De Compliance Afdeling uses cookies and other technologies, such as web beacons and SDKs, on its websites, in its compliance tool and in communications by email and push notification (hereinafter, the 'communications'). This cookie policy applies to our website decomplianceafdeling.nl and, where applicable, to our compliance tool and other communications.
Because we want to protect your privacy and make your visits to our website/compliance tool more user-friendly, we believe it is important that you know how and why we use cookies. Below, we provide as much information as possible about De Compliance Afdeling's use of these technologies, including cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through the preferences menu in our website's footer.
We use marketing cookies only if you have given consent. If you do not consent, advertisements will still be displayed, but they will be random advertisements. You can change your choice at any time through the cookie settings menu.
Who is responsible for processing your personal data?
De Compliance Afdeling is responsible for processing personal data as described in this cookie policy. This cookie policy applies to all domains and communications associated with De Compliance Afdeling.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small, simple text files stored by your computer or mobile device when you use our website/compliance tool. There are also similar technologies that achieve the same results, including for our communications.
What other cookie-like technologies are there?
Web beacons, Local and Session Storage and SDKs are standard internet technologies that sometimes work with cookies to allow a system to collect and then transmit information. Cookies and other technologies are used on all existing websites and our compliance tool. By using cookies and other technologies, we can, for example, ensure that:
- browsing De Compliance Afdeling's website/compliance tool is more enjoyable and easier for you;
- you do not repeatedly receive or have to enter the same information when visiting our website/compliance tool;
- we can measure how our website/compliance tool is used and where we can improve it;
- we can measure whether and how our communications are read and where we can improve them;
- we can show you advertisements and recommendations based on your interests;
- we can recognise which device you use when visiting us;
- we can record, or arrange to record, how often an advertisement is displayed, to tailor advertisements more closely to your needs and interests and avoid repeatedly showing you the same advertisement.
Third-party cookies
Third-party cookies are also placed through our website/compliance tool. Other companies' use of cookies is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.
Which cookies do we use? At a glance:
Functional or necessary cookies
Functional cookies ensure that our website/compliance tool works correctly. Examples include remembering your preferred language and time zone.
Analytics statistics and cookies
With the help of third parties, we use analytics cookies to collect statistics on how our website/compliance tool is used and whether and how our communications are read. Measuring this allows us to keep improving our website/compliance tool and communications for our users.
Marketing cookies
We place marketing cookies on our website/compliance tool. Third parties may also place marketing cookies on our website/compliance tool. We also place marketing cookies on third-party websites. We may combine the information from these marketing cookies to provide offers that are as relevant as possible based on your online browsing, searching and purchasing behaviour. These marketing cookies also track which advertisements you have seen. We can also recognise you when you click through to the website/compliance tool from a De Compliance Afdeling email or push notification. With your consent, we can make our communications more personal and relevant to you.
Functional or necessary cookies
Functional or necessary cookies ensure that the website/compliance tool works properly. Examples include:
Website (decomplianceafdeling.nl)
We manage cookie preferences for our marketing website ourselves. The necessary cookie dca_consent and browser storage dca:consent:v1 store your choice, the time and the consent information version for up to 30 days. They do not contain a name, email address or unique visitor identifier. We ask you to choose again after this period or when the consent version changes.
- Storing your cookie preference locally so that the website remembers your choice;
- Saved browser settings so that you can view our website optimally on your screen;
- Detecting possible abuse or spam on our contact and demo forms, for which we use Google reCAPTCHA (see Google's privacy policy and terms of service ).
Compliance tool
- Remembering and storing the risks you have added to your risk assessment;
- Displaying a notification about an unfinished task so that you do not lose all your work;
- Saved browser settings so that you can view our website/compliance tool optimally on your screen;
- Remembering outstanding tasks so that you can quickly return to a previously viewed task;
- Allowing you to save your login details so that you do not have to enter them every time;
- Allowing you to respond to messages within our website/compliance tool;
- Distributing the load evenly across the website/compliance tool so that it remains accessible and works optimally;
- Detecting possible abuse or problems in our compliance tool, for example by recording consecutive failed login attempts.
Analytics statistics and cookies
We use statistics to examine how our website and compliance tool are used and where we can improve them. On our marketing website, we use Plausible Analytics for aggregated, privacy-friendly usage statistics. Plausible does not place cookies for this purpose or use persistent identifiers to track visitors across websites or devices.
With your consent, we also use Microsoft Clarity to analyse interactions such as clicks, scrolling and page use, and to replay sessions visually. Form fields and other sensitive content are masked by default. Clarity may use first-party cookies including `_clck` and `_clsk` to link page views to a visit or session. We do not load Clarity without consent. You can change your choice at any time through Cookie preferences in the footer. Also read the Microsoft privacy statement.
The following data, among other things, may be stored:
- The IP address, which is anonymised;
- Technical characteristics, such as your browser (for example Chrome, Safari or Firefox), screen resolution, language preference and device;
- The page or advertising campaign from which you arrived at the website;
- When and for how long you visit or use the website/compliance tool;
- Whether you use features of the website/compliance tool;
- Whether our communications are read; and
- Which pages you visit on our website/compliance tool.
We use these cookies, for example, to:
- Track the number of visitors to our website/compliance tool;
- Measure the duration of a visit;
- Measure how many people open our communications;
- Measure the success of an advertising campaign;
- Determine the order in which a visitor views different pages of our website/compliance tool;
- Determine which articles and pages can be linked together.
Marketing cookies
Our website displays recommendations, promotions and advertisements from us and third parties. You may also encounter our advertisements on third-party websites. We use cookies to keep our communications and these recommendations, promotions and advertisements relevant. These marketing cookies allow us to:
- track which advertisements you have already seen;
- track how often you have seen an advertisement;
- avoid repeatedly showing you the same advertisement;
- track whether you click on advertisements;
- track whether you place orders after seeing or clicking on an advertisement;
- measure whether you read our communications and which links you click, so that we can make these communications as relevant to you as possible;
- combine your online browsing, searching and purchasing behaviour and build segments based on this combined data, regardless of the device you use;
- use these segments to estimate your advertising interests and tailor De Compliance Afdeling's advertisements on our website and third-party websites accordingly;
- also use the segments for third-party campaigns, both on De Compliance Afdeling's websites and third-party websites.
Advertising networks and media agencies act as intermediaries for advertisers. These parties' marketing cookies allow:
- us to show you third-party advertisements;
- our advertising partners to combine information collected during your visit to our website with data from other websites.
For cookies these parties place for marketing purposes, please refer to the statements on their websites. As these statements may change regularly, we recommend reviewing their privacy and cookie statements regularly. Where we load marketing tags through Google Tag Manager, this depends on your cookie preferences. Parties that may use cookies and/or other technologies include:
- Plausible Analytics (aggregated, cookieless website statistics)
- Microsoft Clarity (interaction analysis and session recordings, only with consent)
- Google (Google reCAPTCHA and, where applicable, Google Tag Manager)
- Meta
- YouTube
Please also note that in some cases, specifically when using the Facebook pixel to tailor our advertisements to your preferences, De Compliance Afdeling and Meta both act as 'joint controllers' within the meaning of the GDPR. Arrangements for allocating responsibilities have been made in this context (https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum). For more information, including how to submit an access request to Meta, please refer to its privacy policy.
To manage your marketing cookie settings, use the cookie settings menu on our website. For cookies from specific parties, please also refer to their websites:
- Microsoft
- Meta
- YouTube
Browser settings
If you do not want websites to store cookies on your computer, you can change your browser settings. You will then receive a warning before cookies are placed. You can also configure your browser to reject all cookies or only third-party cookies. You can delete cookies that have already been placed as well. Please note that you must adjust these settings separately for each browser on each device you use. If you choose not to use cookies, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that our website/compliance tool will work properly. Some features of the website or compliance tool may be lost, and you may no longer be able to view certain pages at all. Refusing cookies also does not mean you will stop seeing advertisements. They will simply no longer be tailored to your interests and will be repeated more often. How to change your settings varies by browser. Click one of the links below to go directly to your browser's guide, or consult its help function if necessary.
- Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox
- Internet Explorer Edge
To disable cookies from specific parties, visit www.youronlinechoices.com.
Deleting your cookie history
If you selected 'reject marketing cookies' above, these cookies will no longer be placed from that point onwards. If you also want to delete your cookie history, follow the instructions below for the different browsers.
Deleting cookies in Chrome:
- Click the three dots in the top right. Click History > History > Clear browsing data.
- At the top of the 'Clear browsing data' menu, you can choose a period ranging from all time to only the last hour. Below that, select which items to delete. Select at least 'Cookies and other site and plug-in data'.
- Click the 'Clear browsing data' button.
Deleting cookies in Safari:
- Open Safari and go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Remove stored cookies and data > Manage Website Data > Remove All.
Deleting cookies in Firefox:
- Click the three lines in the top right, then click Options > Privacy > Remove individual cookies.
- Click 'Remove All'.
Deleting cookies in Microsoft Edge:
- Click the three dots in the top right > Settings. Under 'Clear browsing data', click 'Choose what to clear'.
- Select cookies (selected by default) > Click the 'Clear' button.
Deleting cookies in Internet Explorer:
- Click the cog in the top right > select Internet Options > General tab. Under 'Browsing history', click 'Delete'.
- If you do not want to delete everything, select at least 'Cookies and website data' and click 'Delete'.
De Compliance Afdeling's privacy policy
As explained above, some cookies also involve the processing of personal data. Our privacy statement provides more information about how De Compliance Afdeling handles your personal data.
Changes to the cookie policy
De Compliance Afdeling reserves the right to amend this cookie policy (last updated 20 September 2026). If substantial changes are made, we will notify you through a notice on our website.