1927 Brunswick Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28207 Mon-Thu 8:30am-4:30pm

Verified & Compliant

Website Compliance Report

Merlo & Fahrney Dentistry is committed to accessibility, privacy, and security. This page provides a transparent summary of our website’s compliance status.

Last verified: May 2026

100

Accessibility

Lighthouse Score

100

Best Practices

Lighthouse Score

A+

Security

Header Grade

92

SEO

Lighthouse Score

ADA Accessibility — WCAG 2.2 Level AA

Compliant

This website is designed and maintained to conform with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA, published by the W3C. Compliance is verified through automated testing (Google Lighthouse, axe-core) and manual keyboard and screen-reader evaluation.

Features implemented

  • Skip-to-main-content navigation link
  • Semantic HTML5 landmarks (header, nav, main, footer)
  • Full keyboard navigation with visible focus indicators
  • Color contrast ratios exceeding AA minimums
  • prefers-reduced-motion respected (video autoplay disabled)
  • Descriptive alt text on all informational images
  • Touch targets ≥24×24px on interactive elements
  • Responsive layout supporting 200% zoom without content loss
Read the full Accessibility Statement

Privacy Practices & HIPAA

CCPA · CPRA · HIPAA Aware

This website is informational and does not store protected health information. Clinical records, including your medical and dental history, are maintained separately inside our secure practice management system in accordance with HIPAA. Our website privacy practices align with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

  • We do not sell or share personal information
  • Right to know, access, delete, correct, and opt out
  • Form data used only to schedule and follow up on appointments
  • No tracking, advertising, or marketing cookies
  • Authorized agent requests accepted
  • Children’s privacy protected (COPPA-aware)
Read the full Privacy Policy

Cookie Consent & GDPR Readiness

GA4 Consent Mode v2 · GDPR-Ready

This website uses Google Analytics 4 with Consent Mode v2. Analytics cookies are blocked by default and only activated after you actively consent through our cookie banner. No tracking, advertising, or marketing cookies are used.

  • Zero non-essential cookies set before user consent
  • Accept All / Reject Non-Essential symmetrical choice
  • Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal auto-honored
  • Preferences changeable anytime via footer “Cookie Settings”
  • Complete cookie inventory published
Read the full Cookie Policy

Website Security

Grade A+ · TLS 1.3

This website implements industry-standard security headers and encryption to protect visitors and their data.

EncryptionTLS 1.3 (AES-256-GCM)
HSTSStrict Transport Security with preload
Content Security PolicyRestrictive CSP with explicit allow-list
Clickjacking ProtectionX-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN
MIME SniffingX-Content-Type-Options nosniff
Privacy ControlsReferrer-Policy + Permissions-Policy

This compliance report reflects the state of mf.idfs.ai as verified in May 2026. Scores are generated by Google Lighthouse, pa11y/axe-core, and automated security-header analysis. Compliance is re-verified after every website update.

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