Gift Cards Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions
Safe Harbor Notice

By using the Olive Garden site (the “Site”) you are agreeing to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions:

This Gift Card is issued by and represents an obligation of GMRI, Inc. ("GMRI"). Each time you use it, we'll deduct that amount from the balance until you've used the full balance of the card. You can add to the card balance at any time. (1) Except where required by law, this gift card is not redeemable for cash. (2) We can't replace it if it's lost or stolen. (3) It may also be used at any Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52 or any other Darden restaurant. (4) GMRI approval required to advertise this card. (5) Valid in U.S. only.

For Gift Card balance and activity visit www.olivegarden.com or call toll-free 1-877-230-4120.

© 2008 Darden Concepts, Inc.

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1. The trademark Olive Garden® as well as certain logos and other Marks used in the Site (the “Marks”) are owned by Darden Concepts, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Darden Restaurants, Inc., and used under license by its affiliated companies. You may not use the Marks displayed on this Site, or any other content on the Site, except as provided in these Terms and Conditions. Any other use is strictly prohibited and Olive Garden will take all necessary action to enforce its rights. Tour of Italy is a registered mark and Culinary Institute of Tuscany and Create a Sampler Italiano are service marks of Darden Concepts, Inc.

2. You should assume that everything you see or read on this Site is copyrighted and may not be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions. You may download one copy of the contents of the Site to one computer for your personal and noncommercial home use provided you do not change any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice. If you modify or use the materials for any other purpose, you will be violating the intellectual property rights of Darden Concepts, Inc. which it vigorously protects.

3. The Site provides you an opportunity to communicate with us. Please be aware that any communication, whether it be suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other material, to Olive Garden through the Site or otherwise will be treated as nonconfidential and nonproprietary. Anything you submit, transmit, or post becomes the property of Darden Restaurants, Inc., or its affiliates ( hereinafter "Darden") and Darden is free to use, without being limited thereto, any ideas, concepts, suggestions, graphics, photography, or know-how contained in any communication for any purpose whatsoever, whether commercial or noncommercial, without payment of any compensation to you.

4. Olive Garden has used reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the Site; however, it makes no warranties or representation as to the accuracy of its contents. Neither Olive Garden nor Darden assume any liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the contents of the Site.

5. This Site and all content, included or available therein, are provided "As Is" and "As Available" with all faults. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, SECURITY AND ACCURACY (ALL OF WHICH ARE DISCLAIMED). Olive Garden does not represent or warrant that your use of the Site will be uninterrupted, error free, secure, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that any content is accurate or correct. Your use of this Site is solely at your own risk. Because some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusions of certain warranties some of these exclusions may not apply to you. Under no circumstance shall Olive Garden, its parent, subsidiaries, or affiliates and each of the foregoing directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, counsel, successors and assigns be liable for any damages or injury whether direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential that results from the use of or inability to use this Site or any portion thereof including, without being limited thereto, any offering that may be made therein. This limitation of liability applies whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other basis, even if Olive Garden had been advised of the possibility of such liability. The total liability of Olive Garden to you for all losses, damages and causes of action (in contract, tort, including without limitation, negligence, or otherwise) will not be greater than the amount you paid to access the Site. You may bring no claim against Olive Garden more than one (1) year after the action arose. Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages the liability of Olive Garden in such jurisdiction shall be limited to the extent permit by the law thereunder.

6. Olive Garden makes no representation about any other site that you may access through its Site and is not responsible for the contents of any other site. Unless expressly stated, Olive Garden does not endorse any products or services offered by any company or person linked to its Site. You may not create a link to the Olive Garden Site without first obtaining its written permission.

7. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any laws. Olive Garden will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing it to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials.

8. This Site is controlled by Olive Garden from its offices within the United States of America. Olive Garden makes no representation that all of the contents of the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to the Site is prohibited from locations where some or all of the content is illegal. If you choose to access this site from other locations, you do so on your own initiative and you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export any contents of the Site in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. Any claim relating to the Site content shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Federal and State Courts located in Orange County, Florida USA.

9. Any failure by Olive Garden to enforce any of its right under these Terms and Condition or under applicable law shall not constitute a waiver of such rights. If any provision of the Terms and Conditions shall be deemed unlawful by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severed from these Terms and Conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions hereunder. These terms and conditions contain the entire agreement between you and Olive Garden relating to your use of the Site.

10. Olive Garden may, at any time, revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then current Terms and Conditions.

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Forward-looking statements in this website, if any, are made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain important factors could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including the impact of changing economic or business conditions, the impact of competition, the availability of favorable credit and trade terms, the impact of changes in the cost or availability of food and real estate, government regulation, construction costs, weather conditions and other factors discussed from time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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