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Security report for portlandparksconservancy.org

Portland Parks Conservancy · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Portland Parks Conservancy is a small non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and enhancing the parks, trails, and open spaces of Portland, Maine through fundraising and community engagement. The website clearly communicates its mission and encourages donations and volunteer participation, positioning itself as a trusted local community resource. Technically, the site is built on Squarespace, leveraging modern web technologies including Vimeo for video backgrounds and Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise for form security. The site is mobile optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and reCAPTCHA implemented, but lacks advanced security headers such as HSTS and CSP. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the domain appears legitimate despite the lack of WHOIS data, likely due to privacy protection typical for non-profits.

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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 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';…

  2. 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

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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
35
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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

The organization operates in the non-profit sector focused on community parks and recreation in Portland, Maine. Its business model centers on fundraising and volunteer engagement to close funding gaps for park maintenance and enhancement. The website targets local residents and community members interested in supporting public spaces. The presence of social media links and donation calls to action indicate active community outreach. The lack of detailed business registration information is typical for small non-profits. The organization maintains a consistent brand and professional online presence, supporting trust and credibility within its niche market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is properly implemented, and Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise is used to protect forms from abuse. However, the absence of HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), Content Security Policy (CSP), and other security headers reduces the overall security posture. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analysis. The site lacks explicit security or incident response policies, which is common for small non-profits but represents an area for improvement. Overall, the security risks are low but could be mitigated further with standard best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to enforce HTTPS and protect against protocol downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement a Content Security Policy (CSP) to mitigate cross-site scripting and other code injection attacks.
  3. Add X-Frame-Options header to prevent clickjacking attacks.
  4. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  5. Establish and communicate an incident response plan and security contact information.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Portland Parks Conservancy
Description
We're a nonprofit committed to enhancing the parks of Portland, Maine through fundraising and community engagement. Our choices of projects is guided by our organizational values of equity, access, inclusion, and collaboration.
Key services
Fundraising, Community engagement, Volunteer coordination, Park enhancement projects
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace, Vimeo (video background), Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise, Typekit fonts, JavaScript libraries (YUI, Squarespace scripts)
Platforms
Squarespace CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise on forms

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise
Marketing tools
Squarespace marketing features
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on non-profit community engagement and fundraising.
  3. No privacy or security policies explicitly found on the site.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  5. Site uses modern web technologies and is hosted on Squarespace.
  6. Security headers are minimal; HTTPS is enforced but HSTS is not enabled.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond reCAPTCHA.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on Squarespace, a reputable platform providing managed hosting and CMS capabilities. It uses modern web technologies including Vimeo for video backgrounds and Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise for form protection. The site loads moderately fast and is mobile optimized with responsive design. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. The site uses Typekit fonts and several compressed JavaScript bundles from Squarespace. There is no evidence of heavy analytics or tracking scripts, which reduces privacy concerns but limits marketing insights. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a small non-profit website but could benefit from enhanced security headers and privacy features.
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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