/* Ascend AI NOW: consent banner. All three choices share one button style so declining is as easy as accepting. */
.ac-banner {
  position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 9999;
  display: none;
  background: rgba(5, 12, 36, 0.97);
  border-top: 2px solid #4169e1;
  box-shadow: 0 -10px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
  color: #dce4fa;
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Nunito Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}
.ac-banner.is-open { display: block; animation: acUp 0.4s ease; }
.ac-inner { max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 18px 24px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px 28px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.ac-copy { flex: 1 1 460px; min-width: 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; }
.ac-copy p { margin: 0; }
.ac-title { font-weight: 700; font-size: 16px; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 4px !important; }
.ac-copy a { color: #7cc4ff; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.ac-copy a:hover { color: #ffb27a; }
.ac-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.ac-btn {
  min-height: 46px; padding: 0 20px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 2px solid #4169e1;
  background: #0e2865;
  color: #fff;
  font: 700 14px "Montserrat", system-ui, sans-serif;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.ac-btn:hover { background: #16347a; border-color: #ff6600; }
.ac-btn:focus-visible, .ac-fab:focus-visible, .ac-opt input:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #fff; outline-offset: 2px; }
.ac-panel { max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 4px 24px 20px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 24px; align-items: center; border-top: 1px solid rgba(124, 196, 255, 0.2); }
.ac-panel[hidden] { display: none; }
.ac-opt { flex: 1 1 240px; display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.45; padding-top: 14px; }
.ac-opt input { width: 20px; height: 20px; margin-top: 2px; flex: none; accent-color: #ff6600; }
.ac-opt b { display: block; color: #fff; font-size: 14px; }
.ac-save { margin-top: 14px; }
.ac-fab {
  position: fixed; right: 16px; bottom: 16px; z-index: 9998;
  min-height: 40px; padding: 0 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(124, 196, 255, 0.5);
  background: rgba(5, 12, 36, 0.85);
  color: #dce4fa;
  font: 600 12px "Montserrat", system-ui, sans-serif;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.ac-fab:hover { border-color: #ff6600; color: #fff; }
.ac-fab[hidden] { display: none; }
@keyframes acUp { from { transform: translateY(100%); } to { transform: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .ac-banner.is-open { animation: none; } }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ac-actions { width: 100%; }
  .ac-btn { flex: 1 1 100%; }
}