Baltijas Šaha Akadēmija is a chess academy based in Latvia focused on organizing classification tournaments and providing chess education primarily for beginners and sports classes 3 and 4. The website serves as an informational and registration portal for upcoming chess events. The business operates in the education sector with a niche focus on chess training and competitions. The site content is basic but functional, targeting chess players and students interested in sports classes. Technically, the website uses standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript without any detected CMS or advanced frameworks. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility and SEO features are basic. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacking security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies. No WHOIS data was available due to query limits, limiting domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the site is safe and suitable for general audiences with no adult content or suspicious elements.
Scanned ·
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
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
73
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
Add-on
Leaked records that mention chessacademy.lv, 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 chess academy positions itself as a regional educational provider for chess tournaments and training, targeting beginners and sports class students. The business model revolves around event organization and chess education services. External integrations with Canva and Zoho Forms support event materials and registration processes. The absence of detailed business contact information and certifications suggests a small-sized operation. The website lacks advanced marketing or analytics tools, indicating a modest digital maturity level. Growth opportunities could include enhanced online presence, improved privacy compliance, and expanded contact channels.
Security posture
The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication, but lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. No explicit privacy or cookie policies are present, which may pose compliance risks under GDPR. The absence of security or incident response contact information limits the organization's readiness to handle security incidents. Forms are present but no explicit security measures or validations are visible in the HTML. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with standard best practices and compliance documentation.
Recommendations
Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR compliance.
Add standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to improve web security.
Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers for support and incident response.
Conduct security review of form inputs to ensure secure data handling and prevent injection attacks.
Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimization to improve user experience and search visibility.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Baltijas Šaha Akadēmija
Description
Chess academy organizing classification tournaments primarily for beginners and sports classes 3 and 4.
Key services
Chess tournaments, Chess education for beginners and sports classes
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate
Technology
Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic
Security
Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enabled
Analytics and tracking
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor
Advertising
Transparency
poor
Site quality
Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate
Key observations
Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no registrar or domain age info extracted.
No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
Contact information limited to physical address and online registration form; no emails or phone numbers found.
No security headers detected; HTTPS is enabled but no advanced security measures observed.
Website content is focused on chess tournaments and education for beginners and sports classes.
External links to Canva and Zoho Forms for event materials and registration.
No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML.
No social media links or company emails found.
Design and content quality is basic but functional; mobile optimization is good.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built with standard web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript) without use of popular CMS or frameworks. The site loads moderate content including images and uses external services like Canva and Zoho Forms for event-related content and registration. Performance appears moderate with no explicit performance optimizations detected. Mobile responsiveness is good, but accessibility features are basic. SEO metadata is minimal with no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data present. The lack of analytics or tracking scripts suggests minimal user tracking. Technical risks include missing security headers and lack of privacy 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.
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