/* ============================================================
   About Us (/about-us/) — page-UNIQUE CSS. Ported from prototype
   09-about-us.html. Scoped .nct-main (its .why/.why-grid override
   the sections.css versions on this page only).
   ============================================================ */

.nct-main .intro-block{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center}
.nct-main .intro-block h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.4vw,2.5rem);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.18;margin-bottom:1.3rem;color:var(--ink)}
.nct-main .intro-block h2 .hl{color:var(--deep)}
.nct-main .intro-block p{font-size:1.12rem;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.nct-main .intro-block p strong{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.nct-main .intro-tags{display:flex;gap:.7rem;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:1.8rem}
.nct-main .intro-tags span{font-size:.86rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--deep);background:var(--sky-2);border:1px solid var(--line);padding:.55em 1.1em;border-radius:999px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5em}
.nct-main .intro-tags span svg{width:16px;height:16px;stroke:var(--deep);fill:none;stroke-width:2}

/* Stats band */
.nct-main .stats{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--ink),var(--navy));border-radius:26px;padding:clamp(1.8rem,3.5vw,2.8rem);display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1.5rem;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.nct-main .stats::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:-40%;right:-8%;width:46%;height:180%;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(40,160,248,.16),transparent 60%);pointer-events:none}
@media(max-width:760px){.nct-main .stats{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.5rem 1rem}}
.nct-main .stat{text-align:center;position:relative;z-index:2}
.nct-main .stat b{display:block;font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,3rem);font-weight:700;color:#fff;letter-spacing:-.03em;line-height:1}
.nct-main .stat b .u{color:var(--light)}
.nct-main .stat small{display:block;margin-top:.5rem;font-size:.84rem;color:#9fb2d8;font-weight:500}

/* Why cards (card style — overrides the centered .why from sections.css) */
.nct-main .why-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1.4rem}
@media(max-width:880px){.nct-main .why-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.nct-main .why{text-align:left;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:1.8rem 1.6rem;transition:.3s;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.nct-main .why::after{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:4px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--deep),var(--light));transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;transition:.35s}
.nct-main .why:hover{transform:translateY(-6px);box-shadow:0 24px 50px rgba(15,29,61,.12);border-color:transparent;background:#fff}
.nct-main .why:hover::after{transform:scaleX(1)}
.nct-main .why-ic{width:58px;height:58px;border-radius:16px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--deep),var(--light));display:grid;place-items:center;margin:0 0 1.1rem;box-shadow:0 12px 26px rgba(24,64,224,.22)}
.nct-main .why-ic svg{width:28px;height:28px;stroke:#fff;fill:none;stroke-width:1.8;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}
.nct-main .why h3{font-size:1.18rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.5rem;color:var(--ink)}
.nct-main .why p{font-size:.94rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.65}

/* Trust / licences */
.nct-main .trust-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.5rem}
@media(max-width:760px){.nct-main .trust-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.nct-main .trust-card{border-radius:22px;padding:1.8rem;display:flex;gap:1.3rem;align-items:flex-start;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;box-shadow:0 12px 34px rgba(15,29,61,.07)}
.nct-main .trust-card .tc-ic{width:58px;height:58px;border-radius:16px;display:grid;place-items:center;flex:0 0 auto}
.nct-main .trust-card .tc-ic svg{width:30px;height:30px}
.nct-main .trust-card.etaa .tc-ic{background:var(--sky-2)}
.nct-main .trust-card.etaa .tc-ic svg{stroke:var(--deep);fill:none;stroke-width:2}
.nct-main .trust-card.ta .tc-ic{background:#e8f8f1}
.nct-main .trust-card .tc-eyebrow{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.3rem}
.nct-main .trust-card h3{font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.5rem;color:var(--ink)}
.nct-main .trust-card h3 .stars{color:#f5a623;font-size:.95rem}
.nct-main .trust-card p{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:.9rem}
.nct-main .trust-card a.tlink{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.4em;font-size:.88rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--deep)}
.nct-main .trust-card.ta a.tlink{color:#00aa6c}
.nct-main .trust-card a.tlink:hover{gap:.7em}

/* Timeline */
.nct-main .timeline{max-width:840px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;padding-left:2rem}
.nct-main .timeline::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:7px;top:8px;bottom:8px;width:2px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--deep),var(--light))}
.nct-main .tl-item{position:relative;padding-bottom:2.2rem}
.nct-main .tl-item:last-child{padding-bottom:0}
.nct-main .tl-item::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:-2rem;top:4px;width:16px;height:16px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;border:3px solid var(--deep);box-shadow:0 0 0 4px var(--sky-2)}
.nct-main .tl-item.now::before{background:var(--deep);box-shadow:0 0 0 4px rgba(24,64,224,.2)}
.nct-main .tl-year{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--deep);background:var(--sky-2);display:inline-block;padding:.25em .8em;border-radius:999px;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.nct-main .tl-item h3{font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.35rem;color:var(--ink)}
.nct-main .tl-item p{font-size:.96rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.65}