A context profile is created. The context profile includes one or more types of context data to be captured, frequency in which the one or more types of context data to be captured, data format in which the one or more types of context data is to be outputted and one or more custom data types. The context profile corresponds to an application identifier. A mapping of context profiles to application identifiers is created. Based on the mapping, the context profile is sent to a corresponding context provider.Upon reception, the one or more types of context data are evaluated. Based on a number of data processing rules, the received context data can be processed or discarded.