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What types of cookies are used on this website?

The cookies used on this website can be divided into three categories:

1. Functional cookies

Functional cookies are necessary to make the website user-friendly for the visitor. These cookies remember settings for your next visit. For example, you do not have to enter the same data again. The information in this type of cookie is not shared with other organizations or companies. Functional cookies are always placed.

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These cookies track the surfing behavior of individuals. Organizations other than the police use these types of cookies to create profiles, for example to enable targeted advertisements on other websites with which these cookies are shared. You give permission or not for this type of cookie in the pop-up on your first visit to Politie.nl.

A list of the cookies used on politie.nl can be found in this file:

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You will not see YouTube videos of the police onpolice.nl (Youtube places cookies).
The tweets on the community police officer's page are not visible (Twitter places cookies).

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