I received an email on the Mauritius Internet Users ML regarding the “privacy policy” of the National Commercial Bank’s website. The email made reference to a press article mentioning that the National Commercial Bank “Internet Banking” facility is now operational.

Consequently, I went on the website to check the privacy policy. For the sake of information, we had a presentation slot during the recent Developers Conference whereby the Data Protection Commissioner laid emphasis on “Privacy by Design”.

When I checked the website, ncbl.mu, more than any privacy policy I was intrigued by the “design”. Something was fishy about the page. My little finger was telling me I should check the webpage source and I did.

ncbl.mu webpage source

Damn. Is that website built on Wix? No, seriously O.o …

What is Wix?

Wix.com is a leading cloud-based web development platform with millions of users worldwide. We make it simple for everyone to create a beautiful, professional web presence. No creative limits, no coding skills needed to get your business online.

Therefore, the bank’s homepage is currently built on a cloud service outside Mauritius and the website does not specify a privacy policy.

It makes me automatically question the bank’s seriousness on Internet Security and Data Protection. Besides, the screenshot provided to the press shows an IP address of 10.10.10.53. I do not find it professional for this piece of information to reach the press.

Lastly, there is no information about the registrant of ncbl.mu. Could we trust ncbl.mu?

whois record for ncbl.mu