diff --git a/repository/areafiles/classes/privacy/provider.php b/repository/areafiles/classes/privacy/provider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f14aeeefd5fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repository/areafiles/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_areafiles.
+ *
+ * @package    repository_areafiles
+ * @copyright  2018 Zig Tan <zig@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace repository_areafiles\privacy;
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+/**
+ * Privacy Subsystem for repository_areafiles 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() {
+        return 'privacy:metadata';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/repository/areafiles/lang/en/repository_areafiles.php b/repository/areafiles/lang/en/repository_areafiles.php
index 2e946e07521cb..ace93d05e638c 100644
--- a/repository/areafiles/lang/en/repository_areafiles.php
+++ b/repository/areafiles/lang/en/repository_areafiles.php
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@
 $string['configplugin'] = 'Configuration for repository Embedded files';
 $string['pluginname_help'] = 'Files embedded in the current text editor';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'Embedded files';
+$string['privacy:metadata'] = 'The Embedded files repository plugin does not store or transmit any personal data.';