Terms of Service

rentedkitchen.com is run by Ranking Scorecard, based in Mountain View, California. These terms cover the use of rentedkitchen.com by visitors, kitchen owners, and paid plan subscribers. Ticking the agreement box on our claim form, or using the site, means you accept these terms and our Privacy Policy.

What rentedkitchen.com does

rentedkitchen.com provides a searchable directory of commercial kitchens for rent across the United States. Anyone can search the directory for free. We list commissary kitchens, shared-use kitchens, incubator kitchens, and ghost kitchens. Kitchen owners can list and claim their kitchens for free.

We do not run, inspect, or rent out any kitchen. Any rental agreement is strictly between the food business and the kitchen owner. Rental rates and booking terms change over time. You must confirm current rates and rental terms directly with the kitchen before booking.

Using the site

You must use our website only for lawful business and research purposes. You may not break any local, state, or federal law while using our service. You may not harm, disable, or overload our site infrastructure or connected networks.

You may not copy our directory listings in bulk using automated tools, scrapers, or bots. You may not harvest data or extract directory content systematically. You may not impersonate another person, business, or kitchen manager. You may not submit false, inaccurate, or misleading information through any site form.

Claiming or adding a listing

If you own or manage a commercial kitchen, you can claim your listing or add a new listing through our form. The form asks for your name and email address. The form also asks for business details about the kitchen. These details include the business name, kitchen type, city, state, phone, website, rates, client intake status, and notes.

You can also provide a public email address for listing inquiries. After you submit the form, we send an email containing a confirmation link. You must open the link to confirm your request and answer a few short questions about the kitchen. If you do not confirm the request, we send a reminder email, and the request later expires.

We review every confirmed claim before it changes a listing on the site. We may edit submitted details, decline a claim, or place a request on hold. We email the owner when the listing goes live. You must have the legal right to submit all information and images for the kitchen.

You are legally responsible for everything you submit to our directory. You grant us the right to publish, edit, and display your submitted content across our site.

Owner sign-in and edits

Approved kitchen owners sign in on the owner page using an email link. The sign-in link arrives by email and works for 15 minutes. The link expires immediately after use. A signed-in owner stays signed in for 30 days unless they sign out.

A signed-in owner can edit the kitchen phone, website, rates, and client acceptance status. These specific updates go live on the listing at once. Text submitted for the section about the kitchen goes live after our team reviews it. Any directory field that we set by hand remains read-only for the owner.

Paid plans

Kitchen owners can purchase optional yearly plans to receive featured placement on the site. A Premium subscription costs $149 per year. A Growth subscription costs $499 per year. These subscriptions renew each year at the same price until the buyer cancels.

Buyers pay for subscriptions on a secure Stripe checkout page. Stripe handles all payment card processing. We never see, receive, or store your credit card number. We store transaction records including your email, chosen plan, amount, currency, and Stripe reference identifiers.

A buyer can cancel a paid plan at any time. You can cancel by replying to your receipt email or by writing to hello@rentedkitchen.com. A buyer who asks within 30 days of payment gets a full refund.

The premium page lists what each paid plan includes. A plan gives featured placement on our site. A plan does not promise any ranking in Google search results. A plan does not promise answers from AI assistants or any specific number of customers.

Emails and text alerts

We send administrative emails that our service needs to function. These messages include confirmation links, reminders, listing launch notices, sign-in links, and purchase emails. We send these operational messages through Cloudflare Email Sending.

On the confirmation page, an owner may tick optional communication boxes. You can opt in to receive business tips by email. You can opt in to receive listing text alerts on your mobile phone. These boxes are optional and not required to claim or list a kitchen.

Standard message and data rates may apply to text alerts. You can stop text alerts at any time by replying STOP to any text. You can stop email tips by replying to a tip email or by writing to hello@rentedkitchen.com. When you tick an optional box, we save your IP address, timestamp, page URL, and consent text.

Listings from public sources

Most directory listings originate from publicly available records on the internet. We compile information from Google Maps data, kitchen websites, and public kitchen directories. Kitchen owners also add new listings and update existing details.

A listing can display public facts about a commercial kitchen. Published details include kitchen names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, rates, hours, equipment, storage, photos, and public emails. Listing pages also embed a location map from Google Maps and can show a Google rating.

Public source information can become outdated or incorrect. Visitors must verify all rates, equipment, and terms with the kitchen directly. Kitchen owners can request listing corrections or complete removal by writing to hello@rentedkitchen.com.

Our content

All website text, visual design, and compiled directory databases belong to us. Our compilation of commercial kitchens remains protected under copyright law.

You may access our directory for your own business search and personal research. You may not copy, republish, redistribute, or license our compiled directory in bulk. You may not reuse our site design or layout on any other service.

Links to other sites

Our pages contain interactive embeds and external links to independent websites. Listing pages link directly to individual kitchen websites. Listing pages also load location maps embedded from Google Maps. Paid checkout transactions take place on pages hosted by Stripe.

External websites operate under their own independent terms of service and privacy policies. We do not operate, supervise, or endorse these third-party platforms. You access third-party websites and services entirely at your own risk.

No warranty

We offer this directory and all listings on an as-is basis without warranties. We offer our service on an as-available basis.

We do not promise that listings are complete, correct, current, or error-free. We do not guarantee that the site will always stay online or operate without interruptions. We make no express or implied warranties regarding kitchen availability, cleanliness, permits, or commercial suitability.

Limits on our liability

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential damages. We are not liable for incidental, special, or punitive losses. We are not liable for lost profits, lost business revenue, or lost commercial data.

We do not participate in negotiations or agreements between food businesses and kitchens. We hold no liability for any deal, dispute, or issue between a kitchen and a renter. Our liability to you for any claim cannot exceed what you paid us in the year before the claim.

Your responsibility to us

You must cover our costs if your submitted content leads to a legal claim against us. You must cover our costs if your breach of these terms leads to a claim against us. This responsibility includes paying our reasonable attorney fees, court costs, and settlement amounts.

Changes to these terms

When we change these terms, we post the revised version on this page with a new effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our rules.

Updated terms take effect immediately upon publication on this page. Using the site after we post revisions means you accept the updated terms.

Law and disputes

The laws of the State of California govern these terms and all matters concerning the site. State law applies without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

Any dispute relating to these terms or our service belongs in court. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in Santa Clara County, California.

Contact us

You can reach our team with questions by writing to hello@rentedkitchen.com.