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Security report for annsummers.com

Ann Summers · Retail · United Kingdom

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

Ann Summers is a well-established UK-based retailer specializing in adult products including mature toys, lingerie, and erotic accessories. The company has a strong market presence with a professional e-commerce platform powered by Salesforce Commerce Cloud. The website demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure with integration of multiple marketing, analytics, and personalization tools. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and cookie consent mechanisms in place, although explicit security policy and incident response details are not publicly available. The business targets an adult audience with clear adult content and product offerings. Overall, the website is professional, secure, and compliant with privacy regulations, but WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
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

2 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 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

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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
85
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
81

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

Ann Summers operates in the retail sector focusing on adult products, leveraging a direct-to-consumer e-commerce model. The company benefits from brand recognition since 1972 and offers a wide range of products including lingerie, sex toys, swimwear, and bondage gear. The website's use of advanced marketing and analytics tools indicates a data-driven approach to customer engagement and personalization. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers in the HTML suggests reliance on contact forms and possibly centralized customer service. The company appears to maintain good compliance with GDPR and cookie regulations, enhancing trust with European customers.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with strong SSL configuration and implements key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security. Cookie consent is managed via OneTrust, indicating GDPR compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of a publicly available security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency. The presence of multiple third-party scripts necessitates ongoing monitoring for supply chain risks. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be improved by publishing explicit security and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ann Summers
Description
Ann Summers is a UK-based retailer specializing in mature toys, lingerie, and related adult products, trusted since 1972 and inventor of the iconic Rabbit vibrator. They offer free discreet delivery over £50.
Key services
Online retail of lingerie, Adult toys, Swimwear, Bondage and erotic lingerie, Gifts and accessories
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Demandware (Salesforce Commerce Cloud), Yotpo (reviews), OneTrust (cookie consent), Dynamic Yield (personalization), Global-e (international checkout), Movable Ink (email marketing), TrackedWeb (tracking), Taboola (content recommendation), Outbrain (content recommendation)
Frameworks
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Platforms
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, TrackedWeb, Yotpo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Outbrain, Taboola
Tracking pixels
TrackedWeb, Yotpo
Marketing tools
Movable Ink, Global-e, Dynamic Yield
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a mature adult product e-commerce store with extensive product categories
  2. Uses multiple third-party marketing and analytics tools
  3. Has clear privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML content
  5. WHOIS data unavailable, possibly due to privacy protection or query limitations
  6. Good security posture with HTTPS and security headers
  7. Content is adult-oriented and targeted to adults only
  8. Navigation and site structure is clear and professional
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Salesforce Commerce Cloud, a robust e-commerce platform, and integrates numerous third-party services for analytics, marketing, and personalization. The technical stack includes Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Yotpo for reviews, OneTrust for cookie consent, and content recommendation engines like Outbrain and Taboola. The site uses modern JavaScript modules and polyfills for compatibility. Performance is moderate with preloading of fonts and scripts. Mobile optimization is good, though accessibility features are basic. The hosting and infrastructure appear stable and secure, leveraging Salesforce's cloud services.
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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