/* SIMAX Source — Direction A. Edit this file directly; no CSS framework required. */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
body, h1, h2, h3, p, ul, ol, dl, dd { margin: 0; }
html { line-height: 1.5; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
img { height: auto; }
button, input, textarea { font: inherit; }
:root {
  --ink:#0b1d2a;
  --ink-soft:#29404f;
  --navy:#0D2D52;
  --accent:#0D2D52;
  --mist:#e8f1f4;
  --paper:#f7f5ef;
  --white:#fff;
  --line:#cdd8dc;
  --gold:#D49300;
}
* {
  box-sizing:border-box;
}
html {
  scroll-behavior:smooth;
}
body {
  background:var(--paper);
  color:var(--ink);
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  margin:0;
  font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,sans-serif;
}
a {
  color:inherit;
  text-decoration:none;
}
.site-header {
  z-index:20;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(18px);
  backdrop-filter:blur(18px);
  background:#f7f5eff0;
  border-bottom:1px solid #0b1d2a24;
  justify-content:space-between;
  align-items:center;
  min-height:76px;
  padding:0 5vw;
  display:flex;
  position:sticky;
  top:0;
}
.brand {
  letter-spacing:.13em;
  align-items:center;
  gap:12px;
  font-size:.82rem;
  font-weight:800;
  display:inline-flex;
}
nav {
  align-items:center;
  gap:30px;
  font-size:.82rem;
  font-weight:650;
  display:flex;
}
nav a:not(.nav-cta):hover {
  color:var(--accent);
}
.nav-cta {
  background:var(--navy);
  color:#fff;
  padding:12px 18px;
}
.nav-cta:hover {
  background:var(--accent);
}
.hero {
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,#0D2D5209 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(#0D2D5209 1px,transparent 1px),var(--paper);
  background-size:44px 44px;
  grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.25fr) minmax(360px,.75fr);
  align-items:center;
  gap:clamp(40px,8vw,120px);
  min-height:720px;
  padding:90px 7vw 100px;
  display:grid;
}
.eyebrow {
  color:var(--accent);
  letter-spacing:.17em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  margin:0 0 22px;
  font-size:.74rem;
  font-weight:800;
}
.hero h1 {
  letter-spacing:-.055em;
  max-width:850px;
  margin:0;
  font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,serif;
  font-size:clamp(3.5rem,6.2vw,6.7rem);
  font-weight:500;
  line-height:.96;
}
.hero-lede {
  max-width:760px;
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin:32px 0 0;
  font-size:clamp(1.04rem,1.35vw,1.25rem);
  line-height:1.7;
}
.hero-actions {
  flex-wrap:wrap;
  gap:12px;
  margin-top:38px;
  display:flex;
}
.button {
  justify-content:center;
  align-items:center;
  gap:10px;
  min-height:52px;
  padding:0 22px;
  font-size:.86rem;
  font-weight:750;
  display:inline-flex;
}
.button-primary {
  background:var(--navy);
  color:#fff;
}
.button-primary:hover {
  background:var(--accent);
}
.button-secondary {
  border:1px solid var(--ink);
}
.button-secondary:hover {
  background:var(--mist);
}
.scope-note {
  color:#657680;
  margin:23px 0 0;
  font-size:.78rem;
}
.decision-card {
  background:var(--navy);
  color:#fff;
  padding:30px;
  box-shadow:22px 22px #0D2D5226;
}
.card-kicker {
  color:#c7dbe5;
  letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff2e;
  justify-content:space-between;
  gap:18px;
  padding-bottom:19px;
  font-size:.68rem;
  font-weight:750;
  display:flex;
}
.status-dot:before {
  content:"";
  background:#D49300;
  border-radius:50%;
  width:7px;
  height:7px;
  margin-right:7px;
  display:inline-block;
}
.decision-card h2 {
  margin:27px 0 24px;
  font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,serif;
  font-size:1.8rem;
  font-weight:500;
  line-height:1.25;
}
.decision-card ul {
  margin:0;
  padding:0;
  list-style:none;
}
.decision-card li {
  color:#dce8ed;
  border-top:1px solid #ffffff1f;
  grid-template-columns:35px 1fr;
  gap:10px;
  padding:13px 0;
  font-size:.83rem;
  line-height:1.45;
  display:grid;
}
.decision-card li span {
  color:#D49300;
  font-size:.7rem;
  font-weight:800;
}
.card-footer {
  border-top:1px solid #ffffff40;
  grid-template-columns:1fr auto;
  gap:4px 18px;
  margin-top:24px;
  padding-top:22px;
  display:grid;
}
.card-footer span {
  letter-spacing:.08em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  font-size:.75rem;
  font-weight:800;
}
.card-footer strong {
  font-size:1rem;
}
.card-footer small {
  color:#a9c2cd;
  grid-column:1/-1;
  margin-top:5px;
  line-height:1.5;
}
.trust-strip {
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  background:#fff;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);
  padding:0 5vw;
  display:grid;
}
.trust-strip div {
  border-left:1px solid var(--line);
  gap:4px;
  padding:28px 32px;
  display:grid;
  position:relative;
}
.trust-strip div:last-child {
  border-right:1px solid var(--line);
}
.trust-strip span {
  color:#9aabb2;
  font-size:.62rem;
  position:absolute;
  top:12px;
  right:12px;
}
.trust-strip strong {
  font-size:.9rem;
}
.trust-strip small {
  color:#657680;
  font-size:.72rem;
}
.commerce-fit {
  background:var(--navy);
  color:#fff;
  grid-template-columns:minmax(280px,.8fr) minmax(0,1.2fr);
  gap:9vw;
  padding:88px 7vw;
  display:grid;
}
.commerce-heading .eyebrow {
  color:#D49300;
}
.commerce-heading h2 {
  letter-spacing:-.035em;
  max-width:620px;
  margin:0;
  font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,serif;
  font-size:clamp(2.35rem,3.8vw,4.2rem);
  font-weight:500;
  line-height:1.06;
}
.commerce-copy>p {
  color:#d4e2e8;
  margin:0;
  font-size:1rem;
  line-height:1.75;
}
.commerce-copy .boundary-note {
  color:#91aeb9;
  margin-top:18px;
  font-size:.82rem;
}
.platform-list {
  flex-wrap:wrap;
  gap:9px;
  margin-top:30px;
  display:flex;
}
.platform-list span {
  color:#e8f2f5;
  letter-spacing:.05em;
  border:1px solid #ffffff42;
  padding:9px 12px;
  font-size:.7rem;
  font-weight:750;
}
.section {
  padding:120px 7vw;
}
.section-heading {
  max-width:860px;
  margin-bottom:55px;
}
.section-heading.compact {
  margin-bottom:35px;
}
.contact-section h2,.section-heading h2,.standards-copy h2 {
  letter-spacing:-.035em;
  margin:0;
  font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,serif;
  font-size:clamp(2.5rem,4vw,4.5rem);
  font-weight:500;
  line-height:1.05;
}
.section-heading>p:last-child,.standards-copy>p {
  max-width:720px;
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin:25px 0 0;
  line-height:1.75;
}
.service-grid {
  border-top:1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);
  grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);
  display:grid;
}
.service-card {
  border-left:1px solid var(--line);
  background:#ffffff6b;
  flex-direction:column;
  min-height:560px;
  padding:30px;
  display:flex;
}
.service-card:first-child {
  border-left:0;
}
.service-topline {
  color:#81929b;
  justify-content:space-between;
  font-size:.68rem;
  font-weight:800;
  display:flex;
}
.lane-badge {
  color:var(--navy);
  border:1px solid #91a5ae;
  padding:5px 8px;
}
.service-subtitle {
  color:var(--accent);
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.1em;
  margin:64px 0 10px;
  font-size:.72rem;
  font-weight:800;
}
.service-card h3 {
  margin:0;
  font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,serif;
  font-size:2.1rem;
  font-weight:500;
}
.service-body {
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin:24px 0 36px;
  font-size:.92rem;
  line-height:1.75;
}
.service-card dl {
  margin:auto 0 0;
}
.service-card dl div {
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  grid-template-columns:1fr 1.15fr;
  gap:16px;
  padding:15px 0;
  display:grid;
}
.service-card dt {
  color:#71838c;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.07em;
  font-size:.68rem;
}
.service-card dd {
  margin:0;
  font-size:.76rem;
  font-weight:700;
  line-height:1.45;
}
.role-firewall {
  border-left:4px solid var(--gold);
  max-width:980px;
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  background:#0D2D520f;
  margin:30px 0 0;
  padding:22px 26px;
  font-size:.9rem;
  line-height:1.7;
}
.role-firewall strong {
  color:var(--navy);
}
.process-section {
  background:var(--mist);
}
.process-list {
  border-top:1px solid var(--navy);
}
.process-list article {
  border-bottom:1px solid #0D2D5233;
  grid-template-columns:70px minmax(220px,.7fr) 1.3fr;
  align-items:baseline;
  gap:32px;
  padding:26px 0;
  display:grid;
}
.process-list span {
  color:var(--accent);
  font-size:.68rem;
  font-weight:800;
}
.process-list h3 {
  margin:0;
  font-size:1rem;
}
.process-list p {
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin:0;
  font-size:.88rem;
  line-height:1.65;
}
.standards-section {
  background:#fff;
  grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr;
  gap:10vw;
  display:grid;
}
.standards-copy {
  align-self:start;
  position:sticky;
  top:120px;
}
.standards-copy a {
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);
  margin-top:32px;
  padding-bottom:5px;
  font-size:.84rem;
  font-weight:750;
  display:inline-block;
}
.controls-list {
  border-top:1px solid var(--ink);
  margin:0;
  padding:0;
  list-style:none;
}
.controls-list li {
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  grid-template-columns:55px 1fr;
  gap:22px;
  padding:27px 0;
  font-size:1rem;
  font-weight:650;
  line-height:1.45;
  display:grid;
}
.controls-list span {
  color:var(--accent);
  font-size:.68rem;
}
.founder-section {
  background:var(--paper);
  grid-template-columns:.55fr 1.45fr;
  gap:10vw;
  display:grid;
}
.founder-label {
  align-items:flex-start;
  gap:18px;
  display:flex;
}
.founder-monogram {
  background:var(--gold);
  width:72px;
  height:72px;
  color:var(--navy);
  flex:none;
  place-items:center;
  font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,serif;
  font-size:1.55rem;
  display:grid;
}
.founder-label p {
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  margin:10px 0;
  font-size:.72rem;
  font-weight:800;
}
.founder-copy blockquote {
  letter-spacing:-.025em;
  margin:0;
  font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,serif;
  font-size:clamp(2rem,3.3vw,3.6rem);
  line-height:1.18;
}
.founder-copy>p {
  max-width:760px;
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin:34px 0 0;
  line-height:1.8;
}
.contact-section {
  background:var(--navy);
  color:#fff;
  padding:110px 7vw;
}
.contact-section .eyebrow {
  color:#D49300;
}
.contact-section h2 {
  max-width:920px;
}
.contact-section>p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color:#c6d8df;
  max-width:780px;
  margin:28px 0 36px;
  font-size:1rem;
  line-height:1.75;
}
.button-light {
  color:var(--navy);
  background:#fff;
}
.button-light:hover {
  background:#e8f1f4;
}
footer {
  color:#fff;
  background:#051e2e;
  grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;
  align-items:center;
  gap:24px;
  padding:42px 5vw;
  display:grid;
}
.footer-brand footer p {
  color:#adc1ca;
  margin:0;
  font-size:.72rem;
  line-height:1.5;
}
footer p:nth-of-type(2) {
  text-align:right;
}
footer small {
  color:#78919c;
  border-top:1px solid #ffffff24;
  grid-column:1/-1;
  padding-top:20px;
  font-size:.66rem;
}
@media (max-width:1000px) {
  .hero {
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
    padding-top:70px;
  }
  .decision-card {
    max-width:620px;
  }
  .trust-strip {
    grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);
  }
  .commerce-fit,.service-grid {
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
  }
  .service-card {
    border-left:0;
    border-top:1px solid var(--line);
    min-height:auto;
  }
  .service-card:first-child {
    border-top:0;
  }
  .service-subtitle {
    margin-top:42px;
  }
  .standards-section {
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
  }
  .standards-copy {
    position:static;
  }
  .founder-section {
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
  }
}
@media (max-width:680px) {
  .site-header {
    min-height:66px;
    padding:0 20px;
  }
  .brand {
    font-size:.72rem;
  }
  nav {
    gap:0;
  }
  .nav-cta {
    padding:10px 12px;
    font-size:.72rem;
  }
  .hero {
    min-height:auto;
    padding:64px 22px 80px;
  }
  .hero h1 {
    font-size:clamp(3rem,15vw,4.6rem);
  }
  .hero-actions {
    flex-direction:column;
    align-items:stretch;
  }
  .decision-card {
    padding:24px 20px;
    box-shadow:10px 10px #0D2D5226;
  }
  .trust-strip {
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
    padding:0 20px;
  }
  .trust-strip div,.trust-strip div:last-child {
    border-right:1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .commerce-fit {
    padding:72px 22px;
  }
  .section {
    padding:82px 22px;
  }
  .contact-section h2,.section-heading h2,.standards-copy h2 {
    font-size:2.55rem;
  }
  .service-card {
    padding:28px 18px;
  }
  .role-firewall {
    padding:20px;
  }
  .process-list article {
    grid-template-columns:42px 1fr;
    gap:12px;
  }
  .process-list p {
    grid-column:2;
  }
  .controls-list li {
    grid-template-columns:36px 1fr;
    gap:12px;
  }
  .contact-section {
    padding:82px 22px;
  }
  footer {
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
    padding:38px 22px;
  }
  footer p:nth-of-type(2) {
    text-align:left;
  }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior:auto;
  }
}
.connect-page {
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,#0D2D5209 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(#0D2D5209 1px,transparent 1px),var(--paper);
  background-size:36px 36px;
  min-height:100svh;
  padding:clamp(22px,5vw,54px) 20px;
}
.connect-shell {
  width:min(100%,620px);
  margin:0 auto;
}
.connect-brand {
  justify-content:space-between;
  align-items:center;
  gap:22px;
  margin-bottom:22px;
  display:flex;
}
.connect-brand a {
  color:var(--navy);
  align-items:baseline;
  gap:6px;
  display:inline-flex;
}
.connect-rule {
  background:#D49300;
  width:54px;
  height:5px;
}
.connect-card {
  background:#fff;
  border:1px solid #0D2D5224;
  border-top:8px solid #D49300;
  padding:clamp(28px,6vw,48px);
  overflow:hidden;
  box-shadow:18px 18px #0D2D5214;
}
.connect-kicker {
  color:#0D2D52;
  letter-spacing:.055em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  margin:0 0 28px;
  font-size:.77rem;
  font-weight:800;
}
.connect-identity {
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  justify-content:space-between;
  align-items:flex-start;
  gap:24px;
  padding-bottom:28px;
  display:flex;
}
.connect-identity h1 {
  color:var(--navy);
  letter-spacing:-.045em;
  margin:0;
  font-size:clamp(2.25rem,8vw,3.5rem);
  line-height:1;
}
.connect-identity p {
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin:11px 0 0;
  font-size:1rem;
}
.connect-signature {
  color:#0D2D52;
  flex-direction:column;
  flex:none;
  font-family:KaiTi,STKaiti,Noto Serif CJK SC,serif;
  font-size:1.55rem;
  font-weight:700;
  line-height:.9;
  display:flex;
  transform:rotate(-3deg);
}
.connect-actions {
  gap:10px;
  margin-top:28px;
  display:grid;
}
.connect-action {
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  min-height:70px;
  color:var(--navy);
  justify-content:space-between;
  align-items:center;
  gap:18px;
  padding:13px 17px;
  transition:border-color .16s,background .16s,transform .16s;
  display:flex;
}
.connect-action:hover {
  background:var(--mist);
  border-color:#7a9baa;
  transform:translateY(-1px);
}
.connect-action-primary {
  background:var(--navy);
  border-color:var(--navy);
  color:#fff;
}
.connect-action-primary:hover {
  background:#173E6B;
  border-color:#173E6B;
}
.connect-action span {
  gap:4px;
  display:grid;
}
.connect-action strong {
  font-size:.94rem;
}
.connect-action small {
  color:#687e89;
  font-size:.76rem;
  line-height:1.35;
}
.connect-action-primary small {
  color:#c7dbe5;
}
.connect-action svg {
  fill:none;
  stroke:currentColor;
  stroke-width:1.8px;
  stroke-linecap:round;
  stroke-linejoin:round;
  flex:none;
  width:22px;
  height:22px;
}
.connect-details {
  margin:28px 0 0;
}
.connect-details div {
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  grid-template-columns:1fr 1.45fr;
  gap:16px;
  padding:13px 0;
  display:grid;
}
.connect-details dt {
  color:#70838d;
  letter-spacing:.04em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  font-size:.72rem;
  font-weight:750;
}
.connect-details dd {
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  margin:0;
  font-size:.8rem;
  line-height:1.45;
}
.connect-details dd a {
  border-bottom:1px solid #9bb0ba;
}
.connect-footer {
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  text-align:left;
  background:0 0;
  padding:32px 4px 0;
  display:block;
}
.connect-footer p {
  color:var(--ink-soft);
  letter-spacing:.015em;
  font-size:.72rem;
  font-weight:700;
}
.connect-footer p span {
  color:#D49300;
  padding:0 4px;
}
.connect-footer small {
  color:#788b94;
  border:0;
  padding:10px 0 0;
  font-size:.67rem;
  display:block;
}
@media (max-width:480px) {
  .connect-page {
    padding:18px 14px 30px;
  }
  .connect-brand {
    margin-bottom:15px;
  }
  .connect-rule {
    width:38px;
    height:4px;
  }
  .connect-card {
    padding:28px 21px;
    box-shadow:10px 10px #0D2D5214;
  }
  .connect-kicker {
    margin-bottom:23px;
    font-size:.68rem;
    line-height:1.45;
  }
  .connect-identity {
    gap:15px;
    padding-bottom:23px;
  }
  .connect-identity h1 {
    font-size:clamp(2.15rem,11vw,2.85rem);
  }
  .connect-signature {
    font-size:1.34rem;
  }
  .connect-actions {
    margin-top:23px;
  }
  .connect-details div {
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
    gap:5px;
  }
}

/* Brand, contact actions, keyboard access and responsive navigation */
.brand-logo { width: 210px; height: auto; }
.connect-brand .brand-logo { width: 245px; }
.site-header { gap: 24px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }
.footer-brand { width: fit-content; }
.contact-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; }
.button-outline-light { border: 1px solid #FFFFFF80; color: #fff; }
.button-outline-light:hover { background: #FFFFFF14; }
.contact-actions .button { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; top: -100px; left: 12px; z-index: 100; padding: 12px 18px; background: white; color: var(--navy); border: 2px solid var(--navy); }
.skip-link:focus { top: 12px; }
a:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 5px; }
section[id], main[id] { scroll-margin-top: 110px; }
.site-header nav a { min-height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
.site-header nav { flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 8px 24px; }
.connect-action small { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.connect-action > span { min-width: 0; }
.connect-presence dd { min-width: 0; line-height: 1.6; text-wrap: pretty; }
.presence-company { display: inline-block; }
.connect-action:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }
.connect-rule { flex-shrink: 0; }
.commerce-copy .boundary-note { color: #C6D8DF; }
.service-card dt, .trust-strip small, .connect-details dt { color: #52646F; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .site-header { flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 12px; }
  .site-header nav { justify-content: center; }
}
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .site-header { position: static; padding: 18px 22px 12px; }
  .site-header .brand-logo { width: 200px; }
  .site-header nav { width: 100%; gap: 2px 16px; font-size: .76rem; }
  .site-header nav .nav-cta { padding: 8px 12px; }
  section[id], main[id] { scroll-margin-top: 20px; }
  .contact-actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .contact-actions .button { padding: 12px; font-size: .8rem; }
  .connect-brand .brand-logo { width: min(230px, 65vw); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; transition: none !important; }
}