/* ===== FOOTER ===== */
.site-footer {
  background: #1f2937; /* keep dark background */
  color: #f9fafb; /* light text for visibility */
  padding: 3rem 2rem 2rem 2rem;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  border-top: 1px solid #374151; /* subtle separator */
}

.footer-container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 3rem;
}

.footer-quicklinks h3,
.footer-policies h3,
.footer-social h3 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: #ffffff; /* white headings */
}

.footer-quicklinks ul,
.footer-policies ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.footer-quicklinks ul li,
.footer-policies ul li {
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}

.footer-quicklinks ul li a,
.footer-policies ul li a {
  color: #d1d5db; /* light gray for links */
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-quicklinks ul li a:hover,
.footer-policies ul li a:hover {
  color: #14b8a6; /* teal accent on hover */
}

/* Social Icons */
.footer-social {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.footer-social h3 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.footer-social a {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-right: 0.75rem;
  color: #e5e7eb;
  background-color: #374151;
  border-radius: 50%;
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.footer-social a:hover {
  background-color: #4b5563;
  color: #14b8a6;
}

.footer-social .icon {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

/* Footer Bottom */
.footer-bottom {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #9ca3af; /* lighter gray */
}

/* Responsive Design */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .footer-container {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .footer-social {
    align-items: center;
  }
}