body {
            font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            text-align: center;
            overflow-x: hidden;
            min-height: 100vh;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            
            /* ── HIGH-TRUST HERO BACKGROUND IMAGE SYSTEM ── */
            /* Replace the URL string below with your absolute hosted image file path */
            background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92)), 
                              url('https://unsplash.com');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            background-attachment: fixed;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
        }

        /* Institution Compliance Banner */
        .compliance-banner {
            background-color: #000000;
            color: #ffffff;
            width: 100%;
            padding: 12px 20px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            position: fixed; /* Fixed position anchors it safely over the background image scroll */
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            z-index: 10;
        }
        
        .container {
            max-width: 500px;
            width: 100%;
            padding: 140px 20px 60px 20px; 
            box-sizing: border-box;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
        }
        
        h1 {
            font-size: 3rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: -0.05em;
            margin-top: 0;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            color: #000000;
            text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
        }
        
        .tagline {
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #222222;
            line-height: 1.5;
            margin-bottom: 35px;
            text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
        }
        
        /* ── SMOOTH ORANGE SPINNING GLOW WRAPPER ── */
        .glow-wrapper {
            position: relative;
            border-radius: 16px;
            padding: 3px; 
            overflow: hidden;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            box-shadow: 0 15px 45px rgba(255, 102, 0, 0.2);
        }
        
        .glow-wrapper::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            width: 200%;
            height: 200%;
            background: conic-gradient(
                #ff6600, 
                #ff9933, 
                #cc3300, 
                #ff6600, 
                #ff9933, 
                #cc3300, 
                #ff6600
            );
            animation: chromeSpin 5s linear infinite;
            z-index: -2;
            transform-origin: center;
        }
        
        @keyframes chromeSpin {
            0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
            100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
        }

        .form-box {
            background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0.98); /* Light transparency coordinates layout with background */
            padding: 30px;
            border-radius: 13px; 
            text-align: left;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            width: 100%;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        h2 {
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-top: 0;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
            color: #000000;
            text-align: center;
        }
        
        .form-desc {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            color: #444444;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            line-height: 1.4;
            text-align: center;
        }
        
        .bullet-list {
            list-style: none;
            padding: 0;
            margin: 0 0 25px 0;
        }
        
        .bullet-item {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: #111111;
            line-height: 1.4;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-start;
            gap: 10px;
        }
        
        .bullet-icon {
            color: #ff6600; 
            font-weight: 800;
        }
        
        form {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 12px;
        }
        
        input[type="email"], input[type="text"] {
            padding: 14px;
            font-size: 1rem;
            border: 1px solid #bbbbbb;
            border-radius: 6px;
            width: 100%;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            outline: none;
            background-color: #ffffff;
            transition: border-color 0.2s;
        }
        
        input[type="email"]:focus, input[type="text"]:focus {
            border-color: #ff6600; 
        }
        
        button {
            padding: 14px;
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            background-color: #000000;
            color: #ffffff;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 6px;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.2s;
        }
        
        button:hover {
            background-color: #ff6600; 
        }
        
        .contact {
            margin-top: 40px;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            color: #222222;
            font-weight: 600;
        }
        
        .contact a {
            color: #000000;
            text-decoration: none;
            border-bottom: 2px solid #ff6600;
        }