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Security report for pet-and-garden.nl

Retail · Netherlands

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pet & Garden is a Dutch e-commerce retailer specializing in pet supplies, garden products, and agricultural tools. The website offers a broad product catalog with categories for dogs, cats, farm animals, and gardening equipment, targeting pet owners and gardeners primarily in the Netherlands. The business appears to be recently established in 2024, consistent with the domain registration date. The site uses modern digital marketing and tracking technologies including Google Analytics, Google Ads, reCAPTCHA, and an affiliate program via AWIN, with a consent management platform in place to comply with GDPR requirements. Technically, the website is built on a Magento-based platform (OpenMage variant) and demonstrates good mobile optimization and user experience. Performance is moderate, with a clear navigation structure and professional design. However, some security best practices are missing, such as DNSSEC for the domain and security headers in HTTP responses. The SSL configuration is good, and HTTPS is enforced. From a security perspective, the site implements bot protection and consent management but lacks published security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or suspicious patterns were detected in the WHOIS data, which is transparent and consistent with the business claims. Privacy compliance is basic, with no explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found, though consent mechanisms are active. Overall, the website is a professional and trustworthy online retailer with room for improvement in privacy disclosures and security hardening. Strategic recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, enabling DNSSEC, adding security headers, and providing clear contact information for security incidents.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

6 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 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 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
72
Security headers
35
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
66

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

Pet & Garden operates in the retail sector focusing on pet and garden products, leveraging an e-commerce business model. The company targets pet owners and gardeners, offering a wide range of products including pet accessories, farm equipment, and gardening tools. The site emphasizes fast shipping (within 24 hours) and features multiple well-known brands. The business is newly founded in 2024, indicating a startup or recent market entry. The use of affiliate marketing and digital advertising suggests a growth-oriented strategy. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified. The company maintains consistent branding and a professional online presence, positioning itself as a reliable online pet and garden store in the Dutch market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and integration of reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated abuse. Consent management is implemented to address GDPR requirements. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security robustness. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, which is a gap in security governance. The WHOIS data is transparent and consistent, reducing risk of domain-related fraud. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for an e-commerce site but can be improved by adopting additional security best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies accessible from the website footer or main navigation.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents, including an incident response email or abuse contact.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking technologies to ensure compliance and minimize privacy risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Welkom bij Pet and Garden: dierenwinkel, tuincentrum en landbouwwerktuigen. Vind de essentiële benodigdheden tegen lage prijzen op onze site!
Key services
Online sales of pet products, Garden center products, Agricultural equipment, Fast shipping (within 24 hours)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Google Ads, reCAPTCHA, AWIN affiliate tracking, Actito marketing automation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Consent management platform (CMP) implemented
  • Google Consent Mode integration

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, AWIN
Tracking pixels
Google Ads conversion tracking, Actito
Marketing tools
Actito
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional e-commerce platform for pet and garden products.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found, but consent mechanisms are implemented.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. Site uses modern tracking and advertising technologies with consent management.
  5. No security headers detected in the HTML content; DNSSEC not enabled.
  6. Domain is very new but consistent with business launch.
  7. No WAF or blocking detected; site content fully accessible.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected; safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a Magento-based CMS (OpenMage), leveraging modern web fonts and asynchronous loading of analytics and advertising scripts. It uses Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Google Ads, reCAPTCHA, and Actito marketing automation. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and preloaded fonts for performance. Navigation is clear with extensive product categorization. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement in loading speed and accessibility features. The site lacks some modern security headers and DNSSEC, which are technical risks. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional e-commerce experience but could benefit from modernization and enhanced 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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