Skip to main content

Security report for thecodeagency.de

The Code Agency · Hospitality · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Code Agency operates premium live escape rooms and outdoor escape games primarily in Düsseldorf with an additional location in Hamburg. Their offerings include immersive adventure missions, interactive crime games for home, and a café/bar facility, targeting a broad audience including families, friends, corporate teams, and students. The company enjoys a strong market position supported by multiple awards and excellent customer reviews on platforms like Google, ProvenExpert, and TripAdvisor. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with modern JavaScript integrations and asynchronous tracking scripts, ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, though improvements are recommended in security headers and incident response transparency. Privacy compliance is adequate with a comprehensive privacy policy but lacks a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-structured, supporting the company's business credibility effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

7 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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';…

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

Keep watching thecodeagency.de

This scan found 22 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. See sample alerts.

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
95
Security headers
25
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
54

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 company is positioned as a leading entertainment provider in the escape room sector in Germany, leveraging immersive storytelling and high-quality game design. Revenue streams include ticket sales for various escape room experiences, outdoor games, and café services. The business targets diverse customer segments from casual players to corporate clients seeking team-building events. Their partnership ecosystem includes regional sister sites and review platforms enhancing reputation and customer trust. Growth indicators include expansion into multiple cities and diversified service offerings. The company maintains a consistent brand image and strong online presence, which supports customer acquisition and retention.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS and secure form validation. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a potential risk vector. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of an incident response contact or security.txt file limits transparency and readiness for vulnerability reporting. GDPR compliance is supported by a detailed privacy policy, but the missing cookie consent mechanism is a compliance gap. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing recommended headers and incident response disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner/mechanism to ensure full GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  3. Publish an incident response or abuse contact email and consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  4. Develop and publish terms of service to clarify user agreements and legal protections.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Code Agency
Description
The Code Agency offers premium live escape rooms, outdoor escape games, and interactive crime games primarily in Düsseldorf and Hamburg. They also operate a café and bar at their location.
Key services
Indoor live escape rooms, Outdoor escape games, Interactive crime games for home, Café and bar services, Event hosting (team events, JGAs, Christmas parties, student groups)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with validation
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics via GTM
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Uses TYPO3 CMS with modern web technologies and asynchronous tracking scripts.
  3. Strong presence of trust signals including multiple review platforms and testimonials.
  4. Contact information is comprehensive including phone, email, physical addresses, and contact form.
  5. No explicit cookie consent mechanism found, which may be a GDPR compliance gap.
  6. No visible security.txt or incident response contact information.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. Good mobile optimization and SEO metadata present.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected; content is family-friendly entertainment.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, ensuring scalability and maintainability. The use of asynchronous JavaScript for analytics and tracking improves page load performance. The site includes responsive design elements and SEO-friendly metadata, contributing to good search engine visibility and user experience. Hosting is provided via rzone.de, a German hosting provider, consistent with the business location. Some technical debt is noted in the absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid with room for security and privacy enhancements.
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 thecodeagency.de. 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 thecodeagency.de.

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.