.footerContainer {
    max-width: 1320px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 5% 1%;
    margin: 0 auto; /* centers horizontally */
}

/* Section that wraps all four top containers */
.sectionFooterContainer {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    gap: 20px;
}

/* Container 1 (Logo) */
.container1 {
    flex: 1 1 200px;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center; /* center horizontally */
}

    .container1 .brandLogo {
        max-width: 150px;
        height: auto;
    }

/* Container 2 (Address & Contact) */
.container2 {
    flex: 1 1 200px;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    border-left: 1px solid #002856;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 35px;
    padding: 0 12px;
}

    .container2 h3 {
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .container2 p {
        margin: 0.25rem 0;
    }

/* Container 3 (Links) */
.container3 {
    flex: 1 1 200px;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    border-left: 1px solid #002856;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 35px;
    padding: 0 12px;
}

    .container3 h3 {
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .container3 a {
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
        text-decoration: none;
        line-height: 1rem !important;
    }

    .container3 p {
        line-height: 1rem !important;
    }

/* Container 4 (CTA link) */
.container4 {
    flex: 1 1 70px;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    border-left: 1px solid #002856;
    min-height: 35px;
    padding: 0 30px;
}

    .container4 a.DarkBlueOutline {
        flex: 0 0 auto;
        min-width: 150px;
        padding: 8px 12px;
        background-color: white;
        color: #002856;
        text-decoration: none;
        border-radius: 10px;
        text-align: center;
        transition: background 0.2s ease-in-out;
        border: 3px solid #002856;
        font-weight: 700;
        outline: none;
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

/* Container 5 (Logos) */
.container5 {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-evenly;
    gap: 1rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    padding-top: 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid #002856;
}

    .container5 .footer-logo img {
        max-height: 50px;
        width: auto;
    }

/* Container 6 (Bottom info + socials) */
.container6 {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    border-top: 1px solid #002856;
    padding-top: 1rem;
}

    .container6 .regInfo {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        color: #002856;
    }

    .container6 .footerSocials {
        display: flex;
        gap: 0.75rem;
    }

        .container6 .footerSocials img.icons {
            width: 24px;
            height: 24px;
        }

    .container6 .regInfo p span {
        margin-left: 15px;
    }


/* Responsive adjustments */


@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .sectionFooterContainer {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        text-align: left;
    }

    .container1,
    .container2,
    .container3,
    .container4,
    .container5,
    .container6 {
        flex: 1 1 100%;
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        border-left: none;
        border-top: 1px solid #002856;
        padding: 1rem 0 0 15px;
        width: 100%;
        margin-left: 0;
        box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    /* Container1: logo */

    .container1 {
        border-top: none;
        padding-top: 0;
        margin: 0; /* remove any margin */
        display: flex;
        justify-content: flex-start !important; /* force left */
        padding-left: 15px; /* consistent left alignment */
        padding-top: 40px; /*setting in middle*/
    }

        .container1 img {
            display: block;
            margin: 0; /* no auto-centering */
        }


    /* Left-align CTA + links */
    .container2 p,
    .container3 a,
    .container4 {
        text-align: left;
        justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .container4 {
        justify-content: flex-start !important;
        padding-left: 15px;
        padding-top: 50px !important;
    }

        .container4 a.DarkBlueOutline {
            margin-left: 0 !important;
            min-width: 160px; /* wider button */
            padding: 10px 16px; /* more breathing room */
            font-size: 1rem; /* slightly larger text */
        }

    /* Container5 smaller logos */
    .container5 {
        justify-content: flex-start;
        gap: 1.5rem;
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        padding-left: 15px;
    }

        .container5 .footer-logo img {
            max-height: 40px;
            width: auto;
        }

    .container6 {
        border-top: 1px solid #002856;
        padding-top: 1rem;
        padding-left: 15px;
    }

        .container6 .footerSocials {
            justify-content: flex-start;
        }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    /* Add tiny-screen tweaks here if feel like-still not hitting */
    .sectionFooterContainer {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        text-align: left;
    }

    .container1,
    .container2,
    .container3,
    .container4,
    .container5,
    .container6 {
        flex: 1 1 100%;
        margin-bottom: 1rem; /* slightly less space than tablet */
        border-left: none;
        border-top: 1px solid #002856;
        padding: 0.75rem 0 0 12px; /* a bit tighter padding */
        width: 100%;
        margin-left: 0;
        box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    /*left tucked*/

    .container1 {
        border-top: none;
        padding-top: 0;
        margin: 0; /* remove any margin */
        display: flex;
        justify-content: flex-start !important; /* force left */
        padding-left: 15px; /* consistent left alignment */
        padding-top: 40px; /*setting in middle*/
    }

        .container1 img {
            display: block;
            margin: 0; /* no auto-centering */
        }
    /* Logo */

    /* Text + CTA left aligned */
    .container2 h3,
    .container3 h3 {
        font-size: 1rem; /* slightly smaller heading */
    }

    .container2 p,
    .container3 a,
    .container4 {
        text-align: left;
        justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .container4 {
        justify-content: flex-start !important;
        padding-left: 12px;
        padding-top: 50px !important;
    }

        .container4 a.DarkBlueOutline {
            min-width: 130px; /* smaller CTA */
            padding: 6px 10px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }
    /* Logos */
    .container5 {
        justify-content: flex-start;
        gap: 1rem;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
        padding-left: 12px;
    }

        .container5 .footer-logo img {
            max-height: 30px; /* shrink further */
            width: auto;
        }
    /* Bottom info + socials */
    .container6 {
        border-top: 1px solid #002856;
        padding-top: 0.75rem;
        padding-left: 12px;
        flex-direction: column; /* stack regInfo + socials */
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 0.75rem;
    }

        .container6 .footerSocials {
            justify-content: flex-start;
        }

        .container6 .regInfo {
            font-size: 0.8rem; /* smaller text for reg info */
        }
}