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+# How to change the default contact data
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+The defaults are located in [src/registrar/models/public_contact.py](../../src/registrar/models/public_contact.py). Change them in the source code and re-deploy.
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+The choice of which fields to disclose is hardcoded in [src/registrar/models/domain.py](../../src/registrar/models/domain.py) (May 23) but in the future this may become customizable by registrants.
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