/* ===============================
   WHY CHOOSE US SECTION
================================ */

.ip2026-why-us-section {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
  padding: var(--container-padding);
}

.ip2026-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 400px 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  max-width: 1280px;
  width: 100%;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
  padding-top: 100px;
}

.section-header {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 10;
}

.section-header h2 {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--text-color);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.underline {
  width: 80px;
  height: 4px;
  background: var(--text-color);
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.ip2026-column {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 500px;
}

.ip2026-feature-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(30px);
  transition: all 0.6s ease-out;
}

.ip2026-icon-circle {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  color: white;
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  background-color: var(--text-color);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px var(--boxShadow-color);
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275), box-shadow 0.3s ease;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.ip2026-feature-item:hover .ip2026-icon-circle {
  transform: scale(1.1);
}

.ip2026-feature-item h3 {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: var(--text-color);
}

.ip2026-feature-item p {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #000000;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 280px;
}

/* Center Visual */
.ip2026-center-visual {
  position: relative;
  width: 400px;
  height: 400px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.8);
  transition: all 0.8s ease-out;
}

.ip2026-center-circle {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  border: 10px solid #fff;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.ip2026-center-circle img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.ip2026-pulse-ring {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  animation: ip2026-pulse 3s infinite;
  z-index: 0;
}

@keyframes ip2026-pulse {
  0% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.5; }
  100% { transform: scale(1.4); opacity: 0; }
}

.ip2026-visible {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transform: translateY(0) scale(1) !important;
}

/* --- Responsive Fixes --- */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .ip2026-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-top: 60px;
  }
  .ip2026-section-header {
    position: relative;
    top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }
  .ip2026-column {
    min-height: auto;
    gap: 30px;
  }
  .ip2026-center-visual {
    width: 280px;
    height: 280px;
    margin: 40px auto;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1024px) {
  .ip2026-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-top: 80px;
  }
  .ip2026-section-header {
    position: relative;
    top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
  }
  .ip2026-column {
    min-height: auto;
    gap: 35px;
  }
  .ip2026-center-visual {
    width: 320px;
    height: 320px;
    margin: 50px auto;
  }
}