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Security report for shop826valencia.org

826 Valencia · Non-profit · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

826 Valencia operates as a nonprofit organization focused on supporting under-resourced students aged six to eighteen by enhancing their creative and expository writing skills. The website serves as an e-commerce platform selling branded merchandise, student publications, and other related products to support the organization's mission. The site is well-branded, consistent, and targets supporters and donors interested in educational causes. Technically, the website is built on the Lightspeed e-commerce platform, utilizing standard web technologies including jQuery and Google Analytics with privacy-conscious configurations. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses some security best practices but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, limiting domain trust verification. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy from a content and business perspective but would benefit from improved transparency and security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

4 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 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 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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
71

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 positions itself as a niche nonprofit with a strong educational mission, leveraging merchandise sales and student publications as revenue streams to support its programs. Its target audience includes donors, supporters, and community members interested in literacy and youth education. The partnership with the main 826 Valencia nonprofit site strengthens its credibility. The business model is primarily nonprofit with an e-commerce component. The presence of social media channels and regular blog updates indicates active community engagement. The lack of detailed WHOIS data is a minor concern but does not detract significantly from the business credibility given the nonprofit context.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks several important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could improve protection against common web attacks. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. Privacy compliance is basic, with no cookie consent mechanism despite the use of tracking technologies like Google Analytics. No vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a nonprofit e-commerce site but could be enhanced to meet higher standards and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
826 Valencia
Description
826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills
Key services
Educational support for students, Sale of books, apparel, and merchandise, Publishing student publications
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Lightspeed e-commerce platform, jQuery 1.9.1, jQuery UI 1.10.1, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Cloudflare (partial)
Platforms
Lightspeed
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Analytics with consent settings

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Cloudflare Insights
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cloudflare Insights
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 challenge.
  2. Content is rich and relevant to the nonprofit educational mission.
  3. Use of Lightspeed e-commerce platform with modern but somewhat dated JS libraries.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via form only.
  5. Privacy and terms pages exist but lack advanced compliance features like cookie consent.
  6. No security.txt or incident response information published.
  7. Social media presence is well integrated.
  8. WHOIS data is missing or malformed, limiting domain trust verification.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Lightspeed e-commerce platform, using jQuery 1.9.1 and jQuery UI 1.10.1, which are somewhat dated but still functional. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are used for tracking with privacy settings restricting ad personalization and storage in certain regions. The site loads CSS and JS assets from CDN sources, including shoplightspeed.com and fonts.googleapis.com, ensuring reasonable performance. Mobile optimization is good, and the site uses responsive design techniques. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site does not appear to use advanced modern frameworks like React or Angular but is stable and functional. Performance is moderate, with no obvious blocking or errors. The lack of explicit security headers and cookie consent are technical gaps that should be addressed.
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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