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Security report for thesavemartcompanies.com

The Save Mart Companies · Retail · United States

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Save Mart Companies is a well-established retail grocery company with a strong regional presence in California and the West Coast. Founded in 1952 and currently owned by The Jim Pattison Group, it operates over 200 stores with a workforce of approximately 12,000 associates. The company emphasizes community involvement, local sourcing, and affordable pricing, positioning itself as a trusted neighborhood grocer. The website reflects this heritage with detailed company history, leadership profiles, and community engagement content. Technically, the website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging modern web technologies and delivering a good user experience with mobile optimization and consistent branding. The site uses HTTPS with HSTS enabled, indicating a strong baseline security posture. However, privacy compliance is limited, with no cookie consent mechanism and a basic privacy policy lacking GDPR details. No terms of service or incident response policies are published, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. Security-wise, the site shows no signs of vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The domain registration details align well with the business claims, supporting legitimacy. Social media presence is active on major platforms, reinforcing brand trust. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but could benefit from enhanced privacy and security policy disclosures to meet modern compliance standards.

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

8 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  4. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
45
Email security
40
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
45

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

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Save Mart Companies holds a significant market position as a regional grocery retailer with a diversified brand portfolio including Save Mart, FoodMaxx, Lucky, Roth’s, and Chuck’s Fresh Markets. Its business model focuses on community-centric retail with local product sourcing and competitive pricing. The company targets families and local communities primarily in California and the West Coast corridor. Ownership by The Jim Pattison Group provides financial stability and strategic growth potential. The website content highlights a commitment to associate development, customer service, and sustainability, indicating a mature operational approach. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a controlled communication channel, likely managed via contact forms and media contacts. The company’s growth through acquisitions and brand expansion is evident in the timeline and subsidiary mentions.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforced and HSTS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications and protection against protocol downgrade attacks. No security headers beyond HSTS were explicitly detected in the HTML content, suggesting room for improvement by adding headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found. The lack of published security policies or incident response information indicates limited transparency in security governance. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which could be added to improve security culture and incident handling readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with additional headers and policy disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy including GDPR compliance statements and data retention details.
  3. Add terms of service and clearly defined security and incident response policies on the website.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers by adding Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Save Mart Companies
Description
The Save Mart Companies is a retail grocery company with deep roots in California’s Central Valley, operating 204 stores with 12,000 associates across 591 neighborhoods primarily on the West Coast of the United States. Founded in 1952, it is currently owned by The Jim Pattison Group. The company emphasizes local roots, community involvement, fresh and affordable products, and a strong associate culture.
Key services
Grocery retail, Local fresh produce sourcing, Community engagement, Employment opportunities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace, Typekit Fonts, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • HSTS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Squarespace marketing features
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed using Squarespace with good branding consistency.
  2. Content is rich with company history, leadership bios, and community focus.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent mechanisms found, which may impact compliance.
  4. No exposed sensitive data or security vulnerabilities detected in the HTML content.
  5. Social media presence includes Instagram, Twitter (X), and Facebook official accounts.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via contact page.
  7. No terms of service or security incident response policies published.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected beyond Squarespace standard features.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, utilizing modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. It uses Typekit for font management and is hosted on Squarespace's CDN infrastructure, ensuring reliable performance and availability. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and smooth navigation. Performance is moderate, typical for CMS-based sites with rich media content. Accessibility features are basic, with some ARIA roles and skip links present but no advanced accessibility enhancements detected. SEO optimization is basic with proper meta tags and Open Graph data but lacks advanced schema beyond basic JSON-LD for website and local business. The technical implementation is solid for a corporate informational site but could be improved with enhanced accessibility and SEO practices.
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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