.site-footer {
		font-size: 14px;
		color: #333;
		background: #fff;
		font-family: "PT Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	}

	.footer-container {
		max-width: 1200px;
		margin: 0 auto;
		padding: 40px 15px;
	}

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

	.footer-main .footer-column p {
		text-align: justify;
		text-align-last: left; /* keeps last line visually balanced */
	}

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

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

	.footer-separator {
		border: none;
		border-top: 1px solid #000;
		margin: 50px 0 0 0;  /* ← THIS is the key */
	}


	/* NEWSLETTER */

	.footer-newsletter h3 {
		font-size: 20px;          /* taller letters */
		font-weight: 400;         /* NOT bold */
		letter-spacing: 2px;      /* narrower feel */
		margin-top: 0;
		margin-bottom: 10px;
		text-transform: uppercase;
	}


	.footer-newsletter p {
		margin-bottom: 25px;
	}

	.newsletter-form {
		display: inline-block;
		position: relative;
		vertical-align: top;
	}

	.newsletter-form input {
		width: 320px;
		height: 38px;
		border: none;
		border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
		padding-left: 30px;
	}

	.newsletter-row {
		position: relative;
		display: inline-flex;
		align-items: center;
		gap: 10px;
		min-height: 38px;
	}

	.newsletter-form button {
		height: 38px;
		padding: 0 24px;
		background: #222;
		color: #fff;
		border: none;
		text-transform: uppercase;
		line-height: 38px;
		font-size: 13px;
	}

	.mail-icon {
		position: absolute;
		left: 8px;
		top: 19px;
		transform: translateY(-50%);
		font-size: 16px;
		line-height: 1;
		pointer-events: none;
	}

	.newsletter-message {
		display: block;
		margin-top: 10px;    
		font-size: 14px;    
		line-height: 1.4;
		padding-left: 10px;
	}

	.newsletter-message.success {
		color: #2e7d32;
	}

	.newsletter-message.error {
		color: #c62828;
	}

	.hp-field {
		position: absolute !important;
		left: -9999px !important;
		width: 1px;
		height: 1px;
		opacity: 0;
	}

	/* MAIN FOOTER */
	.footer-columns {
		display: flex;
		gap: 60px;
	}

	.footer-columns .footer-column {
		flex: 1 1 0;   /* ← THIS is the key */
	}

	.footer-column h4 {
		font-size: 14px;
		margin-bottom: 25px;
		text-transform: uppercase;
	}

	.footer-column p {
		line-height: 1.6;
		text-align: justify;
	}

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

	.footer-column li {
		margin-bottom: 26px;
	}

	.footer-column a {
		color: #333;
		text-decoration: none;
	}

	/* SOCIAL */
	.footer-social {
		display: flex;
		justify-content: flex-start;
		gap: 12px;
		margin-top: 60px;
	}

	.footer-social a {
		width: 34px;
		height: 34px;

		display: flex;
		align-items: center;
		justify-content: center;

		border: 1px solid #333;
		color: #333;
		text-decoration: none;

		font-size: 14px;
		transition: all 0.2s ease;
	}

	.footer-social a:hover {
		background: #333;
		color: #fff;
	}


	/* BOTTOM */
	.footer-bottom {
		font-size: 13px;
	}

	.footer-separator-bottom {
		margin: 20px 0 0 0;  /* pulls the line UP */
	}

	.footer-bottom-row {
		display: flex;
		justify-content: space-between;
		align-items: left;
	}

	.footer-cloudflare {
		display: flex;
		align-items: center;
		gap: 6px;
	}

	.footer-cloudflare img {
		height: 32px;
	}