diff --git a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Address.java b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Address.java
index 8ac726444..bc5d11ed3 100644
--- a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Address.java
+++ b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Address.java
@@ -6,15 +6,12 @@
  * Represents a Person's address in the address book.
  * Guarantees: immutable; is valid as declared in {@link #isValidAddress(String)}
  */
-public class Address {
+public class Address extends Contact {
 
     public static final String EXAMPLE = "123, some street";
     public static final String MESSAGE_ADDRESS_CONSTRAINTS = "Person addresses can be in any format";
     public static final String ADDRESS_VALIDATION_REGEX = ".+";
 
-    public final String value;
-    private boolean isPrivate;
-
     /**
      * Validates given address.
      *
@@ -35,24 +32,4 @@ public static boolean isValidAddress(String test) {
         return test.matches(ADDRESS_VALIDATION_REGEX);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return value;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean equals(Object other) {
-        return other == this // short circuit if same object
-                || (other instanceof Address // instanceof handles nulls
-                && this.value.equals(((Address) other).value)); // state check
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int hashCode() {
-        return value.hashCode();
-    }
-
-    public boolean isPrivate() {
-        return isPrivate;
-    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Contact.java b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Contact.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4247de44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Contact.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package seedu.addressbook.data.person;
+
+import seedu.addressbook.data.exception.IllegalValueException;
+
+public class Contact {
+    
+    public static String EXAMPLE;
+
+    public String value;
+    protected boolean isPrivate;
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object other) {
+        return other == this // short circuit if same object
+                || (other instanceof Contact // instanceof handles nulls
+                && this.value.equals(((Contact) other).value)); // state check
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return value.hashCode();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isPrivate() {
+        return isPrivate;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Email.java b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Email.java
index c946f1eb3..a81a2bfeb 100644
--- a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Email.java
+++ b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Email.java
@@ -6,16 +6,13 @@
  * Represents a Person's email in the address book.
  * Guarantees: immutable; is valid as declared in {@link #isValidEmail(String)}
  */
-public class Email {
+public class Email extends Contact {
 
     public static final String EXAMPLE = "valid@e.mail";
     public static final String MESSAGE_EMAIL_CONSTRAINTS =
             "Person emails should be 2 alphanumeric/period strings separated by '@'";
     public static final String EMAIL_VALIDATION_REGEX = "[\\w\\.]+@[\\w\\.]+";
 
-    public final String value;
-    private boolean isPrivate;
-
     /**
      * Validates given email.
      *
@@ -37,25 +34,4 @@ public static boolean isValidEmail(String test) {
         return test.matches(EMAIL_VALIDATION_REGEX);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return value;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean equals(Object other) {
-        return other == this // short circuit if same object
-                || (other instanceof Email // instanceof handles nulls
-                && this.value.equals(((Email) other).value)); // state check
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int hashCode() {
-        return value.hashCode();
-    }
-
-
-    public boolean isPrivate() {
-        return isPrivate;
-    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Phone.java b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Phone.java
index b5a556de4..a9a2f0793 100644
--- a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Phone.java
+++ b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Phone.java
@@ -6,15 +6,12 @@
  * Represents a Person's phone number in the address book.
  * Guarantees: immutable; is valid as declared in {@link #isValidPhone(String)}
  */
-public class Phone {
+public class Phone extends Contact {
 
     public static final String EXAMPLE = "123456789";
     public static final String MESSAGE_PHONE_CONSTRAINTS = "Person phone numbers should only contain numbers";
     public static final String PHONE_VALIDATION_REGEX = "\\d+";
 
-    public final String value;
-    private boolean isPrivate;
-
     /**
      * Validates given phone number.
      *
@@ -36,24 +33,9 @@ public static boolean isValidPhone(String test) {
         return test.matches(PHONE_VALIDATION_REGEX);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return value;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean equals(Object other) {
-        return other == this // short circuit if same object
-                || (other instanceof Phone // instanceof handles nulls
-                && this.value.equals(((Phone) other).value)); // state check
-    }
-
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         return value.hashCode();
     }
 
-    public boolean isPrivate() {
-        return isPrivate;
-    }
 }