--- title: What Can My Contacts Access? description: Breakdown of how Paige approaches sharing and read-only access with a users contacts. --- [Skip to content](https://resources.go-paige.com/what-can-my-contacts-access#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![Main Logo for Light Background-1](https://resources.go-paige.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Main%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Background-1.png?width=150&height=67&name=Main%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Background-1.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact us](mailto:help@go-paige.com) [Contact us](mailto:help@go-paige.com) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Paige Resource Center](https://resources.go-paige.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Contacts](https://resources.go-paige.com/contacts?hsLang=en) # What Can My Contacts Access? When you share something with a contact in Paige, you're giving them a window into important information of your choosing. This article walks you through what that actually looks like from your contact's perspective, so you can share with confidence. ### Table of Contents [Sharing Is Always Your Choice](https://resources.go-paige.com/what-can-my-contacts-access#a) [What a Contact Can Do With Shared Files](https://resources.go-paige.com/what-can-my-contacts-access#b) [What a Contact Cannot Do](https://resources.go-paige.com/what-can-my-contacts-access#c) [A Note on Delegates](https://resources.go-paige.com/what-can-my-contacts-access#d) [Common Questions](https://resources.go-paige.com/what-can-my-contacts-access#e) #### **Sharing Is Always Your Choice** Everything you store in Paige belongs to you, and nothing reaches a contact unless you deliberately share it. When you do share a file or document, your contact receives access to view it, but that's where their involvement ends. Sharing a file with a contact does not give them any ability to edit, delete, or modify your stored information in any way. Your account, and everything in it, remains fully under your control. #### **What a Contact Can Do With Shared Files** When you share a file with a [**contact**](https://resources.go-paige.com/important-terms#contact), here's what they're able to do: - **View** the file in their **Shared With Me** area - **Download** a copy of the file to their own device That's it. Contacts can look at what you've shared and save a copy for their own reference. Nothing more. Downloading a file doesn't affect your original. Your uploaded document stays exactly as you left it in your account. #### **What a Contact Cannot Do** It's worth being clear about what doesn't happen when you share with someone: - They **cannot** **edit** or update the file you shared - They **cannot** **delete** the file from your account - They **cannot** **upload** anything to your account - They **cannot** **see** anything in your account **that you haven't specifically shared** with them - They **cannot** **make** **any** **changes** that affect what you see in Paige Think of it like handing someone a photocopy of an important document. They can read it, they can keep it, but they can’t make changes to the original document or how that document is stored. #### **A Note on Delegates** [**Delegates**](https://resources.go-paige.com/important-terms#delegate) are a special type of contact with a different level of responsibility and access. If you've assigned someone as a delegate, their role — and what they can do — works a bit differently than a standard contact. ["Learn more about delegates and their role"](https://resources.go-paige.com/what-is-a-delegate?hsLang=en) The Delegates article covers how delegate access works, when it's activated, and how to choose the right people for this important role. ### Common Questions ##### **"If a contact downloads a file, does my original change?"** No. Downloads create a separate copy on the contact's device. Your original file in Paige stays untouched.  ##### **"Can a contact see everything in my account once I share one file?"** No. Contacts can only see what you've specifically chosen to share with them — nothing else in your account is visible to them. ##### **"Can I stop sharing a file with a contact after I've already shared it?"** Yes. You can manage sharing permissions from within your documents at any time. A best practice is to review who has access periodically, especially if your circumstances change. ##### **"What if I want someone to be more involved — like helping me manage things?"**  That's what delegates are for. 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