PanamaRegistrar FAQ

Yes: the operator, DomaineGoat LLC, is incorporated in Panama, so Panamanian courts decide when we suspend a domain or release the data we hold. That does not take a domain outside every other law. Each extension's registry applies its own country's law, your host applies its own, and our ICANN-accredited registrar partner keeps its own legal duties. See offshore domain registration.

No. DomaineGoat LLC, the Panamanian company behind PanamaRegistrar, holds no ICANN accreditation of its own. Domains are registered through our ICANN-accredited registrar partner. Our Panamanian rules govern what DomaineGoat LLC does with your account, the data it holds and the complaints sent to it. See about.

Not on a complaint alone. Copyright, defamation, political and competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court; a foreign judgment must first be recognised in Panama by exequatur. The strict exceptions are different: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud are suspended on a well-documented report. The full sequence is on the takedown procedure page.

Phishing (including pharming), malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material, and fraud that takes money from victims: fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, and sale of stolen data. Spam counts only when it carries one of these. A well-documented report is enough for a suspension. Reports: report abuse.

Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. Child sexual abuse material is handled immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. A UDRP lock is applied within 2 business days. Other abuse reports are answered within 2 business days. Each report first gets an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number. Send reports to [email protected]; no account is needed. Details on report abuse.

Yes: you are told before any action on your domain, unless the law or the court order forbids it. The message goes to the verified email of the domain and says what was received and what we did. With Domain protection, every complaint is also read by a person before any action on the domain; without it, complaints follow our abuse policy. See how we handle complaints.

We answer them, but they do not take a domain down. A DMCA notice is a US-law procedure aimed mainly at hosts. For us it is a complaint like any other: logged, forwarded to the holder, and no takedown without a decision that binds us, such as a Panamanian court decision. Panama's copyright law, Law 64 of 2012, has no notice-and-takedown procedure. The US registry of a .com can still be ordered by a US court. See DMCA notices.

We apply it. Our rule: we confirm every order with the court or prosecutor's office that issued it, through its official contact details, before acting. We then act on the domain the order names, and we tell you before any action on your domain, unless the law or the court order forbids it. The order is counted in the next transparency report. The procedure, including what an order must contain and where to send it, is on court orders.

Not directly. A foreign judgment binds us after recognition in Panama: the application goes to the Fourth Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (Law 61 of 2015, Arts. 155–157). A foreign court can, however, reach a registry in its own country, such as Verisign for .com in the United States. See can a foreign court seize my domain?.

Yes, for lawful use. Choosing a registration service in another country is ordinary commerce, and ICANN's rules apply to it in full through the accredited registrar. Phishing, malware, child abuse material and fraud stay illegal everywhere, and the law of the places where you live and publish still applies to you. Read offshore domain law: what stays illegal. This is not legal advice.

Three, mainly. Law 81 of 2019 protects personal data and has been in force since 29 March 2021. Law 61 of 2015 sets how foreign judgments are recognised. Law 478 of 2025 added cybercrime offences and data orders to Panamanian criminal law. The texts, with links to the Gaceta Oficial, are on Panama domain law.

Yes, unless the law or the order forbids it. Some Panamanian orders require confidentiality: a preservation order of the Public Prosecutor's Office, for example, binds the data holder to keep it confidential (Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 338-A, added by Law 478 of 2025). Requests are counted by origin country and outcome in the transparency report. See data disclosure.

Only when Panamanian law requires it: a Panamanian court order, or a prosecutor's order from the Ministerio Público, such as a preservation or production order (Arts. 338-A and 338-C); or in a UDRP case. Foreign authorities go through treaties or exequatur, and bulk requests are refused (Law 81 of 2019, Art. 24). See data disclosure.

Little: a random account number, one verified email per domain, your orders and the top-ups that credited your balance. The email is the only contact data we collect. We hold no ID document, phone number or card. We can only release what we hold; our registrar partner and the registry keep their own records. The field-by-field list is on what we hold about you.

Yes, first. An imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury or child abuse material goes to [email protected] with the subject "URGENT". We can suspend an abusive domain at once, but the data we hold still leaves us only on a Panamanian court or prosecutor's order. How we check requests: law enforcement.

No. The verified email of a domain is never published in WHOIS/RDAP. Messages sent to the domain's contact are forwarded to your verified email; spam and bulk mail are not forwarded. WHOIS/RDAP privacy is free wherever the extension allows it, and what stays public depends on each registry. With Domain protection the public record shows DomaineGoat LLC. See no-KYC domain registration.

A paid option at +$29 per year and per domain, on top of the domain price. The domain is registered in the name of DomaineGoat LLC, and you can take it back in your own name, free; a transfer lock is on; we hold only your email; and every complaint is read by a person before any action on the domain, a point that exists only with the option. Details: Domain protection.

You do, as beneficial owner. Our company is the registrant of record, but you keep full control from your account: DNS, renewals, the lock and the transfer code, which is free. On request, the domain is put back in your own name, free; that change of registrant can lock transfers for 60 days under ICANN's Transfer Policy unless its opt-out is used. See Domain protection.

You can. A UDRP complaint names the registrant of record, which is our company, so we tell you when it arrives and you can answer it. As ICANN requires, the domain is locked within 2 business days of the provider's request and the panel's decision is applied. See UDRP and URS.

12 extensions are sold with Domain protection only: .de, .uk, .nl, .cc, .to, .ch, .pl, .be, .at, .cz, .nz, .fi. Their registries require a registrant name and postal address, and we collect only an email, so the registry receives those of DomaineGoat LLC. Their listed prices include the option. In all, 43 extensions can take it. See the price list.

No. It changes the name on the registration, not the rules. Phishing, malware, botnets, child abuse material and fraud are suspended on a well-documented report, protected or not. A registry can act under its own country's law, and a UDRP decision is applied. What the option adds is our company as registrant, the transfer lock, minimal data and a person reading every complaint first. See Domain protection.

No. Monero (XMR) is not accepted, at checkout or through support. We accept BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. Payment works through a prepaid balance with a minimum top-up of $25. Each coin, network and step is described on buy a domain with crypto.

From a prepaid balance that you top up in crypto. You choose a coin and a network, send the exact amount on the exact network, and the top-up is credited after the network confirmations. Your payment is matched by its exact amount on the payment page. Domains, renewals and transfers are then paid from the balance. See buy a domain with crypto.

Yes. Each extension has one yearly price for the first year, every renewal and a transfer: a .com is $11.99/year. A .ai is registered for 2 years minimum, so a new .ai costs twice $85.49 at checkout. Domain protection adds $29 a year where chosen. All prices are on the price list.

Only where the balance rule allows it. The rule as it stands: Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers. When a purchase costs less than the minimum top-up, the part added only to reach the minimum is refundable on request to support within 30 days of the payment, in USDT or USDC, as long as it has not been spent. The rest of the balance is not paid back, except where the law requires it. Refund requests go to [email protected].

No. There is no ID document, no selfie, no card and no bank transfer. You need an account, identified by a random account number, and one verified email per domain, which ICANN rules require to be checked within 15 days. See no-KYC domain registration.

43 extensions, each with its own page giving the registry, the country where that registry sits, the rules and the price. They range from .com, .net and .org to country codes such as .de, .ch and .io. The full list is on the price list and in the registry jurisdiction index.

Because their rules require the registrant to qualify personally, by nationality, residence or local presence, or forbid proxy registration, as .us does. Selling them would mean asking for your identity, which we do not do. Our company's details cannot stand in for yours on those extensions. See no-KYC domain registration.

VeriSign Global Registry Services, in Reston, Virginia, United States, according to IANA's root zone database. It matters because a US court can order Verisign to put a .com on hold or transfer it, without our involvement. Every registry's country is in the registry jurisdiction index, and the .com rules are on the .com page.

Almost always. For .io, .co and .me, availability is confirmed by the registry only when the order is placed, so a name shown as free can still be refused at that point. If that happens, the amount stays on your balance for another name. Search on the domain search.

Lift the transfer lock in your account, take the EPP code and start the transfer at the new registrar. The code is free, from your account, at any time, except in the 60 days after a registration or a transfer (ICANN Transfer Policy) and while a UDRP or court lock applies. There is no exit fee. With Domain protection, the lock is on by default and must be released from your account first. See Domain protection.

One year at the extension's transfer price, which is the same as its registration price: a .com transfer is $11.99/year. A generic extension such as .com gains one year on transfer; for a country code, whether a year is added depends on its registry. Unlock the domain at your current registrar and get its EPP code before you start. Prices for every extension are on the price list.

It blocks any transfer of the domain to another registrar until you lift it from your account. With Domain protection, it is on from the first day, and any transfer or DNS change must be confirmed from your account. It protects against a hijack through a stolen mailbox; it does not stop a registry or a UDRP decision.

For generic extensions, our ICANN-accredited registrar partner deposits registration data with an escrow agent, as ICANN requires, so the domains can be moved to another registrar. You can also leave on your own with the free transfer code, outside the 60-day ICANN transfer lock that follows a registration or a transfer. See registrar vs registry vs host.