Sharing contacts with entire family

Hi, since the latest update my entire family is able to see my contact details. Everybody has their own apple ID, however we all use the same email address for it. Can anyone tell me what happened and whether I can change this?

Hi Mat_EL,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below will explain how to create iCloud accounts with different email addresses to keep your data separated between users.
Using your Apple ID for Apple services
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
Frequently asked questions about Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5622
Cheers,
Judy

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