@charset "UTF-8";
/* ==========================================================================
   Stern Investment Group — design system
   Tokens, typography, spacing and section styles per the Master Website
   Implementation Specification. Loaded after Bootstrap; every rule here is
   intentional and scoped so Bootstrap defaults never surface.
   ========================================================================== */

/* --------------------------------------------------------------- 0. fonts */
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300;
  font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/vendor/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-300-normal.woff2') format('woff2');
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;
  font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/vendor/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-400-normal.woff2') format('woff2');
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;
  font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/vendor/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-500-normal.woff2') format('woff2');
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;
  font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/vendor/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-600-normal.woff2') format('woff2');
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Inter'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;
  font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/vendor/fonts/inter-latin-400-normal.woff2') format('woff2');
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Inter'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;
  font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/vendor/fonts/inter-latin-500-normal.woff2') format('woff2');
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Inter'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;
  font-display: swap; src: url('../assets/vendor/fonts/inter-latin-600-normal.woff2') format('woff2');
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. tokens */
:root {
  --stern-navy: #071A26;
  --stern-navy-2: #0A2230;
  --stern-charcoal: #20272C;
  --stern-ivory: #F5F1E9;
  --stern-stone: #E9E3D8;
  --stern-gold: #D8A23A;
  --stern-gold-hover: #E4B34E;
  --stern-ink: #0E2230;
  --stern-muted: #5E6870;
  /* stone is darker than ivory: secondary copy is nudged to hold 4.5:1 there */
  --stern-muted-on-stone: #59636B;
  --stern-white: #FFFFFF;

  --rule-dark: rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
  --rule-light: rgba(14, 34, 48, .12);

  --serif: 'Cormorant Garamond', 'Libre Baskerville', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --sans: 'Inter', 'Manrope', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

  --container: 1320px;
  --gutter: clamp(20px, 4vw, 64px);
  --section-y: clamp(64px, 9.2vw, 144px);
  --radius: 2px;

  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------ 2. baseline */
* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--stern-ivory);
  color: var(--stern-ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, .95rem + .25vw, 1.1875rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-weight: 400;
  /* clip, not hidden: `hidden` turns the body into a scroll container and
     silently disables position:sticky further down the page */
  overflow-x: clip;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: .004em;
}

p { margin: 0 0 1.15em; }
p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--stern-gold);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
.on-dark :focus-visible, .site-header :focus-visible, .site-footer :focus-visible {
  outline-color: var(--stern-gold-hover);
}

::selection { background: rgba(216, 162, 58, .28); }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute; left: 16px; top: -100px; z-index: 2000;
  background: var(--stern-gold); color: var(--stern-navy);
  padding: 12px 20px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;
  transition: top .2s var(--ease);
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 16px; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------- 3. primitives */
.shell {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: calc(var(--container) + var(--gutter) * 2);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}

.section { padding-block: var(--section-y); position: relative; }
.section--ivory { background: var(--stern-ivory); }
.section--stone { background: var(--stern-stone); }
.section--stone .lede, .section--stone .audience p, .section--stone .privacy-note,
.section--stone .pillar p, .section--stone .field .opt { color: var(--stern-muted-on-stone); }
.section--navy { background: var(--stern-navy); color: var(--stern-white); }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(.6875rem, .64rem + .18vw, .8125rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stern-gold);
  margin: 0 0 clamp(10px, 1.4vw, 20px);
}

.h-display {
  font-size: clamp(1.875rem, 1.35rem + 2.35vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .002em;
}
.h-display--tight { max-width: 16ch; }
.h-display--balance { max-width: 32ch; text-wrap: balance; }

.lede {
  max-width: 62ch;
  color: var(--stern-muted);
}
.on-dark .lede, .section--navy .lede { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78); }

.rule-gold {
  width: 54px; height: 2px; border: 0; margin: 0 0 clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 32px);
  background: var(--stern-gold); opacity: 1;
}

.measure { max-width: 68ch; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------- 4. buttons */
.btn-stern {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  background: var(--stern-gold); color: var(--stern-navy);
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 19px 34px; border: 1px solid var(--stern-gold); border-radius: var(--radius);
  transition: background-color .24s var(--ease), border-color .24s var(--ease), color .24s var(--ease);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.btn-stern:hover, .btn-stern:focus-visible {
  background: var(--stern-gold-hover); border-color: var(--stern-gold-hover); color: var(--stern-navy);
}
.btn-stern .arrow { transition: transform .28s var(--ease); }
.btn-stern:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(5px); }

/* outlined gold button — header, mobile panel and hero, per the mockup */
.btn-ghost {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stern-gold);
  padding: 11px 22px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(216, 162, 58, .62); border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: transparent;
  transition: color .24s var(--ease), border-color .24s var(--ease), background-color .24s var(--ease);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.btn-ghost:hover, .btn-ghost:focus-visible {
  color: var(--stern-gold-hover);
  border-color: var(--stern-gold-hover);
  background: rgba(216, 162, 58, .10);
}
.btn-ghost--lg { font-size: 13px; padding: 16px 30px; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.btn-ghost .arrow { transition: transform .28s var(--ease); }
.btn-ghost:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(5px); }

.hero__cta { margin: clamp(26px, 3vw, 38px) 0 0; }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- 5. header */
.site-header {
  position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 1000;
  padding-block: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 26px);
  background: transparent;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: background-color .35s var(--ease), border-color .35s var(--ease), padding .35s var(--ease);
}
.site-header::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(7, 26, 38, .72), rgba(7, 26, 38, 0));
  transition: opacity .35s var(--ease);
}
.site-header.is-stuck {
  background: rgba(7, 26, 38, .97);
  border-bottom-color: var(--rule-dark);
  padding-block: clamp(10px, 1.1vw, 16px);
}
.site-header.is-stuck::before { opacity: 0; }

.header-bar { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 34px); }
.header-bar .nav-primary { margin-left: auto; }

.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.brand img { width: clamp(148px, 15vw, 208px); display: block; }
.site-footer .brand img { width: clamp(150px, 14vw, 182px); }

.nav-primary { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 38px); }
.nav-primary a {
  position: relative;
  font-size: clamp(13px, .82vw, 15px); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .045em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .86);
  padding-block: 6px;
  transition: color .22s var(--ease);
}
.nav-primary a::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%;
  height: 1px; background: var(--stern-gold);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform .3s var(--ease);
}
.nav-primary a:hover, .nav-primary a:focus-visible, .nav-primary a.is-current { color: var(--stern-white); }
.nav-primary a:hover::after, .nav-primary a:focus-visible::after, .nav-primary a.is-current::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  background: none; border: 0; padding: 8px 2px; cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--stern-white); font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.nav-toggle .bars { display: block; width: 26px; height: 12px; position: relative; }
.nav-toggle .bars span {
  position: absolute; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 1.5px; background: currentColor;
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease), opacity .2s var(--ease);
}
.nav-toggle .bars span:nth-child(1) { top: 0; }
.nav-toggle .bars span:nth-child(2) { top: 10px; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .bars span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(5px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .bars span:nth-child(2) { transform: translateY(-5px) rotate(-45deg); }

.nav-panel {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 999;
  background: var(--stern-navy);
  padding: 120px var(--gutter) 48px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(-8px);
  transition: opacity .3s var(--ease), transform .3s var(--ease), visibility .3s;
  overflow-y: auto;
}
.nav-panel.is-open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
.nav-panel a {
  display: block; padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-dark);
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(24px, 6vw, 34px);
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--stern-white); letter-spacing: .01em;
}
.nav-panel a:hover, .nav-panel a:focus-visible { color: var(--stern-gold); }
.nav-panel .panel-cta { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 34px; font-size: 13px; padding: 15px 28px; }
.nav-panel .panel-note {
  margin-top: 32px; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6. hero */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 88vh;
  display: flex; align-items: flex-end;
  padding-block: clamp(150px, 17vw, 200px) clamp(64px, 7vw, 104px);
  background: var(--stern-navy);
  color: var(--stern-white);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero__media { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.hero__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 68%; }
.hero__media::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(7, 26, 38, .96) 0%, rgba(7, 26, 38, .90) 30%, rgba(7, 26, 38, .58) 55%, rgba(7, 26, 38, .22) 78%, rgba(7, 26, 38, .34) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to top, rgba(7, 26, 38, .78) 0%, rgba(7, 26, 38, 0) 42%);
}
.hero .shell { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; }
.hero__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; align-items: end; gap: 48px; }
.hero__copy { max-width: 640px; }

.hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 1.35rem + 4.6vw, 4.75rem);
  line-height: .98;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 34px);
}
.hero h1 .accent { color: var(--stern-gold); }
.hero__copy p {
  max-width: 46ch;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .84);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, .93rem + .3vw, 1.125rem);
}

.hero__statement {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--stern-gold);
  padding-left: 22px;
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.05vw, 17px); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .085em; line-height: 1.6; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--stern-white);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------ 7. outcome strip */
.outcomes {
  background: var(--stern-navy);
  color: var(--stern-white);
  padding-block: clamp(40px, 4.6vw, 64px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
}
.outcomes__grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}
.outcome {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(8px, 1.4vw, 18px) clamp(10px, 2vw, 28px);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule-dark);
}
.outcome:first-child { border-left: 0; }
.outcome svg { width: 34px; height: 34px; color: var(--stern-white); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.outcome .word {
  font-size: clamp(13px, .95vw, 15px); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--stern-white); margin-bottom: 7px;
}
.outcome .detail {
  font-size: clamp(12px, .85vw, 14px); color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .68); line-height: 1.45;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------- 8. editorial splits */
.split { display: grid; align-items: stretch;
  grid-template-columns: min(55%, calc(var(--container) * .55)) minmax(0, 1fr); }
.split--wide { grid-template-columns: min(52%, calc(var(--container) * .52)) minmax(0, 1fr); }
.split__copy {
  padding-block: var(--section-y);
  padding-right: clamp(32px, 5vw, 88px);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
}
.split__media { position: relative; min-height: clamp(320px, 44vw, 640px); }
.split__media img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }

/* full-bleed image edge: the copy starts on the container's left gutter and the
   media column simply runs on to the right edge of the viewport. No negative
   margins, so nothing can push the document wider than the viewport. */
.split-bleed {
  max-width: none;
  padding-left: max(var(--gutter), calc((100% - var(--container)) / 2));
  padding-right: 0;
}

.pillars {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 34px);
  margin-top: clamp(34px, 4vw, 56px);
}
.pillar { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-light); padding-top: 18px; }
.pillar h3 {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: clamp(13px, .95vw, 15px); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.4;
  margin: 0 0 9px; color: var(--stern-ink);
}
.pillar p { font-size: clamp(13px, .92vw, 15px); color: var(--stern-muted); line-height: 1.5; }

/* ------------------------------------------------- 9. who we work with */
.audience-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
}
.audience {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  padding: 0 clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 34px);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule-light);
}
.audience:first-child { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
.audience:last-child { padding-right: 0; }
.audience svg { width: 38px; height: 38px; color: var(--stern-ink); margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px); }
.audience h3 {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: clamp(13px, .95vw, 15px); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--stern-ink);
}
.audience p { font-size: clamp(13.5px, .95vw, 15.5px); color: var(--stern-muted); line-height: 1.55; }
.audience .tick { display: block; width: 34px; height: 2px; background: var(--stern-gold); margin-top: auto; padding-top: 0; }
.audience p { margin-bottom: 22px; }

/* -------------------------------------------- 10. how we create value */
.value-head {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 62fr 38fr; gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 72px);
  align-items: end;
}
.value-head .lede { max-width: 44ch; }
.value-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(18px, 1.7vw, 24px);
  margin-top: clamp(44px, 5.2vw, 72px);
}
.value-card {
  background: var(--stern-navy-2);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 32px);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  transition: border-color .28s var(--ease), background-color .28s var(--ease);
}
.value-card:hover { border-color: rgba(216, 162, 58, .42); background: #0b2634; }
.value-card__top { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.value-card svg { width: 30px; height: 30px; color: var(--stern-gold); flex: 0 0 auto; }
.value-card .num {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .16em;
  color: rgba(216, 162, 58, .75);
}
.value-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: clamp(14.5px, 1vw, 16.5px); font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: .01em; color: var(--stern-white); margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.value-card p {
  font-size: clamp(13.5px, .92vw, 15px); line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .66); margin: 0;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------ 11. owner vision */
.options-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0 clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 40px);
  margin: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 44px) 0 clamp(26px, 3vw, 38px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-light);
}
.options-grid span {
  padding: 13px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-light);
  font-size: clamp(13.5px, .95vw, 15.5px);
  color: var(--stern-ink);
}
.closing-line {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.125rem, .95rem + .7vw, 1.6rem);
  line-height: 1.3; color: var(--stern-ink);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--stern-gold); padding-left: 20px;
}

/* ----------------------------------------------------------- 12. cta band */
.cta {
  position: relative; background: var(--stern-navy); color: var(--stern-white);
  padding-block: clamp(76px, 9.5vw, 148px);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cta__media { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.cta__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.cta__media::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(95deg, rgba(7, 26, 38, .95) 0%, rgba(7, 26, 38, .88) 45%, rgba(7, 26, 38, .70) 100%);
}
.cta .shell { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.cta__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: clamp(36px, 6vw, 96px); align-items: start; }
.cta h2 { max-width: 30ch; }
.cta__support {
  margin-top: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 30px);
  font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .04em; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .62);
}
.cta__list {
  list-style: none; margin: 6px 0 0; padding: 0 0 0 22px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--stern-gold);
}
.cta__list li {
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.05vw, 17px); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.85; color: var(--stern-white);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- 13. form */
.form-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 40fr 60fr; gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 88px); align-items: start; }
.form-intro { position: sticky; top: clamp(96px, 11vw, 140px); }
.field { margin-bottom: clamp(18px, 1.8vw, 24px); }
.field label {
  display: block; font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .11em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--stern-ink); margin-bottom: 9px;
}
.field .opt { color: var(--stern-muted); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: none; }
.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
  width: 100%; background: var(--stern-white);
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 34, 48, .18); border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 14px 16px; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--stern-ink);
  transition: border-color .22s var(--ease), box-shadow .22s var(--ease);
}
.field textarea { min-height: 128px; resize: vertical; line-height: 1.55; }
.field select { appearance: none; background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='8' viewBox='0 0 12 8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' fill='none' stroke='%230E2230' stroke-width='1.5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: right 16px center; padding-right: 42px; }
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus {
  outline: none; border-color: var(--stern-gold); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(216, 162, 58, .18);
}
.field .err { display: none; margin-top: 7px; font-size: 13px; color: #9C3B22; }
.field.is-invalid input, .field.is-invalid select, .field.is-invalid textarea { border-color: #9C3B22; }
.field.is-invalid .err { display: block; }
.form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 0 clamp(18px, 2vw, 28px); align-items: end; }
.form-row--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.privacy-note {
  font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--stern-muted); max-width: 62ch; margin-top: 18px;
}
.form-status {
  display: none; margin-top: 22px; padding: 18px 20px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--stern-gold); background: rgba(216, 162, 58, .10);
  font-size: 15px; color: var(--stern-ink);
}
.form-status.is-visible { display: block; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------ 14. footer */
.site-footer { background: var(--stern-navy); color: var(--stern-white); padding-block: clamp(52px, 6vw, 84px) clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px); }
.footer-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 40px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.footer-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 34px); }
.footer-nav a { font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .045em; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .8); }
.footer-nav a:hover, .footer-nav a:focus-visible { color: var(--stern-gold); }
.footer-social { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 40px; height: 40px; color: var(--stern-white); }
.footer-social:hover, .footer-social:focus-visible { color: var(--stern-gold); }
.footer-social svg { width: 24px; height: 24px; }
.footer-legal {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px 34px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: clamp(34px, 4vw, 52px); padding-top: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-dark);
  font-size: 13px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .62);
}
.footer-legal a:hover, .footer-legal a:focus-visible { color: var(--stern-gold); }
.footer-legal .legal-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 30px); }
.disclosure {
  margin-top: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 32px);
  width: 100%; max-width: none;
  font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------- 15. legal pages */
.legal-page { padding-top: clamp(140px, 15vw, 200px); }
.legal-page h1 { width: 100%; max-width: none; font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 1.6rem + 2.6vw, 3.5rem); text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.05; }
.legal-body { width: 100%; max-width: none; margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px); }
.legal-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; margin: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 48px) 0 14px;
}
.legal-body p, .legal-body li { color: var(--stern-muted); font-size: 16.5px; }
.legal-body ul { padding-left: 20px; }
.legal-body li { margin-bottom: 8px; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------ 16. motion */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); }
.reveal.is-in {
  opacity: 1; transform: none;
  transition: opacity .8s var(--ease), transform .8s var(--ease);
}
[data-reveal-delay="1"].is-in { transition-delay: .08s; }
[data-reveal-delay="2"].is-in { transition-delay: .16s; }
[data-reveal-delay="3"].is-in { transition-delay: .24s; }

[id] { scroll-margin-top: clamp(72px, 9vw, 104px); }

/* ------------------------------------------------------- 17. breakpoints */
@media (max-width: 1199.98px) {
  .value-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .hero__copy { max-width: 560px; }
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .nav-primary { display: none; }
  .header-cta { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: inline-flex; }

  .split, .split--wide { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .split__copy { padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px); }
  .split-bleed { padding-inline: 0; }
  .split-bleed .split__copy { padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
  .split-bleed .split__media { min-height: clamp(300px, 56vw, 440px); }
  .split__order-media { order: -1; }

  .audience-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: clamp(34px, 5vw, 48px) 0; }
  .audience:nth-child(odd) { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
  .audience:nth-child(even) { padding-right: 0; }

  .value-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; gap: 22px; }
  .cta__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cta__list { padding-left: 18px; }
  .form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .form-intro { position: static; }
  .hero__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .hero__statement { justify-self: start; }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .hero { min-height: 92vh; padding-top: clamp(128px, 30vw, 168px); }
  .hero__media img { object-position: 74% 62%; }
  .hero__media::after {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 26, 38, .90) 0%, rgba(7, 26, 38, .70) 34%, rgba(7, 26, 38, .38) 60%, rgba(7, 26, 38, .30) 78%, rgba(7, 26, 38, .82) 100%);
  }
  .outcomes__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .outcome {
    align-items: flex-start; text-align: left;
    padding: clamp(20px, 5vw, 28px) clamp(14px, 4vw, 22px);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--rule-dark);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-dark);
  }
  .outcome:nth-child(odd) { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
  .outcome:nth-child(-n+2) { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
  .outcome svg { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin-bottom: 13px; }

  .pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .pillar { padding-block: 16px 18px; }
  .pillar:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-light); }

  .audience-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .audience { border-left: 0; padding: clamp(24px, 6vw, 32px) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-light); }
  .audience:first-child { padding-top: 0; border-top: 0; }
  .audience svg { margin-bottom: 16px; }

  .value-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .options-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .form-row, .form-row--3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-top { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 28px; }
  .footer-legal { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
}

@media (max-width: 419.98px) {
  .options-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .btn-stern { width: 100%; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding-inline: 24px; }
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------- 18. preferences */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: .001ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .001ms !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@media print {
  .site-header, .nav-panel, .hero__media, .cta__media { display: none !important; }
  body { background: #fff; color: #000; }
}