.footer {
    background: var(--navy-blue);
    color: var(--off-white);
    padding: 2.5rem 8% 2rem;
    text-align: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    font-family: inherit;
}

/* top nav row */
.footer-nav {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}

.footer-nav a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--off-white);
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-nav a:hover {
    color: var(--cyan);
}

.footer-company h4 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    color: var(--gold-color);
}

.footer-company p {
    margin: 0.1rem 0;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: #4B5563;
}

.footer-company a {
    color: #1D4ED8;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-company a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* copyright line */
.footer-bottom {
    margin-top: 1.8rem;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: #9CA3AF;
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .footer {
        padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 2rem;
    }

    .footer-nav {
        gap: 1.2rem;
    }
}

/* Responsive Design */

/* ≤ 1200px: laptops */
@media (max-width: 1200px) {
    .footer {
        padding: 2.5rem 6% 2rem;
    }

    .footer-nav {
        gap: 2rem;
    }
}

/* ≤ 992px: large tablets / small laptops */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .footer {
        padding: 2.25rem 4% 1.75rem;
    }

    .footer-nav {
        gap: 1.8rem;
        font-size: 0.8rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    }

    .footer-company p {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
        font-size: 0.82rem;
    }
}

/* ≤ 768px: tablets & mobile */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .footer {
        padding: 2.25rem 1.75rem 1.75rem;
    }

    .footer-nav {
        gap: 1.2rem;
        row-gap: 0.75rem;
        font-size: 0.8rem;
    }

    .footer-company h4 {
        font-size: 1rem;
    }
}

/* ≤ 480px: small phones */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .footer {
        padding: 2rem 1.25rem 1.75rem;
    }

    .footer-nav {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 0.75rem;
        letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    }

    .footer-company p {
        font-size: 0.88rem;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
        margin-top: 1.5rem;
        font-size: 0.8rem;
    }
}