diff --git a/files/classes/privacy/provider.php b/files/classes/privacy/provider.php
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+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Data provider.
+ *
+ * @package    core_files
+ * @copyright  2018 Frédéric Massart
+ * @author     Frédéric Massart <fred@branchup.tech>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace core_files\privacy;
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+use context;
+use core_privacy\local\metadata\collection;
+use core_privacy\local\request\contextlist;
+use core_privacy\local\request\approved_contextlist;
+
+/**
+ * Data provider class.
+ *
+ * This only describes the files table, all components must handle the file exporting
+ * and deletion themselves.
+ *
+ * @package    core_files
+ * @copyright  2018 Frédéric Massart
+ * @author     Frédéric Massart <fred@branchup.tech>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class provider implements
+    \core_privacy\local\metadata\provider,
+    \core_privacy\local\request\subsystem\provider {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns metadata.
+     *
+     * @param collection $collection The initialised collection to add items to.
+     * @return collection A listing of user data stored through this system.
+     */
+    public static function get_metadata(collection $collection) {
+
+        $collection->add_database_table('files', [
+            'contenthash' => 'privacy:metadata:files:contenthash',
+            'filepath' => 'privacy:metadata:files:filepath',
+            'filename' => 'privacy:metadata:files:filename',
+            'userid' => 'privacy:metadata:files:userid',
+            'filesize' => 'privacy:metadata:files:filesize',
+            'mimetype' => 'privacy:metadata:files:mimetype',
+            'source' => 'privacy:metadata:files:source',
+            'author' => 'privacy:metadata:files:author',
+            'license' => 'privacy:metadata:files:license',
+            'timecreated' => 'privacy:metadata:files:timecreated',
+            'timemodified' => 'privacy:metadata:files:timemodified',
+        ], 'privacy:metadata:files');
+
+        return $collection;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the list of contexts that contain user information for the specified user.
+     *
+     * @param int $userid The user to search.
+     * @return contextlist $contextlist The contextlist containing the list of contexts used in this plugin.
+     */
+    public static function get_contexts_for_userid($userid) {
+        $contextlist = new \core_privacy\local\request\contextlist();
+        return $contextlist;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Export all user data for the specified user, in the specified contexts.
+     *
+     * @param approved_contextlist $contextlist The approved contexts to export information for.
+     */
+    public static function export_user_data(approved_contextlist $contextlist) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delete all data for all users in the specified context.
+     *
+     * @param context $context The specific context to delete data for.
+     */
+    public static function delete_data_for_all_users_in_context(context $context) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delete all user data for the specified user, in the specified contexts.
+     *
+     * @param approved_contextlist $contextlist The approved contexts and user information to delete information for.
+     */
+    public static function delete_data_for_user(approved_contextlist $contextlist) {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/lang/en/files.php b/lang/en/files.php
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+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Language file.
+ *
+ * @package    core_files
+ * @copyright  2018 Frédéric Massart
+ * @author     Frédéric Massart <fred@branchup.tech>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+$string['privacy:metadata:files'] = 'A record of the files uploaded or shared by users';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:author'] = 'The author of the file\'s content';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:contenthash'] = 'A hash of the file\'s content';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:filename'] = 'The name of the file in its file area';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:filepath'] = 'The path to the file in its file area';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:filesize'] = 'The size of the file';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:license'] = 'The license of the file\'s content';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:mimetype'] = 'The MIME type of the file';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:source'] = 'The source of the file';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:timecreated'] = 'The date at which the file was created';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:timemodified'] = 'The date at which the file was last modified';
+$string['privacy:metadata:files:userid'] = 'The user who created the file';