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Security report for freon.com

The Chemours Company · Energy · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.freon.com represents the Freon™ refrigerants brand, operated by The Chemours Company, a recognized enterprise in the energy and chemical manufacturing sector. The site provides detailed information about refrigerant products, industry applications, and support resources targeting HVAC professionals and commercial/residential users. The content is professionally curated, with strong branding consistency and linkage to the parent corporate site, indicating a mature business presence. Technically, the site employs modern tracking and consent management tools, is mobile optimized, and delivers a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and telemetry tools in place, though it lacks explicit security policies and incident response contacts. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a notable concern, reducing domain registration transparency and trustworthiness, but the overall site content and corporate association mitigate some risk. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear policies and cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site scores well on content quality, technical implementation, and privacy compliance, with room for improvement in security disclosures and domain registration 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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 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';…

  3. 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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  • 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
85
Security headers
55
Email security
22
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
67

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 freon.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

The Chemours Company leverages the Freon™ brand to serve a global HVAC and refrigeration market with a broad portfolio of refrigerants and related chemical products. Their business model focuses on manufacturing, distribution, and technical support, targeting professional technicians and commercial clients. The website reflects an enterprise-level operation with strong market positioning and brand recognition. The company maintains a partnership ecosystem evident through linked domains and social media presence. Revenue streams likely include product sales, training, and support services. The site’s strategic focus on helpful resources and regulatory compliance supports customer retention and growth. The lack of direct contact emails and phone numbers suggests a controlled communication channel via forms, typical for large enterprises. The domain’s WHOIS inconsistency may warrant monitoring but does not currently undermine the brand’s market credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of reputable analytics and tag management services. However, it lacks visible security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts, which are best practices for enterprise sites. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file indicates an area for improvement in transparency and security culture. Privacy compliance is well handled with cookie consent and privacy policies aligned with GDPR. Overall, the security maturity is adequate but could be enhanced by publishing explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response and contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  2. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain registration transparency and legitimacy.
  5. Enhance contact information availability by providing verified company emails or phone numbers for customer and security inquiries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Chemours Company
Description
Freon™ refrigerants have been chosen for their performance and safety for residential and commercial air conditioning, heat pumps, and refrigeration applications. The Chemours Company provides a reliable supply of high-quality refrigerants for new equipment, retrofit opportunities, and servicing installed systems.
Key services
Refrigerant supply, System flush products, Technical support and tools, Training and regulatory guidance
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights, Cookielaw.org Consent Management, Flickity carousel, FontAwesome icons
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Microsoft App Insights for telemetry
  • Consent management for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Microsoft Application Insights, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Application Insights
Marketing tools
Microsoft Application Insights
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to refrigerants industry.
  3. WHOIS data is missing, which reduces trust in domain registration transparency.
  4. Strong branding and linkage to The Chemours Company corporate site.
  5. Good privacy and cookie policy presence with consent mechanisms.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main site; contact via form only.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Tag Manager for marketing and Microsoft Application Insights for telemetry, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The presence of cookie consent scripts shows compliance with privacy regulations. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessible navigation. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization. No CMS or hosting provider was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or enterprise-grade platform. The site uses standard web fonts and iconography (FontAwesome) and includes interactive elements like carousels (Flickity). There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and enhance SEO metadata further.
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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