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Security report for gemlab.co.nz

GemLab · Other · New Zealand

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GemLab is a New Zealand-based independent jewellery valuation service provider specializing in unbiased and expert appraisals of gems, jewellery, and watches. The company holds recognized certifications from the Gemmological Institute of America and the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, positioning itself as a trusted leader in the local market with over 30 years of experience. Their services cater primarily to jewellery owners, insurance companies, legal professionals, and government entities, offering tailored valuation reports including insurance, selling, estate division, and legal purposes. Technically, the website employs a modern and responsive design using Bootstrap, jQuery, and slick carousel for enhanced user experience. It integrates Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel for marketing and tracking purposes, and uses Google reCAPTCHA to secure its contact form against spam. While the site is well-structured and mobile-optimized, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, and security headers are not evident, indicating areas for improvement in compliance and security hardening. From a security perspective, the site benefits from HTTPS encryption and secure form handling but would gain from implementing standard security headers and publishing clear privacy and cookie policies. The absence of WHOIS data is typical for .nz domains with privacy protection and does not detract from the site's legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front with moderate technical maturity and a solid security baseline. The overall risk is low, but strategic enhancements in privacy compliance and security headers are recommended to strengthen trust and regulatory adherence.

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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. 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

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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
60
DNS health
20
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
54

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

GemLab operates in the niche market of jewellery valuation in New Zealand, leveraging its independence and professional certifications as key competitive advantages. The business model focuses on service delivery to individual jewellery owners and institutional clients such as insurers and legal professionals. Revenue streams likely derive from valuation fees and related services like repairs and insurance claims assistance. The company’s partnership ecosystem includes recognized gemological associations, enhancing credibility. Growth indicators include a comprehensive service portfolio and positive client testimonials. The website’s digital presence supports client engagement through online booking and informative content, though it lacks some compliance documentation. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance privacy transparency and security posture to align with evolving regulatory expectations.

Security posture

GemLab’s security posture is moderate to good. The website uses HTTPS and integrates Google reCAPTCHA to protect its contact form, mitigating spam and automated abuse. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. Compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR is not clearly demonstrated due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, with room for improvement in formalizing policies and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with explicit user consent mechanisms to improve privacy compliance.
  2. Add standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Strict-Transport-Security) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Establish and publish a security incident response policy and provide dedicated contact channels for reporting security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities and ensure secure dependencies.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing WHOIS or domain registration information where possible and maintaining consistent business identity across all digital assets.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GemLab
Description
GemLab are New Zealand’s leading independent jewellery valuers. Our internationally qualified gemmologists and diamond graders value all types of gems, jewellery and watches. GemLab valuation reports are tailored to your needs, budget, and time. While-You-Wait and Same-day options are available. All insurers accept our insurance valuations.
Key services
Insurance Valuations, Valuations for Selling, Jewellery Repairs and Refurbishments, Estate Division, Gem & Metal Identification, Pre-Purchase Reports and Valuations, Insurance Claims, Remote Services, Legal Purposes
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Slick Carousel, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Bootstrap Icons, Google reCAPTCHA v2 Invisible, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Facebook Pixel
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Google reCAPTCHA on contact form
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

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 challenge
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on homepage or footer
  3. Contact form uses Google reCAPTCHA v2 Invisible for spam protection
  4. Multiple professional certifications and associations displayed
  5. Clear business contact information including phone, email, and physical address
  6. Use of modern front-end technologies and responsive design
  7. No security headers detected in provided data, opportunity for improvement
  8. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data
  9. WHOIS data unavailable, typical for .nz domains with privacy protection
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern front-end stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and slick carousel for interactive testimonials. It uses Google Fonts via Typekit and Font Awesome for iconography. Analytics and marketing integrations include Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel, with Google reCAPTCHA v2 Invisible protecting the contact form. The site is mobile-optimized and loads external resources from reputable CDNs. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected. However, the absence of a CMS or hosting provider information limits deeper infrastructure insights. Technical debt appears low, but the lack of security headers and privacy documentation suggests areas for modernization and compliance enhancement.
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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