No they are not. We always released personal contact information prior to the passage of IMBRA that prohibits it without completing certain steps. However, if you take a tour all the women do complete the steps so they are free to exchange contact info with you and many will once they meet you. Some of the issues many of the women have had on line is once they release personal contact info they may get stalked o receive unwanted obscene photos etc. etc. So many will wait until they are sure about the person prior to taking the steps that will allow them to release personal contact info. My best advice is not to write as much and go over and meet the women in person during a tour.