Privacy Policy

At Olive Garden Menu Guide (https://olive-gardenmenus.com/), respecting your privacy and explaining clearly how information is handled when you visit our website is a top priority. This Privacy Policy describes what information is collected when you browse our pages, how cookies, analytics, and advertising technologies (including Google Analytics and Google AdSense) operate on our site, and how you can exercise your privacy and consent choices.

1. Information We Collect

A. Information You Voluntarily Provide

You can browse the entire Olive Garden Menu Guide without creating an account or registering. We only collect personal contact information when you voluntarily submit a message through our Contact Us form. When you submit an inquiry, we collect:

• Your Name
• Your Email Address
• Your Inquiry Subject and Message Content
• Technical metadata necessary for spam prevention (submission timestamp and IP address)

We use this information solely to review and respond to your question, menu correction, or privacy request. We never sell, rent, or trade your email address or contact messages to third-party marketers.

B. Automatically Collected Log & Device Information

Like nearly all web publishers, our servers and security network (including Cloudflare) automatically record standard technical log data when your browser requests a page. This data may include your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring/exit pages, date and time stamps, and pages viewed. This technical data is used to maintain website security, prevent automated abuse, diagnose server errors, and understand aggregate traffic trends.

C. Local Browser Storage (Dish Star Ratings & Consent Preferences)

When you rate a menu item using the interactive 1-to-5 star rating widget on our dish pages, your rating selection is saved locally inside your own web browser’s localStorage under the key og-menu-user-ratings. Similarly, your cookie consent choices are saved under og_cookie_consent_v2. This local storage data remains on your device so you can see the ratings and preferences you selected when you return; it is not linked to your name or email address.

D. Optional Browser Geolocation (“Find the Nearest Olive Garden”)

If you click the “📍 Find the Nearest Olive Garden” button in our Locations section, your browser may ask your permission to share your approximate location coordinates. If you grant permission, your browser uses those coordinates solely to open a Google Maps search URL in a new tab centered near you. Our servers do not receive, record, or store your GPS or geolocation coordinates.

2. Cookies, Google Analytics & Google AdSense Advertising

A. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (Measurement ID: G-SHSBF539QC), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors interact with our menu guides, which dishes are viewed most frequently, and how pages perform across desktop and mobile devices. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies (such as _ga) to compile aggregate usage statistics. We integrate Google Consent Mode v2 so that analytics storage respects your cookie consent preferences. You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

B. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense (Publisher ID: ca-pub-9891831101220377) to display advertisements that help support the hosting and editorial maintenance of this free informational website. In accordance with Google AdSense Publisher Policies, please note the following disclosures:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites on the internet.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to our visitors based on their visit to olive-gardenmenus.com and/or other sites on the internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings or by using our on-site Cookie Consent Manager. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices or Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out.
• We publish an authorized ads.txt file at the root of our domain to verify authorized digital advertising sellers and prevent unauthorized ad inventory spoofing.

For complete details on the specific cookies used and to adjust your consent settings at any time, please visit our GDPR & Cookie Policy page.

3. Embedded Third-Party Content (YouTube & Google Maps)

Certain pages on our website include embedded content to improve your experience:

• YouTube Video Guide: Our homepage and Video Guide page embed an informational menu walkthrough video using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode (www.youtube-nocookie.com).
• Google Maps Store Locator: Our homepage Locations section includes an embedded Google Map showing Olive Garden locations across the United States.

Interacting with embedded players or maps is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy.

4. Data Retention & Security

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to address your inquiry or comply with applicable legal obligations, after which they are deleted. We implement HTTPS/TLS encryption across our entire domain, strict security headers, and access controls to safeguard information against unauthorized access.

5. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR, UK GDPR & U.S. State Privacy Laws / CCPA / CPRA)

Depending on where you live — including the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Texas, or other jurisdictions with consumer privacy laws — you may have the right to:

• Access / Know: Request confirmation of whether we hold personal information about you (such as a past contact form inquiry) and request a copy of that data.
• Deletion / Erasure: Request that we delete personal information you have submitted to us.
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Withdraw Cookie / Advertising Consent: Reject optional analytics and personalized advertising cookies at any time by clicking “Manage Cookie Preferences” in our website footer or on our GDPR & Cookie Policy page.

6. Children’s Privacy

Our website is a general-audience dining information guide and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal data through our contact form, please contact us immediately and we will promptly remove it.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy & How to Contact Us

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in website features, advertising partners, or legal requirements. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates the most recent revision. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us via our Contact Us page.