, bypass, modify, defeat, or
otherwise circumvent any digital rights management or other
protection system applied to Content or used as part of the
Service; or (v) use the Service or Content for any commercial or
illegal purpose.
Promotional
Trial Memberships
We sometimes offer
certain customers various trial or other promotional
memberships, which are subject to the Terms except as otherwise
stated in the promotional offers. We reserve the right, in our
sole discretion, to determine your eligibility. Trial members
may, at any time (through your Account Details), choose not to
continue to paid membership by cancelling prior to the end of
the trial period. If a trial offer or a promotion requires you
to have a valid payment instrument on file, such as a credit
card or other permitted payment method, we may validate that
payment method including by requesting a temporary authorization
from the financial institution issuing your payment instrument.
If we determine that your payment instrument is invalid, without
limiting any of our other rights, we may revoke any benefits,
Credits or Content you may have received as part of the offer.
Agreement
Changes
We may, in our
discretion, change the Terms and all elements of them and any
aspect of the Service at any time without notice to you by
posting the changes on our Website. If any change to the Terms
is found invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that
change is severable and does not affect the validity and
enforceability of any remaining changes and the remainder of the
Terms. Your continued use of the Service after we change
the Terms constitutes your acceptance of the changes. If you
do not agree to any changes, you must not use the Service and
must cancel your membership.
Termination
by Us
Our business may
change over time and we reserve the right to cancel the Service
and any membership plan in whole or in part, and to terminate
your membership and use of the Service at our discretion without
notice to you. If we do so, we will give you a prorated refund
based on the number of days remaining in your membership unless
we terminate your membership for conduct that we determine, in
our discretion, violates the Terms, violates any applicable law,
involves fraud or misuse of the Service, or is harmful to our
interests or another user. Our failure to insist upon or enforce
your strict compliance with the Terms will not constitute a
waiver of any of our rights.
Disputes;
Limitation of Liability
Any dispute or claim
arising from or relating to these Terms or your use of the
Audible Service is subject to the governing law, disclaimer of
warranties and limitation of liability and all other terms in
the Amazon.com.au Conditions of Use.
Statutory
Rights and Remedies
Nothing in these
Terms is intended to exclude, restrict or modify any
non-excludable right or remedy you have under law including the
Australian Consumer Law. Any disclaimer, exclusion, or
limitation as provided for in these Terms applies to the full
extent permitted by law and subject to any non-excludable right
or remedy.
Our
Contact Details
For general
inquiries: Contact us
Address for service
of notices for Audible Australia Pty Ltd
Level 18, 2 Market
Street, Sydney NSW 2000