.footer-bw {
    margin-top: 50px;
    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 112, 185, 0.9) 0%, #0070b9 100%);
    position: relative;
    padding-top: 8.8%;
    padding-bottom: 8.8%;

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
        padding-top: 12.8%;
        padding-bottom: 12.8%;
    }

    > .footer-bw-top {
        display: block;
        background-repeat-y: no-repeat;
        height: 100%;
        position: absolute;
        pointer-events: none;
        width: 100%;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
    
        background-image: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxNHZ3IiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTI4MCAxNDAiIHByZXNlcnZlQXNwZWN0UmF0aW89Im5vbmUiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PGcgZmlsbD0iI0ZGRkZGRiI+PHBhdGggZD0iTTAgNTEuNzZjMzYuMjEtMi4yNSA3Ny41Ny0zLjU4IDEyNi40Mi0zLjU4IDMyMCAwIDMyMCA1NyA2NDAgNTcgMjcxLjE1IDAgMzEyLjU4LTQwLjkxIDUxMy41OC01My40VjBIMHoiIGZpbGwtb3BhY2l0eT0iLjMiLz48cGF0aCBkPSJNMCAyNC4zMWM0My40Ni01LjY5IDk0LjU2LTkuMjUgMTU4LjQyLTkuMjUgMzIwIDAgMzIwIDg5LjI0IDY0MCA4OS4yNCAyNTYuMTMgMCAzMDcuMjgtNTcuMTYgNDgxLjU4LTgwVjBIMHoiIGZpbGwtb3BhY2l0eT0iLjUiLz48cGF0aCBkPSJNMCAwdjMuNEMyOC4yIDEuNiA1OS40LjU5IDk0LjQyLjU5YzMyMCAwIDMyMCA4NC4zIDY0MCA4NC4zIDI4NSAwIDMxNi4xNy02Ni44NSA1NDUuNTgtODEuNDlWMHoiLz48L2c+PC9zdmc+);
        background-size: 200% 14vw;
        top: 0;
        height: 14vw;
        z-index: 10;
        transform: scale(-1,1);
    }

    > .footer-bw-center > .footer {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 20;
        margin: 0 !important;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        height: 100%;
        gap: 25px;

        > a {
            color: var(--footer-text-color);
        }

        > a:hover {
            color: var(--footer-text-hover-color);
        }

        > .spacing {
            padding: 0;
        }
    }

    > .footer-bw-bottom {
        display: block;
        background-repeat-y: no-repeat;
        height: 100%;
        position: absolute;
        pointer-events: none;
        width: 100%;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
    
        background-image: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
        background-size: 200% 14vw;
        bottom: 0;
        height: 14vw;
        z-index: 10;
        transform: scale(1,-1);
    }
}