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Security report for merci.hu

Storck · Retail · Hungary

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

80/100

Risk levelLow

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

The merci.hu website serves as the official Hungarian portal for the merci chocolate brand, owned by Storck. It provides product information, promotional content, and custom packaging options targeted at Hungarian consumers. The site is well-branded, consistent, and professionally designed, reflecting a mature retail confectionery business. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS and leverages modern JavaScript libraries and Piwik PRO for analytics, indicating a moderate to advanced digital infrastructure. Security-wise, the site employs cookie consent mechanisms and does not expose sensitive data, but lacks explicit security policies and incident response contacts, suggesting room for improvement in transparency and security posture. Overall, the site is trustworthy, GDPR compliant, and free from suspicious content or domains.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
55/ 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

3 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

  2. 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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  • Exposed services
  • 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
72
Security headers
80
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
55
Average
80

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

merci.hu positions itself as a localized brand site within the larger Storck confectionery portfolio, targeting Hungarian consumers with product showcases and interactive features like custom cover design. The business model focuses on retail marketing and brand engagement rather than direct e-commerce. The presence of sister brand domains and a parent company domain indicates a well-structured brand ecosystem. The site’s content and navigation support consumer engagement and brand loyalty, with moderate use of tracking and analytics tools aligned with privacy regulations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. It uses HTTPS (assumed from canonical URLs), cookie consent banners, and Piwik PRO analytics with consent-based activation. However, it lacks visible security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of security.txt or vulnerability disclosure pages indicates limited transparency in security incident handling. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a marketing site but could be enhanced with additional security best practices and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Consider adding direct contact information such as verified company emails and phone numbers on the site for better user support.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Storck
Description
Official Hungarian website for merci chocolate brand offering product information, promotions, and custom packaging options.
Key services
Product showcase, Custom packaging design, Promotional campaigns
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, RequireJS, Lodash, jQuery, Piwik PRO Tag Manager
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik PRO
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik PRO
Marketing tools
Piwik PRO 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 professionally maintained brand site for merci chocolates in Hungary.
  2. Content is rich with product information and promotional materials.
  3. Cookie consent and privacy policy are implemented, indicating GDPR awareness.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact likely via dedicated contact page.
  5. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts published.
  6. Uses TYPO3 CMS and modern JavaScript libraries with Piwik PRO analytics.
  7. No signs of suspicious or malicious content or domains.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system, and uses RequireJS for JavaScript module loading, along with popular libraries like jQuery and Lodash. The presence of Piwik PRO Tag Manager indicates a focus on privacy-compliant analytics. The site is mobile optimized with responsive images and viewport settings. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and use of modern image formats (webp). There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the HTML content. Hosting appears to be managed by Storck or its partners, with static assets served from storck.com domains.
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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