- 0 high
- 4 medium
- 0 low
4 of 4 pages audited
Verdict
Our own site holds up on its product and documentation pages: the homepage and the API reference produced no finding that survived verification. The weak point is the legal set. The Privacy Policy leaves the EU representative question open and, like the Cookie Policy, describes itself as a template that readers should have reviewed by counsel before relying on it.
Fix these first
Ranked by how much of this report one fix removes, cheapest win first.
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Retire the template framing on the legal pages
Two disclaimers per page, one of them calling the page a template, undercut documents whose only job is to be relied upon.
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Close the EU representative question
The policy says the question is still being assessed instead of stating either the appointed representative or the exemption relied on.
Findings
Every finding across all pages, worst first within each area: what a visitor meets (Interface), what a crawler reads (Search visibility), and how the site is built (Technical). Each one names the problem, the evidence we saw, why it matters and the fix, or, where the audit recorded no fix, the general next step for that kind of issue.
Interface
0 0 0 0 findingsNo Interface findings in this run.
Search visibility
0 1 0 1 finding-
Medium
The page calls itself both a template and the policy
- Problem
The first sentence says 'This document is a good-faith template' and the next paragraph says 'This policy explains the cookies and browser-storage items that seekingdatalabs.com uses'. A template is a draft; a policy is a statement of actual practice. The page asks to be read as both.
- Evidence
- Found on page"This document is a good-faith template""This policy explains the cookies and browser-storage items that seekingdatalabs.com uses"
- Why it matters
A visitor who meets this gets a page that does not do what it says. Most leave rather than try again, and the ones who stay trust the rest of the site less.
- Fix
Drop the template wording so the page reads as the operative policy it is.
correctnessCookie Policycookie_policy.correctness.ce09c78fbd1e
Technical
0 3 0 3 findings-
Medium
The EU representative question is left open
- Problem
The policy explains that GDPR Art. 27 requires an EU representative unless the Art. 27(2) exemption applies, then states 'We are assessing this; if a representative is appointed, its name and address will be published here.' The reader learns neither the representative nor the exemption being relied on, so an EU data subject does not know whether there is a point of contact inside the EU.
- Evidence
- Found on page"We are assessing this; if a representative is appointed, its name and address will be published here."
- Why it matters
A visitor who meets this gets a page that does not do what it says. Most leave rather than try again, and the ones who stay trust the rest of the site less.
- Fix
State the outcome: either publish the appointed representative or state that the Art. 27(2) exemption is relied on and why.
correctnessPrivacy Policyprivacy_policy.correctness.59f0ba77724e -
Medium
Two overlapping not-legal-advice disclaimers
- Problem
The page opens with a disclaimer calling itself 'a good-faith template' that 'should be reviewed by qualified Swiss and EU data-protection and commercial counsel before it is relied upon', then repeats a differently worded version before section 1. On a page whose purpose is to be relied upon, two disclaimers of its own reliability read as an unfinished draft.
- Evidence
- Found on page"This document is a good-faith template prepared to describe Seeking Data Labs…""This document is provided in good faith for transparency; it is not legal advice, and you should have it reviewed by…"Observedhttps://seekingdatalabs.com/privacy/ · disclaimers=2
- Why it matters
A visitor who meets this gets a page that does not do what it says. Most leave rather than try again, and the ones who stay trust the rest of the site less.
- Fix
Keep at most one short disclaimer and drop the word template once the policy is final.
correctnessPrivacy Policyprivacy_policy.correctness.d4440496a4a4 -
Medium
The same disclaimer appears twice in different words
- Problem
The page opens with the 'good-faith template' disclaimer and repeats a second, differently worded not-legal-advice disclaimer after the consent summary. A reader cannot tell whether these are two distinct warnings or one pasted twice.
- Evidence
- Found on page"This document is a good-faith template prepared to describe Seeking Data Labs…""This document is provided in good faith for transparency; it is not legal advice, and you should have it reviewed by…"Observedhttps://seekingdatalabs.com/cookies/ · disclaimers=2
- Why it matters
A visitor who meets this gets a page that does not do what it says. Most leave rather than try again, and the ones who stay trust the rest of the site less.
- Fix
Merge the two disclaimers into one.
correctnessCookie Policycookie_policy.correctness.626caa94a344
Themes
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A
The legal pages still read as drafts
Both data-protection pages open by calling themselves a good-faith template that should be reviewed by counsel before anyone relies on it, then repeat a second, differently worded disclaimer a few paragraphs later. A reader is left unsure whether the stated practices are operative.
3 findingsPrivacy PolicyCookie Policy
Page by page
Each audited page with its score, what it is, its screenshot, the findings raised on it (numbered to match the boxes on the screenshot) and its to-do list.
1. Homepage
The public landing page for Sightline audits and the consultancy.
No finding survived verification. The one finding the run raised here (title too long) was a counting error and was removed.
2. Docs
Public reference documentation for the Sightline reports API.
No finding survived verification. Both findings the run raised here concerned markup that has since changed: the consent banner title is no longer a document heading, and the contract links are plain links again.
3. Privacy Policy
The data-protection notice describing what personal data Seeking Data Labs processes, why, and the rights of the people concerned under Swiss and EU law.
Two verified findings. The EU representative question is left open, and the page carries two overlapping not-legal-advice disclaimers.
Findings
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Medium
The EU representative question is left open
- Problem
The policy explains that GDPR Art. 27 requires an EU representative unless the Art. 27(2) exemption applies, then states 'We are assessing this; if a representative is appointed, its name and address will be published here.' The reader learns neither the representative nor the exemption being relied on, so an EU data subject does not know whether there is a point of contact inside the EU.
- Evidence
- Found on page"We are assessing this; if a representative is appointed, its name and address will be published here."
- Why it matters
A visitor who meets this gets a page that does not do what it says. Most leave rather than try again, and the ones who stay trust the rest of the site less.
- Fix
State the outcome: either publish the appointed representative or state that the Art. 27(2) exemption is relied on and why.
correctnessSDL-01privacy_policy.correctness.59f0ba77724e -
Medium
Two overlapping not-legal-advice disclaimers
- Problem
The page opens with a disclaimer calling itself 'a good-faith template' that 'should be reviewed by qualified Swiss and EU data-protection and commercial counsel before it is relied upon', then repeats a differently worded version before section 1. On a page whose purpose is to be relied upon, two disclaimers of its own reliability read as an unfinished draft.
- Evidence
- Found on page"This document is a good-faith template prepared to describe Seeking Data Labs…""This document is provided in good faith for transparency; it is not legal advice, and you should have it reviewed by…"Observedhttps://seekingdatalabs.com/privacy/ · disclaimers=2
- Why it matters
A visitor who meets this gets a page that does not do what it says. Most leave rather than try again, and the ones who stay trust the rest of the site less.
- Fix
Keep at most one short disclaimer and drop the word template once the policy is final.
correctnessSDL-02privacy_policy.correctness.d4440496a4a4
4. Cookie Policy
The inventory of cookies and browser-storage items the site sets, what each is for, how long it lasts, and how consent works.
Two verified findings, both about the page presenting itself as a template while also asking to be read as the operative policy.
Findings
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Medium
The same disclaimer appears twice in different words
- Problem
The page opens with the 'good-faith template' disclaimer and repeats a second, differently worded not-legal-advice disclaimer after the consent summary. A reader cannot tell whether these are two distinct warnings or one pasted twice.
- Evidence
- Found on page"This document is a good-faith template prepared to describe Seeking Data Labs…""This document is provided in good faith for transparency; it is not legal advice, and you should have it reviewed by…"Observedhttps://seekingdatalabs.com/cookies/ · disclaimers=2
- Why it matters
A visitor who meets this gets a page that does not do what it says. Most leave rather than try again, and the ones who stay trust the rest of the site less.
- Fix
Merge the two disclaimers into one.
correctnessSDL-01cookie_policy.correctness.626caa94a344 -
Medium
The page calls itself both a template and the policy
- Problem
The first sentence says 'This document is a good-faith template' and the next paragraph says 'This policy explains the cookies and browser-storage items that seekingdatalabs.com uses'. A template is a draft; a policy is a statement of actual practice. The page asks to be read as both.
- Evidence
- Found on page"This document is a good-faith template""This policy explains the cookies and browser-storage items that seekingdatalabs.com uses"
- Why it matters
A visitor who meets this gets a page that does not do what it says. Most leave rather than try again, and the ones who stay trust the rest of the site less.
- Fix
Drop the template wording so the page reads as the operative policy it is.
correctnessSDL-02cookie_policy.correctness.ce09c78fbd1e
What we checked
- Status
- done
- Basis
- Requested by the site owner. Produced from public pages only
- Access
- anonymous, public surfaces only, no login
- Coverage
- 4 of 4 planned surfaces audited
- Evidence gate
- 0 findings dropped for lack of visible evidence
Not covered by this run (3)
- Visual design, layout and usability were not assessed on this run.
- Interactive flows are not clicked through, and embedded media players are not loaded.
- Security posture is assessed in a separate security assessment report.