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Security report for gvl.de

GVL · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GVL is a prominent German collective rights management organization specializing in the protection and licensing of performance rights for artists and producers. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence, targeting a large audience of rights holders in the media sector. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10, integrates Usercentrics for consent management, and uses Google Analytics for traffic analysis, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though some security headers and explicit policies could enhance trust further. Overall, the site is reliable and trustworthy with room for improvement in privacy disclosures and contact transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

5 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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. 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';…

  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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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
82
Security headers
60
Email security
85
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention gvl.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
291
Employees
2
Customers
282
Third parties
7
Weak passwords
4%

Latest record dated 2025-11-14 · 15 subdomains affected

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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

GVL operates in the media sector as a collective management organization, serving over 170,000 rights holders including artists and record producers. Its business model revolves around licensing and royalty collection, positioning it as a key player in Germany's intellectual property ecosystem. The website's use of modern CMS and consent tools suggests a commitment to compliance and user experience. While direct contact details and legal policies are not evident in the analyzed content, the domain registration and hosting align with a legitimate and established entity. The organization likely benefits from strong partnerships and a broad market reach within Germany and internationally.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS and consent management integration. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates potential gaps in transparency and readiness. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Security headers appear to be missing or not visible in the provided data, which could be improved to mitigate common web threats. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by publishing formal security documentation and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add explicit security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  3. Implement and configure HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Provide a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide more detailed contact information including phone and physical address.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GVL
Description
Die GVL ist die deutsche Verwertungsgesellschaft für ausübende Künstler*innen und Hersteller*innen. Über 170.000 Berechtigte vertrauen uns ihre Leistungsschutzrechte an.
Key services
Management of performance rights, Licensing of rights for artists and producers, Royalty collection and distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Usercentrics Consent Management, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management via Usercentrics
  • No visible exposed sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses modern CMS (Drupal 10) and consent management (Usercentrics)
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in provided content
  3. No direct contact information or forms detected in the analyzed HTML snippet
  4. Strong branding and consistent metadata for SEO and social sharing
  5. Good use of HTTPS and external trusted services
  6. No signs of suspicious or malicious content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal 10, a modern and secure CMS platform, hosted on servers managed by Cronon. It uses Usercentrics for GDPR-compliant consent management and Google Tag Manager alongside Google Analytics for marketing and analytics purposes. The site is mobile optimized and includes comprehensive meta tags for SEO and social media sharing. Performance is moderate with preloading of fonts and asynchronous script loading. However, some technical improvements could be made in accessibility and security headers to further strengthen the site's robustness and 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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