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Heritage Auctions Belgium · Other · Belgium

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Heritage Auctions Belgium operates as a specialized auction house focusing on collectibles such as coins, stamps, art, militaria, and jewelry. The company offers free appraisals, expert valuations, and facilitates international auctions with a broad customer base of 1.8 million worldwide. The website is professionally designed, multilingual, and provides detailed information about auctions, experts, and services, positioning the company as a credible player in the collectibles auction market. Technically, the website uses standard web technologies including JavaScript, jQuery, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices, though it uses an outdated jQuery version which could be modernized. Hosting and domain registration are consistent with the business profile, and the site employs HTTPS with a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. From a security perspective, the website demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS and cookie consent but lacks visible security policies or incident response contacts. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Recommendations include updating JavaScript libraries, adding security headers, and publishing formal security and incident response policies to enhance trust and compliance. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and good privacy compliance. Strategic improvements in security transparency and technical modernization would further strengthen its posture.

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

7 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

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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';…

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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
20
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
57

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

Heritage Auctions Belgium is positioned as a niche auction house specializing in collectibles with a clear focus on European and international markets. Its competitive advantage lies in offering free appraisals, expert advice, and access to a large global customer base through international auctions. The business model is commission-based auction sales supported by valuation services. The target customers are collectors and sellers of diverse collectible categories. The company maintains partnerships with other Heritage Auctions offices worldwide, enhancing its market reach. Growth indicators include a detailed auction calendar with future consign deadlines and multilingual website support. The presence of professional federation memberships signals industry recognition and trustworthiness.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent banner. However, it lacks published security policies and incident response contacts, which are important for transparency and preparedness. The use of an outdated jQuery version may introduce minor vulnerabilities. No critical security issues or exposed sensitive data were found. The absence of security headers suggests room for improvement in defense-in-depth. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but could be enhanced by formalizing policies, updating libraries, and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and data protection measures.
  2. Add an incident response contact email (e.g., security@ or abuse@) to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Upgrade JavaScript libraries, replacing outdated jQuery 1.7.2 with a modern, secure version.
  4. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide more detailed data retention policies to improve privacy compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Heritage Auctions Belgium
Description
Auction house for coins, stamps and many other collectibles offering free appraisals, expert valuations, and international auctions with a global customer base.
Key services
Auctions (selling and buying), Free appraisals and valuations, Valuation reports, Consignments for auctions in Netherlands, US, and Hong Kong
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery 1.7.2, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent banner with granular options
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
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 is professionally designed and content-rich for an auction house.
  2. Clear multilingual support with Dutch, English, and French versions.
  3. Comprehensive auction calendar with future auction dates and consign deadlines.
  4. Detailed expert profiles enhance trust and credibility.
  5. Cookie consent banner is GDPR compliant with granular options.
  6. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  7. Use of outdated jQuery version may pose minor security risks.
  8. No social media links explicitly found in the HTML content.
  9. Contact information is prominently displayed with phone, email, and physical address.
  10. Multiple external links to partner auction offices and professional federations.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery 1.7.2. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking and marketing purposes. The site is mobile responsive with a clean navigation structure and multilingual support. Hosting appears stable with a reputable registrar (team.blue nl B.V.). Performance is moderate with no major issues detected, though the use of legacy JavaScript libraries indicates some technical debt. SEO is well addressed with meta keywords, descriptions, and alternate hreflang tags for language targeting. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but would benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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