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Security report for meynells.co.uk

J&H Meynells · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

J&H Meynells is a longstanding family-run retail business specializing in pet and garden supplies with physical stores located in Richmond and Barnard Castle, UK. The company emphasizes knowledgeable staff, local sourcing, and a broad product range for pet owners and gardeners. The website serves as an informational and marketing platform featuring product highlights, special offers, newsletters, and photo galleries. The business targets local customers seeking personalized service and quality products. Technically, the website is built using Mobirise with Bootstrap and jQuery, incorporating Google Fonts and Statcounter analytics. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices and offers a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. However, it lacks advanced accessibility features and comprehensive SEO optimization. The site uses HTTPS for embedded content but does not explicitly confirm SSL enforcement site-wide. From a security perspective, the website shows basic security hygiene but lacks important security headers and formal privacy or cookie policies, which are critical for GDPR compliance. No forms collecting sensitive data are present, reducing immediate risk exposure. The WHOIS lookup failed due to domain registration issues, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy despite the website's professional appearance and consistent business information. Overall, the website is functional and trustworthy from a business perspective but requires improvements in privacy compliance, security best practices, and domain registration legitimacy to enhance trust and reduce risk.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

8 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.

    • 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
55

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

J&H Meynells operates in the retail sector focusing on pet and garden supplies, serving local communities in Richmond and Barnard Castle. The business leverages its 60-year family heritage as a competitive advantage, emphasizing personalized service and local product sourcing. Revenue streams likely include in-store sales, local delivery, and possibly online newsletter-driven promotions. The company maintains a modest digital presence with a website, newsletter, and Facebook page, indicating a traditional business model with incremental digital adoption. There is no evidence of e-commerce functionality or extensive digital marketing partnerships. The business ecosystem appears localized with no identified subsidiaries or partners. Growth indicators include active newsletter engagement and regular updates to special offers and news content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS usage implied but not explicitly confirmed across all pages. No advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or Strict-Transport-Security are detected, which could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and related data protection regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting transparency and readiness for security incidents. The WHOIS domain registration failure is a significant concern, potentially indicating domain misconfiguration or registration issues that could affect trust and domain control. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with room for significant improvement in compliance and technical safeguards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance and inform users about data handling.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Verify and correct domain registration details to resolve WHOIS errors and improve domain legitimacy and trust.
  4. Establish an incident response contact channel (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email) to improve transparency and readiness for security issues.
  5. Enhance website accessibility features and SEO optimization to improve user experience and search engine visibility.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
J&H Meynells
Description
J&H Meynells is a family-run pet and garden supplies business operating in Richmond and Barnard Castle, UK, offering a wide range of pet foods, garden plants, supplies, and related products with knowledgeable staff and local sourcing.
Key services
Pet supplies, Garden supplies, Local delivery, Email newsletter
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Mobirise, Statcounter analytics, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by iframe Google Maps embed URLs using https
  • No visible forms collecting sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Statcounter
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Statcounter
Marketing tools
Email newsletter
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a small family-run pet and garden supply retailer with physical stores in Richmond and Barnard Castle, UK.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No forms collecting personal data detected on the homepage.
  4. Contact information includes phone numbers and physical addresses with clickable tel links.
  5. Social media presence limited to Facebook link.
  6. Uses Mobirise website builder and Bootstrap framework.
  7. Includes embedded Google Maps for store locations.
  8. Uses Statcounter for analytics tracking.
  9. No visible security headers or advanced security policies detected.
  10. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain registration error, which is unusual and lowers domain trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Mobirise, a drag-and-drop website builder, combined with Bootstrap and jQuery libraries for responsive design and interactivity. Google Fonts are used for typography, and Statcounter provides visitor analytics. The site includes embedded Google Maps for store locations and video content hosted on the same domain. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected, though optimization could be improved. The site is mobile-friendly with good navigation clarity. However, the lack of advanced accessibility features and missing security headers indicate technical debt. The domain registration error in WHOIS suggests potential risks in domain management that should be addressed to avoid operational disruptions.
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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