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Security report for essencetics.com

Essencetics · E-commerce · Latvia

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Essencetics is a small e-commerce business specializing in DIY soap making kits, essential oil sets, and natural skincare products. Founded in 2019 and based in Latvia, the company targets families and individuals interested in affordable, eco-friendly handmade soap solutions. The website is built on Shopify, leveraging modern e-commerce technologies and integrating multiple marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Hotjar, Klaviyo, and Judge.me for customer reviews. The site demonstrates good content quality, professional design, and clear navigation, supporting a positive user experience and trustworthiness. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, though improvements like DNSSEC and published security policies are recommended. Privacy compliance is basic, lacking explicit privacy and cookie policies or consent mechanisms. Overall, the website is credible and functional, with room for enhanced compliance and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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  • 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
57
Security headers
75
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
66

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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Essencetics operates in a niche market focused on natural and handmade soap products, leveraging an e-commerce model via Shopify. The company benefits from a strong customer rating base and active social media presence, indicating good market acceptance. Its business model centers on direct-to-consumer sales of DIY kits and essential oils, appealing to environmentally conscious consumers. The integration of marketing tools like Klaviyo and Judge.me supports customer engagement and retention. The domain age and registrant data align with the business history, reinforcing legitimacy. No suspicious patterns or privacy protections are used, consistent with a transparent small business. The company could benefit from formalizing privacy and security policies to enhance compliance and customer trust.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS across all resources, ensuring encrypted communications. The domain status clientTransferProhibited prevents unauthorized domain transfers, adding a layer of security. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could expose the domain to DNS spoofing risks. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, limiting transparency in security management. Multiple third-party scripts and tracking pixels are used, which require ongoing monitoring to prevent vulnerabilities. The absence of cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies indicates gaps in GDPR compliance. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be improved by enabling DNSSEC, publishing security and privacy policies, and implementing security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with a user consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Add a security policy page and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and tracking tools to mitigate potential vulnerabilities and privacy risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Essencetics
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Essencetics
Description
Our brand began with a simple but powerful vision: to provide families with an affordable, eco-friendly, and enjoyable way to create their own handmade soaps using natural and nourishing ingredients. We believe that making soap at home with loved ones is a meaningful and rewarding experience that brings people closer together and promotes a more sustainable way of living.
Key services
DIY soap bases, Essential oil gift sets, Soap making kits
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Shopify, JavaScript, JSON-LD, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Klaviyo, Judge.me reviews, Globo Filter, LazySizes
Frameworks
Shopify Liquid, Globo Filter
Platforms
Shopify
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • clientTransferProhibited status to prevent unauthorized domain transfer

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, Klaviyo, Shopify Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Shopping Tool
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag.js), Hotjar, Klaviyo, Judge.me, Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Klaviyo, Judge.me
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Shopify-based e-commerce store selling soap making kits and essential oils.
  2. Content is professionally presented with good SEO and structured data.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided in structured data.
  5. Multiple third-party marketing and analytics tools are integrated.
  6. Security posture is adequate but could be improved with DNSSEC and security policies.
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site is fully accessible.
  8. High customer ratings and reviews indicate good trustworthiness.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Shopify platform, utilizing Liquid templates and a modern JavaScript stack including LazySizes for image loading, Globo Filter for product filtering, and integrations with marketing and analytics services like Klaviyo, Hotjar, and Judge.me. The site uses JSON-LD structured data for SEO and rich snippets, enhancing search engine visibility. Performance is moderate with preloading and preconnect optimizations, though some scripts load asynchronously which may impact initial load times. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and accessible navigation. The technical infrastructure is solid for a small e-commerce business but could benefit from enhanced accessibility features and security header implementations to reduce technical debt and improve resilience.
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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