footer {
    background-color: var(--primary-bg);
    padding: 40px 0;
    color: var(--text-light, #ddd);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.footer-grid {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 40px;
}

.footer-column {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
}

.footer-column h4 {
    color: white;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    margin: 0 0 8px 0;
}

.footer-column p {
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.footer-column a {
    color: var(--text-light);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.footer-column a:hover {
    color: var(--accent-orange);
}

/* --- Column-Specific Styles --- */
.footer-highlight {
    color: var(--accent-orange);
    font-weight: 500;
}

.legal-column {
    align-items: flex-end;
    text-align: right;
}

/* --- Social Icons --- */
.social-icons {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
}

.social-icons a {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.social-icons .fa-instagram {
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 107%, #fdf497 0%, #fdf497 5%, #fd5949 45%, #d6249f 60%, #285AEB 90%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.social-icons .fa-linkedin {
    color: #0A66C2;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.social-icons a:hover {
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

/* --- Enhanced Mobile Responsiveness --- */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    footer {
        padding: 30px 0;
    }

    .footer-grid {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 32px;
        text-align: center;
    }

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

    .footer-column p,
    .footer-column a {
        font-size: 1rem;
    }

    .legal-column {
        align-items: center;
        text-align: center;
        margin-top: 10px;
    }

    .social-icons a {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }

    .footer-column a[href^="mailto:"] {
        padding: 8px 0;
    }
}

/* Extra small devices (phones under 480px) */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
    footer {
        padding: 25px 0;
    }

    .footer-column h4 {
        font-size: 1.25rem;
    }
}