/* --- Footer Canvas Resets --- */
.gs_footer {
    background-color: #0c1c33;
    padding: 100px 0 40px 0;
    font-family: "Manrope", sans-serif;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

.gs_footer_container {
    max-width: 1440px;
    /* Reduced box edge profile to anchor alignment precisely */
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 60px;
}

/* --- Upper Core Layout Matrix --- */
.gs_footer_top {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    /* Pushes brand info left and nav columns right */
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding-bottom: 90px;
}

.gs_footer_brand img {
    width: 200px;
}

/* --- Typography Configurations --- */
.gs_footer_logo {
    font-size: 36px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.footer_logo_sparkle {
    color: #8bb2f9;
    /* Perfect matching light blue accent tone */
    font-size: 26px;
}

.gs_footer_tagline {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #8c9ba5;
    /* Softer text color for optimal contrast */
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
}

/* --- Social Icons Row Alignment --- */
.gs_footer_socials {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
}

.social_icon {
    color: #52667d;
    /* Matches screenshot gray tone exactly */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    transition: color 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.social_icon svg {
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
}

.social_icon:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* --- Navigation Link Grid Alignment --- */
.gs_footer_links_grid {
    display: flex;
    gap: 120px;
    /* Spreads out columns smoothly across desktop viewports */
}

.gs_footer_col {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    min-width: 140px;
    /* Assures column headers never snap text down */
}

.col_title {
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #718096;
    /* Perfectly muted category layout headings */
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    text-align: start;
}

.col_list {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 16px;
}

.col_list a {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: none;
    opacity: 0.9;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
    display: inline-block;
}

.col_list a:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}

.contact_email {
    color: #ffffff !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
}

/* --- Bottom Baseline Footer Elements --- */
.gs_footer_bottom {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    padding-top: 35px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
}

.copyright_text,
.legal_links a {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #52667d;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.legal_links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
}

.legal_links a {
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.legal_links a:hover {
    color: #a0aec0;
}

.separator {
    color: #3b4b5e;
    font-size: 12px;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Responsive Adaptations
   ========================================================================== */
@media screen and (max-width: 1200px) {
    .gs_footer_links_grid {
        gap: 60px;
        /* Shrinks row margins systematically across smaller monitor screens */
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 850px) {
    .gs_footer {
        padding: 60px 0 30px 0;
    }

    .gs_footer_container {
        padding: 0 30px;
    }

    /* Transform row items to a balanced single stack on mobile/tablet frames */
    .gs_footer_top {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 50px;
        padding-bottom: 50px;
    }

    .gs_footer_brand {
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    .gs_footer_links_grid {
        width: 100%;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 40px;
    }

    .col_title {
        margin-bottom: 14px;
    }

    .gs_footer_bottom {
        flex-direction: column-reverse;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 20px;
    }
}