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Security report for fundraiseyourway.ca

Heart and Stroke Foundation · Non-profit · Canada

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 'fundraiseyourway.ca' serves as a dedicated fundraising platform for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, enabling individuals and groups to create personalized fundraising campaigns to support heart disease and stroke research and awareness. It offers multiple fundraising options including social media challenges, livestream fundraising, memorial giving, and virtual canvassing. The platform is well-branded, consistent with the parent organization's identity, and targets Canadian donors and supporters. Technically, the site uses a modern tech stack with jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Snowplow Analytics, Facebook SDK, and other tools, hosted on a CDN-backed infrastructure with good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and captcha protections, though it lacks visible cookie consent and formal security policies. WHOIS data for the domain is missing, which raises some concerns about domain registration legitimacy, but the content and external references strongly associate it with the legitimate Heart and Stroke Foundation. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and effective for its non-profit fundraising mission.

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

3 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 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

  2. 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

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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
72
Security headers
70
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
73

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 Heart and Stroke Foundation operates a large-scale non-profit fundraising ecosystem in Canada. This website is a key digital channel facilitating community-driven fundraising efforts. The business model focuses on enabling donors and fundraisers to engage via personalized pages and social campaigns, leveraging partnerships with platforms like CrowdChange and Tiltify. The organization benefits from strong brand recognition and charitable status, with a clear focus on health-related causes. The site integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools to optimize engagement and conversion. Strategic partnerships with payment and fundraising platforms enhance operational efficiency. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is unusual and should be investigated to ensure domain control and trust. The platform supports multilingual content, expanding reach within Canada. Overall, the site reflects a mature digital presence aligned with the foundation's mission and market position.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, modern security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options), and use of captcha services to prevent abuse. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure program limits transparency and may impact trust for security-conscious users. The site does not display a cookie consent banner, which is a compliance gap for GDPR and other privacy regulations. No security.txt or explicit data protection officer contact was found. Overall, the site is secure from a technical standpoint but would benefit from enhanced transparency and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and privacy best practices.
  2. Publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response information on the website.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  4. Provide explicit contact details for the Data Protection Officer or privacy inquiries.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and analytics tools to mitigate security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Registration number
106846942RR0001
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Description
A fundraising platform supporting the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, enabling individuals and groups to create and join fundraisers to support heart disease and stroke research and awareness.
Key services
Fundraising page creation, Donation processing, Social fundraising challenges, Livestream fundraising, Memorial giving
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.0, Google Tag Manager, Snowplow Analytics, Curator.io social feed, Facebook SDK, Tiltify (livestream fundraising), Skrollr (parallax scrolling), Mapbox (maps), ReCAPTCHA, Friendly Captcha
Platforms
Multiscreensite CMS platform
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Service worker registered
  • Use of reCAPTCHA and Friendly Captcha
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Snowplow Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Snowplow Analytics
Marketing tools
Snowplow Analytics, Facebook SDK
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed fundraising platform for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and multilingual support is present.
  3. Strong branding consistency with official Heart and Stroke Foundation trademarks and logos.
  4. Multiple fundraising options and social engagement features are provided.
  5. No WHOIS data available for the domain, which is unusual and warrants further verification.
  6. No cookie consent banner detected despite GDPR compliance indications.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  8. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  10. No explicit contact for Data Protection Officer found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Multiscreensite CMS platform, leveraging a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery 3.7.0, Google Tag Manager, Snowplow Analytics, and Facebook SDK. It uses CDN-hosted static assets for performance and scalability. The site is mobile responsive with good accessibility features and SEO optimization. Service workers are registered for offline support and performance enhancements. The site integrates social media feeds via Curator.io and supports multilingual content. Hosting is via a CDN provider (cdn-website.com) ensuring fast load times. No technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected. Opportunities exist to improve privacy compliance and security transparency. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and well-implemented for a non-profit fundraising platform.
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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