Kirchenweb.ch GmbH is a Swiss-based company specializing in digital services tailored for church communities, including mail forwarding with @ref-kirche.ch addresses, information portals, and church management systems. The company targets church organizations primarily within Switzerland, offering a niche service model focused on digital communication and administration solutions. Their market position is that of a specialized provider with a clear focus on the non-profit religious sector.
Technically, the website employs a custom CMS platform supplemented by common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Typed.js, and Owl Carousel. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization, with basic accessibility and SEO features. The infrastructure appears stable and functional, though there is room for improvement in modern security headers and enhanced privacy mechanisms.
From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses form validation and captcha to protect user inputs. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a formal vulnerability disclosure policy. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a privacy policy and security policy pages, but cookie consent mechanisms and incident response contacts are missing. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be strengthened to meet higher compliance standards.
The overall risk assessment is low, with no signs of malicious activity or content safety concerns. Strategic recommendations include implementing security headers, adding cookie consent, publishing incident response contacts, and enhancing accessibility. These steps will improve trust, compliance, and resilience against potential threats.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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 X-Frame-Options header
Prevents clickjacking attacks
What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"
This scan found 24 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
Daily monitoring
Recommended
€25per month
TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
50
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
68
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
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention kirchgemeinde.ch, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for kirchgemeinde.ch right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Kirchenweb.ch GmbH operates in a niche market serving church communities in Switzerland with digital communication and management solutions. Their competitive advantage lies in specialized services such as free mail forwarding with church-specific domains and modular software offerings for various church administrative needs. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on subscription or usage-based revenue streams tied to digital tools and hosting. Target customers are church organizations seeking tailored digital infrastructure. Growth indicators include a structured website with multiple service modules and active social media presence. The partnership ecosystem is limited but includes integration with Microsoft 365 and third-party modules. Operationally, the company maintains a consistent brand and clear contact channels, supporting a trustworthy market presence.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and client-side input validation including captcha for forms. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Compliance with GDPR is partially evident through privacy and security policy pages, but cookie consent and incident response contacts are lacking. There is no published vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file. The security culture appears basic but functional, with room for improvement in transparency and proactive security measures.
Recommendations
Implement security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and inform users about tracking.
Publish clear incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
Develop and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Enhance website accessibility features to improve usability for all users and meet standards.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Kirchenweb.ch GmbH
Description
Kirchenweb.ch GmbH provides church-related digital services including information, mail forwarding, and management systems targeted at church communities and organizations.
Key services
Mail forwarding (@ref-kirche.ch addresses), Information portals, Church management systems
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
jQuery, Typed.js, Owl Carousel, Hyphenopoly
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic
Security
Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Form input validation and sanitization
Captcha protection on forms
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
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
Content is primarily in German targeting Swiss church communities.
Multiple navigation menus with clear structure and submenus.
Contact form collects personal data including name, email, phone, and message with validation and captcha.
Social media presence on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter (X), and LinkedIn.
No explicit cookie consent banner or terms of service found.
Security policies are present but could be more detailed and explicit.
No visible analytics or tracking scripts detected.
Website uses a custom CMS with common JS libraries.
No signs of adult or questionable content.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a custom CMS platform supported by widely used JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Typed.js, and Owl Carousel, indicating a moderately modern tech stack. The site includes responsive design elements and mobile-optimized search functionality. Performance is moderate with no evident critical technical debt but could benefit from optimization and modern best practices. The absence of advanced frameworks or platforms suggests a bespoke solution tailored to the niche market. Technical risks are low but include potential security header omissions and lack of advanced analytics or monitoring tools.
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.
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