body {
            font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            text-align: center;
            overflow-x: hidden;
            min-height: 100vh;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            
            /* ── HIGH-TRUST HERO BACKGROUND IMAGE SYSTEM ── */
            /* Replace the URL string below with your absolute hosted image file path */
            background-image: linear-gradient(rgb(0 0 0 / 55%), #73330a), 
                              url('assets/hero2.png');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            background-attachment: fixed;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
        }

        /* Institution Compliance Banner */
        .compliance-banner {
            background-color: #000000;
            color: #ffffff;
            width: 100%;
            padding: 12px 20px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            z-index: 10;
            font-family: 'Oswald';
        }
        
        .container {
            max-width: 600px;
            width: 100%;
            padding: 80px 20px 60px 20px;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
        }
        
        h1 {
        font-family: 'Oswald';
        font-size: 3rem;
        font-weight: 900;
        letter-spacing: 0.1em;
        margin-top: 0;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        color: #ffffff;
        text-shadow: 0 10px 12px #075558;
        font-style: italic;
        }

        h1, .copyright {
            display: inline-block;
            vertical-align: middle; /* Keeps them aligned evenly on the same line */
        }

        .tagline {
            font-size: 1.7rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: #ffffff;
            line-height: 2;
            margin-bottom: 35px;
            font-family: 'Oswald';
            font-style: italic;
            letter-spacing: 0.05rem;
            width: 100%;
        }
        
        /* ── SMOOTH ORANGE SPINNING GLOW WRAPPER ── */
        .glow-wrapper {
            position: relative;
            border-radius: 16px;
            padding: 3px; 
            overflow: hidden;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            box-shadow: 0 15px 45px rgba(255, 102, 0, 0.2);
        }
        
        .glow-wrapper::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            width: 200%;
            height: 200%;
            background: conic-gradient(
                #075558, 
                #075558, 
                #cc3300, 
                #ff6600, 
                #ff9933, 
                #cc3300, 
                #ff6600
            );
            animation: chromeSpin 5s linear infinite;
            z-index: -2;
            transform-origin: center;
        }
        
        @keyframes chromeSpin {
            0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
            100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
        }

        .form-box {
            
            background-color: unset;
            padding: 30px;
            border-radius: 13px; 
            text-align: left;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            width: 100%;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        h2 {
            font-size: XX-LARGE;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-top: 0;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
            color: white;
            text-align: center;
            font-family: 'Oswald';
        }
                
        .form-desc {
            font-size: x-large;
            color: #ffffff;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            line-height: 1.4;
            text-align: center;
            font-family: 'Oswald';
        }
        
        .bullet-list {
            list-style: none;
            padding: 0;
            margin: 0 0 25px 0;
        }
        
        .bullet-item {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: #111111;
            line-height: 1.4;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-start;
            gap: 10px;
        }
        
        .bullet-icon {
            color: #ff6600; 
            font-weight: 800;
        }
        
        form {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 12px;
        }
        
        input[type="email"], input[type="text"] {
            padding: 14px;
            font-size: 1rem;
            border: 1px solid #bbbbbb;
            border-radius: 6px;
            width: 100%;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            outline: none;
            background-color: #ffffff;
            transition: border-color 0.2s;
        }
        
        input[type="email"]:focus, input[type="text"]:focus {
            border-color: #ff6600; 
        }
        
        button {
            padding: 14px;
            font-size: larger;
            font-weight: 700;
            background-color: #000000;
            color: white;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 6px;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.2s;
            font-family: 'Oswald';
        }
        
        button:hover {
            background-color: #ff6600; 
        }
        
        .contact {
            margin-top: 40px;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            color: #ffffff;
            font-weight: 600;
        }
        
        .contact a {
            color: #ffffff;
            text-decoration: none;
            border-bottom: 2px solid #ff6600;
        }












        /* ── HEADER CORE STYLING ── */
/* ── BASE HEADER & SCROLL TRANSFORMATIONS ── */
.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 100;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.site-header.scrolled {
  background: #ff6600;
  backdrop-filter: none;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.header-inner {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 15px 20px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}

.logo {
  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  z-index: 110; /* Ensures logo stays visible over mobile overlays */
}

/* ── HAMBURGER NAVIGATION TOGGLE (Hidden on Desktop) ── */
.mobile-toggle {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  width: 30px;
  height: 21px;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0;
  z-index: 110;
}

.mobile-toggle .bar {
  width: 100%;
  height: 3px;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

/* ── DESKTOP STYLES (769px and Up) ── */
@media (min-width: 769px) {
  .nav-links {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    gap: 30px;
  }

  .nav-links > li {
    position: static;
  }

.nav-links a {
    font-family: 'Oswald';
    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 10px 0;
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
}

  .mega-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    background: #111111;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    border-bottom: 4px solid #ff6600;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
    padding: 40px 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: translateY(15px);
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  }

  .has-mega:hover .mega-menu {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  .mega-grid {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 20px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1.5fr;
    gap: 40px;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .mega-col h3 {
    font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
    color: #ff6600;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .mega-col ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
  }

  .mega-col ul li {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .mega-col ul a {
    color: #cccccc;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .mega-col ul a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
  }

  .image-placeholder {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    border: 2px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    border-radius: 8px;
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 160px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    color: #888888;
  }
}

/* ── SMARTPHONE RESPONSIVE OVERRIDES (768px and Below) ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .mobile-toggle {
    display: flex; /* Reveals hamburger trigger */
  }

  /* Hamburger to 'X' Mark Animation states */
  .mobile-toggle.active .bar:nth-child(1) {
    transform: translateY(9px) rotate(45deg);
  }
  .mobile-toggle.active .bar:nth-child(2) {
    opacity: 0;
  }
  .mobile-toggle.active .bar:nth-child(3) {
    transform: translateY(-9px) rotate(-45deg);
  }

  /* Mobile Vertical Navigation Overlay */
  .main-nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    right: -100%; /* Fully offscreen until toggled */
    width: 80%;
    max-width: 320px;
    height: 100vh;
    background: #111111;
    padding: 90px 30px 40px 30px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    box-shadow: -10px 0 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    transition: right 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
    overflow-y: auto; /* Enables scrolling for small device displays */
  }

  .main-nav.active {
    right: 0; /* Slides into framework view */
  }

  .nav-links {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    display: block;
  }

  /* Compact Mobile Mega Menu Accordion Panels */
  .mega-menu {
    max-height: 0; /* Fully collapses panel by default */
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height 0.3s ease-out;
    padding: 0;
  }

  /* Revealed state when user taps mobile trigger */
  .has-mega.active .mega-menu {
    max-height: 800px;
    margin-top: 15px;
    padding-left: 15px;
    border-left: 2px solid #ff6600;
  }

  .mega-grid {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 25px;
  }

  .mega-col h3 {
    font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
    color: #ff6600;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .mega-col ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
  }

  .mega-col ul li {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .mega-col ul a {
    color: #cccccc;
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .arrow {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  }

  .has-mega.active .arrow {
    transform: rotate(180deg); /* Flip indicator arrow down on tap */
  }

  /* Collapses image asset space placeholder cards on thin smartphone widths */
  .visual-col {
    display: none;
  }
}

.container {
  padding-top: 140px !important;
}























/* ── FOOTER CONTAINER WRAPPER ── */
.site-footer {
  background-color: #0b0b0b; /* Balanced deep black to anchor layout typography */
  color: #ffffff;
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: auto; /* Clean alignment utility rule if using flex layouts on body */
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  border-top: 4px solid #ff6600; /* Cohesive design language link */
}

/* ── CONTAINER 1: 4-COLUMN TOP NAVIGATION GRID ── */
.footer-top {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 60px 20px 40px 20px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 40px;
  text-align: left;
}

.footer-title {
  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: #ff6600; /* Site focal color */
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.footer-text {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #bbbbbb;
  margin: 0;
}

.footer-links {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.footer-links li {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.footer-links a {
  color: #bbbbbb;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-links a:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* ── CONTAINER 2: UTILITY PANEL BAR ── */
.footer-bottom {
  background-color: #000000; /* Subtle background change to separate containers */
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.utility-row {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 20px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr 1fr; /* Custom asymmetric layout distribution */
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
}

.utility-block {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
}

.left-block { text-align: left; align-items: flex-start; }
.center-block { text-align: center; align-items: center; }
.right-block { text-align: right; align-items: flex-end; }

.utility-label {
  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #888888;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

/* Section A: Lang Selection Elements & Copyright lines */
.lang-btn {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 6px 14px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  transition: all 0.2s;
}

.lang-btn:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-color: #ff6600;
}

.copyright-text {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: #666666;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Section B: 6-Social Platform Button System */
.social-icons {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
}

.social-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border-radius: 50%;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.social-link:hover {
  background-color: #ff6600;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Section C: Payment Channels Alignment Rows */
.payment-cards {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
}

.card-icon {
  background-color: #1a1a1a;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 4px 8px;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #aaaaaa;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  user-select: none;
}

/* ── SMARTPHONE RESPONSIVE BREAKPOINTS (768px and Below) ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr; /* Single column stack */
    gap: 30px;
  }

  .utility-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr; /* Utility items stack symmetrically */
    text-align: center;
    gap: 35px;
  }

  .left-block, .center-block, .right-block {
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

























/* ── INTERACTIVE LANGUAGE SELECTOR WRAPPER ── */
.lang-selector-wrapper {
  position: relative; /* Anchor point position container context for the drawer overlay */
  display: inline-block;
}

.lang-btn {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
}

.lang-btn:hover,
.lang-selector-wrapper.open .lang-btn {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-color: #ff6600;
}

.lang-btn .chevron {
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

/* Spin arrow upwards when active open drawer class is active */
.lang-selector-wrapper.open .chevron {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

/* ── THE POPUP DRAWER CONTAINER PANEL ── */
.lang-dropdown {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: calc(100% + 8px); /* Renders exactly 8px right above top bounding lip edge */
  left: 0;
  width: 160px;
  background-color: #161616;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 -10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
  padding: 6px 0;
  z-index: 120;
  
  /* Hidden Animation States */
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(10px);
  transition: all 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
}

/* Visible Activation State State class modifier */
.lang-selector-wrapper.open .lang-dropdown {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Drawer Individual Option Links */
.lang-option {
  display: block;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  color: #cccccc;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  text-align: left;
  transition: all 0.15s ease;
}

.lang-option:hover {
  background-color: rgba(255, 102, 0, 0.1);
  color: #ff6600;
}

/* Highlight style rule setting configuration for active choice options */
.lang-option.active {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 600;
  background-color: rgba(255, 102, 0, 0.15);
  border-left: 3px solid #ff6600;
  padding-left: 13px; /* Keeps label offset matching nicely */
}

/* ── RESPONSIVE MOBILE POSITION OVERRIDE ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .lang-dropdown {
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(10px); /* Center aligned under button configurations on smartphones */
  }
  
  .lang-selector-wrapper.open .lang-dropdown {
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
  }
}