As a result, my coins are locked there and they require me to send them:
a) a picture of me holding my ID card.
b) a picture of me holding a piece of paper that has the phrase "Godex" written upon it and the current date.
The "fun" part is that they don't refund me my money without giving them my personal information.
It appears that they considered your transaction as a potential source of money laundering schemes.
@apogio what are you doing? Don't get involved in this life of crime.

Unfortunately, since March 11, 2024, they have rules for requesting KYC:
2. CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
2.1. In accordance with regulatory requirements and our commitment to combating money laundering and other financial crimes, the Company has established a robust Customer Identification Program ("CIP"). The primary objective of this program is to ensure the accurate and timely identification of our customers, thereby mitigating the risk of illicit activities within our ecosystem.
2.2. The key components of our CIP are the following:
Customer Verification: the Company engages diligent measures to verify the identity of each customer, including but not limited to obtaining and cross-referencing valid government-issued identification documents, such as passports, national IDs, or driver's licenses;
In short, they have never been KYC-Free, and can always request this data from customers whenever they want.
Here is the link to the web file, as it may be useful in the future:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250405210648/https://godex.io/aml-policy