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Terms of Service

Last Updated: August 26, 2026

1. Introduction

By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Platform.

These Terms are between you and Principals-Only, Inc. d/b/a LookingForSpace.com. In these Terms, "LookingForSpace," "LFS," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Principals-Only, Inc. d/b/a LookingForSpace.com.

LookingForSpace operates a principals-only platform where law firms with available offices connect directly with attorneys seeking space. It also serves other professionals seeking attorney-appropriate space when the Host will accept non-attorney occupants.

For connections made through its principals-only platform, LFS does not represent either party or negotiate on either party's behalf. All negotiations and agreements are conducted directly between the parties.

Modification of Terms: LFS may modify these Terms at any time. Modifications take effect when posted, and the Last Updated date will be revised. LFS will notify registered users of material changes. Your continued use of the Platform after modifications take effect constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.

2. Data Privacy and Security

LFS takes the security and privacy of user data seriously. All user-provided data is stored in secure, enterprise-grade systems. We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

LFS does not sell personal information. LFS uses service providers for normal operations, including payment processing, hosting, email delivery, analytics, and security, as described in our Privacy Policy.

LFS handles personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable law.

3. Definitions

  • Available Office Listing: A Listing offering office space.
  • Host: A person or firm offering space through an Available Office Listing.
  • Introduction: An Introduction occurs when (a) a user submits an inquiry or message to a Host through the Platform, (b) a user reveals a Host's contact details through the Platform, disclosing the street address, contact name, email address, and telephone number together in a single action. A reveal that returns no contact details, because the Host has elected not to display them, is not an Introduction; in that case the Introduction occurs under clause (a) when the user sends a message through the Platform. An Introduction also occurs when (c) LFS otherwise puts the parties in contact. LFS's records of Introductions, including date and time, control absent clear evidence of error.
  • Listing: Any advertisement of available office space or space wanted posted on the Platform.
  • Offices Wanted Listing: A Listing posted by a person or firm seeking office space.
  • Platform: The LookingForSpace.com website and all associated services.
  • Services: The listing, search, and connection facilities provided by LookingForSpace.com.
  • Successful Match: When a party introduced by LFS signs a sublease, license, or lease for a Host's space, as further described in Section 6.
  • Verified User: A user who has attested that the account information provided is accurate and successfully completed LFS's Stripe card-validation process. LFS does not receive, store, or retain card numbers, and no card is kept on file. Validation is performed by Stripe and confirms that a valid card exists.

4. Listing Options

  • Available Office Listings: A Host may choose to hide contact information and/or the building address. When contact information is hidden, inquiries are relayed through the Platform.
  • Host Authority and Consents: Each Host represents that it has the authority to offer the space and to accept these Terms on behalf of its firm, and that it is solely responsible for obtaining any landlord, lender, or other third-party consent required to sublet, license, or lease the space. LFS is not responsible for a transaction that does not proceed because a required consent is withheld.
  • Listing Requirements: Available Office Listings must originate with the principal who controls the space. Listings must be accurate and current, must state pricing and terms clearly, and must use photographs that fairly represent the space offered. Placeholder and test listings are not permitted. Users who are not attorneys must accurately disclose their industry classification.
  • Keeping Available Office Listings Current: Hosts must promptly update their Available Office Listings when availability, rent, or other material information changes and must review or confirm each Listing at least every 30 days. LFS may send a reminder before a Listing becomes inactive. LFS may make an Available Office Listing inactive if it has not been confirmed or updated within 60 days.
  • Offices Wanted Listings: Contact information is not displayed in an Offices Wanted Listing. The advertiser's identity and contact information are revealed only when the advertiser decides to respond.
  • Responding to Offices Wanted Listings: Only a Host with an active Available Office Listing may respond to an Offices Wanted Listing.

5. Platform Use & Disclaimer

Independence of User Choices: Users acknowledge that respondents to their Listing(s) may respond to multiple other listings simultaneously. LFS has no influence over respondents' choices and holds no liability for any resulting decision, non-selection, or transaction outcomes.

Verification: LFS requires users to attest that their account information is accurate and complete the Stripe card-validation process before accessing restricted Platform features. A Verified User has completed those steps. The card used for validation is not stored and is never charged; any Success Fee is invoiced separately under Section 6. Verified status reflects completion of the card-validation process only. It is not an endorsement or independent verification of the user or any Listing.

No Verification of Listings: Listings are created by users. LFS does not inspect space or verify availability, rent, condition, permitted use, or a Host's right to sublet or license. Users are responsible for their own diligence.

Platform Assistance: LFS may assist users at no charge with using the Platform, preparing Listing content, and understanding general market information. This help does not include representing either party, negotiating between the parties, or providing legal advice.

Employment Disclaimer: LFS does not employ or act as an agent for any brokers, real estate professionals, or service providers listed on the Platform. Users acknowledge that any third-party relationships formed through the Platform are solely independent agreements between the parties involved.

6. Payment Terms

Searchers and Offices Wanted Listings

Searching for space, contacting a Host, and posting an Offices Wanted Listing are free. Searchers never pay LFS a fee.

Available Office Listings

There is no upfront listing fee. The Host pays only for a Successful Match.

If a party introduced by LFS signs a sublease, license, or lease for the Host's space, the Host must pay LFS a Success Fee equal to one month's rent. Only the Host pays the Success Fee.

"One month's rent" means the full regular monthly base rent payable upon occupancy under the signed agreement, excluding separately billed services and pass-throughs. If the agreement covers more than one office, the Success Fee is based on the combined monthly base rent for all offices covered by that agreement.

Time Limit. A Success Fee applies only if the sublease, license, or lease is signed within twelve (12) months after the Introduction. No Success Fee is owed on an agreement signed after that period.

No Success Fee applies if the Host demonstrates with reasonable documentation that, before the LFS Introduction, the Host and prospective occupant were already actively discussing that same space.

The Success Fee applies if an introduced party signs through an affiliate or related entity. It also applies if the agreement is signed by a person or entity affiliated with, employed by, controlled by, or referred by the introduced party. It also applies if the introduced party rents different space from the same Host. A Success Fee also applies if the introduced party rents additional space from the same Host within six months after signing the initial agreement. No additional LFS fee applies to a later renewal. There are no other fees.

The Success Fee applies even if the Listing later expires, is made inactive, or is removed, provided the Successful Match resulted from an Introduction made through LFS and the agreement is signed within the twelve-month period described above.

Notice of a Successful Match

The Host must notify LFS within five business days after a party introduced by LFS signs a sublease, license, or lease. The Host must provide the names of the parties, the space covered by the agreement, the signing date, the full regular monthly base rent payable upon occupancy.

A party who was introduced through an Offices Wanted Listing also agrees to confirm the basic terms of a Successful Match upon LFS's request.

Billing and Payment

The Success Fee is earned and payable when the sublease, license, or lease is signed. Occupancy is not a condition of payment. LFS will invoice the Host after the agreement is signed. The invoice is due upon receipt and must be paid within five business days. Payment may be made by credit card, ACH, or check. LFS does not keep a card on file and will not charge any card without the Host initiating payment.

Amounts unpaid when due accrue interest at 1.5% per month or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is less. The Host is responsible for reasonable costs of collection, including attorneys' fees.

Good Faith Dispute Resolution

If a Host believes in good faith that a Success Fee does not apply—for example, because the relationship originated independently of the Platform—the Host may submit a written dispute within fifteen (15) days of invoice, stating the specific factual basis for the claim.

A timely written dispute suspends the due date as to the disputed amount until LFS resolves the dispute. Undisputed amounts remain due as scheduled.

LFS will honor reasonable disputes made in good faith. LFS may request a copy of the agreement or relevant supporting information only when needed to resolve the dispute. A dispute later found to be fraudulent or materially misleading does not extinguish the underlying fee obligation.

7. Term and Termination

LFS reserves the right to immediately terminate or suspend any user account for violations of these Terms of Service, without prior notice. Users may request account deletion at any time by contacting customer support. Upon account termination:

  • All active Listing(s) will be removed.
  • Access to the Platform will be revoked.
  • Services will be suspended.
  • User data will be deleted or de-identified in accordance with our Privacy Policy, except where retention is required by law or is necessary to resolve a dispute, enforce these Terms, or collect amounts owed.
  • Any outstanding payments will become immediately due.

Platform Right to Cancel: LFS may, at any time and in its sole discretion, cancel or remove any Listing or suspend or terminate any account, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. Reasons may include, without limitation:

  1. Breach of these Terms of Service.
  2. Material misrepresentation or false statements in any Listing or account information.
  3. Fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading conduct.
  4. Content that is defamatory, discriminatory, harassing, or otherwise harmful to other users or third parties.
  5. Conduct that, in LFS's reasonable judgment, is detrimental to the integrity or reputation of the Platform.
  6. Violation of any applicable law or regulation.

Cancellation, suspension, or termination does not affect any payment obligation that arose before it took effect, including an obligation to pay a Success Fee. This provision does not limit any other remedies available to LFS at law or in equity.

8. Support and Availability

Technical support is available 9am-6pm ET via phone and email. We aim to respond to support requests within 3 business hours.

The Platform is provided on an as-available basis. LFS does not guarantee uninterrupted access and may suspend or limit the Platform for maintenance, security, or operational reasons.

9. Dispute Resolution

Any disputes arising from your use of this Platform shall be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted in New York, NY, under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted in English, and the arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on both parties. Each party shall bear its own costs of arbitration, including attorney's fees, unless otherwise awarded by the arbitrator.

Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court if it qualifies. LFS may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction in New York County, New York to collect unpaid amounts or to seek injunctive or other equitable relief, including to protect its intellectual property or enforce Section 11.

Broker Licensure. Principals-Only, Inc. d/b/a LookingForSpace.com is a licensed real estate broker in the State of New York. LFS maintains this license so that it may lawfully charge, invoice, and enforce a Success Fee for services of this kind. Licensure does not mean LFS represents either party. As stated in Section 1, LFS does not act as agent for, advise, or negotiate on behalf of any user.

Individual Claims Only. Claims must be brought in an individual capacity. Class, collective, consolidated, and representative actions are not permitted, and the arbitrator may not consolidate claims or preside over any representative proceeding. To the extent any claim proceeds in court, both parties waive any right to a jury trial.

10. Liability & Indemnification

Liability

LFS provides the Platform "as is" and disclaims all warranties, express or implied. In no event shall LFS be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages arising from:

  1. Use or inability to use the Platform.
  2. User interactions on the Platform.
  3. Any transaction conducted through or originated on the Platform.
  4. Unauthorized access to or alteration of user data.
  5. Statements of, conduct of, or interactions with any third party on the Platform.
  6. Any other matter relating to the Platform.

The total liability of LFS for any claim arising from or relating to these Terms of Service or use of the Platform shall not exceed the greater of (a) the amount paid by the user to LFS in the twelve months preceding the incident giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred dollars ($100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty disclaimers or limitations of liability, so portions of this section may not apply to you.

Indemnification

Users agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LFS, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising from:

  1. User-generated content or listings.
  2. Disputes with other users relating to a Successful Match or otherwise.
  3. Violations of these Terms of Service.
  4. Misuse of the Platform or Services.
  5. Any transaction or agreement entered into through the Platform.

The indemnifying party shall have the right to control the defense and settlement of any claim, provided that no settlement affecting LFS shall be made without LFS's written consent. LFS reserves the right to participate in any action or proceeding, at its own expense.

11. User Content, Acceptable Use, and Intellectual Property

Your Content. You retain ownership of the text, photographs, floor plans, and other material you submit. You grant LFS a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reformat for display, and publish that material solely in connection with your published Listing on the Platform. LFS will not use your material for any other purpose. The license ends when your Listing is removed, except for copies retained in routine backups or as required by law. If you later reactivate or repost the Listing, the license automatically resumes on the same terms for the duration of the reactivated Listing.

Your Responsibility. You represent that you own or hold all rights necessary to submit your material and that it does not infringe any copyright, trademark, privacy, or other right. You accept full liability for any claim arising from material you submit and will indemnify LFS against any such claim.

Copyright Complaints. If you believe material on the Platform infringes your copyright, email [email protected] identifying the work, the location of the material on the Platform, and your contact information. LFS will investigate and remove infringing material.

Acceptable Use. You agree not to: (a) scrape, crawl, or use automated means to access or copy the Platform or any Listing; (b) copy, republish, or redistribute Listings, or compile them into any database or competing service; (c) harvest contact information; (d) misrepresent your identity, firm, or authority; (e) send unsolicited commercial messages to users; (f) circumvent or attempt to circumvent a Success Fee; or (g) use the Platform for any unlawful purpose.

Platform Intellectual Property. The Platform, including its software, design, text, trademarks, and the compiled collection of Listings, is owned by LFS and protected by law. No license is granted except the limited right to use the Platform under these Terms.

12. Contact Information

LFS may send transactional communications necessary to operate accounts, Listings, responses, verification, billing, security, and the Services. Consent to receive marketing communications is handled separately. Users may opt out of marketing emails at any time through the unsubscribe link provided in communications.

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13. General Provisions

Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.

Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remaining provisions stay in effect.

Entire Agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and LFS regarding the Platform and supersede any prior understanding.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without LFS's written consent. LFS may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

No Waiver. LFS's failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of its right to enforce it later.

Survival. Sections 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 13, and any payment obligation that arose before termination, survive termination or expiration of these Terms.

Force Majeure. LFS is not liable for any delay or failure caused by events beyond its reasonable control.

Notices. LFS may provide notice by email to the address on your account or by posting to the Platform. Notices to LFS must be sent to the address in Section 12.