Skip to main content

Security report for thamesclippers.com

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers · Transportation · United Kingdom

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in GDPR outside view.

Security score

87/100

Risk levelLow

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

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers operates a prominent river boat service on the River Thames, catering to both commuters and tourists in London. The website presents a professional and well-structured platform offering ticket sales, event services, and leisure cruises. The company leverages modern web technologies including Umbraco CMS, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights, and Facebook Pixel to manage content, marketing, and analytics. Despite the rich content and user-friendly design, the absence of publicly available WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain registration transparency. Security posture is generally strong with HTTPS and asynchronous loading of analytics scripts, but the site lacks explicit security policies and vulnerability disclosure information. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism present but no clear privacy policy or terms of service detected. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained but would benefit from improved transparency and compliance documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

1 finding 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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

Keep watching thamesclippers.com

This scan found 13 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
100
Security headers
85
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
87

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 business is positioned as a key player in London's transportation sector, focusing on river commuting and leisure cruises. Its business model includes ticket sales, event-based services, and merchandise sales through a dedicated shop. The target audience includes daily commuters and tourists seeking unique travel experiences on the Thames. The integration of third-party services like TripAdvisor and Zendesk indicates a focus on customer engagement and support. The company appears medium-sized with consistent branding and a clear market niche. Growth opportunities may lie in expanding event offerings and digital engagement through their app and online platforms.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with enforced HTTPS and use of reputable analytics and marketing tools. However, the lack of security headers and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts limit the overall security maturity. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site would benefit from implementing security best practices such as Content-Security-Policy headers and publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy to enhance trust and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Provide clear security incident response contact information and consider publishing a security.txt file.
  4. Enhance WHOIS transparency by ensuring domain registration details are publicly available and consistent with business identity.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
Description
The fastest and most frequent fleet on the River Thames; providing River Boat Services & Thames River Cruises for both London commuters and visitors.
Key services
River boat commuting, Thames river cruises, Ticket sales, Event night services, Joint tickets with cable car, Online merchandise shop
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Umbraco CMS, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights, Facebook Pixel, Clarity (Microsoft), Cookie-script.com, Tiny-slider, Object-fit-images polyfill, TripAdvisor widget, Zendesk widget
Frameworks
Umbraco
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security and analytics scripts asynchronously
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Microsoft Application Insights, Google Analytics (via GTM), Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Application Insights
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via cookie-script.com.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content provided.
  5. Multiple third-party analytics and marketing scripts are used, indicating extensive user tracking.
  6. Website uses Umbraco CMS and modern frontend libraries.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. WHOIS data is missing or not publicly available, which is a potential concern for domain legitimacy verification.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Umbraco CMS and uses a modern tech stack including JavaScript libraries for sliders and polyfills for browser compatibility. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Microsoft Application Insights, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Microsoft Clarity. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features and SEO practices. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require ongoing management to avoid vulnerabilities or performance degradation.
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 thamesclippers.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 thamesclippers.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.