The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) is a well-established Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to problem gambling prevention and promoting safer gambling practices. With over 35 years of experience, RGC serves a broad audience including the general public, youth and young adults, as well as industry stakeholders and regulators. Their key services include industry accreditation, advisory and consultation services, research, and public education programs. The organization maintains a strong market position as a credible and trusted resource in the responsible gambling sector.
Technically, the website is built on WordPress and integrates modern analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, and Snapchat Pixel. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, with moderate performance. Hosting is provided by GoDaddy, and the domain is long-standing and well-maintained.
From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms, but lacks explicit security policy documentation and incident response contact information. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The use of WHOIS privacy protection is appropriate and justified for this non-profit entity.
Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and content-rich platform with a strong focus on responsible gambling education and support. Strategic improvements could include publishing a dedicated security policy, adding vulnerability disclosure information, and enhancing security headers to further strengthen the security posture.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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"
This scan found 28 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
45
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention responsiblegambling.org, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
RGC operates as a non-profit organization focused on reducing gambling-related harm through education, accreditation, and research. Their business model relies on partnerships with industry stakeholders, regulators, and public outreach. The organization targets multiple customer segments including the public, youth, young adults, and industry professionals. Their competitive advantage lies in their long history, comprehensive service offerings, and recognized accreditation programs. The presence of partnerships with reputable organizations such as Deloitte and EPIC Global Solutions indicates a strong ecosystem. Growth indicators include new campaigns and leadership announcements. The organization maintains a credible and professional online presence aligned with its mission.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data exposure. Cookie consent and privacy policies indicate compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represent gaps in transparency and readiness. The use of multiple third-party tracking pixels increases the attack surface and privacy considerations but is mitigated by clear cookie consent. DNSSEC is not enabled, which could be improved. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced technical controls.
Recommendations
Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
Add incident response contact information to facilitate reporting of security issues.
Enable DNSSEC for the domain to improve DNS security.
Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Responsible Gambling Council
Description
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to problem gambling prevention, providing safeguards and support for those who gamble.
Key services
Industry Accreditation, Advisory and Consultation, Research and Insights, Public Education and Support, Youth and Young Adult Programs
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Snapchat Pixel
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Cookie consent banner implemented
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Snapchat Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Snapchat Pixel
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with rich content and clear navigation.
Strong focus on responsible gambling education and support.
Multiple tracking and advertising pixels present, but privacy policy and cookie consent are implemented.
No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
WHOIS privacy protection used but justified and not suspicious.
No terms of service page found.
No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on WordPress, leveraging a modern tech stack including Google Tag Manager and multiple social media tracking pixels. Hosting is provided by GoDaddy, with domain control via domaincontrol.com nameservers. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve speed. There is no evidence of legacy or vulnerable libraries. The technical infrastructure supports the organization's mission effectively but could be enhanced with additional security headers and DNSSEC implementation.
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.
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