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Security report for oxfamfairtrade.be

Oxfam Fair Trade · Non-profit · Belgium

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Oxfam Fair Trade Belgium operates a website serving as a splash landing page that introduces visitors to their fair trade products and ethical trade mission. The site offers language selection for Dutch, French, and English users and features rotating background images highlighting partner organizations. The business is positioned as a medium-sized non-profit focused on sustainability and fair trade, targeting a general audience interested in ethical consumerism. The website content is basic but consistent with the organization's branding and mission. Technically, the website is built on WordPress, utilizing jQuery libraries and Google Analytics for visitor tracking. The site shows moderate performance and basic mobile optimization but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage but no visible security headers or privacy policies, indicating room for improvement in compliance and protection measures. Security evaluation reveals no critical vulnerabilities but highlights missing security headers and absence of privacy and cookie policies, which are important for GDPR compliance. The WHOIS data aligns well with the website's claims, showing a legitimate registration consistent with a non-profit entity in Belgium. Overall, the site is safe with no adult or questionable content detected. Strategic recommendations include implementing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, enhancing security headers, adding clear contact and incident response information, and improving SEO and accessibility to strengthen user trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

9 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. 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';…

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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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
43

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

Oxfam Fair Trade Belgium is part of the global Oxfam network, focusing on fair trade product distribution and advocacy for sustainable and ethical trade practices. The organization leverages partnerships with producers in countries like Laos and Ivory Coast, as evidenced by photo credits and partner mentions. Their business model centers on retailing quality fair trade goods such as chocolate and coffee, appealing to socially conscious consumers. The website serves primarily as an informational splash page rather than a full e-commerce platform, indicating a focus on brand awareness and directing users to localized content. The organization benefits from established brand recognition and a clear mission aligned with global sustainability goals. However, the digital presence is basic, suggesting potential growth opportunities in e-commerce integration and enhanced digital marketing. The partnership ecosystem is visible but limited on the splash page, implying further exploration on deeper site pages. Revenue streams likely include product sales and donations, typical for non-profit fair trade entities.

Security posture

The current security posture is moderate. HTTPS is enabled, ensuring encrypted communication. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. No forms or input fields are present on the splash page, minimizing immediate risk of injection attacks, but the lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could hinder timely handling of security events. The use of third-party scripts like Google Analytics introduces tracking but without visible consent mechanisms, raising privacy concerns. Overall, the site demonstrates basic security hygiene but requires enhancements to meet best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add and configure essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish clear contact information and establish an incident response contact channel to improve transparency and security readiness.
  4. Enhance SEO and accessibility features to improve user experience and search engine visibility.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and update libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities and reduce privacy risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Oxfam Fair Trade
Description
Oxfam Fair Trade brengt je een wereld vol kwaliteitsproducten van eerlijke handel. Chocolade die smelt op je tong, een kop koffie waar je helemaal van opkikkert, ... Vrij van onrecht, gedreven door duurzaamheid.
Key services
Offering quality fair trade products such as chocolate and coffee, Promoting sustainable and ethical trade practices
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.1.4, jQuery.waitforimages 2.2.0, Google Analytics (gtag.js)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URL https://)
  • No visible forms or inputs on splash page

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a splash landing page with language selection and rotating background images
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on splash page
  3. No contact information or forms present on splash page
  4. Uses Google Analytics for tracking without visible cookie consent
  5. No security headers detected in provided data
  6. Website uses WordPress CMS implied by asset paths
  7. Content is in Dutch with language options for French and English
  8. No structured data (JSON-LD) or Open Graph meta tags found
  9. No visible email addresses or phone numbers
  10. Branding consistent with Oxfam Fair Trade
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress, indicated by asset paths, and uses jQuery 2.1.4 along with the jQuery.waitforimages plugin for image carousel functionality. Google Analytics is integrated via gtag.js for visitor tracking. The splash page is lightweight but lacks advanced SEO meta tags such as Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data. Mobile optimization is basic with viewport meta tag and responsive CSS, but no advanced accessibility features are evident. Performance is moderate, with image preloading and fade transitions implemented. No modern JavaScript frameworks or server-side technologies are visible from the provided data. The site could benefit from modernization including updated libraries, enhanced SEO, and improved security configurations.
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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