Sportsground is a New Zealand-based technology platform specializing in providing easy-to-edit websites and comprehensive online administration solutions for sports clubs, schools, and related organizations. The company holds a strong market position as the largest provider in New Zealand for sports and school community management platforms, offering a broad range of services including CMS websites, member management, eCommerce, competition management, and mobile applications. Their platform is widely adopted by national and regional sports bodies and education providers across New Zealand and Australia. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies such as JavaScript, Facebook SDK, Google Publisher Tags, and Typekit fonts, hosted on a proprietary CMS platform (Sporty CMS). The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and a professional design, though accessibility and SEO optimizations are basic. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage implied but lacking explicit security headers and privacy policies. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain www.sportsground.com raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, as the actual operational domain appears to be sporty.co.nz. Overall, the website is safe for general audiences and does not contain adult or explicit content.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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
8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Security headers
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High
Missing Strict-Transport-Security header
Forces HTTPS connections
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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
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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
57
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 sportsground.com, 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
Sportsground operates in the education and technology sectors, targeting sports clubs, schools, and sports organizations primarily in New Zealand and Australia. Their business model focuses on SaaS-based platform services that streamline sports and school community management through digital tools. The company benefits from partnerships with related service providers such as iDMe for contactless sign-in and HighlightCam for video highlights, enhancing their ecosystem. The platform's integration with government health initiatives for contact tracing indicates strategic alignment with public sector requirements. While the website content is professional and consistent, the lack of explicit business contact information and privacy policies suggests areas for improvement in transparency and compliance.
Security posture
The website employs HTTPS and uses reputable third-party scripts for analytics and advertising, indicating a baseline security posture. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The lack of privacy and cookie policies, as well as no visible incident response or security contact information, points to compliance gaps, particularly with GDPR and similar regulations. The missing WHOIS data for the domain www.sportsground.com further detracts from trustworthiness. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended best practices and transparency measures.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms to improve compliance and user trust.
Add and configure security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities.
Publish clear contact information including security incident response contacts to improve transparency and readiness.
Verify and correct domain registration details to ensure WHOIS data is accurate and consistent with business operations.
Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimizations to improve user experience and search engine visibility.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Sportsground
Description
Sportsground is the largest provider of easy to edit websites for sports clubs and organisations throughout New Zealand.
Key services
CMS websites for sports clubs and schools, Online forms and member management, eCommerce and payment processing, Competition and event management, Mobile apps with push notifications, Referee/umpire appointment system, Contactless sign-in (iDMe)
Website content is rich and focused on sports and school community management solutions.
No privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in the provided content.
No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
Multiple external links to partner and related service domains.
Use of modern web technologies and third-party scripts for analytics and advertising.
No signs of adult or explicit content; content is safe for general audiences.
WHOIS data for the domain is missing, indicating potential domain registration issues.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a proprietary CMS platform (Sporty CMS) and uses modern front-end technologies including JavaScript, Facebook SDK, Google Publisher Tags, and Typekit fonts. The site is mobile responsive with a structured navigation menu and multiple content sections showcasing services and partner integrations. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and preloading of fonts. However, there is room for improvement in accessibility and SEO best practices. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The site integrates advertising and analytics tools primarily from Google and Facebook, indicating a standard digital marketing setup. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but would benefit from enhanced security and compliance 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.
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