#header-18-brand {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 1030;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  padding: 0.9rem 0;
}
#header-18-brand .navbar-brand img {
  max-height: 42px;
}
#header-18-brand .navbar-brand .site-name-text {
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #212529;
}
#header-18-brand .navbar-nav .nav-item {
  margin: 0 0.5rem;
}
#header-18-brand .navbar-nav .nav-link {
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #343a40;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease;
}
#header-18-brand .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover,
#header-18-brand .navbar-nav .nav-link.active {
  color: #007bff;
  background-color: rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.07);
}
#header-18-brand .header-utility-area {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin-left: auto;
}
#header-18-brand .utility-icon-link,
#header-18-brand .social-icon-link {
  color: #495057;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  padding: 0.6rem;
  margin-left: 0.25rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease;
  line-height: 1;
}
#header-18-brand .utility-icon-link:hover,
#header-18-brand .social-icon-link:hover {
  color: #007bff;
  background-color: rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.1);
}
#header-18-brand .social-icons-group {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin-left: 0.5rem;
  padding-right: 0.5rem;
}
#header-18-brand .header-cta-button {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 0.55rem 1.1rem;
  border-radius: 20px;
  margin-left: 0.5rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
#header-18-brand .navbar-toggler {
  border: none;
  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
}
#header-18-brand .navbar-toggler:focus {
  box-shadow: none;
}
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  #header-18-brand .navbar-collapse {
    margin-top: 0.9rem;
    border-top: 1px solid #e9ecef;
    padding-top: 0.9rem;
    background-color: #fff;
  }
  #header-18-brand .navbar-nav {
    align-items: flex-start;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  }
  #header-18-brand .navbar-nav .nav-item {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0.1rem 0;
  }
  #header-18-brand .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
    display: block;
  }
  #header-18-brand .header-utility-area {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    margin-left: 0;
    padding-top: 0.75rem;
    border-top: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
  }
  #header-18-brand .utility-icon-link {
    display: block;
    text-align: left;
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
  }
  #header-18-brand .utility-icon-link:hover {
    background-color: rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.07);
  }
  #header-18-brand .social-icons-group {
    justify-content: flex-start;
    margin-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    padding-left: 0.5rem;
  }
  #header-18-brand .social-icon-link {
    padding: 0.6rem 0.5rem;
  }
  #header-18-brand .header-cta-button {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    margin-left: 0;
    padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  }
}



#link-section-1 {
  position: relative;
  padding: 5rem 0 5rem;
  background: var(--background-gradient);
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-align: center;
}

#link-section-1 .section-title {
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

#link-section-1 .section-subtitle {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

#link-section-1 .link-container {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

#link-section-1 .link-item {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  border-radius: 0.75rem;
  transition: background 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #fff;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 1.5rem;
}

#link-section-1 .link-item:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

#link-section-1 .link-item i {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  margin-right: 0.5rem;
}

#link-section-1 .wave {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  line-height: 0;
}

#link-section-1 .wave svg {
  display: block;
  width: calc(100% + 1px);
  height: 60px;
}

#link-section-1 .wave path {
  fill: var(--wave-color);
}




#footer-3 {
  background-color: var(--footer-bg-color, #ffffff);
  color: var(--footer-text-color, #555555);
  padding: 3rem 0;
  text-align: center; /* Default center alignment */
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
#footer-3 .footer-logo-main {
  max-height: 60px;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
#footer-3 .footer-tagline {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--footer-text-color, #555555);
  opacity: 0.8;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
#footer-3 .footer-block-title {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--footer-text-color);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
#footer-3 .footer-block-title:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}
#footer-3 .footer-main-menus ul,
#footer-3 .footer-partner-links ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5rem 1.5rem; /* row-gap column-gap */
}
#footer-3 .footer-main-menus a,
#footer-3 .footer-partner-links a {
  color: var(--footer-link-color, #0066cc);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
#footer-3 .footer-main-menus a:hover,
#footer-3 .footer-main-menus a.active,
#footer-3 .footer-partner-links a:hover {
  color: var(--footer-link-hover-color, #004c99);
  text-decoration: underline;
}
#footer-3 .footer-separator {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--footer-separator-color, #dddddd);
  margin: 2rem auto; /* Centered separator */
  width: 80%;
  max-width: 600px;
}
#footer-3 .footer-social-icons-list a {
  color: var(--footer-social-icon-color, #777777);
  margin: 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
#footer-3 .footer-social-icons-list a:hover {
  color: var(--footer-social-icon-hover-color, #0066cc);
}
#footer-3 .footer-copyright {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--footer-text-color, #555555);
  opacity: 0.7;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
#footer-3 .footer-copyright p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}