BrickStone Books

Brickstone Books — Terms & Conditions

Last updated: 21 August 2026

Welcome to Brickstone Books.

These Terms & Conditions govern your use of brickstonebooks.com, including membership accounts, audiobooks, audio productions, written material, images and other content made available through the website.

By accessing the website or creating a Brickstone Books membership, you agree to these Terms & Conditions.

1. About Brickstone Books

Brickstone Books is an online audiobook and storytelling platform providing access to classic literature, original productions, retold works, historical stories and other audio and written content.

The Brickstone Books library may include:

Original recordings of public-domain literature
Original stories and productions
Retellings and adaptations of classic works
Audiobooks and episodic audio productions
Written descriptions, introductions and supporting material
Artwork and other digital media

The service is currently available as a free membership service.

Brickstone Books may introduce optional paid memberships, premium content, individual purchases or other subscription services in the future.

Any applicable prices, billing periods and additional conditions will be clearly displayed before a user agrees to purchase or subscribe to a paid service.

2. Membership

Certain Brickstone Books content may require users to create a free membership account.

When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate information and to keep your login details secure.

Membership accounts are intended for personal use only and should not be shared with others unless Brickstone Books expressly permits this.

Brickstone Books reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts that are being misused, used unlawfully, used to redistribute content, or otherwise used in breach of these Terms.

3. Age Requirements

Users aged 16 years or older may create and manage their own Brickstone Books membership, subject to applicable law.

Users under the age of 16 should access Brickstone Books only with the permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

Some individual audiobooks or productions may contain mature themes, violence, historical attitudes, frightening material or other content that may not be suitable for younger listeners.

Where appropriate, Brickstone Books may provide content notices or recommended audience guidance for individual productions.

Parents and guardians are responsible for deciding whether particular Brickstone Books content is suitable for children in their care.

4. Audiobook Content

Brickstone Books offers a mixture of original content and works based upon literature that is in the public domain.

Where Brickstone Books records a public-domain literary work, the underlying original text may be free from copyright restrictions in applicable jurisdictions.

However, the Brickstone Books recording, narration, production, editing, sound design, artwork, branding, introductions and other original production elements may be separately protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights.

Public-domain status of an underlying book does not give users permission to copy, redistribute or commercially exploit a Brickstone Books recording of that book.

5. Copyright and Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the original audio recordings, productions, adaptations, retellings, artwork, graphics, branding, written introductions, descriptions and other original material available through Brickstone Books are owned by or licensed to Brickstone Books.

Your membership gives you a limited right to access and listen to the content for personal, non-commercial use.

You may not, without prior written permission:

Copy or reproduce Brickstone Books audio recordings
Download content except where a download option is specifically provided
Redistribute, upload or share Brickstone Books recordings elsewhere
Sell, sublicense or commercially exploit Brickstone Books content
Repackage Brickstone Books recordings as your own
Upload recordings to another audiobook, podcast, video or streaming service
Remove copyright notices, branding or identifying information
Use Brickstone Books content to create unauthorised derivative commercial products

Nothing in these Terms is intended to restrict lawful use of an underlying public-domain literary work.

6. Artificial Intelligence and Digital Production

Brickstone Books embraces modern production technology while respecting the authors, stories and literary works upon which many of its productions are based.

Artificial intelligence and other digital tools may be used during certain stages of production.

Depending upon the individual production, these technologies may assist with areas such as:

Voice or narration production
Audio processing and enhancement
Editing and mastering
Artwork and promotional imagery
Research assistance
Drafting or adaptation assistance
Production workflows

The extent to which AI-assisted technology is used may vary between productions.

Where Brickstone Books presents an original public-domain work, every reasonable effort is made to preserve the integrity of the source material unless the production is specifically identified as a retelling, adaptation, abridgement or other modified version.

AI-assisted production does not change the ownership of Brickstone Books’ original recordings, production work, branding or other protectable material.

7. Public-Domain Works

Brickstone Books may produce recordings of works believed to be in the public domain in the jurisdiction relevant to the production.

Brickstone Books does not guarantee that every underlying literary work is free of copyright restrictions in every country or territory.

Users are responsible for complying with the laws applicable in their own jurisdiction if they reproduce or otherwise independently use an underlying public-domain text.

This does not grant permission to reproduce Brickstone Books’ own recordings or production elements.

8. Streaming and Personal Use

Unless otherwise expressly stated, Brickstone Books membership provides access to content for private listening and personal entertainment.

Access to an audiobook does not transfer ownership of the recording to the member.

Brickstone Books may add, remove, replace, update or reorganise content within its library from time to time.

We cannot guarantee that every audiobook or production will remain permanently available.

9. Future Paid Memberships

Brickstone Books is currently offered as a free membership service, but paid membership options may be introduced in the future.

If paid services are introduced:

Prices will be displayed before purchase
Users will be informed whether payments are one-off or recurring
Any recurring subscription frequency will be clearly stated
Applicable cancellation arrangements will be provided
Existing free members will not automatically be charged simply because a paid membership option is introduced

A user must actively agree to any applicable paid subscription or purchase.

Additional terms may apply to future paid products or memberships.

10. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use Brickstone Books:

For unlawful purposes
To interfere with the operation or security of the website
To attempt to gain unauthorised access to another member’s account
To scrape, systematically copy or extract the Brickstone Books library
To distribute or commercially exploit Brickstone Books content without permission
To circumvent access controls or membership restrictions
In a manner that infringes the rights of Brickstone Books or another person

11. Availability of the Service

Brickstone Books aims to provide a reliable listening experience but cannot guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access.

The website or individual productions may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, technical problems, hosting issues, updates or circumstances outside our reasonable control.

Features of the service may also change as Brickstone Books develops.

12. Third-Party Services

Brickstone Books may use third-party providers for services such as website hosting, membership management, audio hosting, analytics, payment processing or other technical functions.

Your use of certain third-party services may also be subject to the relevant provider’s terms and privacy practices.

Brickstone Books is not responsible for the independent operation of third-party websites or services.

13. External Links

The website may occasionally contain links to third-party websites or services.

These links are provided for convenience or information and do not necessarily represent an endorsement by Brickstone Books.

Brickstone Books is not responsible for the content, security, availability or privacy practices of external websites.

14. Information and Historical Content

Some Brickstone Books productions may contain historical information, historical attitudes or interpretations of events.

While reasonable care may be taken when researching and producing this material, Brickstone Books does not guarantee that every historical statement, interpretation or contextual detail is complete or error-free.

Content is provided primarily for literary, educational and entertainment purposes.

15. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Brickstone Books is not responsible for indirect or consequential loss arising from the use of, or inability to access, the website or its content.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any consumer guarantee, right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded under applicable consumer protection legislation, including the Australian Consumer Law where applicable.

16. Suspension or Termination

Brickstone Books may suspend or terminate membership access where there is reasonable evidence that a user has:

Seriously or repeatedly breached these Terms
Attempted to redistribute protected content
Used the service unlawfully
Attempted to compromise the security of the website or another user’s account

Where reasonably practicable, appropriate notice may be provided.

17. Changes to These Terms

Brickstone Books may update these Terms & Conditions as the service develops, including when new membership features, subscription services or content types are introduced.

The current version will be published on brickstonebooks.com with the date of the latest update.

Continued use of the service following an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.

Where a material change affects a paid membership or other contractual right, additional notice may be provided where required.

18. Privacy

Brickstone Books may collect limited personal information when users create an account, communicate with us or use the website.

The collection and handling of personal information is addressed separately in the Brickstone Books Privacy Policy.

Members should review the Privacy Policy to understand how their information is collected, used, stored and protected.

19. Governing Law

These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws applicable in New South Wales, Australia, and applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Nothing in these Terms removes any rights users may have under mandatory consumer protection laws applicable to them.

20. Contact

Questions concerning these Terms & Conditions, copyright, membership or Brickstone Books content can be submitted through the contact details provided on brickstonebooks.com.

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