From 4f827383b73069d3c72c54a6f5c9219674067ec5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Torre <78599298+JTorreG@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:11:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update rate limit policy conditions explanation

Clarified the conditions for rate limiting in policies, specifying that conditions are optional and detailing the behavior of default policies.
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 content/nic/configuration/policy-resource.md | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/nic/configuration/policy-resource.md b/content/nic/configuration/policy-resource.md
index d92a3894e..3a79ec019 100644
--- a/content/nic/configuration/policy-resource.md
+++ b/content/nic/configuration/policy-resource.md
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ condition:
 |``variables`` | defines a Variable condition to rate limit against. | [ratelimit.condition.variables](#ratelimitconditionvariables) | No |
 |``default`` | sets the rate limit in this policy to be the default if no conditions are met. In a group of policies with the same condition, only one policy can be the default. | ``bool`` | No |
 {{% /table %}}
-{{< call-out "note" >}}
- 
-One condition of type `jwt` or `variables` is required. Each Policy supports only one condition.
 
+{{< call-out "note" >}}
+Conditions (`jwt` or `variables`) are optional, but each policy can only have one. 
+If conditions are used, a request doesn't match any, and a `default` has been defined, the `default` policy applies. Otherwise, if no `default` is set, the request isn't rate limited.
 {{< /call-out >}}
 
 The rate limit policy with condition is designed to be used in combination with one or more rate limit policies. For example, multiple rate limit policies with [RateLimit.Condition.JWT](#ratelimitconditionjwt) can be used to apply different tiers of rate limit based on the value of a JWT claim. For a practical example of tiered rate limiting by the value of a JWT claim, see the example in our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/nginx/kubernetes-ingress/tree/v{{< nic-version >}}/examples/custom-resources/rate-limit-tiered-jwt-claim/README.md).