Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 1577 on Rainforest Alliance page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 22:20 by job 261007T2157-b1t
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 11
    • Reported any rule violations: 10
  • Violations: 3228
  • Violators: 1565
  • Issues: 71
• Download the full technical report (JSON)

About the issue

• Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
• Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + Pour + Testaro)
• Violations: 282
• Violators: 187

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Microsoft, Bing
• Start tag: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[4]/div[2]/div[2]/div[36]/div[3]/span[2]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1088, y = 5419, width = 94, height = 19
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 1577 of the Rainforest Alliance page.

1. Links opening a new window should say so

   Rule engine: Pour (David Yarham and Geoffrey Crofte)

   Rule: new-window-link

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt