Privacy Policy

Effective date: July 18, 2026
Last updated: July 18, 2026

Recommended Audiobooks respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how Recommended Audiobooks collects, uses, retains, discloses, and protects information when you visit or interact with recommendedaudiobooks.com, contact us, or authorize a connection between Recommended Audiobooks and a third-party platform.

In this policy, “Recommended Audiobooks,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the operator of Recommended Audiobooks. “Website” refers to recommendedaudiobooks.com and its associated pages, features, administrative tools, and integrations.

Recommended Audiobooks is operated from Maryland, United States.

1. About Recommended Audiobooks

Recommended Audiobooks is an audiobook discovery, review, and recommendation website.

The Website may provide:

Audiobook reviews and editorial assessments.
Author, narrator, publisher, runtime, release, and edition information.
Recommendation DNA scores.
Evidence Confidence assessments.
Public Voice observations.
Narration, mood, pace, attention, and listening-fit guidance.
Genre and subgenre classifications.
Similar-audiobook recommendations.
Audiobook news and educational articles.
Links to Audible, Amazon, publishers, retailers, streaming platforms, and other external services.
Social-media content published through authorized business-account integrations.

Recommended Audiobooks does not currently sell audiobooks directly, process payments, or offer general visitor accounts.

2. Scope of this policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information processed through:

Visits to the Website.
Website forms and email communications.
Website hosting, security, and technical systems.
Affiliate links and outbound-link measurement.
Authorized social-media and content-distribution integrations.
Editorial research and evidence systems.
Public-source audiobook and media research.
Administrative use of APIs and OAuth connections.

This policy does not control the independent privacy practices of websites or services operated by third parties.

3. Information we collect from Website visitors

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Website, our hosting environment, WordPress installation, security systems, and related service providers may automatically receive technical information such as:

Your Internet Protocol address.
Browser type and version.
Device type.
Operating system.
Referring website or URL.
Pages viewed.
Dates and times of visits.
Approximate geographic region derived from an IP address.
Server-request information.
Error, diagnostic, and performance information.
Security events, login attempts, or suspected misuse.
Cookie and consent preferences.
Information about interactions with links or Website features.

This information is generally used to deliver the Website, maintain security, diagnose technical problems, and understand aggregate Website performance.

Information you provide voluntarily

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us by email or through a Website form, including:

Your name.
Your email address.
The subject of your inquiry.
The contents of your message.
Any files or information you choose to provide.

Please do not submit confidential financial information, medical records, passwords, government identification numbers, or other sensitive personal information through ordinary email or Website forms.

Information we do not currently collect directly

Recommended Audiobooks does not currently:

Create general visitor accounts.
Collect visitor passwords.
Process direct payments.
Collect payment-card information.
Offer telephone or SMS marketing.
Provide mobile-app push notifications.
Collect a visitor’s private audiobook listening history.
Request access to a visitor’s private social-media messages.
Use facial recognition or biometric identification.
Make credit, employment, housing, insurance, medical, or other legally significant decisions about visitors.

4. Audiobook metadata and editorial information

Recommended Audiobooks may collect, verify, organize, and publish publicly available information about audiobooks and related works.

This information may include:

Audiobook title.
Author.
Narrator or cast.
Publisher.
Release date.
Runtime.
Language.
Format and edition.
Series information.
Genre and subgenre.
Cover image.
Publisher description.
Retail availability.
Public ratings and review counts.
Awards and recognitions.
Public interviews.
Publicly available reviews, articles, videos, posts, and discussions.

We may obtain this information from publishers, retailers, library catalogs, bibliographic databases, authorized APIs, public websites, editorial publications, social platforms, and other publicly accessible sources.

This information may be used to:

Confirm that an audiobook has been correctly identified.
Verify authorship, narration, edition, and genre.
Produce editorial assessments.
Calculate Recommendation DNA scores.
Assign Evidence Confidence.
Identify recurring listener observations.
Recommend similar audiobooks.
Correct inaccurate or incomplete Website content.
Support citations and source transparency.

5. Public reviews, posts, and social-media discussions

Recommended Audiobooks may review publicly accessible discussions about audiobooks, authors, narrators, genres, and listening experiences.

Public-source information may include:

Public display names or usernames.
Public posts and comments.
Public community or forum names.
Public review text.
Public ratings.
Publication dates.
Permalinks or source URLs.
Public engagement information.
Public statements from authors, narrators, publishers, reviewers, or listeners.

We may summarize recurring public observations about matters such as narration quality, emotional tone, pacing, humor, romance content, violence, story complexity, performance style, or listening suitability.

Where appropriate, we may display a short attributed excerpt or link to the original source. We do not claim ownership of third-party content.

We do not intentionally:

Access private messages.
Access private or restricted communities without authorization.
Circumvent passwords, paywalls, or technical access controls.
Present private information as public information.
collect information from a platform in violation of applicable platform permissions.
Use public social-platform data to train a general-purpose artificial-intelligence model without the platform’s authorization.

If public content displayed or quoted on Recommended Audiobooks has been deleted at its original source, the author may contact us to request review, removal, correction, or de-identification of the corresponding material.

6. Recommendation DNA, Evidence Confidence, and Public Voice

Recommended Audiobooks uses structured editorial systems to assess audiobook characteristics.

These systems may evaluate evidence concerning:

Narration.
Emotional intensity.
Humor.
Romance emphasis.
Story pace.
Complexity.
Attention requirements.
Character focus.
Atmosphere.
Listening mood.
Production quality.
Suitability for different listening situations.

Scores and classifications are editorial assessments. They are not personal profiles of individual Website visitors.

Evidence Confidence communicates the quantity, independence, relevance, and consistency of available evidence. A lower-confidence result may indicate that fewer reliable sources were available.

Public Voice summarizes patterns found across public reviews or discussions. It is not intended to represent every listener’s opinion.

7. AI-assisted and automated editorial tools

Recommended Audiobooks may use artificial-intelligence-assisted, algorithmic, and automated tools to help with:

Audiobook identity matching.
Metadata verification.
Duplicate detection.
Genre classification.
Source discovery.
Evidence organization.
Summarization of recurring themes.
Draft preparation.
Recommendation scoring.
Quality-control checks.
SEO and social-media content preparation.

These tools assist with research and editorial production. They do not make legally significant decisions about Website visitors.

Automated results may be reviewed, corrected, rejected, or approved through editorial and administrative processes.

Visitor contact information is not used to calculate audiobook Recommendation DNA scores or Public Voice assessments.

We may use third-party technology providers to perform limited processing necessary to support these functions. Where personal information is involved, we seek to limit processing to information reasonably necessary for the task.

8. Cookies and similar technologies

The Website may use cookies, local storage, server logs, tags, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used for:

Website operation.
WordPress administration.
Security and fraud prevention.
Spam detection.
Session management.
Remembering privacy or cookie preferences.
Measuring aggregate traffic.
Diagnosing errors.
Evaluating Website performance.
Measuring outbound-link activity.
Affiliate attribution.

Some cookies may be placed by service providers that support the Website.

You may control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect Website functionality.

Recommended Audiobooks does not currently use Website visitor information to create detailed advertising profiles across unrelated websites.

If we later activate personalized advertising, advertising pixels, remarketing, or additional nonessential analytics, we will update this policy and provide consent or opt-out controls where required.

9. Analytics and Website measurement

Recommended Audiobooks may use server logs or analytics services to understand aggregate Website activity.

Analytics information may include:

Pages visited.
General traffic sources.
Approximate location.
Device and browser categories.
Session timing.
Link interactions.
General Website performance.
Error and loading information.

We use this information to improve navigation, identify technical problems, understand which audiobook content is useful, and evaluate Website performance.

Where reasonably possible, analytics are evaluated in aggregate rather than used to identify individual visitors.

10. Affiliate links

Recommended Audiobooks participates in affiliate programs.

Some links contain an affiliate tracking ID, campaign parameter, or referral code. If you click such a link and complete a qualifying transaction, Recommended Audiobooks may receive a commission.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Amazon currently requires that statement, or substantially similar approved wording, to be displayed clearly on participating sites.

Recommended Audiobooks may also earn commissions through Audible or other audiobook, book, electronics, media, or retail affiliate programs.

Affiliate links may transmit information such as:

The referring page.
The destination URL.
Affiliate or campaign identifiers.
The time of the referral.
Browser and device information routinely transmitted when following a link.

After you leave Recommended Audiobooks, the destination retailer may place its own cookies and process information under its own privacy policy.

Recommended Audiobooks does not receive your complete payment-card number or retailer password.

Affiliate compensation does not guarantee a favorable Recommendation DNA score, editorial assessment, ranking, or recommendation.

11. Social-media and content-distribution integrations

Recommended Audiobooks may connect administrator-controlled accounts through authorized APIs or OAuth services provided by:

Pinterest.
Meta, including Facebook and Instagram.
X.
Reddit.
LinkedIn.
Other content-distribution services added in the future.

These integrations are principally used to manage Recommended Audiobooks’ own business accounts. They are not currently offered as social sign-in services for general Website visitors.

Depending on the platform, permissions granted, and integration used, we may process:

Account username or display name.
Platform account ID.
Page, profile, board, organization, or community ID.
Public profile information.
Account connection status.
Granted permissions.
OAuth access tokens.
OAuth refresh tokens.
Token expiration information.
Posts, Pins, captions, images, links, or other published content.
Boards, pages, or organization profiles managed by the account.
Publishing history.
Limited analytics or engagement information.
Errors and technical logs associated with publishing.

We do not receive or store the account holder’s platform password through these integrations. Authentication is completed through the relevant platform.

OAuth tokens and platform credentials are treated as confidential administrative information and are not intentionally exposed in public Website code.

Recommended Audiobooks may use Pinterest’s API to create, publish, read, update, or manage Pins and boards associated with an authorized Recommended Audiobooks Pinterest account.

Pinterest information may include:

Pinterest account identifier.
Username or public profile information.
Boards.
Pins.
Pin destinations.
Media information.
Publishing status.
Available Pin or board analytics.
OAuth credentials and permissions.

The Pinterest integration is intended for authorized Website administration and content distribution.

Facebook and Instagram

Recommended Audiobooks may use Meta APIs to manage content associated with an authorized Facebook Page or Instagram professional account.

Depending on the permissions approved by Meta and granted by the administrator, information may include:

Facebook Page identifiers.
Instagram professional-account identifiers.
Page or account names.
Posts and media.
Captions and outbound links.
Publishing status.
Limited engagement or performance information.
OAuth credentials.
Granted permissions.

Recommended Audiobooks does not receive a visitor’s personal Facebook or Instagram information merely because the visitor reads a Website page.

X

Recommended Audiobooks may use the X API to publish, schedule, retrieve, update, or manage posts associated with an authorized Recommended Audiobooks account.

Information may include:

X account identifier.
Username and public profile information.
Published posts and media.
Post links and identifiers.
Limited public engagement information.
OAuth credentials and connection information.

We do not request access to private messages unless a future feature specifically requires that permission, is separately disclosed, and is expressly authorized.

Recommended Audiobooks may use LinkedIn APIs to publish or manage content associated with an authorized LinkedIn account or organization page.

Information may include:

Authorized account identifier.
Organization or page identifier.
Public profile or organization information.
Administrator authorization status.
Posts, images, captions, and links.
Limited publishing or engagement information.
OAuth credentials and permissions.

We seek to request only the permissions reasonably necessary for the integration’s approved function.

Recommended Audiobooks may use approved Reddit developer services to review public audiobook-related discussions or to manage an authorized Recommended Audiobooks account.

Depending on the approved use, information may include:

Public Reddit usernames.
Public posts and comments.
Subreddit names.
Post or comment identifiers.
Permalinks.
Publication timestamps.
Public scores or engagement information.
Authorized-account information.
OAuth credentials.

Public Reddit information may be used to identify recurring audiobook observations, support Public Voice summaries, verify audiobook information, or provide links to relevant discussions.

Recommended Audiobooks will not use Reddit API data for a purpose prohibited by Reddit’s applicable developer terms. Reddit’s current terms require developers to explain how Reddit data is collected, used, stored, shared, retained, and deleted, and to provide a method for deletion requests.

12. Spotify and other catalog integrations

Recommended Audiobooks may use Spotify’s developer services or Client Credentials process to retrieve public audiobook, podcast, artist, or catalog metadata.

This type of catalog connection is not intended to provide Recommended Audiobooks with access to a Website visitor’s:

Personal Spotify account.
Password.
Private listening history.
Saved library.
Playlists.
Subscription details.
Private profile information.

Recommended Audiobooks may also use publisher feeds, retailer data, bibliographic APIs, library catalogs, or other authorized sources to confirm audiobook metadata.

13. How we use information

We may use information to:

Operate and maintain the Website.
Deliver requested Website pages.
Respond to inquiries.
Secure administrative systems.
Detect spam, fraud, attacks, or misuse.
Diagnose technical problems.
Improve Website performance.
Understand aggregate Website activity.
Confirm audiobook identity and metadata.
Correct inaccurate content.
Research audiobook characteristics.
Produce reviews and recommendations.
Calculate Recommendation DNA and Evidence Confidence.
Prepare Public Voice summaries.
Manage social-media connections.
Publish content to authorized accounts.
Measure affiliate referrals.
Maintain business and accounting records.
Enforce Website policies.
Comply with legal obligations.
Protect the rights, safety, and property of Recommended Audiobooks and others.

14. How we disclose information

We may disclose limited information in the following circumstances.

Hosting and technical service providers

Hosting providers, security services, backup services, email providers, WordPress-related services, analytics providers, and technical contractors may process information necessary to perform their services.

Connected platforms

Information may be transmitted to Pinterest, Meta, X, Reddit, LinkedIn, or another connected platform when an authorized administrator directs the Website to publish or manage content.

Affiliate retailers

When you click an affiliate or external link, your browser communicates directly with the destination website. The destination website independently determines how it processes information.

Editorial and technical contractors

Limited information may be provided to a contractor who assists with Website maintenance, content review, source verification, security, or another legitimate Website function.

Contractors should only receive information reasonably necessary for their assigned work.

Legal and safety reasons

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

Comply with a law, court order, subpoena, or lawful government request.
Investigate fraud, misuse, or a security incident.
Protect the rights or property of Recommended Audiobooks.
Protect the safety of visitors or others.
Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Enforce applicable policies or agreements.

Business transfers

Information may be transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale, or transfer of Website assets.

Any successor receiving personal information would be expected to handle it consistently with applicable law and the privacy notice then in effect.

15. Sale, sharing, and targeted advertising

Recommended Audiobooks does not sell personal information for money.

We do not rent visitor email addresses or provide visitor contact information to data brokers.

We do not currently use personal information collected through the Website for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Some privacy laws define “sale” or “sharing” more broadly than an exchange for money. Affiliate retailers and external platforms may independently collect information after you click a link or choose to interact with their services.

If Recommended Audiobooks later begins using advertising pixels, personalized advertising, remarketing audiences, or similar technologies, we will update this policy and implement any legally required notice, consent, or opt-out process.

16. Data retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Retention periods may vary depending on the information involved.

Contact communications

Emails and contact-form messages may be retained while an inquiry remains active and for a reasonable period afterward for recordkeeping, dispute resolution, or follow-up.

Technical and security records

Server logs, security records, error reports, and access records may be retained as reasonably necessary to detect misuse, maintain security, investigate incidents, and diagnose technical problems.

Affiliate and business records

Affiliate reports, transaction-attribution information, invoices, and related records may be retained for accounting, tax, contractual, and legal purposes.

OAuth credentials

OAuth tokens and connected-account identifiers may be retained while a platform connection remains active.

When authorization is revoked or deletion is properly requested, we will remove credentials and related account information within a reasonable period, subject to security, legal, and platform obligations.

Editorial records

Public audiobook metadata, research notes, source references, editorial evidence, and scoring records may be retained while the corresponding audiobook page remains published, under review, or historically relevant.

We may retain limited documentation of corrections or deletion requests to demonstrate that the request was addressed.

17. Platform disconnection and data deletion

An authorized account holder may revoke an integration through the privacy, security, or connected-app settings of the applicable platform.

A platform-data deletion request may also be submitted directly to Recommended Audiobooks.

Email:

ne***************@***il.com

Use the subject line:

Platform Data Deletion — Recommended Audiobooks

Please identify:

The platform involved.
The connected username, page, or organization.
The email address associated with the request.
The information you want disconnected or deleted.

We may request reasonable verification before acting on a request to prevent unauthorized deletion of another person’s account connection.

After verifying a valid request, we will take reasonable steps to:

Revoke or invalidate locally stored access credentials.
Delete OAuth access and refresh tokens.
Remove connected-account identifiers that are no longer needed.
Delete retained platform information covered by the request.
Remove or de-identify derived information where reasonably practicable.
Confirm completion or explain any lawful exception.

We will begin processing valid requests promptly and ordinarily seek to complete them within 30 days, unless a shorter period is required or additional time is reasonably necessary.

Certain information may be retained when required to comply with law, protect security, prevent fraud, resolve a dispute, or document that the deletion request was completed.

Meta data-deletion instructions

A person seeking deletion of information associated with a Facebook or Instagram authorization may:

Remove Recommended Audiobooks from the connected apps or business integrations area of the applicable Meta account.
Email ne***************@***il.com with the subject Meta Data Deletion — Recommended Audiobooks.
Include the relevant Facebook Page, Instagram account, or account identifier.

Meta requires applications to inform users through their privacy policy how app-related data can be deleted.

Reddit data-deletion requests

A person seeking deletion or correction of retained Reddit information may email:

ne***************@***il.com

Use the subject:

Reddit Data Request — Recommended Audiobooks

Provide the relevant Reddit username, post or comment URL, and the requested action.

Where appropriate and reasonably verifiable, we will delete, correct, update, or de-identify Reddit information maintained in our systems.

18. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, the information involved, and whether the applicable law covers our operations, you may have the right to:

Know whether we process personal information about you.
Request access to personal information.
Request correction of inaccurate information.
Request deletion.
Obtain a portable copy of certain information.
Limit certain uses or disclosures.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Object to or restrict certain processing.
Opt out of the sale of personal information.
Opt out of targeted advertising.
Opt out of certain profiling.
Receive equal treatment for exercising privacy rights.
Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request.

Maryland residents

Where the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act applies, Maryland residents may have rights to know about, access, correct, delete, limit, or opt out of certain processing of personal data.

Maryland’s law took effect on October 1, 2025, and the Maryland Attorney General describes rights including access, correction, deletion, limits on certain use and disclosure, opt-out rights, and equal treatment.

European Economic Area and United Kingdom

Where applicable, our lawful bases for processing may include:

Our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving the Website.
Consent.
Performance of a service requested by you.
Compliance with legal obligations.
Establishment or defense of legal claims.

You may also have the right to submit a complaint to the data-protection authority in your country.

Submitting a privacy request

Email:

ne***************@***il.com

Use the subject:

Privacy Request — Recommended Audiobooks

Please describe the information or interaction involved and the right you wish to exercise.

We may request reasonable information to verify your identity and authority to make the request.

Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law, although we may request evidence that the agent is authorized to act for the individual.

Appeals

To appeal a decision concerning a privacy request, email:

ne***************@***il.com

Use the subject:

Privacy Appeal — Recommended Audiobooks

Include the original request and explain why you believe the decision should be reconsidered.

19. Data security

Recommended Audiobooks uses reasonable administrative and technical safeguards intended to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, misuse, disclosure, or loss.

Safeguards may include:

HTTPS encryption.
Administrative access controls.
Password and credential protections.
Software updates.
Security monitoring.
Server and application logging.
Access restrictions.
Backup procedures.
Limiting access to OAuth credentials.
Separating administrative credentials from public Website code.

No method of Internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

20. Data-breach response

If we become aware of unauthorized access to personal information, we may investigate the incident, secure affected systems, preserve appropriate evidence, notify relevant service providers, and provide legally required notifications.

The timing and contents of any notification will depend on the information affected and applicable law.

21. Children’s privacy

Recommended Audiobooks is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.

Pages discussing children’s or family audiobooks are intended for parents, guardians, educators, librarians, reviewers, and general audiences.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact:

ne***************@***il.com

We will investigate and remove the information where appropriate.

22. External websites

Recommended Audiobooks contains links to websites and services that we do not own or control, including:

Audible.
Amazon.
Publishers.
Retailers.
Spotify.
Pinterest.
Facebook.
Instagram.
X.
Reddit.
LinkedIn.
YouTube.
Editorial publications.
Review websites.
Library and catalog services.

A third-party service has its own privacy policy and terms. We encourage you to review them before providing personal information or completing a transaction.

Recommended Audiobooks is not responsible for the privacy, security, availability, or content practices of an external service.

23. Social-sharing buttons and links

The Website may provide links or buttons that allow visitors to share content through social platforms.

A basic sharing link does not necessarily mean that Recommended Audiobooks receives access to your social-media account.

When you click a sharing button or external social-media link, the destination platform may receive information normally transmitted by your browser, including:

Your IP address.
Browser information.
Referring page.
The content or URL being shared.
Information you voluntarily submit to the platform.

The destination platform processes that information under its own privacy policy.

24. International processing

Recommended Audiobooks is operated from the United States.

Information may be processed in the United States or in another country where a service provider or connected platform operates.

Privacy laws in those locations may differ from those in your jurisdiction. Where legally required, we will use reasonable measures intended to protect personal information transferred internationally.

25. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when:

Website features change.
New integrations are activated.
Data practices change.
Affiliate or advertising programs change.
Legal requirements change.
Platform requirements change.

The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

Material changes may also be identified through an additional notice on the Website where appropriate.

26. Contact us

Questions, privacy requests, platform-disconnection requests, correction requests, and data-deletion requests may be submitted to:

Recommended Audiobooks
Maryland, United States
Website: recommendedaudiobooks.com
Email: ne***************@***il.com