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Security report for aufrunden.at

Caritas Österreich · Non-profit · Austria

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 'Aufrunden, bitte.' is a charitable initiative operated by Caritas Österreich in partnership with major Austrian retail chains such as BILLA, PENNY, BIPA, and SUTTERLÜTY. It enables customers to round up their purchase amounts to support social projects for disadvantaged people in Austria. The initiative has been active since 2013 and has collected significant donations, demonstrating strong market presence and community engagement. The website content is well-structured, professionally designed, and targets Austrian consumers with clear calls to action and informative content about the initiative and its impact. Technically, the website uses a modern tech stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for interactivity, and integrates Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for tracking and social media engagement. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, although some accessibility features could be improved. Security practices include anonymized IP tracking and a cookie consent banner, but there is a lack of explicit security headers and no published security or incident response policies. From a security perspective, the site is accessible without WAF blocking and shows no signs of vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks advanced security policies and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The WHOIS data confirms the domain is legitimately registered to Caritas Österreich with consistent registration details and domain age matching the initiative's history. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and compliant with basic privacy regulations. Strategic improvements in security headers, incident response transparency, and vulnerability disclosure would enhance its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook

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

  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 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';…

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  • 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
52
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
50

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 initiative operates in the non-profit sector focused on social welfare and charitable donations within Austria. Its business model leverages partnerships with retail chains to collect micro-donations via customer rounding at checkout. This model creates a low-friction revenue stream supporting Caritas projects. The target audience is retail customers in Austria, particularly those shopping at partner stores. The initiative benefits from strong brand association with Caritas Österreich and REWE Group, enhancing credibility and reach. Growth indicators include increasing donation totals and expansion of the 'dauerhaft aufrunden' feature via loyalty programs. The partnership ecosystem is robust, involving multiple retail brands and media outlets for promotion. The website content and updates reflect ongoing engagement and transparency, supporting sustained donor trust and participation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is implied but not explicitly confirmed in the HTML content; however, Google Analytics is configured with IP anonymization, indicating some privacy awareness. The site uses cookie consent banners to comply with GDPR. No security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS were detected, representing an area for improvement. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact, nor a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-profit informational site but could be enhanced by adopting best practices in HTTP security headers, publishing security policies, and establishing clear incident response channels.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Caritas Österreich
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Caritas Österreich
Description
Die Website beschreibt eine Spendeninitiative, bei der Kunden in österreichischen Supermärkten mit den Worten 'Aufrunden, bitte.' ihren Einkaufsbetrag auf den nächsten 10-Cent-Betrag aufrunden können, um benachteiligten Menschen in Österreich zu helfen. Die Aktion wird von Caritas Österreich in Kooperation mit REWE Group betrieben.
Key services
Spenden sammeln durch Aufrunden an Kassen, Dauerhaftes Aufrunden via jö Bonus Club, Unterstützung von Caritas-Projekten in Österreich
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap CSS, jQuery 3.6.4, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Google Analytics IP anonymization enabled
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook Social Plugins
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established charitable initiative by Caritas Österreich.
  2. Content is in German targeting Austrian consumers.
  3. No forms collecting personal data on the homepage; no visible contact forms.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented with clear messaging.
  5. Social media presence via Facebook is integrated.
  6. No visible security policy or incident response contact information.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  9. No phone numbers explicitly listed.
  10. Email contact provided in Impressum.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Bootstrap CSS framework and jQuery 3.6.4, providing responsive design and interactive elements. It integrates Google Analytics with IP anonymization and Facebook SDK for social media features. The site loads external CSS and JS from its own domain, indicating self-hosted assets. Performance is moderate with no explicit speed optimizations detected. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS or hosting provider information is explicitly found. The technical implementation is solid but could benefit from modern security enhancements and performance optimizations such as HTTP/2, caching headers, and accessibility improvements.
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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