AFC Ann Arbor is a small, local sports organization focused on soccer, competing in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and affiliated leagues. The website serves as a hub for fans, players, and community members to access match schedules, tickets, merchandise, and camp registrations. The business model centers on community engagement and sports entertainment with revenue streams from ticket sales, merchandise, and camps. The site demonstrates consistent branding and a clear target audience of soccer enthusiasts and local supporters.
Technically, the website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging modern web technologies including Google Analytics and Typekit fonts. The site is mobile optimized with good navigation and performance, though some accessibility features could be improved. The integration of livestreams via SportsEngine Play enhances fan engagement.
From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration but lacks important security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms such as cookie consent banners and privacy policies. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, although the website content and social media presence support the business's authenticity.
Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, security hardening, and verification of domain registration to improve trust and reduce risk.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
Not visible from outside
This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.
GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.
Priority findings
7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Security headers
Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.
High
Missing X-Frame-Options header
Prevents clickjacking attacks
What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
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Results by check
Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.
How this score is calculated
The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.
Counted in this score
SSL/TLS
62
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63
Not counted
NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.
Findings that cap the score at 49
Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.
The certificate is not trusted by browsers
The website is not served over HTTPS
A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
The page loads a script from a compromised source
The domain registration has expired
SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain
Partial scans
When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.
Risk levels
Critical0–25
High26–49
Medium50–75
Low76–100
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
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Leaked records that mention afcannarbor.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
AFC Ann Arbor operates in the semi-professional sports sector, targeting local and regional soccer fans and players. Its competitive advantage lies in community engagement and league affiliations. The business model includes direct-to-consumer sales of tickets and merchandise, as well as youth camps. Growth indicators include active social media channels and scheduled livestreams. Partnerships with platforms like SportsEngine and Squarespace support operational efficiency. Strategic observations suggest focusing on strengthening digital trust and compliance to support expansion and fan trust.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of privacy and cookie policies indicate gaps in security best practices and regulatory compliance. The missing WHOIS data for the domain is a significant concern, potentially indicating registration issues or privacy protection that is not justified. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not present, limiting the organization's ability to respond to security events effectively.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details and a consent mechanism.
Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
Verify and publish domain registration details to improve trust and legitimacy.
Establish and publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to improve security readiness.
Enhance accessibility features to improve user experience for all visitors.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
AFC Ann Arbor
Description
Association Football Club Ann Arbor formed in 2015 now competing in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). 2017 Great Lakes Conference Champions. COME ON YOU MIGHTY OAK
Squarespace, Google Analytics, Typekit Fonts, SportsEngine Play (livestream widget)
Platforms
Squarespace CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
No visible vulnerable libraries
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor
Advertising
Marketing tools
MailMunch
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a well-structured sports club site built on Squarespace
No WHOIS data available, which is unusual and reduces trust
No privacy or cookie policy pages found despite tracking scripts present
No security headers detected, opportunity for improvement
Social media links are active and consistent with brand
No forms detected on main page; camp registration and ticket purchase likely handled via external links
Livestream functionality integrated via SportsEngine Play
No signs of adult or questionable content
Technical notes
Notes
The website is hosted on Squarespace, a reliable and modern platform, using standard web technologies including JavaScript libraries for analytics and fonts. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and social media integration. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries. The technical debt appears low, but improvements in security headers and privacy compliance are needed to meet modern standards.
Standards and sources
Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.
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