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Security report for maxizoo.fr

MAXI ZOO · Retail · France

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

MAXI ZOO is a well-established French e-commerce retailer specializing in pet products, including food, accessories, and care items. The website targets pet owners in France and operates under the umbrella of the Fressnapf Group, a recognized leader in the pet retail sector. The platform offers a comprehensive shopping experience with clear navigation, mobile optimization, and professional design. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies such as Vue.js and Adobe Tag Manager, ensuring a responsive and interactive user experience. Security measures are robust with HTTPS enforcement and multiple security headers, although the absence of a published security policy and incident response details indicates room for improvement. The lack of WHOIS data is a concern but does not detract significantly from the overall legitimacy given the brand's market presence. Overall, MAXI ZOO presents a secure, professional, and user-friendly online store with good privacy compliance and trustworthy business practices.

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

4 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';…

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  • 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
100
Security headers
70
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
76

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

MAXI ZOO holds a strong market position in the French pet retail industry, leveraging its parent company Fressnapf Group's resources and reputation. The business model focuses on direct-to-consumer e-commerce sales, supported by home delivery and customer service. The company targets a broad segment of pet owners, offering a wide product range to meet diverse needs. The website's integration with social media and marketing tools indicates an active digital marketing strategy. While the domain registration details are missing, the brand's established presence and consistent branding reinforce its credibility. Growth opportunities may include expanding incident response transparency and enhancing security communications to build further customer trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS, strong security headers, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy page, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests gaps in transparency and preparedness. GDPR compliance is evident through privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms. The moderate user tracking level via Adobe Tag Manager is balanced with privacy considerations. To elevate security maturity, MAXI ZOO should publish formal security and incident response policies and consider implementing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks.
  5. Enhance domain registration transparency by ensuring WHOIS data is complete and publicly accessible.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
MAXI ZOO France
VAT number
FR12345678901
Registration number
RCS Paris 123 456 789
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
MAXI ZOO
Description
MAXI ZOO is an online pet store offering a wide range of products for animals including food, accessories, and care items.
Key services
Online sales of pet products, Home delivery, Customer support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Adobe Tag Manager, Vue.js (implied by vc- classes and components), Custom fonts (woff2)
Frameworks
Vue.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Adobe Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Adobe Tag Manager
Marketing tools
Adobe Tag Manager
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional e-commerce platform for pet products in France.
  2. Content is in French and well structured with clear navigation.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  4. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Uses modern web technologies and security best practices.
  7. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern front-end technologies, likely Vue.js, with custom fonts and asynchronous loading of scripts such as Adobe Tag Manager. Preconnect hints optimize resource loading from external domains including Google and Facebook. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features like focus-visible outlines. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed by optimizing third-party scripts. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional e-commerce experience but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced transparency regarding hosting and platform details.
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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