diff --git a/grade/export/xml/classes/privacy/provider.php b/grade/export/xml/classes/privacy/provider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6c62d3926facd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grade/export/xml/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 gradeexport_xml.
+ *
+ * @package    gradeexport_xml
+ * @copyright  2018 Sara Arjona <sara@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace gradeexport_xml\privacy;
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+/**
+ * Privacy Subsystem for gradeexport_xml implementing null_provider.
+ *
+ * @copyright  2018 Sara Arjona <sara@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/grade/export/xml/lang/en/gradeexport_xml.php b/grade/export/xml/lang/en/gradeexport_xml.php
index babd5f31bc3f9..839b965122694 100644
--- a/grade/export/xml/lang/en/gradeexport_xml.php
+++ b/grade/export/xml/lang/en/gradeexport_xml.php
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@
 
 $string['eventgradeexported'] = 'XML grade exported';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'XML file';
+$string['privacy:metadata'] = 'The XML file grade export plugin does not store any personal data.';
 $string['xml:publish'] = 'Publish XML grade export';
 $string['xml:view'] = 'Use XML grade export';