.politie

Overview

.politie (Dutch for "police") is a delegated generic top-level domain (gTLD) created for the Dutch National Police. The string is intended to centralize and identify official police communications and services on the Internet, strengthening trust and clarity for citizens and partner organizations.

History

• Delegated as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• Implemented (delegation date): 23 June 2016.
• Registry listed: SIDN.
• Applicant and manager: Politie Nederland was the sole applicant and is the operator/priority holder (priority: 897 – Politie Nederland).
• Classified as a Government category gTLD (generic TLD type focused on a national police function).

Usage and Audience

• Intended primary user: the Dutch National Police (Politie Nederland).
• Purpose described in the application:
  • Improve internal cooperation and information exchange across regional and national police units.
  • Enhance external cooperation with citizens and partner organizations via trusted online channels.
  • Support modern policing tasks, including Internet surveillance and processing of images, by providing a trusted namespace for police communications.
• Audience: Dutch citizens, partner public and private organizations, and internal police units seeking verified police communications.

Registration Rules

• Closed/Reserved registry model: domains under .politie are only registered for the Dutch Police's own use.
• Registrant eligibility: only the police (Politie Nederland) may hold .politie domain names; public registrations are not permitted.
• Intended effect: a single authoritative namespace to ensure online communications originate from the official police organization.

SEO and Brand Impact

• Centralizing official police sites and services under .politie is intended to increase user trust and make it clear that communications originate from the authentic Dutch Police.
• The applicant stated that exclusive use by the police eliminates "social costs" and enhances assurance that communications come 100% from the Dutch police, supporting brand integrity and public confidence.

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domain:       POLITIE

organisation: Politie Nederland
address:      Zeisterweg 1
address:      Odijk 3984 NH
address:      Netherlands (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Managing Director
organisation: SIDN (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland)
address:      P.O. Box 5022
address:      Arnhem 6802 EA
address:      Netherlands (the)
phone:        +31 26 3525500
e-mail:       admin@sidn.nl

contact:      technical
name:         Operational Director
organisation: SIDN (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland)
address:      P.O. Box 5022
address:      Arnhem 6802 EA
address:      Netherlands (the)
phone:        +31 26 3525500
e-mail:       tech@sidn.nl

nserver:      NS1.DNS.POLITIE 194.0.28.5 2001:678:2c:0:194:0:28:5
nserver:      NS3.DNS.POLITIE 194.0.25.27 2001:678:20:0:0:0:0:27
nserver:      NS4.DNS.POLITIE 185.159.199.203 2620:10a:80ac:0:0:0:0:203
ds-rdata:     9518 13 2 7cd0f19183c87d685057bf63640434b80bf32608eb2e014854e398b437b543ce

whois:        whois.nic.politie

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: 

created:      2016-06-16
changed:      2023-07-18
source:       IANA