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Security report for crop.guide

CropGuide B.V. · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CropGuide B.V. operates a specialized SaaS platform providing image cropping and editing tools that integrate seamlessly with popular NoCode platforms and JavaScript libraries. The service targets website owners and developers seeking to improve user-uploaded photo quality by enabling client-side cropping, resizing, and orientation correction. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and offers clear navigation with demos and detailed documentation, positioning CropGuide as a niche but trusted player in the image editing technology market. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript, CSS3, and HTML5, with integrations for Crisp chat and Simple Analytics for user engagement and minimal tracking. The platform emphasizes privacy by performing all image processing client-side, ensuring no image data is transmitted to CropGuide servers. Performance is fast, and the site is accessible across modern browsers and devices. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response plan. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present, and cookie consent mechanisms are absent, which may impact compliance. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to TLD restrictions, but the website's professional presentation and trust signals mitigate concerns about legitimacy. Overall, CropGuide demonstrates a strong business and technical foundation with room for improvement in formal security policies and privacy compliance mechanisms. Strategic enhancements in these areas would further strengthen trust and regulatory adherence.

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

7 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • 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
57
Security headers
25
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
64

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
57
Employees
0
Customers
57
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
9%

1 subdomain affected

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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

CropGuide operates in the technology sector as a small SaaS provider focused on image cropping solutions. Its competitive advantage lies in easy integration with a wide range of NoCode platforms and JavaScript libraries, addressing a common pain point for website owners. The subscription-based business model offers tiered pricing plans, appealing to various customer segments from basic to unlimited usage. The company showcases partnerships or endorsements from reputable companies like Dropbox and Square, enhancing market credibility. Growth potential exists through expanding integrations and improving privacy and security features. The ecosystem includes a user-friendly website, demo tools, and customer support via contact forms and chat, supporting customer acquisition and retention.

Security posture

CropGuide maintains a good security posture with HTTPS enforced and client-side image processing that protects user data privacy. The absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS is a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No direct contact for security incidents or vulnerability disclosure is provided, limiting incident response readiness. Cookie consent and tracking transparency are minimal, which may affect GDPR compliance. No known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with clear opportunities for improvement in formal policies, headers, and compliance mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to enhance GDPR compliance.
  4. Deploy security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to harden the site.
  5. Provide direct security contact information (e.g., security@crop.guide) to improve incident communication.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
CropGuide B.V.
Registration number
90846761
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CropGuide B.V.
Description
Set up CropGuide on your website and help your users crop images before upload. Easy 5-minute install, works with every popular platform
Key services
Image cropping before upload, Image resizing and scaling, Auto orientation correction, Integration with NoCode platforms and JavaScript libraries
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Crisp chat widget, Simple Analytics
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No image data sent to servers (client-side processing)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Simple Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Simple Analytics
Marketing tools
Crisp chat
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website provides a clear SaaS product for image cropping integration
  2. Content is rich with demos, integrations, and detailed feature explanations
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found, only contact form
  4. Privacy policy and terms of service are present and accessible
  5. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy detected
  6. Uses client-side image processing enhancing privacy
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  8. No explicit security headers detected in HTML
  9. Uses modern JavaScript and analytics tools with minimal tracking
  10. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, leveraging third-party services like Crisp chat for customer engagement and Simple Analytics for privacy-focused analytics. It supports seamless integration with multiple NoCode platforms and JavaScript libraries, demonstrating technical versatility. The site is mobile-optimized and loads quickly, indicating good performance practices. However, the absence of detected CMS or hosting provider details limits deeper infrastructure insights. The lack of explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms suggests some technical debt in security and privacy compliance. Overall, the technical implementation is robust but could benefit from enhanced security and 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.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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