/* ========= FOOTER STYLES ========= */
.footer-section {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280d3a, #1e1a3d);
  padding: 40px;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
}

.footer-heading {
  font-size: 32px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.footer-content {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 60px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.footer-column {
  min-width: 180px;
  text-align: left;
}

.footer-column h3 {
  font-size: 15px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #ffcc00;
  display: inline-block;
  padding-bottom: 6px;
}

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

.footer-column ul li {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.footer-column ul li a {
  color: #bbb;
  text-decoration: none; /* REMOVE underline */
  font-size: 14px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  display: inline-block;
}

.footer-column ul li a:hover {
  color: #ffcc00;
  transform: translateX(5px);
}

.footer-buttons {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 15px;
  margin-bottom: 35px;
}

.footer-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 12px 28px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-weight: 600;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 15px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  text-decoration: none; /* Ensure anchor tags have no underline */
}

.footer-login-btn {
  background: transparent;
  border: 2px solid #fff;
  color: #fff;
}

.footer-login-btn:hover {
  background: #fff;
  color: #1e1a3d;
}

.footer-get-started-btn {
  background: #ffcc00;
  color: #1e1a3d;
}

.footer-get-started-btn:hover {
  background: #fff;
  color: #1e1a3d;
  border: 2px solid #ffcc00;
}

.footer-btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.footer-social-icons {
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.footer-social-icons a {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0 10px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  padding: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  text-decoration: none; /* Remove underline from icons */
}

.footer-social-icons a:hover {
  color: #ffcc00;
  border-color: #ffcc00;
  transform: scale(1.1);
}

.footer-copy {
  font-size: 14px;
  opacity: 0.75;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

/* ========= RESPONSIVE ========= */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .footer-content {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .footer-column {
    text-align: center;
  }
}