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Security report for animalpolicyalliance.org

Animal Policy Alliance · Non-profit · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Animal Policy Alliance is a small non-profit organization founded in 2022, dedicated to advancing animal protection policies through advocacy, research, and coalition building. The website uses a modern React and Next.js technology stack, hosted behind Cloudflare DNS services, and integrates Google Tag Manager and Osano Consent Manager for analytics and cookie consent management. However, the website content is minimal in the provided snapshot, with no visible privacy or cookie policy pages, contact information, or forms, which limits user engagement and transparency. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended for enhanced security. Overall, the domain registration details align well with the organization's founding date and business nature, indicating legitimacy. The website is safe for general audiences with no adult or questionable content detected.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: 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.

  1. 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"

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
52
Security headers
45
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Animal Policy Alliance operates in the non-profit sector focusing on animal welfare policy advocacy. Its market position is niche, targeting animal welfare advocates, policymakers, and researchers. The business model revolves around advocacy and coalition building rather than commercial revenue streams. The organization appears to be in early stages given the recent domain registration and limited website content. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the provided data. The use of modern web technologies suggests an intent to maintain a contemporary digital presence, though content and transparency could be improved to enhance credibility and outreach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain status set to clientTransferProhibited, which prevents unauthorized domain transfers. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents potential security gaps. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. The use of third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager and Osano Consent Manager introduces moderate tracking but no evident vulnerabilities. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved with enhanced security controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve compliance and user trust.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Publish contact information including emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility and user support.
  5. Consider adding a security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to demonstrate security maturity and incident response readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Animal Policy Alliance
Description
Animal Policy Alliance is a non-profit organization focused on advancing animal protection policies through advocacy, research, and coalition building.
Key services
Policy advocacy, Research dissemination, Coalition building
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Google Tag Manager, Osano Consent Manager, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Osano Consent Manager
Marketing tools
Osano Consent Manager
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website uses modern React/Next.js framework with server-side rendering.
  2. No visible privacy or cookie policy pages found despite cookie consent mechanism present.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses found on the homepage HTML.
  4. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
  5. External scripts include Google Tag Manager and Osano Consent Manager for cookie consent.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No social media links detected in the HTML content.
  8. Website content is minimal in the provided HTML snapshot, possibly a loading screen or placeholder.
  9. Domain registration is recent but consistent with the organization's founding date.
  10. No DNSSEC enabled which is a minor security gap.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Next.js and React, indicating a modern JavaScript framework with server-side rendering capabilities. Hosting is likely via Cloudflare CDN/DNS services, providing performance and security benefits. The site includes Google Tag Manager and Osano Consent Manager scripts for analytics and cookie consent management. The HTML content snapshot shows a loading spinner and minimal visible content, suggesting dynamic content loading or incomplete snapshot. No CMS detected, likely a custom-built site. Performance is moderate with preloading of scripts and styles. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic but could be enhanced. SEO metadata is present but minimal. No forms or interactive elements detected in the provided HTML. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but the site could benefit from richer content and improved accessibility features.
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.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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