diff --git a/repository/user/classes/privacy/provider.php b/repository/user/classes/privacy/provider.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..663d36f148b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/user/classes/privacy/provider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?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/>.
+
+/**
+ * Privacy Subsystem implementation for repository_user.
+ *
+ * @package    repository_user
+ * @copyright  2018 Zig Tan <zig@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace repository_user\privacy;
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+/**
+ * Privacy Subsystem for repository_user implementing null_provider.
+ *
+ * @copyright  2018 Zig Tan <zig@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class provider implements \core_privacy\local\metadata\null_provider {
+
+    /**
+     * Get the language string identifier with the component's language
+     * file to explain why this plugin stores no data.
+     *
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    public static function get_reason() : string {
+        return 'privacy:metadata';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/repository/user/lang/en/repository_user.php b/repository/user/lang/en/repository_user.php
index 8998fa5928c..9a6d0cfdba0 100644
--- a/repository/user/lang/en/repository_user.php
+++ b/repository/user/lang/en/repository_user.php
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ $string['pluginname_help'] = 'Files in user private area';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'Private files';
 $string['emptyfilelist'] = 'There are no files to show';
 $string['user:view'] = 'View user private files';
+$string['privacy:metadata'] = 'The Private files repository plugin does not store or transmit any personal data.';