* {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
        }       
        /* ===== FULLY RESPONSIVE FOOTER ===== */
        .saint-footer {
            background: #0a2a44;        /* deep navy – trustworthy, academic */
            color: #e2eaf1;
            padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 1.2rem;
            border-top: 6px solid #ffb347;
            box-shadow: 0 -10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
            width: 100%;
        }

        .footer-container {
            max-width: 1300px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
            gap: 2rem 1.5rem;
        }

        /* footer columns */
        .footer-col {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 0.8rem;
        }

        .footer-logo h2 {
            font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 5vw, 2rem);
            font-weight: 700;
            color: white;
            letter-spacing: -0.5px;
            line-height: 1.2;
        }

        .footer-logo span {
            display: block;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: #ffb347;
            margin-top: 4px;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
        }

        .promo-statement {
            font-size: clamp(1rem, 3.5vw, 1.3rem);
            font-style: italic;
            color: #fff2d7;
            border-left: 3px solid #ffb347;
            padding-left: 0.8rem;
            margin: 0.2rem 0 0.5rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }

        .footer-col h3 {
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            color: white;
            margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            position: relative;
            display: inline-block;
        }
        .footer-col h3::after {
            content: '';
            display: block;
            width: 35px;
            height: 3px;
            background: #ffb347;
            margin-top: 5px;
            border-radius: 3px;
        }

        .footer-col ul {
            list-style: none;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 0.6rem;
        }

        .footer-col ul li {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
        }

        .footer-col ul li i {
            color: #ffb347;
            width: 22px;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            margin-right: 8px;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }

        .footer-col ul li a {
            color: #d1e0eb;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: color 0.2s, padding-left 0.2s;
            display: inline-block;
            word-break: break-word;
        }

        .footer-col ul li a:hover {
            color: #ffb347;
            padding-left: 5px;
        }

        .core-values {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: 0.5rem 0.8rem;
            margin-top: 0.2rem;
        }

        .value-badge {
            background: rgba(255,180,70,0.12);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,180,70,0.3);
            color: #ffd79c;
            padding: 0.25rem 0.9rem;
            border-radius: 40px;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            letter-spacing: 0.2px;
            white-space: nowrap;
        }

        .contact-item {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 10px;
            margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            word-break: break-word;
        }

        .contact-item i {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            background: rgba(255,180,70,0.15);
            width: 36px;
            height: 36px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            border-radius: 50%;
            color: #ffb347;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }

        .social-links {
            display: flex;
            gap: 0.8rem;
            margin-top: 0.8rem;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .social-links a {
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
            width: 40px;
            height: 40px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            color: white;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            transition: 0.3s;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,180,70,0.2);
        }

        .social-links a:hover {
            background: #ffb347;
            color: #0a2a44;
            transform: translateY(-3px);
        }

        .newsletter {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 0.7rem;
        }

        .newsletter h4 {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            color: white;
        }

        .newsletter-input {
            display: flex;
            border-radius: 50px;
            overflow: hidden;
            border: 1px solid #2f4b6e;
            background: #1a3450;
            flex-wrap: wrap;  /* for very small screens */
        }

        .newsletter-input input {
            flex: 1 1 140px;
            padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
            border: none;
            background: transparent;
            color: white;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            outline: none;
            min-width: 0;
        }

        .newsletter-input input::placeholder {
            color: #9bb5d4;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }

        .newsletter-input button {
            background: #ffb347;
            border: none;
            padding: 0 1.2rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #0a2a44;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: 0.2s;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            white-space: nowrap;
            height: 48px;
        }

        .newsletter-input button:hover {
            background: #ffa01e;
        }

        .footer-bottom {
            max-width: 1300px;
            margin: 2rem auto 0;
            padding-top: 1.5rem;
            border-top: 1px solid #2f4b6e;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            color: #b0c9e0;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            gap: 1rem;
        }

        .footer-bottom-links {
            display: flex;
            gap: 1.5rem;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .footer-bottom-links a {
            color: #d1e0eb;
            text-decoration: none;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }

        .footer-bottom-links a:hover {
            color: #ffb347;
        }

        /* ===== FULLY RESPONSIVE BREAKPOINTS ===== */
        @media (max-width: 1024px) {
            .footer-container {
                grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
                gap: 2.2rem 1.8rem;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 640px) {
            .saint-footer {
                padding: 2rem 1.2rem 1rem;
            }
            .footer-container {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 2rem;
            }
            .footer-col {
                width: 100%;
            }
            .footer-bottom {
                flex-direction: column;
                text-align: center;
            }
            .footer-bottom-links {
                justify-content: center;
                gap: 1.2rem;
            }
            .newsletter-input {
                flex-wrap: nowrap;  /* keep row on small, but if too tiny wrap */
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 420px) {
            .newsletter-input {
                flex-wrap: wrap;
            }
            .newsletter-input button {
                width: 100%;
                border-radius: 0 0 50px 50px;
            }
            .value-badge {
                white-space: normal;
                font-size: 0.75rem;
            }
            .core-values {
                justify-content: center;
            }
        }

        /* touch-friendly tweaks */
        button, a {
            -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
        }