Bakala Foundation is a Czech non-profit organization dedicated to supporting young talents through scholarships, educational programs, and mentoring, with a strong focus on quality education and democratic values. The foundation has a well-established presence with approximately 18 years of operation, offering various programs including scholarships for university studies abroad, high school scholarships in the USA and UK, journalism bootcamps, and architectural internships. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and content-rich, targeting students and young talents seeking educational opportunities.
Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies such as React and Gatsby, ensuring fast performance and good SEO. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user tracking and marketing insights. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and appropriate security headers present, although explicit privacy and terms of service pages are missing, which impacts privacy compliance scoring.
The absence of WHOIS data limits the ability to fully verify domain legitimacy and registration details, which is a notable gap in trust verification. No security vulnerabilities or incidents were detected in the website content. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature digital presence with room for improvement in privacy transparency and domain registration verification.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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
8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Security headers
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High
Missing Strict-Transport-Security header
Forces HTTPS connections
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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
66
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 bakalafoundation.org, 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
Bakala Foundation operates in the education and non-profit sectors, focusing on scholarships and educational support programs. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing history, diverse program offerings, and focus on democratic values. The foundation targets talented students primarily in the Czech Republic but with international study opportunities. Revenue streams likely include donations and grants typical for non-profits. The foundation maintains a professional online presence with clear program descriptions and recent news updates, indicating active engagement and growth. Partnerships or subsidiaries were not identified from the data. Strategic observations suggest enhancing transparency around privacy and security policies to strengthen stakeholder trust.
Security posture
The website exhibits a good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented, reducing common web vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the lack of explicit privacy policy, terms of service, and incident response contact information indicates gaps in compliance and readiness. There is no evidence of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file, which could improve security culture and incident handling. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from enhanced transparency and formalized security policies.
Recommendations
Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing GDPR compliance and data handling practices.
Add terms of service to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Provide direct contact information including emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
Verify and publish domain WHOIS information to improve trust and legitimacy verification.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Bakala Foundation
Description
Nadace Bakala Foundation podporuje mladé talenty na jejich cestě ke kvalitnímu vzdělání a pečujeme o hodnoty moderní demokracie. Stipendia, letní školy a další programy pro talentované studenty v oblasti vzdělávání a žurnalistiky.
Key services
Scholarships for university studies abroad, High school scholarships in USA and UK, International journalism summer school, Investigative journalism course and mentoring, Architectural internship competition, Student co-studying space and workshops
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
React, Gatsby, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Swiper.js
Frameworks
React, Gatsby
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Security headers present
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of modern JavaScript frameworks
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is professionally designed and content rich
Focus on education and non-profit scholarship programs
No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page; contact form available
No explicit privacy or terms of service pages detected
Uses modern web technologies and analytics tools
No security incidents or vulnerabilities detected in content
WHOIS data unavailable, limiting domain trust verification
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built using React and Gatsby, indicating a modern, performant static site architecture. It uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good accessibility features. Performance is fast with optimized images and preloading of fonts. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. There is no detected CMS beyond Gatsby. Hosting provider details are not available. Technical risks are minimal, but reliance on third-party analytics requires privacy considerations.
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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