diff --git a/content/nginx-one/how-to/certificates/manage-certificates.md b/content/nginx-one/how-to/certificates/manage-certificates.md
index 07a4f56e2..0d53b6947 100644
--- a/content/nginx-one/how-to/certificates/manage-certificates.md
+++ b/content/nginx-one/how-to/certificates/manage-certificates.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ If you register an instance to NGINX One Console, as described in [Add your NGIN
 - Are used in their NGINX configuration
 - Do _not_ match an existing managed SSL certificate/CA bundle
 
-These certificates appear in the list of unmanaged certificates.
+These certificates appear in the list of unmanaged certificates. NGINX One Console does not store unmanaged certs or keys, only metadata associated with certs for monitoring.
 
 We recommend that you convert your unmanaged certificates. Converting to a managed certificate allows you to centrally manage, update, and deploy a certificate to your data plane from the NGINX One Console.
 
diff --git a/content/nginx-one/how-to/config-sync-groups/manage-config-sync-groups.md b/content/nginx-one/how-to/config-sync-groups/manage-config-sync-groups.md
index eb5bf8251..d686e713e 100644
--- a/content/nginx-one/how-to/config-sync-groups/manage-config-sync-groups.md
+++ b/content/nginx-one/how-to/config-sync-groups/manage-config-sync-groups.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Config Sync Groups support configuration inheritance and persistance. If you've
 
 On the other hand, if you remove all instances from a Config Sync Group, the original configuration persists. In other words, the group retains the configuration from that first instance (or the original configuration). Any new instance that you add later still inherits that configuration.
 
-{{< tip >}}You can use _unmanaged_ certificates. Your actions can affect the [Config Sync Group status](#config-sync-group-status). For future instances on the data plane, if it:
+{{< tip >}}You can use _unmanaged_ certificates. NGINX One Console does not store unmanaged certs or keys, only metadata associated with the certs or keys for monitoring. Your actions can affect the [Config Sync Group status](#config-sync-group-status). For future instances on the data plane, if it:
 
 - Has unmanaged certificates in the same file paths as defined by the NGINX configuration as the Config Sync Group, that instance will be [**In Sync**](#config-sync-group-status).
 - Will be [**Out of Sync**](#config-sync-group-status) if the instance: