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Security report for churchpool.com

Churchpool GmbH · Other · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Churchpool GmbH operates a digital platform focused on religious communities, offering a mobile app that connects local and global faith groups. The website presents a well-structured, multilingual interface emphasizing community engagement features such as news, groups, chat, and event management. The business targets church members and religious organizations primarily in Germany, positioning itself as a niche community app provider. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies including Bootstrap and jQuery, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, there is no evidence of advanced CMS or hosting details. Security posture is limited by lack of visible HTTPS enforcement and missing security headers, which should be addressed to improve trust and compliance. Privacy and cookie policies are present, indicating awareness of GDPR requirements, but no explicit incident response or security policy pages are found. WHOIS data is unavailable, reducing domain trustworthiness, though the website content and footer copyright suggest a legitimate small business entity. Overall, the site is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced security measures and transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
65

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 churchpool.com, from OffSeq Breach.

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Churchpool GmbH operates in the religious community sector, providing a specialized app platform for church groups and members. The business model revolves around app distribution and community engagement features, targeting local congregations and faith-based organizations. The company appears small-sized with a focused market niche in Germany. The website content and linked pages indicate a structured approach to legal compliance and user engagement, though direct contact details are limited to a contact form. No social media or external partnerships are evident from the site. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its tailored features for religious communities, but growth potential depends on expanding user base and enhancing trust signals. The absence of WHOIS data and limited security disclosures suggest areas for operational improvement.

Security posture

The website currently exhibits a basic security posture with no visible HTTPS enforcement or security headers in the provided data. The use of common JavaScript libraries is noted, but no vulnerabilities or outdated components are identified from the HTML alone. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, supporting GDPR compliance. However, the lack of incident response information, security policy documentation, and vulnerability disclosure reduces overall security maturity. The missing WHOIS data further impacts trust. Recommendations include implementing HTTPS with strong TLS, adding security headers, conducting security audits of third-party scripts, and publishing clear security and incident response policies to enhance resilience and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enforce secure connections site-wide.
  2. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page with contact information for reporting issues.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of all third-party libraries and scripts used on the site.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing verified contact emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Churchpool GmbH
Description
Churchpool ist deine Glaubensgemeinschaft vor Ort und in der Welt. Die Plattform bietet eine App zur Vernetzung von Gemeinden, Gruppen und Mitgliedern mit Funktionen wie Gemeindeprofil, News, Gruppen, Likes & Kommentare, Push-Mitteilungen, Chat, Gemeindebrief, Suche & Entdecken, Impuls des Tages und Events.
Key services
Gemeindeprofil, News, Gruppenverwaltung, Interaktive Kommunikation (Likes, Kommentare, Chat), Push-Benachrichtigungen, Digitale Gemeindebriefe, Eventmanagement, Tägliche Impulse
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, Bootstrap-select, js.cookie
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF detected.
  2. Content is professionally presented in German with multi-language support.
  3. No email addresses or phone numbers explicitly listed on the main pages.
  4. Contact is provided via a contact page (kontakt.html) likely with a form.
  5. No social media links detected in the HTML content.
  6. No forms with input fields detected in the provided HTML snippet except language selector.
  7. No Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found in the HTML head.
  8. Scripts used are common libraries (jQuery, Bootstrap, js.cookie) with no known vulnerabilities from this data.
  9. No explicit security headers or SSL configuration details available from provided data.
  10. Privacy and cookie policies are present and linked in footer.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a standard front-end stack with HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap framework, and jQuery libraries. It includes cookie management scripts and a language switcher for multilingual support. The site is mobile optimized and structured with clear navigation. No CMS or backend technologies are identifiable from the HTML. Performance appears moderate with no explicit optimization indicators. The absence of structured data (JSON-LD or Open Graph) limits SEO potential. Hosting provider and SSL configuration details are not available, which constrains full technical assessment. Overall, the technical implementation is adequate for a small business informational site but could benefit from modernization and enhanced SEO and security 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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