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# Restrict availability by country
By default, studies conducted within Private Panels are available globally. However, if your company is operating in select countries only, you may want your panelists to come from these countries only. Private Panels has a feature that supports this need.
You can restrict the availability of sign-up forms and screeners by country. Here's how:
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Go to **Settings General**.
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Click **Edit restrictions**.
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The **Respondent country restrictions** pop-up will appear. Click the drop-down button below **Allow All or Specific**, then select **Specific countries** from the options.
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Click the drop-down button below **Select a country to add** then select your preferred country from the options. Repeat until you've added all the countries where you want your studies to be available in.
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Once done, click the **Save** button.
