Davenports Law is a professional law firm based in North Shore Auckland, New Zealand, specializing in Trust Law, Wills and Estate Law, Commercial Law, and Property Law. The firm targets individuals and businesses seeking tailored legal advice and ongoing support. Their website reflects a well-established regional presence with a medium-sized team and a strong focus on client collaboration and guidance. The site features detailed legal articles, team profiles, testimonials, and affiliations with reputable legal organizations, reinforcing their credibility.
Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Slick Carousel, and integrates Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and a professional design, though some accessibility features are basic. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and Google reCAPTCHA for form protection but lacks several recommended security headers, which could be improved to enhance defense against common web attacks.
The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency. However, the website content and professional presentation strongly suggest legitimacy. No signs of malware or phishing were detected. Privacy policy is present and comprehensive, but no cookie consent mechanism was found despite tracking technologies in use. Overall, the site presents a low risk but would benefit from enhanced security headers and clearer cookie consent to improve compliance and trust.
Strategic recommendations include implementing additional security headers, establishing a cookie consent mechanism, and verifying domain registration details to improve trustworthiness and compliance.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
53/ 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
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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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
35
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
55
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 davenportslaw.co.nz, 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
Davenports Law operates in the legal services sector with a focus on trusts, estate planning, commercial, and property law. Their business model is service-oriented, targeting both individual and corporate clients primarily in the Auckland region. The firm leverages content marketing through detailed articles and maintains strong affiliations with professional legal bodies, enhancing their market positioning. Their digital presence includes active social media engagement and sponsorships, indicating a well-rounded marketing approach. The absence of WHOIS data suggests a need for further due diligence on domain legitimacy, but the firm's professional content and client testimonials indicate a stable and credible operation.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces its defense against common web vulnerabilities like XSS and clickjacking. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The site lacks explicit incident response or security policy disclosures. Enhancing security headers and implementing comprehensive security policies would strengthen the firm's security maturity and compliance stance.
Recommendations
Implement Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options HTTP headers to improve security.
Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations given the use of tracking scripts.
Verify and publish domain WHOIS registration details to improve transparency and trust.
Regularly update and audit third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Develop and publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Davenports Law
Description
A North Shore based Law Firm specialising in Trusts, Wills and Estate Law, Commercial Law, and Property Law, tailored to our clients needs.
Key services
Trust Law & Wealth Protection, Property Law, Commercial Law, Legal Articles and Advice
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, Slick Carousel, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google reCAPTCHA
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
Use of HTTPS
Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a professional law firm site with comprehensive legal service offerings.
Content is rich with articles, team bios, testimonials, and affiliations.
No WHOIS data available, which reduces trust score but content suggests legitimacy.
No explicit privacy or security policy beyond standard privacy policy found.
No cookie consent mechanism detected despite use of tracking scripts.
Use of modern JavaScript libraries and tracking tools is evident.
No signs of malware, phishing, or suspicious content.
Contact information is clearly presented with phone and physical address.
Social media presence is active with links to major platforms.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a combination of jQuery, jQuery UI, Slick Carousel, and modern analytics/tracking tools such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag. The site is mobile responsive with multiple CSS stylesheets targeting various screen sizes. Performance is moderate with video backgrounds and multiple scripts, but no major performance bottlenecks were detected. The site does not appear to use a common CMS, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content.
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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