Effective date: October 30, 2026
Chicago Dryer Company, Inc. ("Chicago Dryer") respects your privacy. This statement explains what information we collect on www.chidry.com, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Collection of Your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you or allows us to contact you. This happens when you:
- Contact us or a distributor: your name, email address, and message. You may also choose to give us your job title, company, phone number, mailing address, and preferred contact method.
- Apply for a job: your name, email address, phone number, message, and the résumé and cover letter you upload.
- Use a distributor or employee account: your name, business email, phone and fax numbers, company, and role. Passwords are stored in encrypted form only.
- Send a document packet: the recipients' email addresses and any note you include.
The Chicago Dryer website may also collect certain information about your visit, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser and device type, the date and time you access the website, the pages you visit, and the website you came from. For signed-in users, we also record sign-in dates and IP addresses for security purposes. This information is used to help improve the website, analyze trends, and keep the website secure.
We do not ask for sensitive information such as credit card, bank account, or government ID numbers on this website. Please do not include this type of information in your messages or uploaded documents.
Use and Sharing of Your Personal Information
The personal information collected on this website is used to respond to your requests, review job applications, manage distributor accounts, send the documents you request, and operate and improve the website. Chicago Dryer does not sell your personal information. Except as described in this statement, personal information you provide on the website will not be shared outside of Chicago Dryer without your permission.
We share information only in these cases:
- Authorized distributors. If you send a message to a distributor, or your request is best handled by the distributor in your area, your message and contact details are sent to that distributor so they can respond to you. Distributors are independent businesses with their own privacy practices.
- Service providers. Companies that help us run the website, such as hosting and file storage (Amazon Web Services), email delivery, error and performance monitoring, website analytics (Google Analytics), and our website development partner. They may only use your information to provide services to us.
- Legal reasons. When required by law, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Chicago Dryer, our users, or others.
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored in your browser. Chicago Dryer uses:
- Necessary cookies that keep the website secure, remember the items in your document packet, and keep you signed in to your account (including the optional "Remember me" setting, which lasts 2 weeks). The website will not work properly without them.
- Analytics cookies from Google Analytics, which help us understand how visitors use the website. Google processes this information under the Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- YouTube cookies, which YouTube may set when you watch a video embedded on our website.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking necessary cookies may prevent contact forms and sign-in from working.
Links to Other Websites
Our website links to other websites, including our LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube pages. Chicago Dryer is not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
How Long We Keep Your Information
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this statement, or longer if required by law. Job applications are kept for up to 2 years so we can consider you for future openings, unless you ask us to delete yours sooner. Accounts are deactivated when they are no longer needed, for example when a user leaves an authorized distributor.
Your Choices
You may contact us at any time to ask what personal information we have about you, or to ask us to correct or delete it. We may need to verify your identity before completing your request. Depending on where you live, you may have additional privacy rights under local law, and we will respond to requests as required by that law.
International Visitors
Chicago Dryer is based in the United States, and this website is hosted in the United States. If you visit from another country, your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States. Information you send to a distributor may be processed in that distributor's country.
Children
This website is intended for businesses and is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Chicago Dryer Security
All information you send to this website is protected with SSL/TLS encryption (HTTPS), and account areas are available only to authorized users. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its security.
Changes to This Statement
We may occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will post a notice on our website. We encourage you to review this statement from time to time.
Contact Information
Chicago Dryer welcomes your comments and questions about this privacy statement. To make a request about your information, please contact us at:
Chicago Dryer Company, Inc.
2200 N. Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60639-3737, USA
773-235-4430
privacy@chidry.com