Last updated 9 November 2026
This page explains what the Tech With Kobina lessons site (learn.techwithkobina.com) does with your information when you log in with Patreon. The short version: we check your membership, we don't keep a database of members, and we don't track you. If your membership includes the support chat, your chats are kept as described under Support chat.
What we get from Patreon
When you choose Log in with Patreon and allow access, Patreon shares:
- your Patreon user ID and name
- whether you're a member of Tech With Kobina, your membership status (for example active or cancelled), and which tier you're on
We use this only to decide which projects you can open, and to show your first name on the site. We never see your email address, your payment details or your password. Payments are handled entirely by Patreon.
What we keep
We don't store your details in a database. Your access is held in cookies in your browser (see below), and Patreon remains the only record of your membership.
Each time you log in, our login service writes a short log entry with your Patreon user ID, your membership status, your tier ID and the projects you were given. We use these logs to fix login problems. They're kept for 30 days and then deleted automatically.
Cookies
The site uses only the cookies it needs to work. There are no advertising or tracking cookies.
- twk_state: protects the login from forgery. It's deleted when the login finishes, or after 10 minutes.
- twk_session: a signed record of your user ID, first name, membership status and the projects you can open. It lasts 7 days.
- CloudFront-Policy, CloudFront-Signature, CloudFront-Key-Pair-Id: these let you open the lessons for the projects in your membership. They last 7 days.
- twk_member: your first name, so the site can greet you. It lasts 7 days.
Choosing Log out deletes all of them.
Support chat
Some memberships include a chat on the lesson pages. An AI assistant answers it, and on some tiers it can hand you to a person from the Tech With Kobina team. The chat runs on Amazon Connect, part of Amazon Web Services, in the United States (US East).
When you open the chat, the site sends Amazon Connect a signed note with:
- your Patreon user ID and first name
- your tier, and whether your membership includes talking to a person
- the project and lesson you're on, so the answers fit where you are
What happens to your messages:
- The AI assistant reads your messages and answers from the lessons. It runs on an AI model provided by AWS as part of Amazon Connect.
- If you're handed to a person, they see the conversation so far and a short summary.
- Transcripts of your chats, and any files you attach, are stored by us on AWS and deleted automatically after 90 days.
- Chat logs that record the steps each chat went through (including your first name, tier and lesson) are kept for 3 years, so we can fix problems and improve the assistant.
- Amazon Connect also keeps a basic record of each chat, such as when it happened and how long it lasted, for up to 24 months. This is part of how the service works.
Please don't share passwords, AWS access keys or other secrets in the chat. If you paste one by mistake, change it straight away.
The chat window is loaded from Amazon Connect, and may keep your current conversation in your browser's storage so it survives a page refresh.
Progress saved in your browser
Your lesson progress (the steps and lessons you tick off) and your light or dark theme choice are saved in your browser's local storage. They stay on your device and are never sent to us. Clearing your browser data removes them.
Services we use
- Patreon handles your login and membership. See Patreon's privacy policy.
- Amazon Web Services hosts the site and the login service in the United States (US East). Like any web host, it handles your IP address and browser details to deliver the pages.
- Amazon Connect (also Amazon Web Services) runs the support chat and its AI assistant, as described above. See AWS's privacy notice.
- Google Fonts supplies the typeface, so your browser requests the font files from Google. See Google's privacy policy.
We don't use analytics, advertising or tracking tools, and we never sell or share your information.
Your choices
- Log out at any time to delete the site's cookies from your browser.
- Remove our access on Patreon: go to your Patreon settings, find your connected apps, and remove Tech With Kobina Members. You'll need to allow access again the next time you log in.
- Ask a question or ask us to delete log entries or chat transcripts about you by messaging Tech With Kobina on Patreon.
Changes
If we change how the site uses your information, we'll update this page and the date at the top.