Why move your domains to a service in Panama?

What changes when your domains are managed from Panama?

TransferOffshore is the domain transfer service of DomaineGoat LLC, a company incorporated in Panama: move one domain or a whole portfolio with its auth codes, keep your DNS running, and pay in crypto with no ID. Domains are registered through our ICANN-accredited registrar partner, shown in the RDAP record, which keeps its own legal duties and abuse contact. Our Panamanian rules govern what DomaineGoat LLC does with your account, the data it holds and the complaints sent to it.

Our policy, decided on 8 October 2026:

1. No action on a complaint alone. A copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaint is not enough. We need a decision that binds us, from a Panamanian court. Foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama.
2. Data out only when Panamanian law requires it. DomaineGoat LLC releases the data it holds only when Panamanian law requires it (a Panamanian court or prosecutor's order), or in a UDRP case.
3. No ID, no KYC — one verified email per domain, the only contact detail we collect.
4. Strict exceptions, written openly. Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are acted on within 24 hours of a documented report; child sexual abuse material at once. Reports go to [email protected], with no account needed.

The full rules are in our disclosure policy and abuse policy.

How does a foreign court order reach a company in Panama?

A foreign judgment must go through recognition (exequatur) in Panama before it can be enforced there. The sources below describe the process as follows:

• Article 100, point 2, of the Judicial Code gives the Fourth Chamber of General Business (Sala Cuarta de Negocios Generales) of the Supreme Court of Justice the power to examine judgments from foreign countries. It decides whether they can be enforced in Panama.
• Article 1419 of the Judicial Code says foreign judgments have in Panama the force set by the applicable treaties.
• Article 156 of the Private International Law Code (Law 61 of 7 October 2015) lists the conditions a foreign judgment must meet before it can be enforced.
• In a decision of 4 May 2022 (case 9395-2022), the Chamber sent the request to the Attorney General for an opinion under article 1420 of the Judicial Code.

Sources: the Supreme Court decision of 4 May 2022, as published by vLex Panama, read on 19 October 2026, which quotes these articles. We did not find the consolidated Judicial Code online in an official source, so check the current text before relying on it.

For a domain owner, this means a court abroad cannot send its order straight to us. The order is first examined in Panama. This does not stop the abuse cases listed above. This is not legal advice.

Which data protection law applies in Panama?

Panama's main data protection law is Law 81 of 26 March 2019 on personal data protection, published in Gaceta Oficial 28743-A on 29 March 2019. It is regulated by Executive Decree 285 of 28 May 2021, published in Gaceta Oficial 29296-A. Both texts are in the sources below. According to a 2026 paper by Panama's Judicial Branch (Órgano Judicial):

• the law applies to controllers domiciled in Panama, and to processing tied to activities aimed at the Panamanian market;
• it protects data of identified or identifiable natural persons, not companies;
• people have rights of access, rectification, cancellation, objection and portability;
• if these rights are not respected, a person can go to ANTAI, the national transparency authority, or file a habeas data action before the courts.

Sources: the text of Law 81 (National Assembly copy) and of Decree 285 (Gaceta Oficial), and the Órgano Judicial paper, all read on 19 October 2026. This is not legal advice.

What does Panama not change?

A service run from Panama still works inside the global domain system. Four things stay the same:

1. The ICANN contract. Every ICANN-accredited registrar, our partner included, must verify the registrant email within 15 days and act promptly on well-documented DNS abuse (2024 amendments).
2. Our registrar partner's own duties. It is shown in the RDAP record and keeps its own legal duties and abuse contact. Our Panamanian rules bind DomaineGoat LLC, not the partner.
3. The UDRP. Trademark disputes on gTLDs go to a UDRP panel. The domain is locked within 2 business days of the provider's request and the panel decision is applied.
4. The registry's own rules. Registries such as .org (PIR) or .io (Identity Digital) keep the registrant record under their own law; the thin .com and .net registries hold no contact data. With Domain protection, the registry holds DomaineGoat LLC's details, not yours.

ICANN can also end a registrar's accreditation. It did so for Trustname, in a notice dated 27 August 2026, over abuse handling. A registrar's country does not protect it from its contract.

Who should move domains to Panama, and who should not?

Move if you want written due process: content disputes need a Panamanian court decision, and the data we hold goes out only when Panamanian law requires it, or in a UDRP case. With Domain protection, a person also reads every complaint before any action on the domain. The abuse exceptions, the UDRP, the registry's own law and our registrar partner's duties still apply. This suits publishers, small businesses, activists and portfolio owners who fear takedowns on weak claims.

Do not move to avoid phishing, malware or fraud reports: those domains are suspended. A service in Panama is not a promise that a domain can never be suspended. Do not move if you need Monero or card payments, which we do not accept. Check the registry rules first for country extensions; some sell only with Domain protection.

How do you move a domain to TransferOffshore?

You move it with its auth code, like any transfer. Unlock the domain at your current registrar, copy the code, and enter both in the transfer form. Up to 20 domains fit in one request.

Your current nameservers are kept by default, so the website and email keep working. The old registrar has up to 5 days to answer. A .com transfer costs $12.49 and adds one year; every price is on the price list. See transfer a domain offshore for the full steps.