diff --git a/includes/class-wc-privacy.php b/includes/class-wc-privacy.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97424e54c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/class-wc-privacy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Privacy/GDPR related functionality.
+ *
+ * @package WooCommerce\Classes
+ */
+
+defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
+
+/**
+ * WC_Privacy Class.
+ */
+class WC_Privacy {
+
+	/**
+	 * Init - hook into events.
+	 */
+	public static function init() {
+		// Add hooks here.
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Anonymize/remove personal data for a given email address.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $email Email address.
+	 */
+	public static function remove_personal_data( $email ) {
+		// Do something.
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get personal data for a given email address. This can be used for exports.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $email Email address.
+	 * @return array Array of personal data.
+	 */
+	public static function get_personal_data( $email ) {
+		// Do something.
+		return array();
+	}
+
+}
+
+WC_Privacy::init();
diff --git a/includes/class-woocommerce.php b/includes/class-woocommerce.php
index 8da28dee7b0..a9640fb4f4f 100644
--- a/includes/class-woocommerce.php
+++ b/includes/class-woocommerce.php
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ final class WooCommerce {
 		include_once WC_ABSPATH . 'includes/class-wc-cart-totals.php';
 		include_once WC_ABSPATH . 'includes/customizer/class-wc-shop-customizer.php';
 		include_once WC_ABSPATH . 'includes/class-wc-regenerate-images.php';
+		include_once WC_ABSPATH . 'includes/class-wc-privacy.php';
 
 		/**
 		 * Data stores - used to store and retrieve CRUD object data from the database.