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Security report for gifttool.com

gifttool.com inc. · Non-profit · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GiftTool.com is a well-established provider of cloud-based fundraising and nonprofit eCommerce software solutions, serving primarily small to mid-size nonprofit organizations. Founded in 1999, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services including online donations, event registration, peer-to-peer fundraising, membership management, and eCommerce shopping cart capabilities. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and responsive design, targeting nonprofit organizations seeking to streamline fundraising and event management operations. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as Materialize CSS and JavaScript, with a responsive and mobile-optimized design. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified but the domain uses DNS servers from teksavvy.com. Performance is moderate with good SEO and basic accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protection enabled, though some security headers like Content-Security-Policy are not explicitly present. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy available but lacking cookie consent mechanisms and GDPR compliance indicators. From a security perspective, the site shows no signs of vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The WHOIS data is consistent with the business claims, showing a long domain age and no privacy protection, which supports legitimacy. However, the absence of incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure policies suggests room for improvement in security transparency and readiness. Overall, GiftTool.com is a credible and professional nonprofit software provider with a solid technical foundation and good security practices. Enhancements in privacy compliance and security policy transparency would further strengthen its trustworthiness and regulatory alignment.

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

4 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 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 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

  3. 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • 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
77
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

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

GiftTool operates in the nonprofit software sector, focusing on fundraising and event management solutions. Its business model combines subscription fees and transaction fees, appealing to small and medium nonprofits that require flexible, scalable tools without long-term contracts. The company leverages over two decades of experience and a client base exceeding a thousand organizations, positioning itself as a trusted provider in this niche. The product suite addresses key nonprofit needs such as donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, membership management, and eCommerce, enabling clients to increase revenue and operational efficiency. The absence of extensive marketing or advertising partnerships suggests a focus on organic growth and direct client relationships. The company maintains a support infrastructure including phone and email contact, and offers demos to prospective clients, indicating a customer-centric approach. Strategic opportunities include expanding privacy and security transparency to meet evolving compliance demands and enhance competitive differentiation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, domain transfer lock status, and claims of PCI compliance for payment processing. No security headers beyond domain transfer protection are explicitly detected, indicating potential gaps in defense-in-depth strategies such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Content-Type-Options. The absence of a published incident response contact or vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency and may hinder rapid response to security incidents. No signs of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found in the HTML content. DNSSEC is not enabled, which could be a vector for DNS spoofing attacks. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by implementing additional HTTP security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure information.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish a Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate cross-site scripting and related attacks.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner and mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Publish incident response contact information and a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve security transparency.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are introduced.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
gifttool.com inc.
Description
GiftTool is an easy and affordable cloud-based responsive suite of nonprofit eCommerce solutions to help with online donations, events, peer-to-peer fundraising, memberships, merchandise sales, and more.
Key services
Online Donations, Event Registration, Pledge-a-thon (peer-to-peer fundraising), Membership Management, Shopping Cart / eCommerce, Surveys & Tests
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Materialize CSS, HTML5, CSS3
Frameworks
Materialize
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain transfer lock enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear navigation and responsive layout
  2. Content is focused on nonprofit fundraising and event management software
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banner detected despite privacy policy presence
  4. No explicit security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  5. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation
  6. No social media links detected in the HTML content
  7. Contact phone number prominently displayed with clear context
  8. No email addresses explicitly listed in HTML content
  9. No third-party analytics or tracking scripts detected
  10. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with Materialize CSS framework and JavaScript for UI interactions. The HTML is well-structured with semantic elements and ARIA roles for accessibility, though accessibility features are basic. The site is mobile responsive and optimized for various screen sizes. Performance is moderate, with no heavy external scripts or trackers detected, which benefits load times. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data for social sharing. Hosting details are not explicit but DNS servers indicate use of teksavvy.com infrastructure. No CMS is detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. The site lacks advanced analytics or marketing tools, indicating a focus on core functionality over extensive tracking. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC and missing advanced security headers, which should be addressed to reduce attack surface.
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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