Châteaux Rhénans is a European co-financed cultural and tourism project focused on promoting and preserving the heritage of medieval castles in the Upper Rhine region spanning France, Germany, and Switzerland. The project is supported by the Collectivité européenne d’Alsace and funded through the Interreg Rhin Supérieur program, highlighting its strong regional government backing. The website serves as an information hub for tourists, researchers, and cultural enthusiasts, offering details on castles, legends, events, and research activities. Technically, the site is built on modern frameworks including Alpine.js and Umbraco CMS, with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though it lacks some advanced security headers and explicit incident response information. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR, making it a reliable resource for its audience.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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
5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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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
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
77
Security headers
85
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
76
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 chateaux-rhenans.eu, 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
The project occupies a niche cultural heritage and tourism market with a clear focus on the Upper Rhine castles. Its competitive advantage lies in European funding, regional government support, and a comprehensive digital presence including events, research, and interactive content. The business model is public sector driven, emphasizing cultural preservation and tourism promotion rather than commercial revenue. The target audience includes tourists, historians, and local communities interested in medieval heritage. The partnership ecosystem includes regional authorities and cultural organizations. Growth indicators include ongoing events and research activities, with a strong branding consistency and trust signals such as awards and official logos.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, no visible sensitive data exposure, and a cookie consent banner aligned with GDPR requirements. However, it lacks several recommended security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS) and does not publish a security policy or vulnerability disclosure information. Incident response readiness is not publicly documented. No vulnerabilities or suspicious patterns were detected in the content or scripts. The use of Matomo analytics indicates a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing additional headers and transparency measures.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
Publish a clear security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
Add a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate responsible vulnerability reporting.
Consider providing direct contact information such as a dedicated security or abuse email address.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Châteaux Rhénans
Description
Le projet « Châteaux rhénans – Burgen am Oberrhein » est un projet culturel et touristique cofinancé par l'Union européenne via le programme Interreg Rhin Supérieur. Il met en valeur la richesse historique et patrimoniale des châteaux forts situés à la croisée des frontières allemande, suisse et française dans la vallée du Rhin supérieur.
Key services
Information on castles of the Upper Rhine, Cultural events and festivals, Research and archaeological data, Tourism promotion, Educational and interactive activities (e.g., quests, games)
Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
WHOIS data is not publicly available due to EURid privacy policies.
Strong European regional government affiliation and funding.
Comprehensive cookie and privacy policies with consent mechanism.
No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form only.
Modern frontend technologies and CMS used.
Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and X (Twitter).
No visible security headers detected; opportunity for improvement.
No terms of service or explicit security policy pages found.
No vulnerability disclosure or incident response info published.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern technology stack with Alpine.js for interactivity, Splide.js for carousels, and FontAwesome for icons. It is built on the Umbraco CMS platform, which is a robust enterprise-grade CMS. The site loads asynchronously some scripts and preloads fonts and stylesheets for performance optimization. Mobile responsiveness and accessibility are well addressed with skip links and semantic HTML. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data describing the organization and content. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in caching and security headers. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional and user-friendly experience.
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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