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Security report for upperleftroasters.com

Upper Left Roasters · Retail · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Upper Left Roasters is a small, local coffee roaster and retailer based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in seasonally sourced single-origin and blend coffees. The business operates both a physical café in the Ladd's Addition neighborhood and an online e-commerce platform powered by Shopify. They offer subscription services through a third-party platform (Table 22) and provide wholesale options. The website reflects a well-maintained, modern e-commerce infrastructure with good design, mobile optimization, and clear navigation. Social media integration and marketing tools like Facebook Pixel and Mailchimp are used to support customer engagement and analytics. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced and form protection via hCaptcha, though some security headers and DNSSEC are missing. Privacy and cookie policies are not explicitly presented, indicating room for compliance improvement. Overall, the domain registration is consistent with the business age and type, supporting legitimacy.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

6 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
57
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
69

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 targets local coffee consumers and online customers interested in specialty coffee and subscription services. Its competitive advantage lies in unique green coffee sourcing and community-focused branding. Revenue streams include direct retail sales, subscriptions, wholesale, and café services. Partnerships with Table 22 for subscriptions and Square for takeout orders indicate a diversified service ecosystem. The business appears stable with a domain age of over 8 years and active social media presence. The Shopify platform provides scalability and reliability for e-commerce operations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of anti-bot measures like hCaptcha. However, the absence of DNSSEC, explicit security headers, and a published security.txt file indicates gaps in security best practices. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected. Privacy compliance is limited due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness is not publicly documented. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small retail business but could be enhanced to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and trust.
  3. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident response.
  4. Add explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Consider providing direct company contact emails and phone numbers for customer support and security reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Upper Left Roasters
Description
Coffee Roaster proudly serving the Ladd's Addition neighborhood. We offer single-origin and blend options and give priority to green not used by others in PDX.
Key services
Coffee roasting, Online coffee sales, Subscription coffee club, Wholesale, Café services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Shopify, JavaScript ES Modules, Facebook Pixel, Recharge Subscriptions, Mailchimp, Shopify Pay, hCaptcha
Frameworks
Shopify Liquid, Shopify storefront APIs
Platforms
Shopify e-commerce platform
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of hCaptcha for form protection
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Shopify security features

Analytics and tracking

Services
Shopify Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Mailchimp
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Shopify Pixel, Recharge Subscriptions Pixel, Mailchimp
Marketing tools
Shopify Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Mailchimp, Recharge Subscriptions
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed Shopify e-commerce site for a local coffee roaster.
  2. Content is rich with product offerings, subscription services, and local café information.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found on the homepage or footer.
  4. Use of modern JavaScript modules and Shopify features indicates up-to-date technical implementation.
  5. Social media presence is active with links to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
  6. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found in the visible content; contact form is available.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  8. No signs of WAF or content blocking; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Shopify platform using modern JavaScript modules and Shopify Liquid templates. It leverages third-party services for subscriptions (Table 22), email marketing (Mailchimp), and payment processing (Shopify Pay, Square). Performance is optimized with CDN hosting and asynchronous script loading. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and Twitter cards. Technical debt appears low with up-to-date libraries and no broken elements detected. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and privacy compliance to reduce risk and improve trust.
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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