Help with two phones on one Apple ID.

My step father put his iPhone on my Apple ID.  Now he's getting all my emails and my apps that I download.  It doesn't matter how many times I turn off the settings, it always happens.  Is there a way to permanently fix this?  I don't like the fact that he is seeing what I do.  It is to the point where I just want to create a new Apple ID for me because he refuses to make one.  If I do that, is there a way to keep everything that I've bought?
Help me please.

Your father-in-law needs his own Apple ID for iTunes, iMessage, FaceTime & iCloud.
The Apple ID needs to be a verified email address. Once you have an email address, that can be verified, go here & create the ID:
https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/wa/createAppleId
Then on his phone, turn off Contacts, Calendars, etc. for iCloud. You'll be prompted to keep the data or delete it from the phone, then turn off iMessage, FaceTime & delete the iCloud account...Settings>iCloud...scroll down...delete account. Then, setup iCloud using the new Apple ID, turn on iMessage & Facetime.
For the iTunes/App store: Settings>iTunes/App Store...tap your ID, sign out, now sign back in with the new ID.
He'll be on his own from this point on.

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