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Security report for kindful.com

Kindful · Non-profit · United States

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Kindful is a specialized SaaS platform focused on providing nonprofit organizations with fundraising tools, donor management, and communication solutions. It operates as a product under the parent company Bloomerang, targeting nonprofits seeking to enhance their fundraising capabilities through integrated technology. The website demonstrates a strong market position with comprehensive content, clear branding, and a consistent message tailored to nonprofit professionals. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a modern technology stack including multiple marketing and analytics integrations such as Google Analytics, Hotjar, Marketo, and Facebook Pixel. Hosting and DNS services are managed via Cloudflare, ensuring robust performance and security. The site is well-optimized for SEO and mobile responsiveness, providing an excellent user experience. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and employs domain transfer protections. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and there is no explicit cookie consent mechanism visible, which could be improved for better privacy compliance. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data confirms a legitimate and consistent domain registration aligned with the business claims. Overall, Kindful presents a professional, trustworthy, and technically sound online presence with minor areas for improvement in privacy compliance and security policy transparency.

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

7 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 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';…

  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

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  • 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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

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

Kindful operates in the nonprofit technology sector, offering CRM and fundraising solutions tailored to nonprofit organizations. Its business model is subscription-based SaaS, leveraging integrations and partnerships, notably with Bloomerang, to expand market reach. The company targets nonprofit professionals and organizations aiming to improve donor engagement and fundraising efficiency. The presence of extensive resources such as blogs, webinars, and glossaries indicates a content-driven marketing approach. The domain age and WHOIS data support a stable and credible business history. The partnership with Bloomerang enhances its market position and credibility. The company maintains active social media channels and uses multiple marketing automation tools, indicating a mature digital marketing strategy. Trust signals include customer testimonials, G2 badges, and a professional website design. The business appears medium-sized with a focus on growth and customer engagement within the nonprofit sector.

Security posture

Kindful demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place. The use of Cloudflare as registrar and DNS provider adds a layer of security and performance. However, the absence of DNSSEC is a minor gap that could be addressed to enhance DNS security. The website does not expose sensitive information in its HTML content and uses reputable third-party scripts for analytics and marketing. No explicit security policy or incident response contact information is published, which is a gap in transparency and readiness communication. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism may impact GDPR compliance. Security headers are partially inferred but not explicitly detailed in the content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with explicit policies, DNSSEC, and privacy compliance mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a visible cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response procedures and contact channels.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate risks from external dependencies.
  5. Add explicit Content-Security-Policy headers to reduce risk of cross-site scripting and related attacks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Trail Software, Inc
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kindful
Description
Kindful has partnered with Bloomerang to provide powerful insights, free resources, and helpful information to nonprofits like yours.
Key services
Fundraising Tools, Donor Communications, Donor Management, Tracking & Reporting, Integrated Email Marketing
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar, Marketo, HubSpot, Adobe Acrobat View SDK, Microsoft Clarity, AdRoll, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, 6sense, Qualified, ZoomInfo Pixel
Frameworks
Yoast SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reputable third-party security and analytics scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Bizible
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, Google Ads, AdRoll
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, ZoomInfo Pixel, 6sense
Marketing tools
Marketo, HubSpot, Qualified
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established nonprofit SaaS platform now under Bloomerang.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and professionally presented.
  3. Strong SEO and marketing integration with multiple analytics and tracking tools.
  4. No visible security or privacy policy gaps except missing cookie consent mechanism.
  5. WHOIS data and domain registration are consistent and legitimate.
  6. No WAF or blocking detected, full content accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO plugin for search optimization. It integrates a wide range of marketing and analytics tools including Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Marketo, HubSpot, and Facebook Pixel, indicating a sophisticated marketing technology stack. Hosting and DNS are managed by Cloudflare, providing performance and security benefits. The site is mobile optimized and loads efficiently, with preconnect and preload hints implemented. The technical implementation is modern and well-structured, with JSON-LD structured data for SEO and rich snippets. The site uses asynchronous loading for scripts to improve performance. There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and privacy compliance features.
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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