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Security report for fithire.com

Fit Hire Ltd · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Fit Hire Ltd operates a professional website offering fitness and gym equipment sales, hire, servicing, installation, and gym design services primarily in the UK. The company targets both commercial and domestic customers, emphasizing quality equipment from reputable brands and over 20 years of industry experience. The website is built on Squarespace, leveraging modern web technologies and analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Firebase. It features a cookie consent banner indicating some privacy compliance, though lacks explicit privacy and terms of service pages. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, but could be improved by adding explicit security headers and publishing security policies. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency but does not detract from the professional presentation and business legitimacy. Overall, the website is well-designed, user-friendly, and trustworthy for its business domain.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  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

  3. 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 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';…

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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
54
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
69

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

The company positions itself as a regional specialist in fitness equipment solutions with a focus on customer service and quality. Its business model includes equipment sales, rental, servicing, and gym design, catering to a diverse customer base from home users to corporate clients. The website content and social media presence (LinkedIn) support a credible market position. The use of reputable brands and emphasis on aftersales care are competitive advantages. The absence of detailed compliance documents and WHOIS transparency are areas for improvement. The company appears to be a small-sized business with a focused sector in fitness and gym equipment within the UK market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. The presence of Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise and cookie consent banner are positive indicators. However, the lack of explicit security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts limit the security maturity level. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files were found. The missing WHOIS data also reduces trust in domain registration transparency. Overall, the site is secure for typical business use but could benefit from enhanced security best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and configure explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a security policy page and incident response contact information to enhance security transparency.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain registration transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Fit Hire Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fit Hire Ltd
Description
Specialists in gym equipment hire, sales, supply, installation and servicing. Commercial Fitness Equipment Hire, Home Gym Equipment hire, Fitness Equipment Hire and Sales, Gym design, Equipment for event hire. Based in Petersfield we supply London and Berkshire, Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey. Top quality equipment from Star Trac, Gym Gear, Xterra, Concept 2, Schwinn, SciFit and more. Contact us today.
Key services
Fitness and gym equipment sales, Equipment hire (commercial and domestic), Servicing and installation, Gym design, Event equipment hire
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Firebase Firestore, Swiper.js, FontAwesome, Typekit Fonts
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise (implied)
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Ads (gtag.js)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to fitness equipment sales and services.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, and physical address.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools is evident.
  5. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages found, which is a compliance gap.
  6. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which reduces trust in domain registration transparency.
  7. Cookie consent banner is implemented indicating some privacy compliance effort.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, utilizing modern front-end technologies including Swiper.js for sliders, FontAwesome for icons, and Typekit for fonts. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking and marketing purposes, as well as Firebase Firestore for backend data persistence. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata. Performance is moderate, typical for a Squarespace site with multiple scripts and images. Accessibility features are basic but present. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries. Technical risks are low but could be mitigated further by improving security headers and privacy compliance.
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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