
  /* ── FOOTER RESET & BASE ── */
  .riq-footer-new {
    background: #1a1a1a;
    font-family: Inter, sans-serif;
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border-top-left-radius: 24px;
    border-top-right-radius: 24px;
  }
  .riq-footer-new *, .riq-footer-new *::before, .riq-footer-new *::after {
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
  .riq-footer-new a {
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
  }
  .riq-footer-new a:hover {
    color: #fff !important;
  }
  .riq-footer-new ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
  }
  .riq-footer-new p {
    margin: 0;
  }

  /* ── CONTAINER ── */
  .riq-footer-container {
    max-width: 1440px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-left: var(--s40);
    padding-right: var(--s40);
  }

  /* ── TAGLINE SECTION ── */
  .riq-footer-tagline {
    padding-top: var(--s80);
    padding-bottom: var(--s50);
  }
  .riq-footer-tagline p {
    font-size: var(--f-16);
    font-weight: 500;
    color: rgb(255 255 255);
    line-height: 1.65;
    max-width: 620px;
  }

  /* ── DIVIDER ── */
  .riq-footer-divider {
    border: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    margin: 0;
    display: none;
  }

  /* ── LINKS GRID ── */
  .riq-footer-links {
    padding-top: var(--s50);
    padding-bottom: var(--s60);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr 0.8fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .riq-footer-links h4 {
    font-size: var(--f-14);
    font-weight: 500;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    margin: 0 0 var(--s25) 0;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  }
  .riq-footer-links ul {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
  }
  .riq-footer-links a {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
    font-size: var(--f-14);
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  /* ── AI 2-COLUMN SUB-GRID ── */
  .riq-footer-ai-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 10px 50px;
  }
  .riq-footer-ai-grid a {
    line-height: 1.72;
  }

  /* ── BRANDING SECTION ── */
  .riq-footer-branding {
    /* padding-bottom: var(--s60); */
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 2fr 0.5fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .riq-footer-brand-text {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
  }
  .riq-footer-brand-text svg {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 760px;
    height: auto;
  }

  /* ── CONTACT INFO (right side) ── */
  .riq-footer-contact-right {
    /* text-align: right; */
    flex-shrink: 0;
    padding-bottom: var(--s10);
  }
  .riq-footer-contact-right a.contact-email {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    text-decoration: underline;
    font-size: var(--f-14);
    font-weight: 400;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: var(--s20);
  }
  .riq-footer-contact-right .contact-address {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    font-size: var(--f-14);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin-bottom: var(--s15);
  }
  .riq-footer-contact-right .contact-address:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  /* ── BOTTOM BAR ── */
  .riq-footer-bottom-bar {
    padding: var(--s25) 0;
    padding-bottom: var(--s80);
  }
  .riq-footer-bottom-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    /* padding: var(--s25) 0; */
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .riq-footer-copyright {
    font-size: var(--f-14);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  }
  .riq-footer-legal {
    display: flex;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .riq-footer-legal a {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    font-size: var(--f-14);
  }
  .riq-footer-social-bottom {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .riq-footer-social-bottom a {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  }
  .riq-footer-social-bottom a:hover {
    color: #fff !important;
  }

  /* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
  @media (max-width: 1299.98px) {
    .riq-footer-links {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr 1fr;
      gap: 30px;
    }
    .riq-footer-branding {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.32fr;
      gap: 30px;
    }
  }
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {


    /* .riq-footer-new{
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;    
    } */
    .riq-footer-container { 
        width: 100%;
    }
    .riq-footer-tagline{
        order: 0;
    }
    .riq-footer-links{
        order: 3;
    }
    
    .riq-footer-bottom-bar{
        order: 4;
    }
   
    .riq-footer-links {
      grid-template-columns: 300px 1fr;
      gap: 40px 30px;
    }
    .riq-footer-branding {
        order: 1;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px;
        gap: 40px 30px;  
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
     
    }
    .riq-footer-contact-right {
      text-align: left;
    }
    .riq-footer-brand-text svg {
      max-width: 560px;
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    /* .riq-footer-container {
      padding-left: var(--s25);
      padding-right: var(--s25);
    }
    .riq-footer-tagline {
      padding-top: var(--s50);
      padding-bottom: var(--s35);
    } */
    .riq-footer-branding {        
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
    .riq-footer-links {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 35px;
    }
    .riq-footer-ai-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
    .riq-footer-brand-text svg {
      max-width: 400px;
    }
    .riq-footer-bottom-inner {
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 12px;
    }
  }
