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William Houde Ltee · Manufacturing · Canada

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

William Houde Ltee is a well-established agricultural company specializing in plant and animal nutrition solutions, serving producers primarily in Quebec and Canada. The company leverages 75 years of expertise and is affiliated with the Groupe Roullier, a recognized global player in the agricultural sector. Their product portfolio includes biostimulants, fertilizers, soil conditioners, and animal production aids, supported by a strong local presence and a network of representatives. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence, with clear branding and detailed product and service information. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor and WooCommerce, incorporating modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools while maintaining good privacy compliance through cookie consent mechanisms. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and some security best practices, though some security headers could be improved. The WHOIS data is unavailable, which slightly reduces trust but is likely due to privacy protection or recent domain registration. Overall, the website and business present a credible and professional image with moderate risk.

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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 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';…

  2. 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

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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
95
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
66

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

William Houde Ltee operates in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors, focusing on B2B supply of agricultural nutrition products and services. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing expertise, local presence across multiple Canadian provinces, and affiliation with Groupe Roullier. The business model centers on providing tailored solutions to agricultural producers, supported by a network of representatives and a comprehensive product range. The company demonstrates growth through innovation and scientific development, as well as a commitment to sustainability. Their partnership ecosystem includes global subsidiaries and related domains such as timacagro.com. The website content and certifications like 'Great Place to Work' reinforce their market credibility and employer brand.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent management, and use of privacy-focused analytics (Matomo). However, explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options are not detected, representing an area for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the HTML content. The contact forms collect personal data with acceptance checkboxes referencing data privacy conditions, indicating awareness of data protection requirements. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are not present, which could be enhanced to improve security transparency and readiness. Overall, the site balances usability and security well but could benefit from additional hardening measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and vulnerability disclosure program to enhance transparency and incident response readiness.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
  4. Enhance data protection officer contact visibility and provide clear incident response contacts such as security@ or abuse@ emails.
  5. Maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to reflect evolving regulations and best practices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
William Houde Ltee
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
William Houde Ltee
Description
William Houde Timac Agro provides solutions in plant and animal nutrition for efficient and sustainable agriculture with 75 years of agricultural expertise in Quebec.
Key services
Plant nutrition products, Animal production products, Seeds, Agricultural services, Demonstrations and expertise sharing
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, WooCommerce, jQuery, GSAP, Swiper, Matomo Analytics, Tarteaucitron (cookie consent)
Frameworks
Elementor, WooCommerce
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and privacy scripts (tarteaucitron)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
good

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 mechanisms
  2. Strong branding and consistent professional presentation
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent management
  4. Multiple contact methods including form, email, phone, and physical address
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics with privacy considerations
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, possibly due to privacy or recent registration
  7. No adult or questionable content detected
  8. Good security posture with HTTPS and cookie consent but missing some security headers
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor and WooCommerce, supported by JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, GSAP, and Swiper for interactive and responsive UI elements. The site uses Matomo and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking, with a cookie consent tool (Tarteaucitron) ensuring compliance with privacy laws. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The site structure includes comprehensive metadata, Open Graph tags, and JSON-LD structured data for SEO and social media integration. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The technical implementation is robust but could improve by adding missing security headers and optimizing loading speed further.
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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