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Technical audit · 16.06.2026

aivd.nl

Website of the General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands
NL

Aivd.nl is the website of the General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands. Homepage scan: 34 requests total, 2 domains. The configuration is extremely restrained, as befits a security service. The only external contact is the Dutch government's centralized web-statistics platform, Piwik PRO, running in anonymized mode. The scan shows no Google Analytics, no Facebook, no advertising, no session recording, no chatbots, and no third-party trackers whatsoever. Not a single cookie was set during the session. The policy confirms that visitor-behavior research is conducted anonymously. No violations were recorded.

Request timeline

1510 ms · government web statistics
The Dutch government's centralized web-statistics platform, Piwik PRO, loads. This is the only external service on the site.
2008 ms · pageview sent
The statistics tool sends pageview data without parameters attached to a visitor identifier, consistent with anonymized mode.
statistics anonymized, no cookie set
The statistics tool is configured anonymously and, under the rules, is exempt from consent requirements. Not a single cookie was set during the session. No other external services appear in the scan.

Declared versus actual

✓ Government statistics (Piwik PRO) — declared

Detected trackers

Context

www.aivd.nl is the website of the General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands (Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst). The data controller is AIVD, a government agency. The site is informational: information about the service’s activities, news, and materials.

Scan: 34 requests to 2 domains, homepage, captured in a clean Edge browser without a VPN or ad blocker. The technical stack is extremely minimal.

Who receives the data

There are no third-party recipients.

The only external service is the Dutch government’s centralized web-statistics platform, Piwik PRO, configured anonymously. The scan shows no Google Analytics, no advertising networks, no social media pixels, no session recording, no chatbots, and no other third-party services.

A full consent banner is not required here: the only statistics tool is anonymized and, under the rules, is exempt from consent. Not a single cookie was set during the entire session. The policy confirms that visitor-behavior research is conducted anonymously.

Only anonymized government statistics. Before any user interaction, a single external service runs — the government’s centralized web-statistics platform, in anonymous mode. The scan contains no Google analytics, no advertising domains, no social plugins, and no session recording.

Conclusion

Aivd.nl is a model of extreme restraint, fully consistent with the nature of the service. The only external service is the government’s centralized, anonymized web-statistics platform — and nothing else: no advertising, no third-party analytics, no social media pixels, no session recording, no chatbots. The key takeaway for the reader: a state security service runs its website without a single third-party tracker, relying solely on anonymized government statistics, and the policy confirms this. No violations were recorded.

Evidence

How to verify: download the file and compute its checksum — sha256sum file.har (Linux, macOS) or certutil -hashfile file.har SHA256 (Windows); it must match the one shown. The conclusions apply to the scope of this measurement — see the limitations of the method.

Original (audit)
HAR file: nl/aivd-nl-2026-06-16.har
SHA-256: 071929cc674ff52ab7589abf7aa8bd3123ec06052665e3a2d4f6d3db7b03dc75
HAR files are stored on EU infrastructure (Proton Drive). SHA-256 is published for integrity verification.
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Step 1. Data access request (GDPR Art. 15)

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Subject: Data access request (GDPR Art. 15) — aivd.nl

To: [insert the company's address — DPO / support / legal department]
From: [Your name], [contact email]

I request access to my personal data processed in connection with the website aivd.nl.

1. Categories of data and purposes of processing (Art. 15(1)(a)-(c))
I request information on all categories, purposes, and recipients of my data processed on this site — regardless of whether any non-compliance has been identified to date.

2. Recipients, retention periods, and transfers outside the EEA (Art. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46)
I also request the full list of third-party recipients, the applicable retention period for each category, and the legal basis for any transfer of data outside the EEA. The full technical audit with evidence (saved network log, SHA-256 checksum) is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/nl-aivd-nl/

3. Automated processing and profiling (Art. 15(1)(h))
Please state whether I am subject to automated decision-making or profiling, and if so, disclose the logic involved.

Sincerely,

[Your name]
[contact email]
[Country]


[Date]