* {

    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;    
    box-sizing: border-box;   
    
  }

body {  
    background-color: #fff;
    font-family: cursive;
  }

  p{
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, 
    Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;

  }

  h3{
    font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
  }

  h4{
    font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
  }


/* .....................................The navigation menu.......................................... */
    
    a {
    text-decoration: none;   
    }
    
    li {  
    list-style: none;
    }

    .navbar {
        display: flex;
        width: 100%;       
        align-items: center;       
        justify-content: space-between;       
        padding-right: 20px;
        padding-left: 20px;
        padding-right: 20px;
        padding-left: 20px;        
               
        color: #fff;       
        position: fixed;
        z-index: 10; 
        background-image: url(img/nav/navbar.webp);
        background-size: cover;
        background-position: center;  
        }
      
        .nav-links a {      
        color: #fff; 
            
        }

        .nav-links a:hover {
            color: #00bfff;
            
            
        }

        
        /* LOGO */
        
        .logo {
          z-index: 9;
        
        }
        
        /* NAVBAR MENU */       
        .menu {       
        font-size: 15px;       
        }

        .menu > ul {
        display: flex;
        gap: 1em;
        list-style: none;
        }
        
        .menu li:hover {        
        font-size: 20px;
        border-radius: 5px;       
        transition: 0.3s ease;       
        }
        




        .menu .active {        
          
          border-radius: 5px;              
          }
          .menu .active a {        
            color: #fff; 
            font-size: 20px;
               
        transition: 0.3s ease;  
                                
            }

        
        .menu li {       
        padding: 5px 14px;        
        }
        
        /* DROPDOWN MENU */
        
        .services {        
        position: relative;        
        }
        
        
        .dropdown {       
        background-image: url(img/nav/navbar.webp);   
        background-size: cover;
        background-position: center;   
        
        padding: 2em 0;      
        position: absolute; /*WITH RESPECT TO PARENT*/        
        display: none;        
        border-radius: 8px;       
        top: 35px;       
        }
        
        .dropdown li + li {       
        margin-top: 10px;       
        }
        
        .dropdown li {       
        padding: 0.5em 1em;       
        width: 15em;       
        text-align: center;
        font-size: 15px;      
        }
        
        .dropdown li:hover {       
        color: #00bfff; 
        font-size: 15px; 
        background-color: #fff;     
        }

        .services:hover .dropdown {       
        display: block;
        
        
        }
  


        /*RESPONSIVE NAVBAR MENU STARTS*/

/* CHECKBOX HACK */

input[type=checkbox]{
    display: none;   
    } 
    
    /*GITECH MENU*/
    
    .gitech {    
    display: none;   
    font-size: 24px;
    user-select: none;   
    }
    



    


/* .....................................Intro.......................................... */

.intro{

margin-top: 80px;
margin-left: 30px;
margin-right: 30px;
display: flex;



}

.back{
  background-image: url("img/about us/back.gif");
  background-size: cover;
  padding: 40px 20px;
  
}

.intro img{

    width: 350px;
    margin-left: 10px;
    margin-right: 30px;
    
    
    

    }


.intro-item {
   
    border-radius: 30px;
    text-align: left;
   
    padding-left: 100px;
    padding-right: 100px;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
   color: white;
   
   
   
 


   background: rgb(198,204,205);
background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(198,204,205,1) 3%, rgba(46,142,223,1) 51%, rgba(32,32,128,1) 96%);


}

.intro-item h1 {
    color: whitesmoke;
    font: 500;
    font-size: 36px;
    font-weight: 1000;
    padding: 20px;

    
    
 

}

.intro-item span {
    color: white;
    font-size: 15px;
    font: 500;
    font-size: large;
 

}





/* .....................................Counter.......................................... */

.count {
    width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 20px 40px;
 
  align-items: center;
  justify-items: center;
  grid-column-gap: 20px;


    
}

.counter-container {
    flex: 3 1 300px;


    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    color: #14a4d7;
    
  }
  
  .counter {
   
    font-size: 60px;
    margin-top: 10px;
  }





  /* .....................................WHY GITECH.......................................... */
 


  .why{

    margin: 30px;
    display: flex;
   
    
    
    }
    
    
    .why img{
    
        width: 350px;
        margin-left: 10px;
        margin-right: 10px;
        border-radius: 20px;
        
        
    
        }
    
    
    .why-item {

        text-align: left;
        box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        transition: all ease-in-out 0.3s;
       
        border-radius: 30px;
       
        padding-left: 60px;
        padding-right: 60px;
        padding-bottom: 30px;
       
    
    }

    .why-item h2 {
        color: deepskyblue;
        font: 500;
        font-size: 36px;
        font-weight: 1000;
        padding: 20px;
        
     
    
    }
    
    
    .why-item h3 {
        color: deepskyblue;
         font-size: 16px;
        font-weight: 500;
        padding-bottom: 10px;
        
     
    
    }
    



  /* .....................................Core Values.......................................... */
 
.values-title  {
  text-align: center;
  color: #00bfff;
  font-size: 30px;
  padding: 20px;

}


  .container {
    display: flex;
    margin: 0 150px;
    
    

   background: rgb(198,204,205);
   background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(198,204,205,1) 3%, rgba(46,142,223,1) 51%, rgba(32,32,128,1) 96%);
   

   box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 30px;
  }
  
  .heading {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 140%;
    cursor: pointer;
    margin:0;
    padding-left: 40px;

    
  }
  
  .heading.active {
    color: #00bfff;
  }
  
  .box {
    width: 400px;
    padding-right: 15px;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    
  }


  
  .content {
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 25px;
    
    display: none;
    width: 600px;
    color: #fff;
    
  }

  
.content.active {
  display: block;
}















  /* .....................................Mission & Vision.......................................... */
 
.mission-box {
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding: 20px 40px;
   
    align-items: center;
    justify-items: center;
    grid-column-gap: 130px;
}

  .mission{
    flex: 3 1 300px;
    box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    transition: all ease-in-out 0.3s;
    padding: 30px;
    height: 220px;
    text-align: center;
}



.mission:hover{
    flex: 3 1 300px;
    box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    transition: all ease-in-out 0.3s;
    padding: 30px;
    height: 220px;
    text-align: center;
    color: white;
    background-color: #00bfff;
}



.mission h4{
    color: deepskyblue;
    font: 500;
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 1000;
    padding: 5px;
    
}


.mission h4:hover{
    color: white;

}



  





    



/* .....................................Footer.......................................... */
 .footer {
    background-color: #fff;
    padding: 10px;
    text-align: center;
  }
  
  .footer p {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #333;
    text-align: center;
    font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', Calibri, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  
  
  
  











  



    
    /*--------------------------- APPLYING NAVBAR MEDIA QUERIES  768px  Mobile Phones--------------------
     */
    
     

     
    @media (max-width: 850px) {

      body{
        margin: 0;
      }


      
  p{
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, 
    Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;

  }

  a{
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, 
    Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
  }


  h3{
    font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
  }

  h4{
    font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
  }


  .navbar{
    height: 80px;
  }





       .logo img{
        width: 250px;
       }

       
      
      .menu { 
    
    display:none;
    position: absolute;


    color: #fff;       
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 9; 
    background-image: url(img/nav/navbar.webp);
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: right;
    
    


    right: 0;
    left: 0;
    text-align: center;
    margin-top:0;
    font-size: 18px;
    margin-left: 40%;
   width: 60%;
   float: right;
    height: 100vh;
   
    }

    .menu > ul {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 0;
    width: 100%;
    padding-top: 10px;
    }


    .menu li {  
      padding-top: 30px;  
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    align-self: center;
    color: #fff;
    transition: 0.3s ease;
    }
    
    .menu li + li {
    margin-top: 12px;
    
    }
    
    input[type=checkbox]:checked ~ .menu{
    display: block;
    }
    
    .gitech {
    display: block;
    
    padding-top: 23px;
    padding-bottom: 23px;
    }
    
    .dropdown {  
      width: 100%;  
      align-content: center;
      
    
    transform: translateX(5%);
    }

    .dropdown.open .dropdown {
      display: block;
    }


    
    .dropdown{
      cursor: pointer;
      
    }
    
    .dropdown li a {
      display: block;
      
    }
    




    
    .dropdown li:hover {
    background-color: #00bfff;
    color: #fff;
    }


    
    .menu .active {        
          
      border-radius: 5px;              
      }
      .menu .active a {        
        color: #fff; 
        font-size: 16px;
           
    transition: 0.3s ease;  
                            
        }

    
    .menu li {   
      margin-top: 50px;    
    padding: 10px 10px;        
    }








    






    /*-------------------mobile intor----------------*/


    .intro{

      margin-top: 50px;
    
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      
      
      
      }
      
      .back{
        background-image: url("img/about us/back.gif");
        background-size: cover;
        padding: 2px 2px;
        
      }
      
      .intro img{
      
          width: 100%;
          margin-left: 0px;
          margin-right: 0px;
          
          
          
      
          }
      
      
      .intro-item {
         
          border-radius: 30px;
          text-align: center;
         
          padding-left: 5px;
          padding-right: 5px;
          padding-bottom: 30px;
         color: white;

         font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, 
    Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;

    font-size: 12;
      
         background: rgb(198,204,205);
      background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(198,204,205,1) 3%, rgba(46,142,223,1) 51%, rgba(32,32,128,1) 96%);
      
      
      }
      
      .intro-item h1 {
          color: whitesmoke;
          font: 500;
          font-size: 26px;
          font-weight: 600;
          padding: 20px;
          text-align: center;
      
          
          
       
      
      }
      
      .intro-item span {
          color: white;
          font-size: 14px;
          font: 500;
         
       
      
      }








      
/* .....................................Counter.......................................... */

.count {
  width: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
padding: 10px 0px;

align-items: center;
justify-items: center;
grid-column-gap: 5px;


  
}

.counter-container {
  flex: 1 1 300px;


  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  color: #14a4d7;
  
}

.counter {
 
  font-size: 40px;
  margin-top: 10px;
 

}

 span {
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, 
    Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;

    font-size: 16px;

 
  
}









      




    /*-------------------mobile why gitech----------------*/



    
  .why{

   
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
   
    
    
    }
    
    
    .why img{
    
        width:100%;
        height: 350px;
        margin-left: 0px;
        margin-right: 0px;
        border-radius: 20px;
        
        
    
        }
    
    
    .why-item {

        text-align: left;
        box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        transition: all ease-in-out 0.3s;
        font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, 
        Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
        border-radius: 30px;
       
        padding-left: 10px;
        padding-right: 10px;
        padding-bottom: 30px;
        font-size: 14px;
       
    
    }

    .why-item h2 {
        color: deepskyblue;
        font: 500;
        font-size: 20px;
        font-weight: 1000;
        padding: 20px;
        
     
    
    }
    
    
    .why-item h3 {
        color: deepskyblue;
         font-size: 16px;
        font-weight: 500;
        padding-bottom: 10px;
        
     
    
    }








    
    /*-------------------mobile core values----------------*/

    .values-title  {
      text-align: center;
      color: #00bfff;
      font-size: 30px;
      padding: 15px 0px;
    
    }
    
    
      .container {
        display: flex;
        margin: 0 0px;
        flex-direction: column;
      
        
    
       background: rgb(198,204,205);
       background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(198,204,205,1) 3%, rgba(46,142,223,1) 51%, rgba(32,32,128,1) 96%);
       
    
       box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        border-radius: 20px;
        padding: 0px;
      }
      
      .heading {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: auto;
        cursor: pointer;
        margin:0;
        align-self: center;
        font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, 
    Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
    
        
      }
      
      .heading.active {
        color: white;
      }
      
      .box {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 0 px;
        margin-top: 6px 0px;
        display:flex;
        flex-direction:column;
        text-align: center;
        
      }
    
    
      
      .content {
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 15px;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 8px;
        display: none;
        width:100%;
        color: #fff;
        
      }
    
      
    .content.active {
      display: block;
    }
    

    



  }














  
  
    
    /*--------------------------- APPLYING NAVBAR MEDIA QUERIES  1000px  15 inches--------------------
     */
    
     @media (min-width: 1500px) {




      /*CORE values*/

    
.values-title  {
  text-align: center;
  color: #00bfff;
  font-size: 30px;
  padding: 20px;

}


  .container {
    display: flex;
    margin: 0 150px;
    
    

   background: rgb(198,204,205);
   background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(198,204,205,1) 3%, rgba(46,142,223,1) 51%, rgba(32,32,128,1) 96%);
   

   box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 30px;
  }
  
  .heading {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 140%;
    cursor: pointer;
    margin:0;
    padding-left: 40px;

    
  }
  
  .heading.active {
    color: white;
  }
  
  .box {
    width: 400px;
    padding-right: 15px;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    
  }


  
  .content {
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 25px;
    
    display: none;
    width: 800px;
    color: #fff;
    
  }

  
.content.active {
  display: block;
}



     }



/* ================= FAQ SECTION (added) ================= */
.faq-section {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 50px 40px 60px;
}
.faq-section h2 {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  color: #00bfff;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
}
.faq-item {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
}
.faq-item h3 {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: #222;
}
.faq-item p {
  color: #595959;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
/* ================= END FAQ SECTION ================= */


/* =====================================================================
   WHAT WE DO - SERVICES LIST
   Replaces the old dense paragraph of inline links with a scannable
   two-column list of linked services.
   ===================================================================== */
.services-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 12px 32px;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: left;
}
.services-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 20px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.services-list li::before {
  content: "\2192";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: #00bfff;
  font-weight: bold;
}
.services-list a {
  color: #333;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.services-list a:hover {
  color: #00bfff;
  text-decoration: underline;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .services-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}


/* ===================== FLUID DESIGN (about page hero) ===================== */
.intro-item {
  padding-left: clamp(20px, 8vw, 100px) !important;
  padding-right: clamp(20px, 8vw, 100px) !important;
  padding-bottom: clamp(20px, 4vw, 30px) !important;
}
.intro-item h1 {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.2rem + 2.4vw, 2.25rem) !important;
  padding: clamp(12px, 3vw, 20px) !important;
}
.intro-item span {
  font-size: clamp(13px, 0.6vw + 12px, 15px) !important;
}


/* ============================================================
   About page visual improvements
   ============================================================ */

/* 1. Fix broken intro photo - a global img,video,iframe{max-width:100%}
   reset was shrinking it inside the flex layout on desktop widths */
.intro img {
  max-width: none;
}

/* 2. Stats row - card treatment + fix 2-then-1 wrap imbalance */
.count {
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 24px;
}
.counter-container {
  flex: 1 1 220px;
  max-width: 260px;
  background: #f5f8fc;
  border: 1px solid #eaeaea;
  border-top: 4px solid #0bbfff;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 24px 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
}
.counter-container:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

/* 3. Core Values tabs - clearer interactive/active styling */
.heading {
  padding: 12px 16px 12px 40px;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border-left: 4px solid transparent;
  transition: background-color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.heading:hover {
  background-color: #f5f8fc;
}
.heading.active {
  background-color: #eaf7ff;
  border-left: 4px solid #0bbfff;
}

/* 4. Why Gitech subheadings - accent bar to break up the text wall */
.why-item h3 {
  border-left: 4px solid #0bbfff;
  padding-left: 14px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.why-item h3:first-of-type {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

/* 5. What We Do list - card grid with checkmark badges */
.services-list li {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #eaeaea;
  border-top: 3px solid #0bbfff;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 14px 16px 14px 40px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
}
.services-list li:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}
.services-list li::before {
  content: "\2713";
  left: 14px;
  top: 15px;
  color: #fff;
  background: #0bbfff;
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 11px;
}