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Security report for appletreepharmacy.com

Apple Tree Pharmacy · Healthcare · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Apple Tree Pharmacy is a small independent community pharmacy based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. The business focuses on providing NHS and private healthcare services including repeat prescriptions, new medicine services, and aesthetics. The website is built on the Wix platform and presents a professional and relevant online presence targeting local residents seeking pharmacy services. The technical infrastructure is standard for Wix-hosted sites, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, the absence of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy. Security posture is moderate with no detected security headers or privacy policies, indicating room for improvement in compliance and security best practices. Overall, the website is functional and trustworthy from a business perspective but requires enhancements in security and privacy compliance to reduce risk.

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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  2. 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"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  3. 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

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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
69
Security headers
40
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
64

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 pharmacy operates in the healthcare sector serving a local community with a business model centered on providing NHS and private pharmacy services. The company leverages Wix for its digital presence, which simplifies content management but limits advanced technical customization. The lack of WHOIS data and privacy policies suggests potential gaps in operational transparency. The business appears to have a focused target audience and a clear service offering, but the absence of social media or analytics integrations indicates a limited digital marketing strategy. There are no detected partnerships or subsidiaries linked to the domain. The company could benefit from strengthening its online trust signals and compliance documentation to enhance credibility and customer confidence.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS, but no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data, which could expose it to common web vulnerabilities. There is no evidence of privacy or cookie policies, nor incident response contacts, which are critical for GDPR compliance and security incident management. The absence of WHOIS registration data is a significant red flag that impacts trustworthiness. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were identified, but the lack of security best practices and compliance documentation suggests a low to moderate security maturity level. The site would benefit from implementing security headers, publishing privacy and cookie policies, and establishing clear incident response procedures to improve its security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common attacks.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users about data handling practices.
  3. Verify and update WHOIS registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and transparency.
  4. Add incident response contact information and establish a security policy page to improve readiness and trust.
  5. Conduct a security audit of third-party scripts and libraries to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Apple Tree Pharmacy
Description
Welcome to Apple Tree Pharmacy, independent community pharmacy and health care provider in Chelmsford, Essex. We are passionate about patient care, Our team of trained staff put patients at the heart of everything we do. Offering NHS services, repeat prescriptions, new medicine service, private services and aesthetics. All in one place.
Key services
NHS services, Repeat prescriptions, New medicine service, Private services, Aesthetics
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Wix.com Website Builder, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
Platforms
Wix
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is built on Wix platform with standard Wix scripts and styles
  2. No WHOIS registration data available, domain may be unregistered or privacy-protected
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site
  4. Contact information limited to phone number and physical address in structured data
  5. No contact forms or email addresses found in the HTML content
  6. No social media links detected
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected
  8. No security headers detected in the provided data
  9. Website content is relevant and professional for a local pharmacy
  10. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Wix platform, utilizing Wix's standard JavaScript bundles and CSS stylesheets. The site is mobile optimized and uses modern web standards such as HTML5 and CSS3. Performance is moderate, typical for Wix-hosted sites. SEO optimization is basic with meta tags and Open Graph data present, but no advanced SEO techniques detected. Accessibility features are basic, with some focus ring styles and ARIA attributes implied but not extensively implemented. The site lacks advanced frameworks or custom backend technologies, relying on Wix's infrastructure. There is no evidence of analytics or tracking services, which limits insights into user behavior. Overall, the technical implementation is standard for a small business Wix site but could be enhanced with improved security and compliance 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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