/* About Us — intro band below page header */
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f0f5fa 0%, #ffffff 55%);
  padding: 2.75rem 1.25rem 3.25rem;
  font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, sans-serif;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.08);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__inner {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2.25rem;
  align-items: start;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-intro__grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.12fr);
    gap: 3rem;
  }
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__visual {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  align-self: start;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__visual::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 12px -10px -12px 12px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  border: 2px solid rgba(0, 139, 249, 0.35);
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-intro__visual::after {
    display: none;
  }
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__visual picture,
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__visual img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.14);
  object-fit: cover;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #008bf9;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__title {
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3.2vw, 2.15rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0f3567;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__prose {
  color: #3d4f5f;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__prose p {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__prose p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__more {
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__more[hidden] {
  display: none;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__toggle {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
  padding: 0.2rem 0;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-family: inherit;
  color: #008bf9;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  line-height: 1.3;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__toggle:hover {
  color: #0078d9;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 139, 249, 0.45);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__toggle:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #0f3567;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__mv {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.1);
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-intro__mv {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 1.25rem;
  }
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__mv-card {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.1);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.35rem;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.06);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__mv-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #008bf9;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-intro__mv-card p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: #445566;
}

/* Why Niuguard — directly after intro (mission/vision) */
.page-about-us .niu-about-why-section {
  padding: 2.5rem 1.25rem 2.75rem;
  font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, sans-serif;
  background: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.08);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-why-section .niu-about-serve__why {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
  border-top: none;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

/* Getting cover — compact horizontal flow with curved arrows */
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow {
  padding: 2.5rem 1.25rem 2.75rem;
  font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, sans-serif;
  background: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.08);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__inner {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.8vw, 1.95rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0f3567;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__lede {
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
  max-width: 36rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #556a7a;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__track {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__card {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 22rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fafcfe 0%, #fff 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.1);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 1.15rem 1.2rem 1.25rem;
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.06);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__icon {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  margin: 0 auto 0.65rem;
  color: #008bf9;
  background: rgba(0, 139, 249, 0.1);
  border-radius: 12px;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__step-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0f3567;
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__desc {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #4a5d6e;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__arrow {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.35rem 0 0.5rem;
  color: rgba(0, 139, 249, 0.85);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__arrow-svg {
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 2.85rem;
  display: block;
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}
@media (min-width: 1100px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__track {
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 0.15rem;
  }
  .page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__card {
    flex: 1 1 0;
    min-width: 0;
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 1.2rem 0.85rem 1.3rem;
  }
  .page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__arrow {
    align-self: center;
    padding: 0 0.1rem;
    width: auto;
  }
  .page-about-us .niu-about-cover-flow__arrow-svg {
    width: clamp(2rem, 3.2vw, 3.25rem);
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 72 / 40;
    transform: none;
  }
}

/* How we serve you + why Niuguard */
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve {
  padding: 3rem 1.25rem 3.75rem;
  font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, sans-serif;
  background: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.08);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__inner {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__head {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 2.75rem;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #008bf9;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.05rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0f3567;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__tagline {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.2rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #2a4a6e;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__steps {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2rem;
  position: relative;
}
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__steps::before {
    display: none;
  }
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__steps::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 3px;
    margin-left: -1.5px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 139, 249, 0.15), rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.12));
    border-radius: 3px;
    z-index: 0;
  }
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
  }
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step--alt .niu-about-serve__step-visual {
    order: 2;
  }
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step--alt .niu-about-serve__step-card {
    order: 1;
    text-align: right;
  }
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step--alt .niu-about-serve__step-card .niu-about-serve__step-icon {
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: 0;
  }
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step-visual {
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.12);
  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.08);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step-visual img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  object-fit: cover;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step-card {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #fafcfe 0%, #ffffff 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.1);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.06);
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step-card {
    padding: 1.65rem 1.75rem;
  }
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step-icon {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  color: #008bf9;
  background: rgba(0, 139, 249, 0.1);
  border-radius: 12px;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0f3567;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step-text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: #4a5d6e;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step-text strong {
  color: #0f3567;
  font-weight: 700;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__step--wide {
    grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
  }
}

.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__why {
  margin-top: 3.5rem;
  padding-top: 3rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.1);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(240, 245, 250, 0.5) 0%, transparent 100%);
  margin-left: -1.25rem;
  margin-right: -1.25rem;
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
  padding-right: 1.25rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
  border-radius: 0;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__why-header {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.75rem;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__why-header {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: 2rem;
  }
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__why-heading-wrap {
  max-width: 640px;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__why-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0f3567;
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__why-lead {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #008bf9;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__why-collage {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 88px));
  gap: 0.5rem;
  justify-content: end;
}
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__why-collage {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    max-width: 280px;
  }
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__why-collage img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 72px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 2px solid #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.12);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__benefits {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .page-about-us .niu-about-serve__benefits {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 1.15rem;
  }
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__benefit {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.25rem;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.08);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.05);
  transition: box-shadow 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__benefit:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(15, 53, 103, 0.1);
  border-color: rgba(0, 139, 249, 0.25);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__benefit--highlight {
  border-color: rgba(0, 139, 249, 0.35);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff 0%, #f3f9ff 100%);
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__benefit-icon {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #008bf9, #0f3567);
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 139, 249, 0.25);
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__benefit-title {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0f3567;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}
.page-about-us .niu-about-serve__benefit-text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #556a7a;
}

/* About page Elementor: product shots used as small icons / logos */
.page-about-us .icon_box_only.type_four .icon img {
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 12px;
}
.page-about-us .team_box.type_two .image_box img {
  object-fit: cover;
}
.page-about-us #content .elementor-widget-image .elementor-widget-container img[src*='assets/images/products'] {
  object-fit: cover;
}