/* ==========================
   Reset and Basic Styling
========================== */
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
    background-color: #fff;
    color: #333;
    padding-top: 100px; /* header height */
}

/* Container */
.container {
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ===================== POLICIES SECTION ===================== */
.policies {
  padding: 60px 20px;
  background-color: #f9fbfd;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: auto;
}

/* Section Title */
.policies h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  color: #0a2a43;
  position: relative;
}

.policies h2::after {
  content: "";
  width: 60px;
  height: 3px;
  background-color: #0077b6;
  display: block;
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

/* Individual Policy Cards */
.policy {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 25px 20px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  border-left: 5px solid #0077b6;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.policy:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

/* Policy Titles */
.policy h3 {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: #023e8a;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
}

/* Policy Text */
.policy p {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #444;
}

/* Optional Safeguarding Highlight */
.policy.highlight {
  border-left-color: #e63946;
  background-color: #fff5f5;
}

/* Footer Note */
.policies .footer-note {
  margin-top: 40px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #666;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ===================== RESPONSIVE ===================== */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .policies {
    padding: 40px 15px;
  }

  .policies h2 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .policy {
    padding: 20px 15px;
  }

  .policy h3 {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }
}

/* Footer Note under Policies */
.policies .footer-note {
  margin-top: 40px;
  padding-top: 15px;
  border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #666;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ===================== FOOTER ===================== */
.site-footer {
  background-color: #0a2a43;
  color: #ffffff;
  padding-top: 40px;
  margin-top: 60px;
}

.footer-container {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 30px;
}

.site-footer h3,
.site-footer h4 {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.footer-about p {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #cfd8dc;
}

.footer-links ul {
  list-style: none;
}

.footer-links ul li {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.footer-links ul li a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #cfd8dc;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.footer-links ul li a:hover {
  color: #00b4d8;
}

.footer-contact p {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: #cfd8dc;
}

/* Bottom Bar */
.footer-bottom {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 15px 10px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  background-color: #081f33;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #aaa;
}

/* ===================== RESPONSIVE ===================== */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .footer-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    text-align: center;
  }
}