We check your website for security aspects and usability. If your website passes the test, you will receive a seal of approval that you can use to show your visitors how trustworthy you are and how secure they can feel when visiting your website.
With a website seal (also known as a trust seal), you as a website operator receive a visible symbol that shows your visitors at a glance that your site has been checked, is secure and trustworthy. This trust mark is usually displayed at the bottom right, but you can integrate it flexibly in various places on your site.
There are many insecure websites on the internet where your data is not being protected properly. A genuine security seal ensures transparency and strengthens the trust of your visitors. Once you have passed the test, you can embed the website seal directly on your site, thereby providing a clear indication of security and reliability. Our goal is to offer small and medium-sized operators a cost-effective option for obtaining a German web seal.
A seal of approval radiates trust, since many aspects of security have been examined. Your users will feel more comfortable on your site if they know that they and their data are well protected.
We will check your legal pages so that you can rectify the deficiencies mentioned in the report.
Discover what else you can improve on your website to increase security, strengthen trust and perhaps even improve your ranking!
A seal of quality is an advantage that can strengthen your brand and credibility.
Are you interested in a seal of quality?
In order to receive the status of a verified website, your site must meet various criteria. The following points are checked for certification:
Contact us if you would like to have your online shop checked and certified.
After acceptance and payment for the test procedure, we go through the points from our test catalogue step by step.
You will receive your seal once your online shop has passed the test.
Finally, all you need to do is integrate the seal of quality badge into your online shop
In order to obtain a genuine website seal, we check your site in various categories. You can find a complete checklist in our test catalogue.
The test categories can be roughly divided into the following categories:
Imprint with key information & check for fake shops
Page encryption, encryption strength & CSP
GDPR compliance, data protection and cookies
Products, prices, payment & delivery, and order confirmation
Legal pages such as terms and conditions, cancellation policy, etc.
Meta information and usability of the website
Once the tests have been completed, you will receive a full test report, which can also be viewed on our Trusted Heroes page.
However, we do not review every website. We deliberately distance ourselves from sites with questionable or harmful content. This includes content that could cause harm to people or animals or that is illegal. Please refer to our PDF for an overview of the industries we do not wish to review.
We want to keep the costs for our website seal of quality fair and transparent. Small and medium-sized enterprises and private projects should also have the opportunity to display a genuine online seal.
Despite the high testing costs, we want to remain cheaper than many of our competitors.
Would you like a particularly fast review? Upon request, you can receive your website seal of quality within 5 working days instead of the usual 10.
Cost: 89€ one-time fee
Are you a new website operator and would like to adopt the existing seal of quality? Please contact us.
Cost: €49 one-time fee
Do you have additional requirements outside of our test catalogue? Then please feel free to contact us.
Cost: €99 one-time fee
Has your website been relaunched and are you already using a Trusted Heroes seal? Contact us for a re-evaluation.
Cost: €99 one-time fee
Do you have an online shop and want a seal of quality?
We offer various pricing models. The most affordable website seal of quality starts at 39€. The aim is to enable smaller websites to obtain a reputable seal of quality.
No. Unfortunately, there are also dishonest websites that take a seal from another website and embed it on their own. In most cases, there are clues that indicate a reputable seal of approval. For example, there is no redirection or pop-up window when requesting further information. Some seals of approval are also altered in appearance – you just have to pay attention to the small details.
There are also fictitious seals that are simply incorporated by the site in order to give the impression that the site has been tested. Therefore, always look for a link to Trusted Heroes and check the badge for small details that may indicate that it is fake:
After you contact us and confirm your order, we will check your website according to our criteria. If it passes, you will receive the seal with a complete test report.
Your website seal will usually be available within 7 working days after order confirmation.
German website seals are subject to stricter requirements, such as mandatory legal information under German law. International seals are based on other standards. This means that there are differences in the examination procedure, but visually there is no difference between the seals.
Absolutely! Trust is also – or perhaps especially – crucial for smaller businesses. A trust mark increases credibility and helps to retain users in the long term.
Note:
Trusted Heroes sees itself as an independent service provider that evaluates submitted products neutrally according to its own testing rules.