Skip to main content

Security report for simplyvoting.com

Simply Voting Inc. · Technology · Canada

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

Simply Voting Inc. operates a professional online voting platform offering a range of election solutions including managed elections, internet voting, telephone voting, and paper ballots. The company targets a diverse set of organizations such as professional associations, educational institutions, unions, governments, political parties, and cooperatives. Their market position is supported by strong customer testimonials and presence on multiple review platforms, indicating a trusted and established service provider. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern technologies like jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and WP Rocket for performance optimization. The site is well-optimized for SEO, mobile responsiveness, and accessibility, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced, security headers present, and no obvious vulnerabilities detected in the content. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, though explicit incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are lacking. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable gap, suggesting the domain registration status should be verified to confirm legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and secure online presence suitable for its business domain.

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

3 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.

    • 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. 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

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching simplyvoting.com

This scan found 16 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.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • 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.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. The full timeline opens with your unlock code.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
75
Security headers
80
Email security
90
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
79

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

Simply Voting's business model combines self-service and managed election services, catering to organizations requiring secure and reliable voting solutions. Their revenue likely derives from service subscriptions and managed election fees. The company demonstrates a broad partnership ecosystem including a help portal and a French language site, enhancing market reach. The presence of multiple industry-specific pages indicates targeted marketing and domain expertise. Growth indicators include recent content updates and active marketing via Google Ads and analytics. The company maintains a strong brand identity and customer trust through testimonials and third-party reviews. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance security transparency by publishing incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure policies.

Security posture

The website exhibits a high security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and encrypted voting processes described on the site. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Privacy policies indicate GDPR compliance and cookie consent mechanisms are in place. However, the lack of explicit incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents a compliance gap. The absence of WHOIS data raises concerns about domain registration transparency, which could impact trust. Overall, the security posture is strong but could be improved by adding formal incident response and vulnerability disclosure information.

Recommendations

  1. Publish clear incident response contact information on the website to improve security transparency.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and trustworthiness.
  4. Maintain and regularly update privacy and cookie policies to stay compliant with evolving regulations.
  5. Enhance security posture by conducting regular security audits and publishing certifications if applicable.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Simply Voting Inc.
Description
Simply Voting is a full-service, online voting tool designed to seamlessly and securely facilitate your election process.
Key services
Managed Elections, Internet Voting, Telephone Voting, Paper Ballots
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Font Awesome, Slick Carousel, WP Rocket
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy implemented
  • Lazy loading scripts and images
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and reliability page

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Ads Conversion Tracking
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Marketing tools
Scheduler.ai chat widget
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed WordPress site with strong branding and clear business focus.
  2. Multiple voting solutions offered including managed, internet, telephone, and paper ballots.
  3. Strong customer trust signals with multiple third-party review logos and testimonials.
  4. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
  5. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual and warrants further verification.
  6. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear comprehensive.
  8. Use of Google Analytics and Google Ads for tracking and marketing.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using modern front-end technologies including jQuery and Font Awesome. Performance optimizations are implemented via WP Rocket, including lazy loading of scripts and images. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are used for marketing and analytics purposes. The site is mobile optimized with responsive images and layouts. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. No technical debt or deprecated technologies were observed in the provided content. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern, performant, and well maintained.
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

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with simplyvoting.com. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review simplyvoting.com.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.